Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 7, 2025

Thats the mobile market of today. Competition for media consumption intensified with streaming, shopping, and social media platforms taking an ever larger portion of consumers screen time. Due to the five factors above, the mobile market continued to stagnate. Yet the platforms and investors agreed with me. Im an old dog.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Biggest growth The market dynamics reveal a notable shift among gaming platforms. PC gaming is set to outperform both mobile and console gaming in revenue growth, with a projected increase of 4.0% In contrast, mobile gaming, despite its significant market share, is expected to grow at a slower rate of 3.0% increase year-on-year.

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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. Nevertheless, mobile gaming represents a whopping 61% of all games revenue , a number that would be even larger should we account for all the in-app-ad revenue.

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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. This timeframe allowed us to select the most accurate data using our proprietary deals database. 4 mobile games developers, founded mainly by former King’s employees. —

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

Yet the hard truth is that these initiatives by the platforms have done little except prolonged development cycles and created jobs inside the platforms themselves. Join one of the few powerful game companies taking over mobile. Exit mobile. Expect to see heavy pushes to off-platform payments this year.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 29, 2024

An unfairness that we in the mobile game industry have experienced a tightly controlled distribution landscape for our entire industry's lifetime. The implication of government actions will bear consequences on mobile games and apps that are being distributed in the future. So this would be something like app store distribution.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

They say imitation is a form of flattery, and there’s no shortage of mobile games that share a striking similarity with other popular titles in the PC, console and mobile markets. Why isn’t there a mobile version of Fall Guys? That said, there are arguments for and against releasing a mobile version of Fall Guys.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 7, 2023

When developing games Polish studios declare PC as leading platform (68.4%), with mobile trailing behind in second place (12.8%). According to CD Projekt, less than 30% of Cyberpunk 2077 copies were sold in physical form, compared to a remarkable 68% for The Witcher 3, in its premiere year seven years earlier.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The platform killed the booming gaming business by handicapping the distribution channels used to grow our games. I believe that mobile games could be facing the same deliberate death-by-a-platform as games Facebook suffered a decade ago. The Mobile Games Market has Matured The market returned to growth.

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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. The mobile market is incredibly competitive and there’s a growing number of AAA console and PC developers entering the fray.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

Breaking changes Animation Audio C# Core Editor GDScript Import Input Physics Platforms Rendering and shaders XR New in Beta 1! Most importantly, if the game crashes for any reason, the editor does not crash at the same time (which could cause data loss). Highlights Many features originally intended for 4.3 ended up making it into 4.4

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

relied on data to figure out what they wanted this game to be. Masters of simulation, this studio is renowned for making popular sim games for mobile. But not only is it the first to make it to mobile, it’s also the first one to be free to play. Summoners War: Chronicles is yet another MMORPG to make it to mobile.

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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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AWS Games

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Multiplayer games platform CrazyGames engages more than 35 million players around the world with browser-based titles such as Ludo King and Paper Delivery Boy in 24 different languages. Since then, the platform has grown organically and now hosts more than 3,000 games spanning different genres.

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Game Biz

JANUARY 24, 2023

Mobile gaming is one of the most popular app categories in the world. billion active mobile gamers worldwide in 2021, and the number is expected to grow to close to 2.3 It’s easy to understand why mobile gaming has grown so rapidly. So, what are the best mobile game ad networks ? What are Mobile Ad Networks?

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 2, 2024

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% In 2023, Slovak developers released 237 games, 80 of those were own games and 137 were games created in cooperation with a third party. of releases. of game releases.

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Game Biz

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The mobile gaming industry was no exception and experienced a significant drop in eCPM (effective cost per thousand impressions) due to these challenges. How We Structured Our Study The data in this report is separated per ad format, platform, and country. We did not have enough data to analyze banner ads.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

No wonder it scores so well as mobile games. views on TikTok, and it also has a ‘simulator’ following in the mobile games industry. followers on TikTok) uploaded to the platform a video about this monkey playing with a Pop It. DIY gives people a sense of community and achievement. views on TikTok. String pull painting’ has 84.7M

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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? Put simply: the mobile game market is currently seeing a lot of hybridization. The secret to its success?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Based on the number of users installing a game, the platform will trigger a fee depending on specific revenue and installation thresholds. Mobile game makers and indies can get mired in a host of different costs and expenses as component licensing arrangements—by relying on different service providers for specific technologies (e.g.,

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

While most types of game testing can be conducted by a keen-eyed tester who understands games, compliance testing requires talent with a deep understanding of the platform being tested on. But why is compliance testing so important and how does iXie deliver first-submission passes across platforms? Let’s have a look.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 24, 2025

Written by Marion Balinoff , an influencer marketing consultant with over a decade of experience, including six years in mobile gaming. Known for her data-driven approach, Marion specializes in making influencer marketing measurable, scalable, and profitable for user acquisition. How Do You Calculate Your Influencer Marketing Budget?

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At Unite 2024, Unity’s development team introduced a series of advanced GPU optimization techniques aimed at improving rendering performance across various platforms. Whether you are developing for high-end PCs, consoles, or mobile devices, these methods are critical for delivering visually rich, smooth-running applications.

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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. However, with time, it started supporting multiple platforms.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s). Data from China, Korea and Japan are excluded as this analysis focuses on Western markets only. Role-Playing Games on Mobile The RPG market is a high risk, high reward genre walled by a robust entry barrier.

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Logic Simplified

JANUARY 14, 2024

Along with no device limitation, instant play, cross-platform gaming, and high-quality graphics, there are other benefits of Cloud gaming. Good game development services with a reliable cloud platform are a great combination for those who want to experience seamless and glitch-free games.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Roblox is an absolutely massive platform, with over 32 million experiences and 52 million active users. Don’t make it like a mobile game. Often, developers coming from the mobile gaming industry will assume that they can replicate their success by rebuilding their games on Roblox. Roblox is a social platform.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Modern mobile games have high-quality animations, sounds, and visuals. Mobile game test automation. Automated mobile mobile game testing helps you test your mobile games rapidly. As a result, it ensures the quality and reliability of your mobile games. But what’s the solution to all these woes?

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Market Growth Defies Stagnation While some predict a slowdown in mobile gaming, the numbers tell a different story. Contrary to these expectations, mobile gaming is still expanding, driven by a mix of fresh ideas and a steady influx of new players. Here’s a snapshot of the notable shifts in the industry right now.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

More than one platform Almost half of all gamers actively play on more than one platform. A particularly appealing segment is the tri-platform players, who have played games across all three platforms within the past six months. Console gaming has the highest players-to-payers conversion, mobile gaming has the lowest.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Unlike these other formats, however, the games industry produces experiences that can differ vastly from one platform to the next. The Best Mobile Game award, on the other hand, is simply “for the best game playable on a mobile device.” Additionally, the lines between “mobile devices” and consoles are increasingly blurring.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Given these incredible tailwinds, it’s not surprising that mobile game companies have delivered the vast majority of gaming venture returns in recent years. But now the era of startup mobile gaming growth is over, as you can read here. The explosive growth of the smartphone. Games become more expensive to make. Leave no stone unturned.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 5, 2019

Welcome to the first episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Learn about the technology behind the in-game ThorAI (powered by Amazon Bedrock), and get a dive deep into fully voiced, interactive in-game NPCs in the companion mobile game Missing. Capturing the magical realm of data generated by Baldur’s Gate 3 : Baldur’s Gate 3 is built on an intricate storyline heavily affected by player choices.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 22, 2024

Josh attributes success to a diverse set of strategies, emphasizing the importance of: Data-Driven Agility. SciPlay invested significantly in its data platform , allowing real-time decision-making. The key here is having control over the entire platform instead of relying on someone else's.

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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. Prestige chasing is a troubling aim for mobile marketers, whose primary goal is growth.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Also, after two years of negative growth, due to difficult market conditions, especially around user acquisition, mobile gaming is likely to recover. Mobile devs go PC Speaking of mobile gaming, more game companies focus on evolving existing games instead of launching new games.

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