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. Do you agree with the list of Top 5 PS games in 2022 ? Morality System, Quidditch & Exclusive Content.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Widely regarded as the biggest trendsetter when it comes to entertaining content, the short-form video content platform, TikTok, has become the new home for viral content. year-over-year from 2021 to 2022 (TikTok Internal Data, 2022) – makes it the perfect place to find inspiration for casual and hyper-casual mobile games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

Both Casino and Mid-core games saw a considerable drop in downloads that will likely reflect in the revenues of these categories during 2022. Just when we thought that looming lockdowns and hazmat suits were going to be a memory of 2020-2021, enter 2022. Sports games declined largely due to big IP racing games (ex.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In previous years I’ve opened the review with a collage of dev images of varying themes and content, but approaching the end of this year we have one major theme that stands out, and that I’ll be writing more about below, so let’s hear it for the interface mockups! The first three years there are Alpha, followed by Beta.

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Nvidia

AUGUST 19, 2022

For example, if shadows are an important game mechanic (think of Splinter Cell ), then a higher cost for extra-nice ray-traced shadows makes sense, but spending extra performance on RT translucency probably doesn’t make as much sense. Note that you can access this content on demand.) Could you provide any insights into this problem?

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Game Errors

JUNE 6, 2023

Gameplay Mechanics Although both of these titles have many similarities, some key differences have made them unique from each other. This characteristic has created many more contrasts, particularly in the shooting, movement, and overall game mechanics. The movement mechanics in Fortnite is very basic. Fortnite is ahead.

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Game Refinery

APRIL 6, 2023

Publishers and studios are constantly looking for new ways to improve these, whether it’s with more powerful ad creative to boost UA or by adding new gameplay mechanics and features to improve player retention. They’re a great way of boosting engagement by providing players with new and exciting ways of enjoying an existing game.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 19, 2024

The idea for Dead Meat came in 2022, when Keane and Ackland were discussing what the ultimate First Person Talker might look like. Press B to express Doubt’, for example, is a classic case of mismatch between gameplay scenario and mechanical input. Using natural language and free-text input would clearly be a significant improvement.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

A game that really fell during 2022 losing nearly half of its revenues in the process. 5 Simulation Games (revenue -18%, downloads +16%) Roblox , which brought well over a billion Dollars in 2021, declined by 27% in 2022 while not losing downloads. Globally, time spent grew 25% from 2021 to 2022. Until next week. ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 4, 2023

It’s again taking a super simple addictive core game but actually pairing it with a simplified progression mechanic and some amount of live operations. And the progression mechanic result in in-app purchases. If you look at the top 30 new downloaded games in 2022, what you’ll find out is that none of them was a hypercasual game.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Not only are collaboration events a great way to engage players, but they’re also a great way to boost your game’s monetization through the addition of new content, such as event-exclusive cosmetic items and collectibles. 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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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If executed correctly, introducing new mechanics in this way can be an easy win, enabling developers to test out player preferences, broaden motivational appeal, boost user acquisition, and enhance player engagement – all without drastically altering the core gameplay. Whoever emerges victorious wins a random assortment of boosters.

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Nvidia

MARCH 17, 2023

Gran Turisimo 7 , released in 2022, marked the 25th anniversary of the series’ beginning, and included implementation of Universal Scene Description (USD). Although it is a library designed for video production, USD’s mechanism for supporting large and complex pipelines could be used for in-game production.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Diablo Immortal also builds on its narrative by periodically adding expansions, which add additional playable areas introduced through new story content. Much of the game’s financial success can be attributed to how it has intertwined its likable characters with its monetization mechanics.

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Rampant Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In the fiction, November 6, 2022 was the launch day for the game “ Sword Art Online ,” chronicled in the books, manga, and anime series of that name. Not much else is said about the death mechanic in the other game worlds of the series. Now the real world date has caught up with the science fiction, as it always does.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 4, 2023

A larger drop can be identified if we compare Q2 2023 to Q2 2022. Thus, when every pixel of the old games seems to be explored up and down, DLC (downloadable content) might become a good option to sugarcoat things. Released back in 2022, the game takes its inspiration from the widely popular Piano Tiles series by Umoni Games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

The earliest would be 2022 and until then they’ll most likely scratch the puzzle itch through investment in studios who specialize in puzzle. Gone are the days where a reasonable attempt at a core mechanic and a saga map were all you needed for 6 figure revenue. 2021 is the year when this will really change. source: Liquid & Grit.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

New content releases would drive intermittent spikes in revenue, that would push revenue up to between $500k and $750k. The highest they have been since the start of 2022, at roughly 150% greater than 2023’s baseline install rate. The Brawl pass is also a key component to quest content depth and goal setting in the game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 23, 2023

Fastforward to September of 2022 and the game, Marvel Snap, is finally out globally after a considerable amount of time in soft launch. The Beginning Let me walk you through the beginning of the game to illustrate just how well done it is, while also explaining the game’s simple mechanics. What’s the best way to describe Marvel Snap?

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On December 12th, 2022, Brawl Stars removed its loot boxes, replacing it with a ‘direct purchase’ system for acquiring content. This calculation excludes December 2022, which boosted revenue due to the winter holidays). This move shocked many within the industry and generated polarized opinions among experts.

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Game Refinery

MARCH 16, 2023

With over 90% of the top-grossing 100 iOS mobile games using seasonal events to boost their revenues, national holidays have become an essential part of LiveOps with players expecting an influx of new content as we approach the holiday seasons. Zombie Frontier 3’s Christmas content Event-related offers (e.g.,

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

Successful 4X games developers are constantly bringing new gameplay mechanics to stand out in the market as seen in the examples below. 2022 Predictions for 4X games We’ll see even more external IPs in the 4X genre. The launch of Valorant Mobile in 2022 is likely to invigorate it considerably. . #3 Product innovation is crucial.

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 17, 2022

“Roguelike” was definitely a buzzword among game developers last year in China, and the shockwaves made by the boom can still be felt today – for example, still in May 2022, we spotted three new games that claimed to be “roguelike” entering the Chinese iOS top-grossing top 200 list. source: Wikipedia).

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

The game won over millions of gamers with the adorable Cookie characters and a perfect mashup of RPG and Build & Harvest mechanics. In terms of content, the plot of Cookie Run: Kingdom advances very quickly while maintaining a grip on the details of the characters. What was Cookie Run: Kingdom ’s secret to success?

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The usage of spells, tactics, and magic items : Mechanics reminiscent of classic puzzle game boosters, but with more limited uses. Puzzle RPGs where the real meat is on the RPG and hero collection mechanics. And the meta component outside the main puzzle gameplay is more limited. The full post can be found here.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

A secret is a bit of content – a part of a level, an item, a character, or any other thing in the game, which is (for lack of a better term) “missable” I hate to use the term missable, because that has a negative connotation, but it also points to an important part of what secrets are. What are secrets in videogames?

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Gaming expert speakers talked about the hottest topics in the gaming industry from 2022 predictions to rising game categories, from blockchain & NFT gaming to launch strategies. Mobile games market predictions in 2022 Michail Katkoff, Savage Game Studios, and Deconstructor of Fun.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Battle: Simplified skill point system and amazing visual effects The core of the skill system relates to balancing and mechanisms. In the later game, raid mechanisms become quite rich. Skill UI of the Witch class).

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Sky Mavis team knows all this, which is why there are several new developments in the pipeline: a F2P version with (potentially) greater distribution, land, user-generated content, and more. On the other hand, Axie Infinity mashes familiar turn-based gameplay with a Hearthstone-like card battler mechanic.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 4, 2021

While the year has been a special one in Cogmind history for being entirely devoted to laying the groundwork for a great 2022, this is not only in the sense that a game-changing Beta 11 is well on its way to completion… For one, support via Patreon has really come into its own! The numbers don’t lie. Noticing a trend yet?

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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. Another MMORPG-related bias was the expectation of continuous content updates, visually different challenges/upgrades and a metagame focused on progression and cosmetic rarity.

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Designer Notes

APRIL 2, 2023

I gave an Old World postmortem at GDC 2022, which is available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser.

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 20, 2023

Beta 11 was particularly special due to its sheer scope and secondary aim at rebalancing a number of fundamental mechanics, so unlike the usual shorter coverage of stats that I do over on the forums, let’s take a more comprehensive look at some relevant stats from Beta 11… ( Beta 9 stats were the last I covered here on the blog.)

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Tower of Fantasy was launched in the global markets in August 2022, luring players to the game with its “Genshin with an MMO experience” headlines. Although, in these types of games, whenever there is a new content update, there is also a revenue spike, which can be shown in the case of Tower of Fantasy.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Christmas 2022 was made very special for some as Moon Active announced the acquisition of the casual puzzle game Zen Match for as much as $150M. They showed the potential of this new mechanic 2 years ago when merge was all the rage. But we can safely say that Moon Active saw a potential in Zen Match.

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Cocos

MAY 14, 2023

Content Although the Deferred Rendering technique was officially proposed at GDC in 2004, nearly 20 years have passed, and there are still many people who don’t know the details, especially those who are new to 3D programming. GBuffer Content To complete lighting processing, some basic information is essential, such as. width, height).setPassInput(this.lastPass.slotName(camera,

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Coin Master truly innovated on a core Casino mechanic by making random chance just one block in the core loop, not the only block. 2019 Prediction #2: Existing top apps will incrementally improve live ops and content, and experiment with new meta concepts, additional currencies, and deeper/more complex social structures. Euro Bites.

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