PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While some deals are still happening, most companies have full slates of games planned through 2024, that’s why they are hitting the brakes on new investments. We’ve launched 151 Web Shops this year and are featured in 40 of the top 100 mobile games. Absolutely chicken! “In

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Make sure to sign up for our newsletter to be the first one to read our predictions for 2024. The importance of app stores as a discovery platform has been on a steep decline ever since Apple’s App Store received its design update in 2017 , which puts emphasis on editorial over what users actually care about.

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OPM Jobs

APRIL 13, 2023

Jump to: January February March April May June July August September October November December January 2024 events and dates TBC Mobidictum Network 13th – 14th | Istanbul, Turkey A smaller-scale games industry event for up to 300 attendees, Mobidictum covers many topics across a full itinerary of speakers with plenty of networking.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The platform killed the booming gaming business by handicapping the distribution channels used to grow our games. I believe that mobile games could be facing the same deliberate death-by-a-platform as games Facebook suffered a decade ago. The Mobile Games Market has Matured The market returned to growth.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

The problem is that at the end of 2024, the market is still noticeably smaller than it was three years ago in 2021. Mobile continued to search for growth in the post-IDFA world. The console business is not growing in terms of audience and time spent on platforms. Yet I don’t believe that will happen in 2024.

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Moonmana

JULY 4, 2022

The same relates to lifestreaming, which is now widely used on many platforms and social media. Mobile Games Development. Mobile Games are on the rise due to smartphones’ use. That’s why cross-platform games development is in demand. in 2024, according to Finances Online. Play-To-Earn and NFT.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Starting in January 2024, Unity will introduce what it calls a ‘Runtime Fee’. Based on the number of users installing a game, the platform will trigger a fee depending on specific revenue and installation thresholds. And larger publishers already locked into the platform now face increased costs to their titles.

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Grid Sage Games

JANUARY 1, 2024

To take an extreme example, there are obviously different considerations when developing for mobile vs desktop, and the results of the different decisions made to optimize a design for the target platform is also why ports between various platforms don’t always come out the same, whether technically or in terms of feel.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

To make sure you don't miss out on all the valuable insights and juicy bits, I recommend listening to the full podcast episode on your platform of choice. Mobile gaming, in particular, is here to stay and will remain the dominant force in gaming. Enjoy the podcast! It's always going to be the kingpin of entertainment.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Niantic’s AR-based mobile game took the world by storm and broke numerous world records , including the most revenue grossed by a mobile game in its first month ($206.5m). It’s hard to forget the release of Pokémon GO in 2016. But their latest release, Monster Hunter Now, appears to have finally hit the mark.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

“And… that’s what I did professionally for almost 10 years: released many games on different platforms, working for multiple companies. I left gamedev entirely for five years, because I was burned out from working on yet another F2P mobile casino game or whatever soulless product would feed my family.”

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Mobile games market predictions in 2022 Michail Katkoff, Savage Game Studios, and Deconstructor of Fun. Mobile gaming megatrends Eric Seufert, Mobile Dev Memo. Mobile ad spending worldwide is going up and shifting faster than ever from traditional channels like TV, OOO into digital.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 2, 2023

My estimation is that - if it happens at all - it would happen somewhere in 2024 the earliest. This seems very low frequency for a mobile game, particularly a new one that should be trying to maintain player engagement with new content. OK, so that’s when it comes to the West.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Even the ones that exist on mobile cannot push for mass adoption, because there is no clarity as to how blockchain games are positioned. This will prevent Apple from making any changes in the App Store while getting their cut from those blockchain games for every primary sale done inside the mobile app.

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