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JANUARY 10, 2021

Visit Facebook Gaming where you’ll find an incredible amount of insightful, actionable and relevant information along with tips, tools and solutions to help you grow your business. Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s). Previously at King and Glu.

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JUNE 3, 2020

Hoping that your game is going to become a cultural phenomenon is a super long shot and often requires access to a top IP that can be very expensive. This is the main reason why mobile game businesses are extremely dependent on User Acquisition (UA), and mastering UA is crucial in building a highly scaled mobile app business.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Guest post by Kenneth Landen , Director of Product at Hit Factor Executive Summary In the ever-evolving landscape of mobile gaming, Supercell's Brawl Stars has undergone a remarkable resurgence, transforming challenges into triumphs. Culminating with the highest revenue month the game has seen in years in January 2024.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Last week in Istanbul, Google and Deconstructor of Fun brought together a thousand-strong group of high-level mobile game execs to talk about the future of the business. His data and insights were based on US data as a proxy for the western market, and focused on platform privacy, or the “Apple global mobile game recession”.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Cookie Run is has some imporessive traction in the Western markets, which may potentially turn this game into a proper worldwide hit. The card-battling RPG genre was one of the first in mobile games that enjoyed success at scale and popularity around the world. What was Cookie Run: Kingdom ’s secret to success?

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JUNE 6, 2022

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. Some examples are: Faster Progression.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This deconstruction will explain how Township consistently grew and blossomed into a game that boasts an astonishing $200M yearly run rate 7 years after it was originally launched. Data from the best in business, Sensor Tower. Strong iPad monetization indicates that this is a game played at home by a more mature audience.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In the latest episode of the DoF Podcast, Mishka reconnects with Rina Onur Sirinoglu, CEO of Spyke Games, to talk about her exciting new mobile gaming venture, which recently secured a $55 million seed round. We never put anything into the game without thorough testing, even if it means delaying us for two to three weeks.”

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie and analysed by the author(s). Kudos to their unrivalled data support! Here are the three things you need to know about ironSource: #1: They’re developing the most robust, data-driven growth engine for mobile games. #2:

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 2, 2023

Most of the changes have been related to progression and side mechanics (new upgrade systems, clans…), with just one being clearly impactful on gameplay (Gizmos). Ultimately, it seems that the strategy has been around completing the game with side mechanics and not touching the core. But have the updates been ambitious enough?

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APRIL 2, 2022

Gaming expert speakers talked about the hottest topics in the gaming industry from 2022 predictions to rising game categories, from blockchain & NFT gaming to launch strategies. Mobile games market predictions in 2022 Michail Katkoff, Savage Game Studios, and Deconstructor of Fun.

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MARCH 27, 2019

Both of the authors are true fans of Command & Conquer franchise and both of the authors understand all to well how hard it is to ship a hit mobile game. No matter how you look at it, Command and Conquer Rivals is a good mobile game and the team behind it should be proud of the game they shipped.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Visit Facebook Gaming where you’ll find an incredible amount of insightful, actionable, and relevant information along with tips, tools, and solutions to help you grow your business. Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s).

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JUNE 3, 2019

There was also this no-name developer Supercell that launched their first mobile games just few miles away back in 2012. data from the ever amazing Sensor Tower. What makes this game so successful? data from the unrivalled GameRefinery. An unprecedented success from a no-name developer.

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MAY 4, 2020

All the data is derived from Sensor Tower’s fantastic data plarform. Most mobile gaming companies bet on incremental innovation as their gateway to success. They make marginal improvements to an existing game, hoping to convince enough players to switch to their game. By all accounts, it is a good game.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Travis Boatman : Travis has held senior leadership positions at a bunch of major gaming and mobile gaming companies including Mattel, JAMDAT, EA, and Zynga. a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. Impact of data in games Hiring for cultural fit Initial focus post funding Why you need to panic!

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

First week after global launch: - Call of Duty Mobile (October 1-7, 2019): 70M downloads - PUBG MOBILE (March 18-24, 2018): 26M downloads - Fortnite (iOS only, March 15-21, 2018): 7M downloads *Worldwide data excludes China android. billion in 2018, making it the highest-earning mobile game of 2018.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie. 2020 Prediction #4: More direct or indirect rivals of Golf Clash will appear mastering the recipe of fun arcade game play, easy to pick up core mechanics and intuitive UI/UX to compete for the growing arcade sports marketshare.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 27, 2019

This deconstruct is written by Eva Grillova (Game Designer at Smirk Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). Unless otherwise specified, all ranking, downloads and revenue data below has been acquired through the wonderful data services of App Annie. Archero’s complete game loop.

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MARCH 4, 2019

This one is written by Om Tandon (Director of User Experience, DIGIT Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). Unless otherwise specified, all ranking, downloads and revenue data below has been acquired through the wonderful data services of Sensor Tower. Attacks and Raids - PvP Gameplay.

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MARCH 22, 2021

Thus a full breakdown of the newly released game is warranted. Especially since the game seeks to dominate the puzzle genre, which is the largest and arguably the most competitive genre in mobile games. In other words, everything you need for game growth. Collect X gems before the board fills up completely.

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