Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Cookie Run is has some imporessive traction in the Western markets, which may potentially turn this game into a proper worldwide hit. The card-battling RPG genre was one of the first in mobile games that enjoyed success at scale and popularity around the world.

Baking 52

Baking Simulation Build Animation 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 23, 2020

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie and analysed by the author(s). The recent trend over the past year or so in 4X games has been towards accessibility. What makes a 4X game successful in the sub-genre is still the depth of the meta combined with highly social gameplay.

Mobile 52

Mobile Mobile UX Fantasy 52

Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This analysis is written by UX Reviewer’s Om Tandon and product guy and blog writer Alexandre Macmillan To make sure you don’t miss all the following prediction posts, please do subscribe to the Deconstructor of Fun newsletter. Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie.

Racing 52

Racing Games UX Mobile 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 30, 2020

In the case of the Metaverse, you’re also talking about huge shared online experiences that mean somebody is going to be hosting millions of servers that are running all of the simulations that contribute to these Metaverse experiences, whether they’re games like Fortnite or social experiences or streaming video or anything else.

Platformer 52

Platformer Data Point and Click Build 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie and analysed by the author(s). Kudos to their unrivalled data support! Here are the three things you need to know about ironSource: #1: They’re developing the most robust, data-driven growth engine for mobile games. #2:

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Mechanics Platformer Studios Data 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. In this analysis, data from China, Korea, and Japan are excluded as this analysis focuses on Western markets only. One of the possible outcomes of this acquisition was growing Applovin's 4X title (West Game) by employing MZ’s data and core competencies.

Cross platform 52

Cross platform Platformer Puzzle Mobile 52

Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Travis Boatman : Travis has held senior leadership positions at a bunch of major gaming and mobile gaming companies including Mattel, JAMDAT, EA, and Zynga. a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. Impact of data in games Hiring for cultural fit Initial focus post funding Why you need to panic!

Games 52

Games Point and Click Engineering Engine 52

CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Software used by professional game designers: Unreal Engine/Unity Blueprint/C# Microsoft or Google Office software for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations Art software (e.g., Game design jobs in the industry Game designers are required for all types of video games—from console to online to mobile.

Film 52

Film Animation Animation Concepts 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

Prior to Knock Knock, Andrew was Head of Business Operations at TinyCo where he built, launched, and operated games like Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, MARVEL Avengers Academy, and Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Beyond study and instrumentation, there is instinct.” - Annorax* Creating a new F2P mobile game is riskier than it’s ever been.

Fantasy 52

Fantasy Mechanics Concepts Art 52

Logic Simplified

DECEMBER 12, 2024

For the less emotional ones, card games are charming for the critical thinking they require, promising brain work, use of strategic thinking and as a study of human behavior (or poker faces, to be precise). You can play card games from where you are, when you want and with whomever you wish to.

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Games Game Development Game Developer Technology 70