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How Mobile Game Developers Are Using In-Game Collaboration Events to Boost Player Retention

Game Refinery

If you’re looking for ways to improve player retention for your mobile game, hosting a collaboration event with a well-known franchise as part of your LiveOps might be the answer you’re looking for. How well does the franchise – if it’s a film or TV show, for example – lend itself to your gameplay mechanics?

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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

Game Refinery

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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How Drama and Fake Ads Convert To Real Profits

Deconstructor of Fun

Dylan Tredrea is a product & publishing consultant with over 12 years of experience in mobile free to play games at studios such as Disney, Rovio, Zeptolab, & CrazyLabs. I concluded from this experience: that narrative in mobile free-to-play games was often an immense waste of resources.

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Why Renovation and Construction Elements Are Becoming More Popular in Casual Games

Game Refinery

Mobile game developers are constantly looking for new ways to bring in new players and keep existing players engaged with their games. One of the most successful ways of doing this is by introducing meta elements – gameplay elements and mechanics from other game genres – into your game. and feel a sense of accomplishment.

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Niantic’s Peridot is mobile AR’s biggest opportunity in years

Game Daily

Despite massive hits like Niantic’s own Pokemon Go, augmented reality games on mobile have yet to live up to their promise. I downloaded the pet simulation earlier today, and got to know my first little friend (Little Pinny) petting and feeding her, while going out for walks to play and forage.

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VR Can Improve Your Skills

Played with Fire

VR simulations mimic real-life activities, such as catching objects or navigating obstacles, refining muscle memory through controlled repetition. VR-based balance and mobility games have shown remarkable improvements in users ability to execute complex movements with greater confidence and precision.

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Why Some Puzzle Games are More Addicting Than Others?

Deconstructor of Fun

With a knack for puzzles, arcades, and simulation games. The puzzle genre is a powerhouse in mobile gaming, generating over $7 billion annually in in-app purchases (IAP). Titles like Match Factory , Triple Match 3D , and Tile Busters have successfully carved out space by introducing fresh mechanics to the puzzle category.

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