Game Refinery

MAY 26, 2022

What really differentiates The Ants from the rest, however, is not just the theme but the game’s mechanics, which give it an entirely different feel from the usual 4X we’re used to. Source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). Source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). Source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). Gameplay loop.

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The Knights of Unity

JULY 7, 2020

Toys for which you had to build a track yourself and then simply put them on it, and race with your friends just by pressing a button! You can play campaign mode with your friends or/and with AI, build custom tracks and then race on them in the party mode! It all started when we were just kids playing slot cars toys, do you know those?

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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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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

Promotional collaboration events in the top 10% (Revenue) of US iOS games (source: GameRefinery SaaS platform) Some of our favorites last year included Free Fire looking Marvel-ous with a Spider-Man crossover, Roblox turning pink with Barbie, and even Nier: Automata’s android 2B slicing her way into NIKKE: Goddess of Victory.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 24, 2024

Overall downloads have declined on both iOS and Android platforms , with Play Store downloads seeing a more significant drop. Casual Games went Hybrid: These are tailored for a broad audience with straightforward mechanics, usually aim to sustain player engagement to boost revenue via ad monetization.

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DameDev.tv

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Whether that’s a platformer with running and jumping, a racing game with accelerating and braking or a FPS with moving and shooting. (0:51 - 4:53) The first moments in a game should show the core experience.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. And… that’s what I did professionally for almost 10 years: released many games on different platforms, working for multiple companies. For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Usually, this process is still done manually, but Filmustage is not only an online platform but also a service that provides automated script analysis and breakdown. The mechanism is a metal rod, on one side of which the actor is attached, and the stuntman himself is dressed in a green or blue suit and controls the ring at the other end.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Familiarity with Nintendo Platforms Nintendo testing can be challenging. Therefore, you must be familiar with different Nintendo gaming platforms, like upcoming consoles and Nintendo Switch, to be successful. Also, understand the unique controls and features of the Nintendo platforms to ensure flawless Nintendo testing.

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Game Analytics

JANUARY 24, 2023

Through their data, Happy Volcano realized that people were far more likely to drop off if they didn’t play through some of the single-player races before hopping over to multiplayer. “It As a player, it’s frustrating to join a multiplayer race and get absolutely thrashed immediately. You just end up leaving.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 16, 2025

Some of the leading platforms include: Midjourney: For high-quality visual content. Given its mechanics, some might argue Hexa Sort is simply a casual game. One prominent trend is the rise of AI-generated user-generated content (UGC) and AI-driven actor-based material, fundamentally reshaping the content creation landscape. Poolday.ai

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iXie gaming

MARCH 24, 2024

Visuals, humor, and narrative themes that excite players on a specific platform may offend or alienate those in other markets. Navigating the Race Against Time Challenge in Game Localization It’s no secret that game localization can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. The outcome?

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Game Errors

APRIL 7, 2023

If you’re interested in playing video games but don’t know where to start, here are some tips to help you get started: Decide on a platform Video games can be played on a variety of platforms, including consoles, computers, and mobile devices. Look for games that have a tutorial mode or a beginner difficulty level.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

In terms of revenue, the genres that took the most damage were: #1 Racing (revenue -28%, downloads +8%) The genre was down early a third down due to a decline across all titles. And unlike Racing, Shooter games also generally saw a decline in downloads as well. while the net revenues declined by 11% to $38.2B. Until next week. ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 17, 2022

From our sponsors: RECUR is a world-class NFT platform working with game creators looking to build with NFTs. RECUR provides an institutional-grade, secure platform for creators and an easy-to-use experience for users. As well as by adding deflationary mechanics (sinks) that would limit the potential speculation.

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Game Daily

JUNE 8, 2023

First, we have the universe level where you establish things like game mechanics, abilities, characters, locations, statistics and so on. We think we have a great authoring environment, but also a distribution platform that’s fast and easy. We’re not racing towards AIs telling stories.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Just Google “rug pull” and you can see how a generations old idiom became synonymous with a certain scam mechanism in the crypto space. I also don’t think it’s going to become a dominant platform by itself like mobile, PC or console. Blockchain games will not replace the current games that people play.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 4, 2020

Leave it another Finnish team to build some truly innovative gameplay mechanics in their action strategy title, Battle Legion. Save for a few unicorns ( Fortnite , AFK Arena ), the genres and game mechanics feel to me largely unevolved.

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Game Global

JUNE 28, 2021

The wide selection of video game genres means that translators won’t be stuck on high-fantasy language or racing games for the rest of their careers but might also need to learn about cooking, board games, politics, astrophysics (okay, maybe I am exaggerating), and so on.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

The two graphs below show that competition for supremacy of Mid-Core in the Western audience is a tight race between Supercell and FunPlus. By all accounts this genre is matured to a point where it could use a massive innovation to both the progression mechanics and social gameplay. Though the growth is different than we imagined.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Currently, mobile and web platforms are not available, with support likely coming in Godot 4.1. This change aims to address various popping issues, race conditions, and overall poor resampling behavior. also comes with a fully working headless mode (no rendering or audio output, supported on all platforms!), Web platform.

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Game Refinery

MARCH 16, 2023

The examples we’ve included here are only a small handful of the thousands of seasonal event implementation examples on the GameRefinery SaaS platform, so if you’re interested in seeing more examples, check out the platform. The more changes you make to the game, the more monetization mechanics you’ve got to play with.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Ratchet & Clank – Rift Apart Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a remarkable third-person shooter platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It features stunning visuals, inventive weaponry, and gameplay advancements, making it one of the standout titles for the platform.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 13, 2021

To a large extent, ironSource seems to have taken a page out of AppLovin’s playbook by entering Hypercasual publishing after fueling the genre for years as an incredibly robust mediation and monetization platform. This is in line with the current rise in popularity of games with the equally satisfying Merge mechanic in the puzzle genre.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Now cross-platform game development with Unity is possible. Due to its extensive asset store, versatility, and a multitude of tutorials and online courses, Unity has become the most popular 2D and 3D development platform in the world. Or do the two platforms remain equal? Unreal Engine uses C++, and Unity comes with C#.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

At that time, Shenzhen-based Jade Studios created a massively multiplayer PC racing title for the Chinese market called QQ Speed. The studio then switched to developing content for mobile and created a pair of exclusive titles for China’s WeChat social platform in 2013. So why the stark difference in performance?

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

There was footage of the common rooms and brand-new gameplay that was released earlier this month- which gave an insight into the game mechanics, setting, and characters to an extent. The PlayStation State of Play event introduced the mechanic where the player is able to learn different spells from companions across the story line.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The only examples of F2P shooters at scale were Korean (Crossfire) and Chinese (Assault Fire/Ni-Zhan), both focused on pay-to-win mechanics. When CoDO development started, there was barely any successful 3D free-to-play shooter in the west and free-to-play design as a whole was fairly unexplored outside of Facebook games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. Sports games declined largely due to big IP racing games (ex. Drawing and Coloring games also declined as platforms clamped down on the misleading subscription selling. Looking across installs by platform, Android installs took a bigger hit than iOS.

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