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Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023

Deconstructor of Fun

Diversify revenue model Cilingir urged game-makers with games skewed heavily toward either ad or IAP-based monetisation to balance their revenue mix. He also said there are opportunities in going cross-platform and direct billing. Cross-platform is becoming more important too, he said.

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Marvel Snap - The Definitive Deconstruction

Deconstructor of Fun

At that point, Second Dinner revealed that their first project just so happens to be a licensed Marvel IP, which the team has been working on for six months already and is currently beginning to playtest. This intro makes it easy for players to get started and feel comfortable with the game mechanics.

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Call of Duty: Online is dead. Long live Call of Duty: Online!

Deconstructor of Fun

The only examples of F2P shooters at scale were Korean (Crossfire) and Chinese (Assault Fire/Ni-Zhan), both focused on pay-to-win mechanics. It was not uncommon to assume that a better designed map or finely balanced mode that took three times as long as competition would eventually win the day.

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