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

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In this blog, we look at some of the new and interesting ways developers have implemented minigames into some of the most popular mobile titles on the market, from Royal Match’s Wordle-inspired potion puzzle to Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s recreation of Dave the Diver.

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Webinar Recap: How Mobile Game Developers Are Using IP Collaborations to Enhance LiveOps

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This incredibly popular title has launched a few crossover events since it blasted onto the scene in November 2022including Chainsaw Man, Nier: Automata, and most recently, Neon Genesis: Evangelionbut its partnership with the award-winning PC and console game Dave the Diver was by far its most noteworthy.

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Gatera Studio’s ANTRO turns beats into gameplay

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platforming, parkour mechanics and puzzle-solving, all tightly synchronized to a pulsating urban soundtrack. With launch day approaching, the studio is working closely with publisher Selecta Play to bring ANTRO to PC, PlayStation and Xbox. ANTRO will release later this year on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.

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How Istanbul Became the New Capital of Mobile Gaming – And Where It’s Headed Next

Deconstructor of Fun

This led to an investment boom in 2021-2022, with Dream Games emerging as the fastest Turkish unicorn , proving that Turkish studios could go beyond hyper-casual into puzzle dominance. Harder Questions: Can Trkiye Break Out Beyond Puzzle & Casual? The next question is can the company expand from one mega-hit to two or more.

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Puzzle Strike on Steam

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Puzzle Strike is now available on Steam! Puzzle Strike is a deckbuilding puzzle game played amongst Fantasy Strike characters. It's inspired by puzzle games such as Puzzle Fighter. In any case, make sure to adapt to your opponents because Puzzle Strike has a lot more interactivity than most other deckbuilders.

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When We Made… A Little to the Left

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Max Inferno released A Little to the Left late last year, and artist, designer and company co-founder Annie Macmillan told Vince Pavey all about their work on the cosy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organise household items

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Kazakhstan-based Goodwin Games takes us on an emotional adventure in Selfloss

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Kazimir’s staff is more than just a weapon, it’s a dynamic tool that players can use to solve puzzles, combat enemies, and cleanse the Miasma. Selfloss is out on PC , PlayStation , Xbox and Switch. From there it grew into something much more.” But right now we don’t have a specific next game. We are trying to find it.”