Game Refinery

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Digital Chess, one of the first video games ever created, has experienced a massive revival on mobile, with hundreds of Chess games available to download from the iOS store. million people signing up to the browser-turned-mobile game Chess.com and a 603% leap in chess book sales in the US; it now even has an exclusive game on Netflix.

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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

Millions of mobile games are out there battling for engagement, yet only a few titles manage to fight their way to the top. Tencent’s PUBG Mobile, and Riot’s League of Legends: Wild Rift) might just have the answers you’re looking for. Their secret to success? Mastering the art of LiveOps.

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Big Games

MARCH 27, 2025

The mobile gaming industry has exploded recently. What makes it special is that it is well-liked among indie designers and large studios. Although it mostly employs C++, it also provides a visual scripting language called Blueprints that lets programmers construct intricate mechanics without knowing how to code.

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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? Whoever racks up the highest score wins.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Market Growth Defies Stagnation While some predict a slowdown in mobile gaming, the numbers tell a different story. Contrary to these expectations, mobile gaming is still expanding, driven by a mix of fresh ideas and a steady influx of new players. And it’s not just small studios. Seven Trends Redefining 2024 1.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Competition is fierce in the mobile game market, but even more so for developers of casual and hyper-casual games. So, what can mobile game developers do to increase the chances of their games performing well? The game mechanics are simple: players trade fidget toys and aim to get the best trade. Satisfying to Watch.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 21, 2023

In addition to the series of articles about hypercasual games and the social media trends that inspire them, AppMagic talked to AZUR Games and FreePlay, both developer and publisher in the mobile- and hypercasual games market. How do you track mobile market trends? the CPI is high), we still attempt to apply it, but in other settings.”

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

How do top game studios maintain a constant flow of high-quality assets without bottlenecks? With the right strategies, game studios can accelerate asset creation, streamline workflows, and maintain artistic consistency, ensuring their live-service games remain visually compelling and player-focused.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 29, 2024

So, what sets our game apart is its blend of authentic ’90s rally racing experience with modern gaming mechanics. Racing portfolio Studio Perfect Pixel Dude, based in the city of Kalisz, Poland, was founded in 2013. It shows that even small studios can make a big splash in the gaming world with the right strategies.”

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The social gaming trend is taking mobile games by storm and so the quest to innovate social elements intensifies. Most notably, casual mobile games, which make use of this feature, have the most straightforward implementation of the Friend Invitation system. Lock exclusive rewards behind the friend retention mechanic.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

Now, with the follow-up, Nirvana Noir , the New York-based indie studio Feral Cat Den is crafting audio-visual poetry in motion. Previous to making their own indie games, the studio’s background was in advertising and product design. This gave the studio a bit of an outsider perspective.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Source: Business of Apps ) Subway Surfers, an endless runner game, was released by Kiloo Games and SYBO studio in May 2012. Core Mechanics of an Endless Runner Game Game mechanics make a video game engaging and challenging for players. Temple Run Temple Run was released in 2021 by Imangi Studios. on Jul 25, 2018.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2024

The AppMagic Hypercasual games recap for the second quarter of 2024 unveils some interesting information about this specific part of the mobile games market. Wood Nuts: Screw Puzzle The first game on the list is a title by Zego Studio: Wood Nuts: Screw Puzzle. Now, let’s turn to the newbies at the top.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 20, 2022

We recently spoke with Janzen Madsen, founder at Splitting Point Studios , to get his perspective on how to develop a hit on Roblox. Don’t make it like a mobile game. Often, developers coming from the mobile gaming industry will assume that they can replicate their success by rebuilding their games on Roblox.

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Big Games

AUGUST 19, 2021

In general, non-gamers do not have a good opinion about playing mobile games. And discussing the benefits of playing mobile games is a bit of a controversial topic. Though people might find it outrageous to get to know the benefits of playing mobile games, there are authorized and genuine studies and research on this topic.

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The mobile game industry is the most demanding industry for the past few years. Though there are millions and millions of mobile game apps available on the Play/App Store, the game companies and developers are interested in building more and more games. There are several factors associated with the success of a mobile game app. .

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

Mobile gaming has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, with millions of users spending time playing games on their smartphones and tablets. As the mobile gaming market continues to expand, mobile game developers must find ways to make their games stand out in a crowded marketplace. So, let’s dive in!

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Much has changed in mobile gaming since then—and not all of them for the better—but one thing’s for sure: Scopely has more than delivered. Everything revolved around the product, and they eliminated the traditional internal versus external studio divide, creating a seamless environment supported by a robust central tech platform.

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

What Makes a Great Mobile Game? We have first understood the success strategy of a mobile game. So, a mobile game is considered great or successful when it is able to engage the players in the long run and when it makes a profit. Building a Riveting Mobile Game. Make a User-friendly Game. Understand the targeted audience.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 28, 2024

The challenge is an initiative to improve representation and increase visibility for underrepresented game developers in the mobile gaming industry. Four mobile games from indie studios in the U.S., Through innovative mechanics, they provide a unique perspective on dementia.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This time, we’ll look at the top games that use storytelling as a core mechanic and show you that you don’t need sparkling design and intense gameplay to create a hit. Available on mobile, console and PC. Available on mobile devices, Apple watch and PC. Available on mobile devices only. Available on mobile.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 11, 2024

Indie developer Chibig started in 2017 as a one-dev studio in Valencia, Spain. The name Chibig is a reflection of the cute Chibi art style which is used in all the games of the studio. Founder Abraham Cózar Riera released his first game Deiland for mobile devices.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Testing mobile games is crucial as it helps you release bug-free games, boosting the gaming experience. However, in the fast-evolving tech world, developers have had to build mobile games for different operating systems (OS), including iOS, Android, and Windows. But is testing of mobile games for the two operating systems the same?

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This is why game art studios have emerged over the past decade. Instead of working on the next big blockbuster title alone, game art studios help companies create their titles with minimal financial investment. This article will explain about Game Art Studios and what it means for the future of gaming! What is a Game Art Studio?

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Independent game development studio, Norsfell , was founded in 2013 to forge new genres that bring people together. Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Norsfell has grown from a small startup developing mobile games into a studio with nearly 40 team members who helped launch the award-winning multi-platform game, “ Tribes of Midgard.”

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

It contains the game’s proposed design like the concept of the game, genre, core game mechanics, gameplay, timeline, illustrations/sketches, story and characters, levels and monetization strategies. Prototype: The prototype is a raw test that checks the functionality of the game, environments, gameplay, mechanics, user experience, etc.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 10, 2023

The South Korean studio was founded in 2020 by a team of game veterans. After releasing the mobile game I Am Zombie the 20 member team is now working hard on their newest project which combines action-platformer elements with the souls-like genre. .”

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Guest post by David Fox , founder of Double Coconut — a design and development studio that has delivered hit mobile and web games for partners such as EA Sports, WB Games, Microsoft Casual Games, and more. Attaining new users costs pennies compared to mobile app stores, Steam, or other crowded markets.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

That was when in 2013 I joined as a partner in a studio that produced small advergames and games for exhibitions among other services. However, the studio still focused on the advertising area and my interests were increasingly focused on the games. Will you ever work in a team or is it only solo for you? “In Beware of mutant scope.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

Additionally, the modern backend can implement rendering methods , such as forward clustered, mobile, and more in the future (such as deferred clustered, cinematic, etc.). and is intended to run on very old PC hardware as well as most older (still working) mobile phones. Rendering is significantly more efficient in Godot 4.0,

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The Vietnamese developer WolfFun breathed new life into its top-down MOBA Heroes Strike by relaunching it with blockchain-based play-to-earn mechanics. JB: The mobile games industry is extremely competitive because of its low entry barrier, huge customer size, and short development cycles.

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AWS Games

MAY 12, 2023

During the gameplay segment, we discover what makes their game fun to play and we get into the details behind design choices and unique game mechanics. AWS are also proud to continue supporting the game developer community and we want to highlight the best games from indie studios to AAA game studios built on AWS.

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Game Analytics

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

With their short cycles and simple gameplay, crafting a hyper-casual title means you can learn important skills across game design and monetisation, which you’ll need for success in the mobile games industry. A list of 14 of the best hyper-casual mechanics to use for your game. Top hyper-casual studios and publishers to follow.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

It’s the IDEA that makes games successful: The whole presence of the game revolves around that idea that makes the foundation of a mobile game development process. A sure proof of the concept or idea has to be generated to see how viable and feasible it will be for the gaming studio to develop the game.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

Over the years the team grew to an international and fully remote team of 9 developers that released Mordhau, the studio’s first title, in 2019. There is a much stronger presence in the mobile games segment, but more and more developers are also dabbling in PC games, which is great to see.”

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

While most of the decisions are made from within the confines of the development studio itself, developers place considerable importance on a specific form of game testing to gather invaluable insights. Video games have evolved significantly over the years, branching out onto different platforms such as mobile devices, PC, and Consoles.

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