Game Developer

MARCH 5, 2024

Hot Wheels and Barbie toymaker Mattel is expanding its video game interests, with a new publishing arm that will "co-devleop" and publish mobile games.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With River End under its belt, Nordcurrent aims to get deeper into the console and PC game market while maintaining its strong mobile presence.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Learn how game developers can expand their mobile game business beyond the app stores, improve UA and discoverability, and discover more freedom to deliver unique experiences directly to new and existing players.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 17, 2023

Carry1st, which published Call of Duty: Mobile in South Africa, plans to use its newly raised money to license more games and develop its own.

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Game Developer

JULY 23, 2024

News of the mobile title's demise comes with reports of layoffs swirling.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Two-year alums Olivier Courtemanche and Justin Kubiak will respectively lead the direction and business partnerships for PlayStation's mobile ventures.

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Game Refinery

JUNE 15, 2023

The rise of hybridization in mobile games has resulted in game developers experimenting with new gameplay mechanics and features from other genres to drive engagement, something that’s often done via limited-time events. Considering implementing race events into your own mobile game?

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Without a proper monetization plan and licensing fees to pay, Tencent pulled the plug on Nier's second mobile spinoff.

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Game Developer

JUNE 26, 2024

The streamer still has dreams of being a big player in games, but keeping its feet on mobile ground is where it wants to be until it can make good on its larger plans.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Despite wanting to be a big player in the mobile games industry, acquiring Zynga to achieve those dreams may have come too late for Take-Two.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Months after it swore off releasing new mobile games, Playtika has bought up Innplay to create "exceptional gaming experiences for our players."

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Game Developer

JANUARY 16, 2024

Moving is one of the top life stressors but sometimes well worth it in the scheme of upward career mobility and gaining a wealth of experience that wouldn’t happen while staying in one place.

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Game Developer

APRIL 4, 2023

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Starloop Studios

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

For mobile game development projects in particular, working with an experienced [.] The post How Game Co-Development Benefits Mobile Game Development Studios appeared first on Starloop Studios.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

NCSoft and SIE plan to partner on a number of "global businesses.across and beyond genres and regions," including the mobile games space.

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Game Refinery

APRIL 27, 2023

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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Game Developer

MARCH 15, 2023

The FBI suggests mobile players be wary of anyone who wants them to spend real-world money on cryptocurrency to play a game on their phones.

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Game Developer

APRIL 12, 2024

Even small companies can forge partnerships with top-tier brands like Disney, Marvel, and Mattel, negotiating collaborations that bring mutual benefits.

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Game Developer

MARCH 1, 2023

Playtika puts its plans to release new mobile games on pause, for the moment.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 17, 2024

How do you create a mobile game marketing strategy to make your game stand out from the crowd? In this article, we explore several ways of achieving this.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 17, 2024

Bethesda tries its hand again at bringing its Elder Scrolls franchise to mobile audiences.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Grand Theft Auto maker recently made a bunch of layoffs and sold Private Division, but remains keen to splash the cash on mobile M&A.

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Game Developer

JUNE 28, 2023

Microsoft has wanted to get its foot in the door for Japan and mobile games, and owning Square would've allowed for both.

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Game Developer

JULY 29, 2024

Common animation problems in mobile game development and find practical solutions to improve quality.

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Game Developer

JUNE 20, 2023

Nicola Sebastiani has departed PlayStation Studios after joining in 2021 as vice president and head of mobile.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 18, 2023

With Rovio now among its subsidiaries, Sega has a bigger presence in the mobile game market and another franchise to play around with.

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Game Developer

APRIL 11, 2024

Koei Tecmo claims, despite numerous cease and desists, that Youzoo kept using material from its games to advertise its own mobile titles.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

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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Game Developer

MARCH 14, 2023

Second Life , one of the earliest attempts at the metaverse, is branching out into the mobile game market.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The company is also shutting down Battlefield Mobile developer Industrial Toys.

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Game Developer

JUNE 15, 2023

The unnamed project will be a standalone mobile game focused on car customization.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Warzone Mobile's cross-progression means players always have Call of Duty, and can spend money on it wherever they like.

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Game Developer

JUNE 13, 2023

Unity's new report on 2022's mobile game revenue shows in-game spending had a hard drop in revenue during the holiday season.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Google Play Games is a defense strategy against competing storefronts that host PC ports of mobile games, ensuring Google continues to capture revenue from users who abandon mobile to play on PC.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Be advised against that phone version of Lethal Company going around on mobile app stores.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 16, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox During the pandemic, the margins in the mobile games market continued to grow, surpassing expectations. Game development professionals often regarded other business niches with disdain, citing superior financial metrics as the reason.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention. One newcomer to the subgenre that has been putting this to the test is Farlight Games’ Call of Dragons.

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