Sirlin

JANUARY 8, 2022

I wrote an article about the design of Puzzle Strike 2, which you can find here. I’ll post several more articles about the game’s design, which will all appear on this handy index page that’s just for Puzzle Strike 2. Puzzle Strike 2’s Kickstarter page is here.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

In the past, hybridization was mainly seen in 4X strategy games that merged with puzzle and idle RPG mechanics , but in recent months this phenomenon has spread to titles of all shapes and sizes across the market – not just the hybrid-casual genre. In many respects, this change isn’t particularly surprising.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Over the past ten years, it has not stopped evolving and innovating, with top games beginning with Summoners War (OG), to the Dota Arena and Onmyoji in China , to RAID: Shadow Legends and Marvel Strike Force in the West. Interactive Facilities for Some Cookies. Blackberry Cookie and Dark Night Mantelpiece.

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Keith Burgun

JUNE 18, 2022

Indeed, one of the main starting points for the design was that it wouldn’t be a puzzle, standing in contrast to the highly puzzle-like nature of Advance Wars. It’s not like it strikes them as bad or anything; my games do not get many bad reviews at all. Games need context. And it is vindicating, actually.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This article in our prediction series will cover the Casino category. Long story short, Coin Master gave birth to a new sub-genre by flipping all well established Casino specific product design and user acquisition principles on its head. They are meant more for trend analysis based on estimations, rather than an exercise in accuracy.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This article in our prediction series will cover the Sports & Racing category. No new chart bursting contenders entered the sub-category, due to reasons mentioned earlier in the article. If you look at things on a per quarter basis, the trend is even more striking. But all of that increase is due to Mario Kart.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Disclaimer, I’ve been playing since soft launch, so some of the details might have changed by the time you’re reading this article. With Blizzard's expertise in creating compelling end-game content, Warcraft Rumble has the potential to become a major success and influence future game design trends. ?

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