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Webinar Recap: How Mobile Game Developers Are Using IP Collaborations to Enhance LiveOps

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From PUBG x Dragon Ball to Goddess of Victory: NIKKE x Nier: Automata and State of Survival x Resident Evil , collaboration events with renowned franchises have consistently demonstrated their ability to significantly enhance mobile game performance. Below, we go through the highlights.

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How Mobile Game Developers Are Using Anime to Boost Engagement and Revenue Across the Globe

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But its not just collaboration events that feature anime; there are also an overwhelming number of titles entirely based on popular IPfrom Dragon Ball: Legends and One Piece: Bounty Rush to Fate/Grand Order. Interestingly, it also launched alongside a new permanent in-game feature: special abilities.

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The Mobile Games Moving Away From Gacha

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Mobile games and gacha mechanics have been closely aligned for a significant time. Regardless of the genre, most gamers playing titles on a mobile device will inevitably encounter gacha mechanics in some shape or form, whether that’s a box gacha, sugoroku gacha, timed gacha, or one of many others.

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How to Create Mobile Game Features That Stand Out

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Mobile games have changed significantly since their early years. Now, mobile games are complex titles that can sometimes rival what console and PC games have to offer in terms of their immersion, complexity, and game features.

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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success

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We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together.

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12 Ways to Take Battle Passes to the Next Level in Mobile Games

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Battle passes have crept into almost every mobile game genre imaginable, with our platform showing that 66% of mobile games in the top 20% have incorporated the feature. We’ll also focus on the many unique and innovative ways to tailor the feature for specific cases and make it even more engaging for players.

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Game-Changing Storytelling: How To Integrate Narrative Elements in Mobile Games

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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.