Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 12, 2019

Welcome to the second episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Written by Adam Telfer , our razor-sharp Canadian co-host who doesn’t just play games—Adam both builds and dissects them. But Shooters on PC/Console are like Match games on Mobile -- one of the biggest genres, with players always hungry for another game… right?

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2022

These are the Mobile Games Defying Economic Headwinds — and Why In data.ai These are the Mobile Games Defying Economic Headwinds — and Why In data.ai What continues to make mobile games an appealing market is their unrivaled player base, established distribution platforms, and performance marketing which enables titles to scale.

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Game Designing

AUGUST 23, 2023

Monument Valley 2 – 3d mobile game. Unity Supports split-screen games, multiplayer, co-ops, etc. 00:44) I think a lot of you have probably heard of it and played it before Monument Valley Two, which is a mobile game, I believe. And so it’s like Unity can do crazy stylized 2D, it can do 3D Mobile, it can do a lot.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

April Towards the end of 2023 we announced a collaboration with Google and The Forge to improve the performance of our Vulkan mobile backend. Enjoy co-op gaming and procedurally generated worlds in Unrailed 2. The PvP auto-battler with a medieval fantasy theme has quickly gained popularity with content creators!

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In the latest episode of the DoF Podcast, Mishka reconnects with Rina Onur Sirinoglu, CEO of Spyke Games, to talk about her exciting new mobile gaming venture, which recently secured a $55 million seed round. Rina co-founded Peak Games, which has become a game-changer in the Turkish gaming scene. Let’s take a look.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Township has been on mobile platforms since 2013 and generated around a Billion Dollars in life-time revenues. In many ways, Township has been the cornerstone for Playrix’s success as a title that allowed the company to build experience in live ops, analytics, and user acquisition. exclusive and then on Facebook canvas.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Last week in Istanbul, Google and Deconstructor of Fun brought together a thousand-strong group of high-level mobile game execs to talk about the future of the business. His data and insights were based on US data as a proxy for the western market, and focused on platform privacy, or the “Apple global mobile game recession”.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Realistic sports with an IP has proven to be successful way to conquer and control market share in mobile sports. However, t he arcade category caters to a more casual userbase - more interested in gameplay than offering an opportunity to engage with franchises and sports/car brands on mobile. That genre also attracts more installs.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

I first became a solo developer in 2004 making games for mobile phones using J2ME. I saw the rise in mobile games which reminded me of the 8 bit era. A mix of arcade games in Smash TV and Gauntlet Slayer while keeping the arcade couch co-op vibe. Why did you become a solo developer? “I

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 23, 2020

This post is written by Eric Seufert , a strategy consultant and the owner of Mobile Dev Memo In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of events, including a great battle, foretold to lead to the death of a number of great figures and gods, natural disasters and the submersion of the world in water.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Even the ones that exist on mobile cannot push for mass adoption, because there is no clarity as to how blockchain games are positioned. This will prevent Apple from making any changes in the App Store while getting their cut from those blockchain games for every primary sale done inside the mobile app.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Playtika noted that Rovio’s IP, namely the Angry Birds franchise, plus the scale of its user base would combine well with its monetization and live ops expertise. Its flagship game remains Angry Birds 2, thanks to a successful rebirth in 2016 ( see Deconstructor of Fun’s breakdown here ) and live ops ever since.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

So do they compete or co-exist peacefully? Unity is considered the best solution for mobile game development. Unity is the best option for indie developers and mobile game projects. Perfect for mobile and small game development. Fast and efficient development of mobile VR.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Usually, mobile phones are the easiest option. And any device with a screen can be a “social” screen, such as a desktop, laptop, smartphone, or any other mobile device. Players on secondary screens can interact with the game in the traditional ways: through the touchpad, mouse clicks, and gestures (if on a mobile device).

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Game Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

How does the tower defense (TD) genre – generally associated with casual, mobile gaming – fit into the Web3 world? PixelJunk Monsters 2 and Orcs Must Die’s sequels added a focus on co-op play. Let’s take a look. But innovating on basic TD mechanics proved to be a challenge.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Travis Boatman : Travis has held senior leadership positions at a bunch of major gaming and mobile gaming companies including Mattel, JAMDAT, EA, and Zynga. a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. And they will soon launch their new mobile shooter called Catalyst's Black. Carbonated also raised an $8.5M

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

Green , who is currently Co-Founder and COO of Knock Knock. Beyond study and instrumentation, there is instinct.” - Annorax* Creating a new F2P mobile game is riskier than it’s ever been. .” - Annorax* Creating a new F2P mobile game is riskier than it’s ever been. Furthermore, we didn’t have the systems for male players.

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 17, 2022

Therefore, to correct this terrible misuse of the term, we will look at what “roguelike” or “roguelite” or even “Rogue” actually mean, as well as diving into some concrete examples of how roguelike elements and mechanics have been used in mobile games in China lately. source: Wikipedia).

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