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What are AAA Games and Mobile Games?

iXie gaming

With the rise of the gaming industry, two distinct categories of games have emerged: AAA games and mobile games. These games offer different gaming experiences, target different audiences, and have unique testing requirements for game QA. Can Mobile Games Be AAA?

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AppLovin's Modern Community and The Power of Game Narrative

Deconstructor of Fun

With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. Making a successful Match-3 is one of the most challenging tasks a mobile game developer can tackle. The game is full of cinematics that enhance both the cheesy dialogues and the key story moments. I know, shocking).

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How To Overcame Post-Launch Slump - The Case of Merge Garden

Deconstructor of Fun

Merge Dragons never strayed from merge mechanics and exclusively contained puzzles that players could solve by merging various items. The core gameplay was true and tested Match-3 puzzle while the meta game was merge inspired. The game combined two different core loops but didn't make either of them obligatory.

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How Cookie Run Bakes its Monster Revenue

Deconstructor of Fun

Cookie Run is has some imporessive traction in the Western markets, which may potentially turn this game into a proper worldwide hit. The card-battling RPG genre was one of the first in mobile games that enjoyed success at scale and popularity around the world. victory, failure, captured by players, etc).

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Battle Legion - How to Launch and Grow a Strategy Game

Deconstructor of Fun

Save for a few unicorns ( Fortnite , AFK Arena ), the genres and game mechanics feel to me largely unevolved. The leaderboard of top game publishers has stayed largely the same for few years now. This allows for great longer term retention (think D30 to D365) when the game always feels “alive” with friends, new events and new content.

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A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

CG Spectrum

Game FX is interactive, responding to player actions in real time and prioritizing performance, while film FX is predetermined, high-quality effects crafted during post-production to enhance cinematic storytelling. The workflows, rendering techniques, and integration with assets and narratives will differ accordingly.

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Friday Questions #3

Grumpy Gamer

Holding true to the spirit of Maniac Mansion (dollhouse view, no close-ups or cinematic presentation (think about the difference between Maniac Mansion and DotT)) saved us a lot. We could make a new game cheaper if it had the same look and feel, but that isn't creatively interesting for me. That's a normal part of the design process.

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