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

APRIL 25, 2023

Fenix Games is a recently founded publisher that aims at bringing more games into the blockchain industry. So, instead of fighting against the odds on their own, they are coming together to provide a very well rounded service. However, having 5 high quality options is certainly much better than having 25 mediocre options.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

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). The publisher/developer usually base their launch decision on a hypothesis of the scalability of user acquisition.

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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

JUNE 3, 2019

There was also this no-name developer Supercell that launched their first mobile games just few miles away back in 2012. What makes this game so successful? Hero collection The most influential feature of the game that gives the strategic players the most food for thought is the ability to compose a team of heroes they like.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2019

While writing this post, this news article went live. The most notable move being the opening of a Berlin studio that is categorically focussed on “casual” games, with key hires coming in from Blizzard, King, Rovio and the likes. Source: Mobile Gaming Industry Analysis for H1 2019. Need we say more.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

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. This game packs some of the best balanced, nerve- wracking, strategic gameplay on a mobile device.

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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. Interactive Facilities for Some Cookies.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

As Tzuo writes, “instead of thinking about reseller margins and unit sales, [companies are] thinking about subscriber bases and engagement rates.” Build a loop A successful subscription plan should be tied to engagement in the underlying game. The more a customer plays the game, the higher the value of the subscription.

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Keith Burgun

JANUARY 27, 2023

I thought the writing was good (great, for a videogame) but the actual combat I found to be very annoying; real time button mashy combat where the enemies have gigantic health bars resulted in my hand literally aching after beating one boss. The Good The writing starts off incredible. The opening cutscene literally made me cry.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Unity is considered the best solution for mobile game development. In Unity, you write code using the C# language, while in Unreal, you use C++. When working with Unreal, users don’t require deep knowledge of codes or even a basic understanding of how to write them.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

The motivation for this article is that many devs asked me to write it for a long time. Despite being the lead developer of Godot, I have almost 20 years of experience developing and shipping games, and a decade of experience as technical consultant. Publicity for a mobile game is out of the question, it's too expensive.

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 17, 2022

Therefore, to correct this terrible misuse of the term, we will look at what “roguelike” or “roguelite” or even “Rogue” actually mean, as well as diving into some concrete examples of how roguelike elements and mechanics have been used in mobile games in China lately. source: Wikipedia).

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