Game Refinery

JUNE 21, 2023

User acquisition has become increasingly challenging for mobile marketers ever since Apple introduced its App Tracking Transpency (ATT) policy in April 2021. With that in mind, mobile marketers should focus on identifying better ways to push monetization opportunities to their existing audiences.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 24, 2024

Talofa aims to use the newly gotten seed money to build upon its debut game, Run Legends, and create other "games for good." "

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Game Developer

JULY 23, 2024

The market tool for mobile apps is hoping to use its funding to build dedicated regional teams and up its presence in the analytics space.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

If you’re looking for ways to improve player retention for your mobile game, hosting a collaboration event with a well-known franchise as part of your LiveOps might be the answer you’re looking for. To figure out what makes a brand collaboration successful, let’s look at some recent examples of in-game collaboration events in mobile games.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The ever-changing nature of the mobile market means that new monetization mechanics are constantly emerging and evolving. Battle passes have crept into almost every mobile game genre imaginable, with our platform showing that 66% of mobile games in the top 20% have incorporated the feature.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 23, 2024

Sony seems to be building a mobile games platform for free-to-play games. This is according to tech site TweakTown , which spotted a job listing for a mobile platform architect. Read more

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 22, 2024

With 95% of game makers developing or maintaining a live service game, live events have become one of the most important elements of finding and maintaining success in not just the mobile market, but PC and console too. The mobile market is incredibly competitive and there’s a growing number of AAA console and PC developers entering the fray.

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Big Games

JANUARY 12, 2025

billion by 2030, valued at a CAGR of 45.5%, cloud gaming is not just reshaping mobile gaming; it’s a catalyst for innovation, redefining how games are played, shared, monetized, and evolved, ushering in a new era of gaming experiences. With a projected growth reaching USD 20.93 Lets examine the key benefits driving this transformation.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 10, 2025

Trkiye has rapidly established itself as one of the world's most dynamic mobile gaming hubs. Today, Istanbul holds the undisputed crown of the world's mobile gaming capital. Can they build a second hit, or is this a one-game wonder? And it continues to draw venture capital investments as other ecosystems face capital droughts.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. However, as we wrote last year , many top-grossing mobile games have found that minigames are the best way to boost UA and player retention.

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Game Refinery

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In-app purchase (IAP) offers are one of the most popular and longest established monetization features in the mobile market. As so many mobile apps are free to download, these IAP offers are basically the lifeblood of mobile games, and there are plenty of different ways you can design an enticing IAP offer for your game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 10, 2024

Series Entertainment has acquired story-driven, episodic mobile game studio Pixelberry. Read more

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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

Millions of mobile games are out there battling for engagement, yet only a few titles manage to fight their way to the top. If you’re struggling with new ways to build on your existing LiveOps strategy, our award winners (which include the likes of Scopely’s Monopoly GO!, Their secret to success? Mastering the art of LiveOps.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For mobile games in particular, managing the authentication and authorization of your players can pose some unique challenges. Some of these challenges relate to the use of mobile devices themselves. Offline authentication : Mobile devices may not always have internet connectivity. Look at the system’s customisation options.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Digital Chess, one of the first video games ever created, has experienced a massive revival on mobile, with hundreds of Chess games available to download from the iOS store. million people signing up to the browser-turned-mobile game Chess.com and a 603% leap in chess book sales in the US; it now even has an exclusive game on Netflix.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 30, 2023

Founder and CEO Olivier Madiba is pursuing his dream of creating the biggest African game studio by building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem which encapsulates games, comics, animation and even restaurants. Kiro’o Games is an ambitious game development company based in Yaounde, Cameroon. This is his story.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 16, 2024

A new social media platform for building and playing multiplayer games has secured $8m in a new funding round.

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AWS Games

MARCH 13, 2025

Experience first-hand how Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games helps build breakthrough gaming experiences at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), March 17-21, 2025 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Join the team behind Netflixs Squid Game Unleashed as they lead you through building the backend for a fast-based action mobile game.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 23, 2025

Because success isnt defined by shipping a playable build. For studios aiming to build not just games, but game-driven businesses, these three pillars are no longer optional. Why Proactive QA Is Non-Negotiable Unitys flexibility in supporting mobile, PC, console, and XR makes early QA essential. It is defined by execution.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Catch our podcast for an in-depth breakdown of these trends and insights into the future of mobile game marketing, and get your hands on the freshly released Hybridcasual Playbook by Deconstructor of Fun in partnership with Meta.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

They say imitation is a form of flattery, and there’s no shortage of mobile games that share a striking similarity with other popular titles in the PC, console and mobile markets. Why isn’t there a mobile version of Fall Guys? That said, there are arguments for and against releasing a mobile version of Fall Guys.

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Game Refinery

MAY 31, 2023

This major privacy update has greatly impacted mobile marketers and advertisers by making it more difficult for them to access the data they rely on for user acquisition purposes. Some of the mobile games we analyzed displayed an additional pop-up before requesting ATT opt-in permission from their users, which we’ll call a pre-ATT prompt.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

When I build for Android mobile, the sprite default_splash I set to a black background has alpha 100 but when I open it on mobile it looks like 255.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

When I build for Android mobile, the sprite default_splash I set to a black background has alpha 100 but when I open it on mobile it looks like 255.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

When I build for Android mobile, the sprite default_splash I set to a black background has alpha 100 but when I open it on mobile it looks like 255.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

When I build for Android mobile, the sprite default_splash I set to a black background has alpha 100 but when I open it on mobile it looks like 255.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

When I build for Android mobile, the sprite default_splash I set to a black background has alpha 100 but when I open it on mobile it looks like 255.

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Cocos

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

After the first build, everything is fine, but on the next build, the file is updated to index.456.js. However, when I run the project in Android Studio on a mobile device, Logcat still shows logs related to index.123.js. Hi everyone I have a file named index.123.js js in the assets/main directory. im using CC 2.4.14

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Competition is fierce in the mobile game market, but even more so for developers of casual and hyper-casual games. So, what can mobile game developers do to increase the chances of their games performing well? Sustain and build better games by appealing to new player motivations. Accomplishment.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

toiyeuvietnam: When I build for Android mobile, the sprite default_splash I set to a black background has alpha 100 but when I open it on mobile it looks like 255. Are you using apk directly made from cocos or making any changes in android studio ?

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 9, 2024

So we had to build all of that on our own. Three Oscars Shalin Shodhan is no stranger to building immersive worlds. So weve tried to build a framework for what Dotson is and isnt, we creatively explore that space to delight the audience. Detective Dotson is expected April 3, 2025 for PC, consoles and mobile.

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Half Geek

AUGUST 3, 2022

How I resolved that, was by releasing a newer build called Star Nomad 2 Oreo+ (Android 8’s name is Oreo), and it co-existed alongside the build for Android 7 & lower. Besides the hassle for everyone involved, it also makes the new SN2 build non-visible on the store due to lack of installs, reviews, links over time etc.

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Cocos

JUNE 14, 2024

Poki est disponible sur ton mobile, tablette et ordinateur. But only 55% of players start the game on mobile. Actually we are looking for an optimization checklist for Cocos Creator and HTML5 build. It’s a 3d game and the build size is 10mb. Uncheck debug mode in build options. Joue maintenant !

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox While consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S haven't flown off store shelves in India, mobile gaming continues to scale one peak after another in the country. Microsoft now has a team devoted to building its presence in India.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Norsfell has grown from a small startup developing mobile games into a studio with nearly 40 team members who helped launch the award-winning multi-platform game, “ Tribes of Midgard.” Knowing other developers were using it gave us more confidence to build.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 29, 2024

Written by Michail Katkoff , founder of Deconstructor of Fun and a games industry veteran with 15 years of experience in building, operating, and scaling games and game companies. An unfairness that we in the mobile game industry have experienced a tightly controlled distribution landscape for our entire industry's lifetime.

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AWS Games

MARCH 8, 2024

Unity , which is one of the popular game engines, is widely used for mobile applications that run on smartphones. Unity is used for use cases beyond games, and these new use cases may not run on traditional game platforms, so being able to build for a wide variety of platforms is critical.

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