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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iXie gaming

APRIL 23, 2025

For studios aiming to build not just games, but game-driven businesses, these three pillars are no longer optional. It is an operational asset that protects both player experience and studio reputation. It is defined by execution. But in todays cross-platform, high-expectation environment, QA is not a cost center.

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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.

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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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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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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. These investments have backed 28 gaming startups; likewise, former Riot Games employees have launched 27 companies, collectively raising $0.5B

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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

MAY 3, 2023

On April 17, Sega announced plans to acquire Rovio, the Finnish studio behind the hugely popular Angry Birds series, in a deal worth €706 million. It's the latest example of a long-standing console and PC publisher trying to establish a foothold in the lucrative but highly competitive mobile gaming market, following Take-Two's $12.7

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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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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

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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Juego Studio

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The advancement in technology has given rise to many gaming platforms. Consoles and mobiles are two of them. Consoles have larger screens, and high-quality graphics, and can perform multiple actions using game controllers. Both platforms have their advantages and disadvantages.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2022

We review the game of the week: Talking Tom Time Rush from Outfit7 ✉️ Received this email from a friend? 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 Subscribe here! Until next week. ?

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Big Games

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Following good values and trends are essential for any mobile game development company. Hashbyte Studio is a leading mobile game development company that focuses on providing high-quality games to our audience. They have expertise and knowledge on multiple platforms, which include PCs, consoles, and mobile.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 26, 2024

This conversation painted a nuanced picture of the current market, particularly the PC/console segment, and offered a glimpse into its future trajectory. This evolving landscape presents opportunities for agile developers to thrive, even as AAA studios grapple with extended development cycles and rising costs.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 3, 2024

Specifically, 86% of Gen Z consumers have played games in the past 12 months. PC and console gamers typically outspend mobile gamers. More than half of PC and console gamers spend between $5 and $25 per month on gaming, with a notable portion of them spending $25 or more monthly.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

In 2020 she decided to channel her decade-plus entrepreneurial experience into her current venture leaving everything behind to focus on gaming. Her Nigerian-based studio aims to use the power of video games to engage and get future generations ready to pursue careers in gaming.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If you are planning to develop a mobile game, then it is crucial to understand that a successful game that attracts players and stands out in crowded app stores takes a lot of time, effort and dedication. Selecting the most suitable mobile game engine is one of the crucial decisions that must be taken.

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Big Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

Our smartphones have become more than just communication devices- they are now powerful gaming consoles that fit right into our pockets. With an extensive array of games at our fingertips, turning your smartphone into a gaming console is easier than ever.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 29, 2024

More and more South-Korean indie game developers take aim at the PC and console market. Set in a New York office building in the 1990’s, the game plays out as a action-filled mini series, including cutscenes that unravel the plot. “To Si-wooks’s deep passion for game development inspired Hee-sang to take a leap of faith.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Top image: Baldur’s Gate 3 by Larian Studios It’s time to look back at what the year 2023 has meant for the games industry. It’s a year with two faces: one, a blockbuster-filled period with many titles competing for the Game of the Year crown, and the other, the harsh reality of over 9,000 people losing their jobs.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Supercell announced over a year ago that they will be opening a studio in North America. TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? We want to build ambitious games players may not expect from Supercell. In Today’s Email ? ✉️ Received this email from a friend?

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Independent game development studio, Norsfell , was founded in 2013 to forge new genres that bring people together. 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.”

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Beyond his role at ADMI, he passionately nurtures ChezaCheza , his game development studio. Macharia’s gaming journey started with handheld water ring toss games, progressed to brick games, and then evolved into classics like Super Mario and Duck Hunt on Terminator Ending Man’s console.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 15, 2024

Join CleverTap Gaming and AWS for an immersive, inspiring experience with some of the brightest minds in mobile and console gaming at the Product x LiveOps Symposium, which takes place from 16:00-17:30 CET. Register here.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

A solid game outsourcing partnership is reason enough to see your project as 50% complete. In a competitive game, players’ initial focus is on the visual component. Working with an established game art outsourcing firm with a solid track record alleviates any worry about deadlines or allocating internal resources.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 13, 2024

Introduction : The importance of selecting a proper game backend Selecting a game backend solution is one of the most significant decisions that game studios face during development. Harmony Games, a mobile game studio founded in 2023, considered two possible paths for solving the backend problem.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 10, 2023

Driving force behind the upcoming action-platformer The Devil Within: Satgat is Manze Lee, Creative Director and CEO of Newcore Games. The South Korean studio was founded in 2020 by a team of game veterans. Joseon Post-Apocalyptic The studio decided to take it a step further when it came to the visual style of the game.

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AWS Games

APRIL 4, 2023

The developer scaled the game without disruption to millions of players worldwide with a small but highly skilled team using AWS. Santa Monica Studio – a Sony first party studio won three awards for God of War Ragnarök, including Best Audio, Best Technology, as well as the Audience Award, which was selected through a public vote.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. All in all, Ilkka’s yearly blog is an inspirational and quite sincere vision of the top brass of a major mobile games company.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 21, 2023

However, the report – titled Games Investment Review, and published every quarter – notes that these returns are consistent with the time of year, comparing well with other second quarters in recent years. The console and PC sector saw a 38 percent share of activity by value.

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Starloop Studios

JULY 17, 2024

New releases across all platforms, including mobile, console, and PC, generally receive varying degrees of post-launch support with game updates comprising bug fixes, new content, and more. The post The Role of Post-Launch Support in Game Development appeared first on Starloop Studios.

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Game Analytics

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

With their short cycles and simple gameplay, crafting a hyper-casual title means you can learn important skills across game design and monetisation, which you’ll need for success in the mobile games industry. But how do you get started building a hyper-casual game? Top hyper-casual studios and publishers to follow.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

We use them to achieve the highest level of photorealism in video games. Cross-platform Mobile Game Development From casual games to action-packed RPGs, our Unreal developers are experts at creating cross-platform game apps, with proficiency in video game mechanics , responsive UI features, stunning designs, and user engagement features.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

On console, I’ve seen growth slow down, mainly because at some point you’ve reached everybody on console that wants to subscribe,” explained Spencer. But there are hopes for mobile, too as Microsoft announced that it’s building an Xbox mobile gaming store to take on Apple and Google last month.

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Moonmana

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Mobile games are currently at the peak of their popularity. They continue to attract diverse audiences all over the globe, and game developers, for their part, continue offering unique and thrilling titles to suit any taste. . Game development companies catch the wave and try to please picky gamers with compelling mobile games.

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Game Dev Unchained

MARCH 4, 2022

Venture capital firms TVG and Sequoia led the funding round which also adds Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull joining the studio as a principal advisor for creative culture and strategic growth. and video games.” To be frank, like many, the announcement for Sky: The Children of Light for mobile devices was very surprising, to me.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Mobile gaming has experienced an unprecedented surge in recent years, with iOS emerging as a prominent platform for game development. For aspiring game creators, venturing into iOS mobile game development services can be thrilling and rewarding. Tip #2: How to make an iOS Game? Happy Gaming!

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