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Game-Changing Storytelling: How To Integrate Narrative Elements in Mobile Games

Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Merge Puzzle: Gossip Harbor One of the most common places to encounter storytelling elements on mobile is within the puzzle genre, and while this might sound unconventional, it’s all relatively seamless in practice. Goddess of Victory: NIKKE features high-quality anime cutscenes. Gossip Harbor (source: GameRefinery platform).

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How Drama and Fake Ads Convert To Real Profits

Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Dylan Tredrea is a product & publishing consultant with over 12 years of experience in mobile free to play games at studios such as Disney, Rovio, Zeptolab, & CrazyLabs. Introduction I remember as a young product manager, working on major releases at Disney and Rovio how excited I was for the cutscenes.

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On the topic of cutscenes, do you think we will get to the point where fully pre-rendered cutscenes will be phased out entirely? Are there any other advantages to having a cutscene be pre-rendered rather than in engine besides the cutscene being “prettier” than the base graphics?

Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I don't think that we'll ever see pre-rendered cutscenes go away permanently. As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g.

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Maximizing Acquisition and Retention Through Mobile Game Analytics

iXie gaming

MARCH 22, 2024

Mobile game developers face the daunting task of acquiring and retaining players in today’s fast-paced mobile gaming world. Well, there has been a significant increase in competition, providing players with more mobile gaming options than ever. Mobile game analytics solution has emerged as an indispensable ally in this pursuit.

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Maximizing Acquisition and Retention Through Mobile Game Analytics

iXie gaming

MARCH 22, 2024

Mobile game developers face the daunting task of acquiring and retaining players in today’s fast-paced mobile gaming world. Well, there has been a significant increase in competition, providing players with more mobile gaming options than ever. Mobile game analytics solution has emerged as an indispensable ally in this pursuit.

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Korean indie dev Funnylocks “We made Unstoppable for a global audience”

PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 29, 2024

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 One significant factor for us to focus our efforts on Steam is the saturation and intense competition within the domestic mobile game market.

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Submissions open for Godot 2020 showreel

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Can show gameplay, cutscenes, menus, etc., Platform (specify desktop/console, web, or mobile). Feel free to send a bit more for the editor to pick if you wish, although it will most likely be cut to a shorter length. No sound required in the video (we will put music on the showreel). but no trailer/marketing overlays.

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Understanding the Great Video Game Recession. Or Not.

The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 5, 2024

The enormous mobile side of the business has been churning out massive piles of product (and 80 ripoffs of every game that gets any traction) for years. There are now so, so many of those cutscene-only video game apps called streaming services. Just one year, just on Steam. And this is just PC games. And there's more competition.

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The Future of 3D Art in Interactive Entertainment

iXie gaming

JUNE 19, 2024

This means that developers and artists can now make dynamic and immersive environments that players can enjoy in real-time, whether through virtual reality (VR) headsets or traditional mobile or computer devices. Game artists can leverage the power of 3D art to create 3D cutscenes and cinematics that deliver compelling narratives.

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UEFN & HaZ Dulull- A New Dawn for Creators

Game Dev Unchained

JULY 26, 2023

For a long time, game studios looked to films for inspiration to make their cutscenes and dialogues more cinematic. ” The digital transformation is inevitable, and the current landscape is reminiscent of the early ’90s when critics scoffed at the idea of online news and mobile content.

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AppLovin's Modern Community and The Power of Game Narrative

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2024

Making a successful Match-3 is one of the most challenging tasks a mobile game developer can tackle. Then the player is introduced to the event and they unlock another couple of cutscenes throughout that event while also receiving their rewards.

Puzzle

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The three most important qualities in an RPG

Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

A much better example of anti-charm, perhaps, would be mobile Gacha games, all of which have bright and colorful characters, and yet are utterly soulless. But in order for anyone to see themselves in it, the creators have to put them selves into it. It can’t just be an automatic, straightforward thing.

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Why I’m bailing on Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Keith Burgun

JANUARY 27, 2023

The opening cutscene literally made me cry. I’m reminded a bit of those mobile games where the first 10 minutes is like this absolutely incredible looking and sounding thing, and then you’re sort of “dropped off” into the same old 2015 gacha clone looking thing. The Good The writing starts off incredible.

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The Magic Behind Magicabin’s ARPDAU

Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 19, 2025

Magicabin is a relatively new adventure game, released in 2022 by Ivy Mobile. While rich in dialogue, the narrative is often self-explanatory, supported by cutscenes, expressive character emojis, and other visual cues. It has quickly become a top-performing game for the publisher, accounting for over 70% of their revenue in 2024.

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Game-Changing Storytelling: How To Integrate Narrative Elements in Mobile Games

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On the topic of cutscenes, do you think we will get to the point where fully pre-rendered cutscenes will be phased out entirely? Are there any other advantages to having a cutscene be pre-rendered rather than in engine besides the cutscene being “prettier” than the base graphics?

Maximizing Acquisition and Retention Through Mobile Game Analytics

Maximizing Acquisition and Retention Through Mobile Game Analytics

Korean indie dev Funnylocks “We made Unstoppable for a global audience”

Submissions open for Godot 2020 showreel

Understanding the Great Video Game Recession. Or Not.

The Future of 3D Art in Interactive Entertainment

UEFN & HaZ Dulull- A New Dawn for Creators

AppLovin's Modern Community and The Power of Game Narrative

The three most important qualities in an RPG

Why I’m bailing on Yakuza: Like a Dragon

The Magic Behind Magicabin’s ARPDAU

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