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Game-Changing Storytelling: How To Integrate Narrative Elements in Mobile Games

Game Refinery

The top 200 merge game titles (source: GameRefinery platform). Including narrative elements in the meta layer of the game certainly has a positive impact on the revenue. GameRefinery’s motivational data shows Gossip Harbor does things differently than most merge games.

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The top 22 mobile games of 2022

Game Analytics

Think of this as a hyper-casual Beyblade game with a merge mechanic mixed in the middle. relied on data to figure out what they wanted this game to be. But after researching the market, they found that merge games were steadily growing and were a solid choice to go down. Apex Legends Mobile by EA. Plan your attack.

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AWS for Games debuts Guide to Generative AI for Game Developers, and more at GDC 2024

AWS Games

AWS Session Highlights Harnessing generative AI to create unlimited content within game worlds : Saltwater Games details the generative AI architecture of “Resurgence,” an upcoming free-to-play, post-apocalyptic, open-world crafting and survival game. the #1 casual game launch of 2023 : Scopely’s Monopoly Go!

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Know How Much It Costs to Make a Game Before Investing!

Big Games

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. Will it be a 2D puzzle or an AAA game like Grand Theft Auto V? Believe us, it’s worth every minute of your time.

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Newzoo’s latest report: Almost 9 in 10 gamers spend money on in-game items

PreMortem.Games

Technological advancements, especially in mobile and 5G technology, along with the emergence of cloud gaming services, are playing a pivotal role in enhancing the overall player experience. Money spent on games In the last six months, more than half of the player base has spent money on video games.

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The Best 3D Art Outsourcing Studios in the Industry

iXie gaming

Secondly, look up profiles on independent data-driven websites. Finally, choose your top game art outsourcing firm and get in touch with it after doing a cost-benefit analysis. Specialties: – Concept Art, 3D Art, 3D Art, Illustration, Promo Art, 3D Animation, 2D Animation, Mobile Games, Video Games, UI, and Social Networks.

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How to Build the Amazon of Game Companies

Deconstructor of Fun

These are the four defensibilities from NFX with examples from tech: Applied to the gaming industry, here is my own interpretation for the archetypal companies for each defensibility category: So how defensible are game companies based on these defensibilities? In some rare cases, mobile launch budgets can potentially exceed $50M.

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