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How to Build Better Mechanics for Rewarded In-Game Ads

Game Refinery

Statista’s Market Insights show that 48% of the revenue in casual games in 2022 came from in-game ads, with the share of IAA revenue increasing each year. The progression mechanic is based on watching ads, with each ad increasing the number of rewards for the next pull. Dragonscapes Adventure’s floating reward prompt.

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Square Enix re-releases Chocobo GP without microtransactions

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Square Enix's 2022 game Chocobo GP has been updated to completely cut out its microtransactions and free-to-play mechanics.

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The top 22 mobile games of 2022

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Think of this as a hyper-casual Beyblade game with a merge mechanic mixed in the middle. What we liked about Spinner Merge is how they came about the idea of bringing in the merge mechanic. Cart Crash is an incredibly satisfying game that relies much more on timing than any other mechanic. Spinner Merge by Sunday.GG.

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Navigating the layers of hell: How Oppolyon Studio built their debut game Ascending Inferno

PreMortem.Games

It’s a brutal journey of persistence, frustration, and constant restarts, where the stakes are as emotional as they are mechanical. Internal debate The development of Ascending Inferno wasn’t just about embracing punishing mechanics though. It wasn’t until 2022, nearing the end of our studies, that we decided to revive that dream.

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Sony’s State of Play 2022- Delving into the Exclusivity  

iXie gaming

Let’s take a look at what went down at Sony’s State of Play 2022: Tekken 8. The shooting mechanics look sound along with a many interesting characters and locations being introduced in this title. What did you think about the announcements at State of Play 2022? The enhanced edition is set to release early 2023 for the PSVR2.

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The 2022 Everfree Demo has Arrived!!

Yotes Games

This here is the demo we just debuted at Everfree Northwest showing the brand new overworld and improved battle mechanics for the first time. The New Kickstarter Anniversary Demo is finally available on Itch.io! ? Download the Demo!

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Based 2023’s data, which casual game genres are likely to perform well in 2024?

PreMortem.Games

User spending went down by around 3.5%, following the decline trend of 2022. From the entire list, 5 casual genres were selected for further in-depth study: Merge-2 with Meta : the genre was the most promising one in 2022, and in 2023 it showed strong revenue growth. Top image: Merge Mansion.

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