Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A narrative can also help with pacing, building and releasing tension alongside key story beats while directing the players’ attention and emotions through them, all the while supporting other features and creating a meaningful foundation for retention. Several exploration games also incorporate similar story designs.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

Featuring is a memory from the past. The k-factor, which measures the virality of a game, is at an all-time low. If it wasn't for the hundreds of millions of eyeballs games send to the stores every day via in-game ads and paid user acquisition campaigns, they would be ghost towns. 50% of the downloads were reinstalls.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Think of this as a hyper-casual Beyblade game with a merge mechanic mixed in the middle. relied on data to figure out what they wanted this game to be. But after researching the market, they found that merge games were steadily growing and were a solid choice to go down. Ketchapp clearly had a fun time making this game.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Starting in 2017, Riot Games made the decision to decommission its physical data centers and move entirely to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. Since then, 14 data centers have been closed, with data centers in Las Vegas and Chile shutting down in the past month. We wanted to be much more agile.”

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Game Refinery

MAY 31, 2023

When Apple introduced its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy in April 2021, it forced companies to seek permission from app users before tracking their data and activity across other apps and websites for advertising purposes. This got us wondering: is there an ideal time to ask users for data tracking consent?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As many of our peers are considering shifting their games to P2E, the question everyone is asking is whether this new business model can create sustained success, or whether it’s just the latest hype-driven bubble set to burst. Naturally, mobile game companies are in constant search of new blue spots in the red ocean to compete in.

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Moonmana

JUNE 7, 2023

This time we’ll unveil the most common reasons why studios choose Unity for creating a game for Android in 2023. When it comes to choosing a game engine for Android , the best solution you can ever find is undoubtedly Unity. Among other features, it has a vast marketplace of either free or paid prebuilt art and code assets.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 13, 2024

The decision criteria varies depending on the type of game being released, the game launch timeline, the available engineering resources, and studio budgets. Harmony Games, a mobile game studio founded in 2023, considered two possible paths for solving the backend problem.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

The Gilded Mansion Demo featured a mystery solving game that was built with AWS Bedrock and Anthropic Claude to drive player conversations with in-game characters in search of clues to solve a crime. the #1 casual game launch of 2023 : Scopely’s Monopoly Go! Building and scaling MONOPOLY GO!,

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AWS Games

AUGUST 15, 2024

AWS is participating in a range of Devcom-related activities inside and outside the Confex Exhibitor Hall, such as: Live product demonstrations Visitors to the AWS booth (E2) can check out real-time demos of game industry-specific AWS technology led by industry experts and technology partners.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

AWS Partner Showcase On Wednesday, March 20, AWS for Games will host a Partner Showcase from 5:00-8:00pm for game developers looking to leverage the latest tools in the cloud and network with industry peers. AWS for Games GDC 2024 session highlights Wednesday, March 20 10:30-11:00am: Building and scaling MONOPOLY GO!

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Mobile game developer and publisher Pixel Federation entertains more than 140M players worldwide with popular mobile games, including ‘ Diggy’s Adventure ,’ ‘ Trainstation 2 ,’ ‘ Puzzle Adventure ,’ and ‘ Port City.’ The implementation was a huge effort that required significant time and resources.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2024

The AppMagic Hypercasual games recap for the second quarter of 2024 unveils some interesting information about this specific part of the mobile games market. The hypercasual games market has been on a downwards trajectory for a couple of years now, but there is still potential for success.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Competition is fierce in the mobile game market, but even more so for developers of casual and hyper-casual games. So, what can mobile game developers do to increase the chances of their games performing well? Sustain and build better games by appealing to new player motivations. Meta layers.

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Big Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

Switch to a Speedy Internet Connection A stable and fast internet connection is imperative for online gaming. Lag and connection drops can quickly turn a thrilling gaming session into a frustrating experience. Switch to a high-speed Wi-Fi network, or consider using your mobile data if you have a reliable and fast cellular connection.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The game features action-combat including magical powers in player-vs-environment and player-versus-player modes. Players can build their own “levels, stories, game experiences and even worlds” as they craft, trade, buy and sell resources, equipment, land, and other commodities.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

UE5’s features and functionality have further expanded to include experimental new features for rendering, animation and simulation. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Unreal Engine has fast grown to be the most trusted engine in the world.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 6, 2024

When integrated with traditional marketing foundations like storytelling and retargeting, they hold even more data-rich potential for brand interaction and recall. They are typically found on mobile devices as part of a larger app or within mobile web browsers. The potential of playable ads extends far beyond gimmicks.

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iXie gaming

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In recent years, big players in the gaming sector like Microsoft, have recognized the significance of data analytics. As a result, they have begun purchasing firms that give access to player data. Also, smaller developers are trying to stay up with the data science and marketing aspect which is prevalent in major corporations.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 8, 2024

The unreliability of pre-registration numbers, the overestimation of brand equity, and the waning influence of first-party featuring are soon becoming recurring themes in mobile gaming; Squad Busters' launch throws these challenges into the spotlight. But featuring is not the kingmaker it once was. The answer is yes.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands said that the company “is dedicated to onboarding users to Web3 through gaming, culture, and entertainment. The report is titled Good Games Don’t Die – Unlocking the Full Potential of Legacy Games, and is based on conversations with 500 developers.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 24, 2024

The mobile market continues to evolve rapidly, driven by shifting user behaviors, technological advancements, and emerging economic trends. This blog post delves into those insights to provide a comprehensive overview of the mobile landscape. Sources: Sensor Tower State of Gaming 2024 Data.ai

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Dive in to explore the madness that goes into creating games that play beautifully. It’s the IDEA that makes games successful: The whole presence of the game revolves around that idea that makes the foundation of a mobile game development process.

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Game Refinery

JUNE 21, 2023

Companies have since been forced to seek permission from app users before tracking their activity across other apps and websites for advertising purposes, meaning they now lack much of the valuable data previously used to build highly-effective UA campaigns. for coins used to purchase in-game hints.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

It is important that the group comprises of players with varying levels of skills within the game’s genre, which allows the developers to get feedback from various points of view. Video games have evolved significantly over the years, branching out onto different platforms such as mobile devices, PC, and Consoles.

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Game Errors

APRIL 26, 2023

Many VPNs are designed specifically for video streaming and offer features such as fast servers and dedicated IP addresses that can help improve video streaming performance. With a free VPN, you don’t know what’s going on with your data. Additional features and benefits : Paid VPNs often come with additional features and benefits.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The payment processor has become more than a payments company to most of the gaming world, enabling publishers and developers alike to add new functionality beyond scope, and novel ways to offer the best to their customers.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Join us as we review some popular video game testing tools to level up your game QA or quality assurance. Unity Test Tools Unity is one of the most used game engines globally, with about 70% of developers using it for mobile game development. These game-testing tools can help you level up your game QA.

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Game Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This article is the third in a series that features the most up-to-date best practices and recommendations focusing on automation , measurement , creative and conversion schema optimization, which will help you to boost the performance of your app install campaigns. 5 Chi-squared test of 16 Gaming A/B tests. 4 Greyser, Werner.

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

ALT First, we try to reduce the amount of data that needs to be transferred. This can be a mini-game, a puzzle, a practice dojo, a buy/sell/equip gear interface for the chosen mission, or even an elevator ride while the player listens to character conversations. This is usually handled in one of a several ways.

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Game Analytics

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The more likes an experience has, the more likely Roblox will feature it on its Top Rated filter. For all three games, they make sure to offer rewards to their players if they like and share. Feature updates in the title. The longer they’re in your game, the more revenue you make. We see this a lot in mobile games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Eric is the author of the book Freemium Economics and the founder of Mobile Dev Memo , the ultimate growth blog and podcast. It is tempting for mobile games marketing teams to think of 2021 as being dominated by Apple’s impending new privacy policy for iOS, App Tracking Transparency (ATT). Access all of our previous predictions.

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Game Refinery

APRIL 6, 2023

With increased competition from IDFA regulation changes and new games consistently entering the market, two of the biggest challenges facing publishers and mobile game studios are acquiring new players (UA) and keeping those players in your game (player retention).

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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? Homa Game’s breakdown and guide to hybrid games.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 21, 2023

This data can be easily tracked using Google Trends. In terms of TikTok, our late series of articles on games inspired by social media trends revealed that the majority of hyped games used trends with over 1 billion views. Do you do any testing of the new mechanics before creating a game prototype?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2024

Headquartered in Paris and overseeing over 100 studios worldwide, Voodoo operates like a well-oiled, data-driven machine. If you’re an indie studio hoping to launch a hit game, you might want to think about partnering up with Voodoo, because they excel at what they do. The death of hypercasual — what happened?

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iXie gaming

JUNE 16, 2023

In today’s ever-evolving digital landscape, the gaming industry is undergoing remarkable growth, driven by the soaring popularity of online and mobile gaming. In-App Purchases Developers can harness the power of this highly effective method to seamlessly implement In-App purchases within HTML5 games.

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