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. The secret of Success Behind the Game.

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Game Refinery

APRIL 6, 2023

With increased competition from IDFA regulation changes and new games consistently entering the market, two of the biggest challenges facing publishers and mobile game studios are acquiring new players (UA) and keeping those players in your game (player retention).

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The Bottom Feeder

JUNE 29, 2022

There are a million of these, and all of them do everything they can to make you play a different game. So just for fun, I decided to fire up my phone and try a bunch of mobile games, to find out how weird things have gotten with them. I started out with a game my kids used to play, Dragon Story. Weirdly cheap.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As many of our peers are considering shifting their games to P2E, the question everyone is asking is whether this new business model can create sustained success, or whether it’s just the latest hype-driven bubble set to burst. Naturally, mobile game companies are in constant search of new blue spots in the red ocean to compete in.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2025

Luke Muscat is no stranger to success in the mobile gaming world. I didnt feel like I was learning that much with each new game, he says. Every game was exciting and challenging, but professionally I was just kinda doing the same thing with similar challenges each time.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Unlike these other formats, however, the games industry produces experiences that can differ vastly from one platform to the next. The Best Mobile Game award, on the other hand, is simply “for the best game playable on a mobile device.” So, what are we to make of Game of the Year awards for mobile titles?

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 1, 2018

But besides a few mobile games to waste some time, I didn't really play anything else. I hear from friends about all the games they played and I wonder "where do you find all the time?" Well, all that is going to change in 2018, and now that my blog is fully operational, I hope to write about what I'm playing.

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Grumpy Gamer

DECEMBER 31, 2017

But besides a few mobile games to waste some time, I didn’t really play anything else. I hear from friends about all the games they played and I wonder “where do you find all the time?” Start working on a game To be clear, my goal in 2018 is to start working on a game that will eventually ship.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Unity’s game engine is a popular developer tool and, by comparison, easier to master than Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. Mobile game makers and indies can get mired in a host of different costs and expenses as component licensing arrangements—by relying on different service providers for specific technologies (e.g.,

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

. ‘ Games Can Be Good For The Mind ‘ from Skillprint is described as an “empirical” study into the cognitive and psychological benefits of mobile games. Participants evaluated each game on six characteristics: fun, engaging, challenging, boring, frustrating, and confusing. .”

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Cocos

JUNE 29, 2023

For this possition very important if you have experience with mobile apps and Cocos Creator. You can write to me in a telegram Telegram: Contact @kholova_tatiana or by email tatyana.h@rockstonedev.com. If you are interested to hear more about this position, please reply with a CV and I will set up a call with you. rockstonedev.com.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

I will be glad if you write me a message in a telegram (Telegram: Contact @kholova_tatiana), by email tatyana.h@rockstonedev.com rockstonedev.com or write yo. This ad has no statute of limitations, it is always relevant. Because there are few Cocos developers in Russia.

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Moonmana

JUNE 7, 2023

This time we’ll unveil the most common reasons why studios choose Unity for creating a game for Android in 2023. Keep on reading and find out what it takes to build a highly-rated mobile game by using the Unity engine and what you should be ready to go through. Is Unity Good for Mobile Games?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

When Ahmetcan isnt busy crafting and designing killer features, youll find him exploring Berlin's vibrant tech scene or writing for Deconstructor of Fun in one of the hipster cafes of the city. The puzzle genre is a powerhouse in mobile gaming, generating over $7 billion annually in in-app purchases (IAP). Succeed in the market.

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Jesper Juul

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For example, with the continued growth of persistent games with RPG-like stats that remain over time – think all mobile games – “outcome” now feels less central to games than it did in 2003. A good question, but at the time of writing, “telephone” meant a landline phone.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I don’t write any code; instead, I handle data from our games or the market to guide the company’s direction. I’m involved in meetings about the game’s future, pitches, and investor relations. From that moment, Ikpeme was determined to bring the game to life. I focus on data at Dash Studios,” says Ikpeme. “I

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Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Meet the panelists: Sande Chen is a writer and game designer with over 15 years of experience in the game industry. She is the author of the award-winning Game Development Essentials: Mobile Game Development and the Official GameSalad Guide to Game Development.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 24, 2023

But this write-up is not about Playrix's ability to out-execute rivals. Instead, we’ll be talking about how Playrix outperformed most of the games industry in their ability to work from home efficiently and at scale. Worldwide net in-app purchase revenue per publisher in the last 12 months. Source: Data.ai

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Awesome Tuts

MARCH 1, 2022

That being said, we can’t even put this in the top 10 things a game dev needs to know. It will help you become a better game dev and write better code for sure. Especially if you work on mobile games or looking to get hired in a mobile game studio. This one is actually important. Very important sure.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

With a knack for puzzles, arcades, and simulation games. When Ahmetcan isn’t busy crafting and designing killer features, you’ll find him exploring Berlin's vibrant tech scene or writing for Deconstructor of Fun in one of the hipster cafes of the city. How Genshin Impact gives daily missions.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Unfortunately, the spell didn’t carry over outside Finland and the game’s success has been relatively lackluster. There are three reasons why I’m writing this article. I started as a fan of the game. Whenever we write critical posts about a game, the team seems to fire up to “prove Deconstructor of Fun wrong!”

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Depending on these, you can make a budget-friendly game or the next GTA. Keep reading this blog to understand how mobile game development costs differ from AAA games. It may include– mobile devices like Android and iOS or other systems like PS and Xbox. Believe us, it’s worth every minute of your time.

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Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Visual Scripting And No-Code Solutions Bolt for Unity: This visual scripting editor within the Unity game engine allows you to build game logic without writing code. Most mobile game development companies use this tool to make their work effortless.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Last week in Istanbul, Google and Deconstructor of Fun brought together a thousand-strong group of high-level mobile game execs to talk about the future of the business. Kudos to Neil Long of Mobilegamer.biz for joining the event and writing the notes. Kress said that the current’s market’s woes were “all Apple’s fault”. “We

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

GitHub - axmolengine/axmol: Axmol Engine – A Multi-platform Engine for Desktop, XBOX (UWP) and Mobile games. (A axmol is just a fork of cocos2d-x-4.0: A fork of Cocos2d-x-4.0) release notes Add experimental WebAssembly build support(WebGL 2.0) fmtlib: 10.0.0 ==> 10.1.0 FreeType: 2.13.0 ==> 2.13.2 llhttp: 8.1.1 ==> 9.0.1

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Yet, those professionals in mobile game development services know how to tackle these challenges. But the chaos and the desire to create visually stunning and immersive games fuels their determination. Voice actors breathe life into characters, and developers write thousands of lines of code.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2018

support needed for mobile games. which is problematic on many mobile devices. x branch will cease to be so important for mobile developers. Buffer write performance improvements. [GH-16671]. Those reasons are typically: OpenGL ES 2.0 only supports OpenGL ES 3.0 The upcoming Godot 3.1 so by then the 2.1.x

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Gamesbrief

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Browser-based games in Korea and Germany were demonstrating an alternative way to make money: by giving your game away for free, tying players to a persistent account and charging for progress, cosmetics or virtual currencies. But they were also true of the Internet in 1995, or free-to-play games in 2003.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 11, 2023

Only 4% see themselves having to look for a job in the near future with an additional 11% pessimistic about their employment and 18% who are neutral… What do I think… If you read the analysis Why Remote Workers are Increasingly Less Productive, Anxious, Depressed, and Lonely , you’ll notice that it didn’t write any of my opinions.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

GoPractice is a tool I would have loved to have at the beginning of my product management career and it’s a tool that I love having now, a decade into making and operating free-to-play games. GoPractice is also highly recommended by some of the top mobile games companies, which is how I originally got connected with Oleg.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Indeed, a Twitter parody account called Peter Molydeux regularly posts amusingly bats-arse game design ideas. The badly botched launches of Kickstarter game Godus, and mobile game Curiosity further damaged his reputation. That’s not the way it works.” ” You can hear the full interview here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. If you’re interested in growing your business on mobile and beyond, look no further. Thoughts and opinions are his own and do not express those of his employer.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 23, 2023

These features allow players to change the card meta and contribute to the ongoing development of the game. What's surprising is that the game is also accessible on PC, even though it was designed primarily for mobile. Cards Cards are the cornerstone of any card game (obviously!), and Marvel Snap is no exception.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Live Operations solutions help developers manage their backend infrastructure so they can focus on providing players with a high-quality game experience. AWS for Games Solutions. Game Services : Amazon GameSparks*, Serverless Notifications for Mobile Games, Massive Scale Real-Time Messaging for Multiplayer Games, Nakama, Beamable.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Mobile gaming market is close to what an economist would call a perfectly competitive market (except for some categories such card and fighting games - looking at you, Herthstone and Contest of Champions). The publisher/developer usually base their launch decision on a hypothesis of the scalability of user acquisition.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

Most mobile gaming companies bet on incremental innovation as their gateway to success. They make marginal improvements to an existing game, hoping to convince enough players to switch to their game. This game packs some of the best balanced, nerve- wracking, strategic gameplay on a mobile device.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Expect more acquisitions, new game releases and revenue diversification efforts (also outside mobile games) from Playtika, as it prepares to bulk up before an imminent 2020 IPO. Also, a Revenue by Strategic Segment graph showcasing a 41% contribution to overall revenues through their mobile gaming portfolio (“Digital”).

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