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 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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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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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 9, 2024

The mobile gaming industry is intertwined with innovations and trends in various fields. In this article, we explore the trends shaping the outlook for mobile game development and strategies for retaining audiences in the context of constant changes. As new trends emerge, audience demands may evolve. Read more

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Big Games

JANUARY 9, 2025

The gaming world is changing fast, and mobile phones are leading the charge. Not too long ago, we could only dream of playing high-quality 3D games on our phones. Mobile gaming becomes more impressive with every new smartphone release, making traditional gaming methods out of vogue.

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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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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 28, 2024

Mobile games now serve global audiences. Gone are the days when free-to-play mobile audiences were concentrated in Tier 1 gaming markets in the west and the far east. Earlier mobile titles could get away with optimizing gameplay and live events for players in these markets.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

New research from mobile revenue growth engine SuperScale has found that 83% of launched mobile games fail within three years, while 43% are cancelled during development. According to the report, 76% of launched games reached peak revenue within the first year, but only 4% reached this peak during the second year.

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Game Refinery

MARCH 16, 2023

From national calendar days to religious holidays, seasonal events are a great way for mobile games to find new and exciting ways to drive player engagement. We’ve updated the blog post with new seasonal event implementation examples and best practices for introducing seasonal events into your mobile game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 23, 2024

I was recently playing a mobile game. Based on a long tradition in mobile gaming, the companies get inspiration and borrow mechanics from each other to the point when the original creator becomes hard to trace. Mobile game developers face rising production and UA costs and a lack of financing.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 10, 2024

Series Entertainment has acquired story-driven, episodic mobile game studio Pixelberry.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For mobile games in particular, managing the authentication and authorization of your players can pose some unique challenges. Some of these challenges relate to the use of mobile devices themselves. Offline authentication : Mobile devices may not always have internet connectivity.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. However, as we wrote last year , many top-grossing mobile games have found that minigames are the best way to boost UA and player retention.

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Following the high-level trend of hybridization across mobile , more and more casual games have started introducing competitive elements into their live event strategies. With that in mind, are mobile game studios missing out on an important opportunity here to boost engagement?

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Activision Blizzard planned to open its own mobile game store before being acquired by Microsoft, court documents from the Epic Games and Google antitrust jury trial show. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox When you play Resident Evil Village on an iPad Pro, it's flabbergasting to believe that this is Capcom's latest mainline entry running natively on a mobile device, looking every bit as good as its home console counterparts.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Nailing the mobile games scene is all about grabbing users' attention, getting them excited to download your mobile game, and ensuring they have a great time playing it. However, as a mobile game developer, you might find yourself at a crossroads when it comes to executing user acquisition campaigns.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

. - Executive of a small developer who has till date amassed well over 100M installs on mobile The end of discovery also means that there will be no indie breakouts from small indie developers. Instead, the indie developers will have three options. Join one of the few powerful game companies taking over mobile.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 4, 2023

With the mobile game market’s outstanding growth over recent years, it’s sometimes easy to forget just how young of an industry it still is. However, it’s also clear that legislative changes and player feedback both demand a new approach from game makers and marketers.

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Smartphones are as much a tool for entertainment as they are for communication, and mobile games rule the roost for keeping users entertained. This is a win-win for both players as well as game app developers , because good game apps are forever in demand. Ready with your game idea?

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Game Refinery

MAY 31, 2023

This major privacy update has greatly impacted mobile marketers and advertisers by making it more difficult for them to access the data they rely on for user acquisition purposes. And are there any additional tactics that the top-grossing games are using to encourage their players to agree to tracking? We conducted a study to find out.

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Starloop Studios

AUGUST 20, 2024

In mobile games, player retention is one of the most important considerations for their continued success. Though much of a game’s success regardless of platform can be determined by its sales and critical reception, continuous player retention is the lifeblood of many mobile games.

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Unity Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Unity game developers can now make mobile games accessible to iOS and Android screen readers with the launch of Mobile Screen Reader support, available from Unity 2023.2 Tech Stream and above. This is the first of many runtime features slated to enhance gamer accessibility.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 28, 2025

82% of mobile game developers say reward-based user acquisition outperforms traditional marketing channels. Read more

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

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.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

No wonder it scores so well as mobile games. There’s a bunch of games inspired by it, and you can check out the most important ones in the dashboard below. views on TikTok, and it also has a ‘simulator’ following in the mobile games industry. DIY gives people a sense of community and achievement. views on TikTok.

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Juego Studio

APRIL 27, 2023

Building a successful mobile game is no easy task; it takes the right creativity, technical ability and with India’s ever-growing gaming industry, more mobile game development companies are now than ever vying for attention.

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Starloop Studios

AUGUST 6, 2024

Understanding and crafting high-quality game UI is a discipline in its own right, with mobile game UI being a high-priority consideration for any mobile game development project. Like any other platform, mobile game UI should present a usable experience for players in an easy-to-understand way.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mobile gaming has become popular in recent times thanks to the growing number of mobile device users. Several mobile game engines are used to create mobile games. However, Unity has stood out as one of the most preferred and trusted mobile game engines. Let’s find out.

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Juego Studio

JUNE 29, 2023

Mobile gaming has grown rapidly in the past decade thanks to the lockdown and the new emerging technologies. In 2022, the mobile gaming market alone accounts for 50% ($92 billion) of the revenue and it […] The post Mobile Game Development Cost : What Factors Influence the Price?

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 2, 2023

A common way to monetize freemium mobile games is through in-app advertising, where ad placements are sold to generate profit from the entire player base. Freemium games reach wider audiences, but the risk of churn is always looming. Dragon City Mobile’s ad task event. Dragonscapes Adventure’s ad task event.

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Big Games

JANUARY 7, 2024

Embarking on the ambitious journey of mobile game development is akin to setting sail on uncharted waters. The path is fraught with multifaceted challenges for any game development company or mobile game development services provider. How to Start Mobile Game Development?

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Game Biz

JANUARY 24, 2023

Mobile gaming is one of the most popular app categories in the world. billion active mobile gamers worldwide in 2021, and the number is expected to grow to close to 2.3 It’s easy to understand why mobile gaming has grown so rapidly. Games are fun and can be addictive. What are Mobile Ad Networks?

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Starloop Studios

JULY 14, 2024

It has been long established that mobile gaming is becoming more popular and successful year over year, and now we’re seeing mobile games included in more cross-platform game development projects. Though mobile games are included [.] Though mobile games are included [.]

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CrazyLabs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The mobile gaming industry is continuously growing, with new genres emerging and the user base expanding rapidly. Consequently, the advantages of AI are also being harnessed within the mobile gaming sector, aiding developers in streamlining their processes and generating innovative ideas more efficiently.

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Juego Studio

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The post Top 10 Mobile Game Development Companies You Must Consider in 2023 appeared first on Juego Studio.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Epic Games has acquired mobile game developer Aquiris and establishes Epic Games Brasil. The game maker is the first Latin America subsidiary to join Epic. Read more

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