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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

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Stressful During the day he works as a Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, creating games like Hearthstone. Life lessons He worked 5 years on his nostalgic 3D platformer Raccoo Venture , but according to Brazilian solo developer Diego Ras the journey was extremely rewarding. I want to work smart, not hard.

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Newzoo looks at different generations • Mobile most popular among all ages

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For Generation Alpha, video games are the number one source of entertainment, with 22% of their leisure time spent on gaming. Dedicated game console Across every generation, mobile is the most used platform for playing games. Only 5% of them play on all 3 platforms. Gen Z has the highest number of multi-platformers with 18%.

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Why Endless Runner Games Are So Popular

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Hailing from the casual gaming brigade, these games have become synonymous with the mobile gaming experience, delivering entertainment at your fingertips with just a few taps. These games appeal to a wide audience, from casual gamers seeking quick entertainment to hardcore players chasing high scores. Sounds intense, right?

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Button City by Subliminal Gaming wins the 2024 Diverse Voices, New Stories Challenge

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Best in Innovation – Don’t Forget Developed by: Digital Arts And Entertainment (Belgium) Recollect your memories by looking for clues and playing brain-stimulating minigames while battling the effects of dementia. The next edition of the program will support creators in bringing existing games from other platforms to Android.

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How to Leverage Trends and Motivations to Build Better Casual and Hyper-Casual Games

Game Refinery

Widely regarded as the biggest trendsetter when it comes to entertaining content, the short-form video content platform, TikTok, has become the new home for viral content. You can tap into the community and scan the platform to pick up on trending themes that are familiar to yours so you can scale on creatives and ads.

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Checkmate: Discussing the Rise of Chess Games on Mobile

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The game also features over 500,000 tactical puzzles alongside various interactive lessons and videos to help players improve their skills. Chess revenue and downloads in the US (Source: GameRefinery Platform) Perhaps the most significant development in Chess is its recent crossover with Clash of Clans and Clash Royale.

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Empires & Puzzles - From a Failing Company to a $700M Acquisition in a Year

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The reason for this acquisition was the success of Small Giant’s hit game, Empires & Puzzles. Since mid 2017, Empires & Puzzles has raked in $260M in net revenues with only 34M installs. Empires and Puzzles regularly takes the top spot in Puzzle RPG category in the West (when Dokkan is having a post event hangover).

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