Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the second edition of The Alumni Effect, we’re focusing on another industry powerhouse: Activision Blizzard, which also includes the mobile gaming giant King. Out of the 28 companies that raised funding: — 17 making PC&сonsole games, of which six are also developing for mobile platforms. —

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iXie gaming

APRIL 23, 2025

Why Proactive QA Is Non-Negotiable Unitys flexibility in supporting mobile, PC, console, and XR makes early QA essential. According to Udonis , 62% of users will uninstall a mobile game if they experience crashes, freezes, or errorshighlighting how critical performance stability is to player retention.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 22, 2025

As documented in the foreword, Court helped transform the mobile game publisher Miniclip from being "a scrappy startup into a more professional company with vertical specialists who could help it transform," said founder and president Rob Small. A copy of the book will be included with the first 100 ticket purchases for the HR Summit.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 7, 2025

By 2026, Gen Z will be the largest spending audience in gaming, and theyre already setting trends. Mobile gaming alone has grown by 9% since 2020, and 82% of them play on their phonesbut theyre also active on PC and console. Some key trends: Gen Z plays more across mobile, PC, and console than any other generation.

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Starloop Studios

MARCH 20, 2025

Mobile games have changed significantly since their early years. Now, mobile games are complex titles that can sometimes rival what console and PC games have to offer in terms of their immersion, complexity, and game features.

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Big Games

MAY 2, 2025

This combination creates emotional resonance, engages players deeper into the game, and keeps them engaged. With mobile gaming surging in popularity, the North American mobile games market’s revenue is expected to reach $49.82 billion by 2029 , growing at a CAGR of 6.33% (2025-2029).

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Big Games

MARCH 27, 2025

The mobile gaming industry has exploded recently. Developers are constantly seeking the best tools to create engaging, high-performance games that can run smoothly on a wide range of Android devices. Two of the most popular game enginesUnity and Unreal are the top choices for Android game development.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In 2023, Slovak developers released 237 games, 80 of those were own games and 137 were games created in cooperation with a third party. The majority of these games target the PC platform, accounting for 72.5% Mobile games follow, with 31%, while consoles like PlayStation and Xbox each represent 18.8%

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 12, 2025

It also runs like a dream docked and handheld at 60fps – as it should on a new console, with only a little pop in here and there as I progressed through courses. If you need a pick-me-up, this game is sure to bring a smile, and it feels like a perfect start to Switch 2s life," Hagues says.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 22, 2025

Embracer Group has published its financial results for the fourth quarter ending March 2025, reporting declines across its PC/console and mobile segments on both the quarter and the fiscal year. Read more

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Game Developer

JUNE 19, 2025

Console Nintendo launched the Switch 2 in a tariff storm; Now comes the difficult part Nintendo launched the Switch 2 in a tariff storm; Now comes the difficult part by Phil Neuffer, Bryant Francis Jun 18, 2025 8 Min Read The logo for GOG Game Preservation in front of a gallery of games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2025

The Dundee, Scotland-based studio, self-described as "the largest independent mobile game developer in the UK," states on its website that it employs 135 staff, although its unclear if this figure includes the 21 roles that have been laid off. Thats around 15% of its headcount. "We and Subway Surfers Blast.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 17, 2025

"This game is being crafted by a team that truly cares, and theyre pouring their hearts (and a lot of coffee) into every step. Beyond that, Ubisoft would only confirm to curious fans that the remake would be "com[ing] to consoles with the full launch." Thank you for sticking with us."

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

NCSoft and SIE plan to partner on a number of "global businesses.across and beyond genres and regions," including the mobile games space.

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Game Developer

MARCH 7, 2023

Gameloft will still make mobile games, but it sounds like it wants to continue pursuing the PC and console crowd after the success of Disney Dreamlight Valley.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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. We’ve updated the blog post with new battle pass implementation examples and best practices for introducing the feature into your mobile game.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Call of Dragons stands out by combining storytelling, dialogue choices, and character relationship development with strategic gameplay and a level of depth that wouldn’t feel out of place on consoles. How storytelling elements are becoming increasingly popular in Casual games.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

PC gaming is set to outperform both mobile and console gaming in revenue growth, with a projected increase of 4.0% This growth is largely driven by a strong slate of releases in 2023 and the enduring popularity of cross-platform titles and evergreen games. year-on-year, reaching $43.2 year-on-year, bringing in $92.6

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 21, 2023

A new report by Niko Partners has revealed that consoles are the most popular platform for young gamers in Japan. Console is the most popular format among Japanese gamers, used by 72.3% of the group, followed by mobile gaming at 63.5%.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2022

and Deconstructor of Fun’s latest collaborative report, we dive deep into a comprehensive analysis of the mobile gaming sector and which genres are defying the economic slowdown. These three factors have traditionally made mobile gaming venture capital (VC) friendly, which brings in the capital that keeps the flywheel going.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 6, 2024

Since MiHoYo released Genshin Impact in 2020, an irreversible shift in perception happened across the gaming industry and among many gamers: free-to-play mobile games can actually be good?! Arguably, Genshin Impact had all the ingredients of a fully-fledged AAA console/PC game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

UK spending on video games dropped 1.6% The games market received an artificial surge in sales caused by the lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. to £5.38 billion in 2022, according to the latest report from Ampere Analysis. The data firm says it is the first decline for the UK market since 2012.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox When you play Resident Evil Village on an iPad Pro, it's flabbergasting to believe that this is Capcom's latest mainline entry running natively on a mobile device, looking every bit as good as its home console counterparts.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 9, 2024

Nintendo fully revealed the console almost exactly seven years ago. A group of us convened in a pub afterwards and the view was unanimous: this might be Nintendo's last console. As a home console, Switch didn't seem to offer anything over what the PS4 and Xbox One could do. I've told this story before, but I enjoy telling it.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

Now that Mordhau has arrived on both PlayStation and Xbox , console players finally get the chance to hack & slash their way through medieval battlegrounds. The brutal and bloody combat game from Slovenian developer Triternion has already been very successful for the last 4 years on PC.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

November of 2013 was a big one for games, with two major consoles launching opposite one another after years of discourse about the surely imminent demise of the console market.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 25, 2024

The German games market grew by 6% to €10 billion in 2023, with revenue from mobile games having almost doubled to €2.9 That's according to new figures released by the German Games Industry Association (Game), based on data collected by Data.ai. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 23, 2024

The data firm added it was "optimistic' for the PC and console segments, while mobile gaming is "likely to recover" after difficult conditions for the past couple of years. Newzoo said the market generated an estimated $184 billion in 2023, a small 0.6% increase over 2022, which itself was down 5% year-on-year. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 8, 2024

The UKIE Video Game Awards 2024 took place last night, with Sad Owl Studios' Viewfinder taking home UK Game of the Year alongside best console game. Sumo Digital won the accolade for best developer and Secret Mode took home the award for best publisher.

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Code with Mike

APRIL 13, 2023

Mobile gaming has historically gotten a bad rap with the wider gaming industry. When the App Store launched alongside the iPhone 3G in 2008, console and PC gaming was finally beginning to stake its claim to being a valid 21st […] The post Cost Effective Platforms for Mobile Gaming appeared first on CodeWithMike.

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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. You should start thinking of your LiveOps strategy from the moment you start developing your game.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In their latest free report , Newzoo is optimistic about the total market outlook for PC and console. And even though this year’s release catalog is expected to be less impressive than 2023’s, live-service games, and back catalog sales will make up for it. Games companies will employ risk reduction strategies like avoiding new IPs.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 6, 2023

Kabam's official website bills the company as "The best in mobile gaming," but the publisher behind Marvel Contest of Champions and Disney Mirrorverse is increasingly looking beyond the world of tablets and smartphones. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 6, 2023

First shown off on stage at Apple's September launch event for the iPhone 15, the game offers graphical fidelity that's pretty much indistinguishable, at least to the layman's eye, from the experience of playing on a PlayStation 5.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mobile gaming has become popular in recent times thanks to the growing number of mobile device users. Several mobile game engines are used to create mobile games. However, Unity has stood out as one of the most preferred and trusted mobile game engines. Let’s find out.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 29, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new report estimates that mobile gaming revenue will reach $108 billion in 2023. Data.ai's (in partnership with IDC) Gaming Spotlight 2023 report says that the console market is poised to hit $43 billion, up 3% year-over-year. Read more

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