PreMortem.Games

JUNE 30, 2023

Kiro’o Games is an ambitious game development company based in Yaounde, Cameroon. Founder and CEO Olivier Madiba is pursuing his dream of creating the biggest African game studio by building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem which encapsulates games, comics, animation and even restaurants. This is his story.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Even as creatives in other entertainment industries continue to fight to make fair wages, a new front has opened in gaming as developers figure out what to do about Unity’s new fee structure. Based on the number of users installing a game, the platform will trigger a fee depending on specific revenue and installation thresholds.

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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

Millions of mobile games are out there battling for engagement, yet only a few titles manage to fight their way to the top. Royal Match, Phase 10, Clockmaker, Project Makeover, and other mobile games have taken inspiration from Monopoly GO! Their secret to success? Mastering the art of LiveOps.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 5, 2023

More importantly, it showed audiences worldwide that this 1400-year-old board game can be glamorous, resulting in over 3.2 million people signing up to the browser-turned-mobile game Chess.com and a 603% leap in chess book sales in the US; it now even has an exclusive game on Netflix. on Android/iOS or $46.99/$48.99

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 5, 2023

Mobile game title MMA Manager 2: Ultimate Fight will be published by Fragbite Group going forward. The game and its proprietary mobile engine were developed by FunRock & Prey Studios, and published by Tilting Point at launch last June.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 23, 2024

The developers expect over forty hours of gameplay with three large areas to explore and more than hundred different enemies to fight. To evoke that typical Italian atmosphere in the game, the team internally coined the term ‘Summer-Soul’. “It The look of the game has been a very challenging part of the development process.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 19, 2024

The developers expect over forty hours of gameplay with three large areas to explore and more than hundred different enemies to fight. To evoke that typical Italian atmosphere in the game, the team internally coined the term ‘Summer-Soul’. “It The look of the game has been a very challenging part of the development process.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Tower of Fantasy was launched in the global markets in August 2022, luring players to the game with its “Genshin with an MMO experience” headlines. Tower of Fantasy is a new MMORPG developed by Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World and Level Infinite. So, does it live up to the promise? Tower of Fantasy: PvP mode Apex League.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

The brutal and bloody combat game from Slovenian developer Triternion has already been very successful for the last 4 years on PC. To make everything working smoothly during the massive online battles requires some very specific skills from the developers. It was this idea that pushed everything else.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

However, developing games has become very time-consuming and expensive. This is why game art studios have emerged over the past decade. Instead of working on the next big blockbuster title alone, game art studios help companies create their titles with minimal financial investment. What is a Game Art Studio?

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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. FRUSTRATION: These blog posts can also annoy game executives and senior leaders. It’s Team Fight Tactics for casuals. Let’s call this an aspiration.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. If you’re interested in growing your business on mobile and beyond, look no further. Fighting Purchase Regret with Ownership.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Gaming expert speakers talked about the hottest topics in the gaming industry from 2022 predictions to rising game categories, from blockchain & NFT gaming to launch strategies. Mobile games market predictions in 2022 Michail Katkoff, Savage Game Studios, and Deconstructor of Fun.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

GoPractice is a tool I would have loved to have at the beginning of my product management career and it’s a tool that I love having now, a decade into making and operating free-to-play games. GoPractice is also highly recommended by some of the top mobile games companies, which is how I originally got connected with Oleg.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

While it’s fun and entertaining to follow Epic’s crusade on Apple, I think it’s equally important to discuss how these court battles impact tens of thousands of game developers around the World. It benefits developers and publishers of various sizes to different degrees.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Everyone knows about them, but not all developers pay real attention to them. But for the vast majority of mobile games, this approach will not work. Premium titles stretch mechanics throughout the game to keep players engaged after even 10, 20, or 100 hours of gameplay. Don't forget about calendar holidays.

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Game Errors

APRIL 26, 2023

As the developers say, Far Cry 6 is a story about revolution. And it’s Dani, who has a personal connection to the game world, who will be our guide through the story of Yara, which will be happening before our eyes. The relationship between Anton and Diego will be demonstrated in the game through numerous third-person videos.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2023

Deconstructor of Fun has teamed up with MY.GAMES, AWS, Unity, Data.ai, and Google to supercharge the Game Drive accelerator program. Our mission is to bring together the largest players in the gaming market to help smaller developers reach their potential. Read more and get accelerated! Deconstructor of Fun Podcast ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

Out of all the gaming companies out there, Supercell is one of the few capable of shipping consecutive monster hits. Most mobile gaming companies bet on incremental innovation as their gateway to success. They make marginal improvements to an existing game, hoping to convince enough players to switch to their game.

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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.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The publisher/developer usually base their launch decision on a hypothesis of the scalability of user acquisition. Mobile gaming market is close to what an economist would call a perfectly competitive market (except for some categories such card and fighting games - looking at you, Herthstone and Contest of Champions).

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2019

This was the date that the social games giant had acquired a relatively unknown Finnish developer, Small Giant. The reason for this acquisition was the success of Small Giant’s hit game, Empires & Puzzles. An unprecedented success from a no-name developer. What makes this game so successful?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Expect more acquisitions, new game releases and revenue diversification efforts (also outside mobile games) from Playtika, as it prepares to bulk up before an imminent 2020 IPO. Also, a Revenue by Strategic Segment graph showcasing a 41% contribution to overall revenues through their mobile gaming portfolio (“Digital”).

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 27, 2019

Both of the authors are true fans of Command & Conquer franchise and both of the authors understand all to well how hard it is to ship a hit mobile game. No matter how you look at it, Command and Conquer Rivals is a good mobile game and the team behind it should be proud of the game they shipped.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2020

Make sure to tie your games’ elements to key retention milestones. This framework is more for IAP-driven long-term retention games. Day 30 is where lots of game developers stop thinking about retention. And I made the same mistake when comparing King of Thieves to the Friendly Game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

This one is written by Om Tandon (Director of User Experience, DIGIT Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). Seamless transitioning between key gameplay screens through simple swipe gestures minimises menu drill downs, thereby elevating UX in an area that many mobile games struggle with.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

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: 2: Their secret sauce is closing the monetization and marketing loop to help developers supercharge growth. #3: This analysis is also brought to you by ironSource.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2021

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. This is especially notable in slots design, where meta-features and slot machines are typically developed by separate teams. Access all of our previous predictions.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Guest post by Kenneth Landen , Director of Product at Hit Factor Executive Summary In the ever-evolving landscape of mobile gaming, Supercell's Brawl Stars has undergone a remarkable resurgence, transforming challenges into triumphs. From the start of 2023 to the end of September, Brawl Stars was earning around $260k a day.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 14, 2020

Jam City hold it stable with the power of a large catalog as the new games fail to scale. King lost third of downloads but woke up towards the end of the year to fight back for downloads. Only one new entrant made a big splash: Lily’s Garden by Tactile Games. Action Puzzle and Other Puzzle are home to a ragtag bunch of games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2019

But with an increasing number of hypercasual games fighting for the same audience with often very similar visuals, gameplay goals and marketing tactics, IPMs are bound to suffer and therefore indicating market saturation. Source: Mobile Gaming Industry Analysis for H1 2019.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 30, 2020

Tim Sweeney: Developers… We’ve learned a big lesson over the past 15 years. Great thing about this whole market is as a game developer, you can go around and you can choose the best of all these different components. You should be able to build a game within Fortnite. We were scammed, right? You can use Unreal or Unity.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

According to the post, game companies that have integrated subscriptions experience 20 percent higher retention. Finally, subscriptions offset risk in developing and launching new content. Build a loop A successful subscription plan should be tied to engagement in the underlying game. Early access to content. Lifetime rewards.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Hit & Run is a typical runner game, where you avoid dangers and collect, well, in this case, people. But for this game, they layered in choice – fight enemies to make your character stronger, and avoid ones that are too tough. But not only is it the first to make it to mobile, it’s also the first one to be free to play.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Niantic’s AR-based mobile game took the world by storm and broke numerous world records , including the most revenue grossed by a mobile game in its first month ($206.5m). Our 2023 Midcore Gaming Apps report includes information on the latest trends and revenue-boosting opportunities across midcore mobile games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Recently Apple decided to delay the privacy requirements of iOS 14 until ‘early next year ’ presumably after the mobile game industry uproar became too much. Many developers, for understandable but misguided reasons, cheered this decision. There are also many aspects of the decision that go far beyond the game industry.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. Role-Playing Games on Mobile The RPG market is a high risk, high reward genre walled by a robust entry barrier. Fighting Games.

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