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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success

Game Refinery

We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together. This has led to some wildly unusual combinations.

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Solo dev Diego Ras of Raccoo Venture “Everything starts with paper and pencil”

PreMortem.Games

He started his career in advertising, but the world of video games always held his real interest. Many years passed and, after graduating, I started working in the advertising field. However, the studio still focused on the advertising area and my interests were increasingly focused on the games. Beware of mutant scope.

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Tower Pop seeks to reinvent tower defense

Game Daily

How does the tower defense (TD) genre – generally associated with casual, mobile gaming – fit into the Web3 world? This extra layer of strategy balances the need to kill off stragglers, focus on impeding more skilled opponents, or exact revenge against irritating individuals. Let’s take a look.

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2021 Predictions #1 Puzzle Games Becomes the Top Grossing Genre on Mobile

Deconstructor of Fun

Mat Baker has been making mobile games for 15 years. 2020 was a very good year for mobile games. Puzzle Games in 2020 Puzzle, out of all of the genres and mobile, is the largest one when looking at IAPs only. Gone are the days where a reasonable attempt at a core mechanic and a saga map were all you needed for 6 figure revenue.

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The Trends & Challenges of Hyper- Casual Game Development

iXie gaming

With the rise of smartphones and mobile gaming, hyper-casual games have exploded in popularity due to their accessibility and addictiveness. From the explosion of the mobile gaming market to the demand for instant gratification, we will examine the factors that have propelled hyper-casual games to the forefront of the gaming industry.

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Battle Passes - Everything You Ought to Know and Then Some

Deconstructor of Fun

Passes can generate different player experiences, follow a different balance, and emphasize different components depending on the genre and audience. For most players (including payers) the Pass is primarily retention and an engagement mechanism. It will be interesting to see how it turns out in the long term.

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Google x Deconstructor of Fun Istanbul Event: Highlights and Videos

Deconstructor of Fun

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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