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Deathgrip by Reclaim Interactive takes us back to the podracers of the future

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I think racing games have fallen out of favor because there’s a lack of innovation as they focus more on graphics and realism than creativity and feel”, says founder and Art Director Brian Young. “But Young got his podracing fix through the Star Wars Episode 1 Racing games (SWE1R). I like the design of the Star Wars racers.

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Hypercasual games market keeps shrinking, still 3.38 billion downloads last 3 months

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a remarkable +100% QoQ; read a full case study on Supercent’s games); Car Race 3D: Car Racing (+22% QoQ); Race Master 3D – Car Racing (+4% QoQ); Going Balls (+0.1% QoQ); Bridge Race (–4% QoQ); Magic Tiles 3 (–12% QoQ); and Build A Queen (–20% QoQ). Now, let’s turn to the newbies at the top.

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Hypercasual games market continues to decline, but still nearly 3 billion installs this quarter

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The concept is the following: players start with a small hole (or as one, if you wish) and grow by devouring objects smaller than their current size, as well as other players’ holes. Lastly, the snake design closely resembles Snake Run Race by Freeplay, a game with 71M installs. Clearly, the audience continues to love it still.

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Master the lag, sync the action, and let every match run smoother than an F1 car hugging the perfect racing line! Logic Simplified is a Unity Game Development Company with the finest, most creative game concept artists , 2D and 3D game designers , and UX designers. A well-optimized multiplayer game isnt just funits unstoppable.

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Solo dev Almar works on debut game Repunk “I’ve had some darker moments”

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Stumble Guys vs. Eggy Party: Which Fall Guys Clone Is the King of Mobile?

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