Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

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.

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Big Games

AUGUST 27, 2021

One of the main reasons for the increased growth in mobile game development is because of the concept of instant games. However, the mobile game development process needs an immense amount of efficiency and dedication, and is a very challenging sector. This is why many investors venture into this industry.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

With the annual Game Developer Conference (GDC) just days away, Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games is ramping up to host exciting technology demonstrations and programming focused on evolving industry trends, including generative artificial intelligence (AI). Be sure to RSVP here if you plan to attend.

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Big Games

AUGUST 25, 2021

The main aim of the game developers is to make sure the gaming app is engaging and interactive, whereby they can gain a larger user base and get a share in the marketplace. When we talk about building engaging and interactive mobile games, there are a few things that have to be considered while developing games.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Check it out , and follow the recap below for a full rundown of AWS for Games activities at GDC 2024.

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Game Dev Unchained

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In the ever-shifting world of game development, the journey of each individual is a unique blend of challenges, learning, and triumphs. Our discussion offered profound insights into the industry’s current state, the journey of a game developer, and the impact of evolving trends on personal and professional growth.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2024

Remember that game with controls so awkward it made you want to hurl your controller? In today’s booming gaming market, players expect more than dazzling visuals – they demand seamless interactions and total immersion. Stumbles in UX can sabotage player satisfaction and a game’s long-term success. The outcome?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Follow Nebo on everything mobile growth > @eniac W hen AppTrackingTransparency was introduced, many predicted the doom and gloom situation and the death of mobile gaming. It's no secret that Match 3 is the most competitive mobile gaming genre. Our products need to be reinvented to fit the new reality.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 18, 2022

Game Genre. Game Architect - 1. Game Asset Designer - 1. An immersive, fast-paced quiz game that tests the player’s general knowledge about random facts. An immersive, fast-paced quiz game that tests the player’s general knowledge about random facts. Load balancer was also implemented. App Platform.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Whether you’re a casual gamer looking for some entertainment or a dedicated hardcore game enthusiast, today, we have curated a list of the best high-graphics games for Android just for you. Let’s explore the Top 10 Mobile Game Development without wasting your precious time! So, are you excited to take a look?

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It’s a hard pill to swallow if you’ve worked on your game for five years, only to launch it to a largely indifferent audience. That’s what happened to solo developer Simon Taylor (working under the name Plastic Cow Games ) and his game Smash Dungeon. After that, the game never gained any traction and faded away in obscurity.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Game development isn’t as smooth and glamorous as many newbies imagine. Yet, those professionals in mobile game development services know how to tackle these challenges. But the chaos and the desire to create visually stunning and immersive games fuels their determination. Testing Testing is like quality control.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

It is no secret that game development is a complicated process. These adjustments touch upon various facets such as gameplay, user interface, and overall game design. Let’s take a look at the importance of focus group testing and understand the benefits it offers to game developers and the gaming community.

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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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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Hyper-casual games are simple, easy-to-play games that have become increasingly popular in recent years. With the rise of smartphones and mobile gaming, hyper-casual games have exploded in popularity due to their accessibility and addictiveness. Let’s dive in!

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Deconstructor of Fun

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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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Ambitious multiverse and Web3 project Avalon’s first trailer dropped yesterday, as well as details of the experienced development team’s plans for the game. The game features action-combat including magical powers in player-vs-environment and player-versus-player modes. In-game businesses can be built and sold.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow and monetize their games. 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.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He started his career in advertising, but the world of video games always held his real interest. Making games was something that seemed very far from reality”, he says. Yet, with help from the internet and some classes in college, he realized that he too could create games. Why did you become a solo developer? “I’ve

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

Today, we dive into the critical components of game markets needed to make them fun, and applicable in web 3.0 TWIG #216 Ubisoft Staff Threatens to Strike over 4-Day Work Week / Laying out the Bull case for Mobile ? TWIG #216 Ubisoft Staff Threatens to Strike over 4-Day Work Week / Laying out the Bull case for Mobile ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

AAA game franchises are in the middle of a renaissance on mobile. Several of the industry’s top IPs have received high-fidelity ports that have been successful in bringing core franchise players to the mobile format. It was only a matter of time before Call of Duty would find its feet on mobile. So is COD Mobile dead?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. Role-Playing Games on Mobile The RPG market is a high risk, high reward genre walled by a robust entry barrier. But the squeeze is worth the juice.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio A year ago, Supercell announced their intention to open a studio in North America with the mission of developing games for PC and Console. ✉️ Received this email from a friend?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 11, 2023

This week, I will test this broader industry hypothesis against our very own gaming industry. Most of us have been in games for a long time and are now working remotely “A lot of places have room to do better. Over half of the respondents (57%) work directly on game development. Likely both. But this is why we do surveys.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Google and DoF brought together the most influential gaming investors, companies, and talents in Istanbul! 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.

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Deconstructor of Fun

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. Rina co-founded Peak Games, which has become a game-changer in the Turkish gaming scene.

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Game Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

Last month , Finnish game developer and publisher Tower Pop announced a $2.1 million investment for its upcoming Web3 game Omega Royale. How does the tower defense (TD) genre – generally associated with casual, mobile gaming – fit into the Web3 world? Let’s take a look.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focused on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Worked on hit mobile titles such as Sims Freeplay, Need for Speed No Limits, Subway Surfers, and Sims Mobile. Written by Christopher Brousseau. The Arclight Booster pack, available for $19.99

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 24, 2023

Instead, we’ll be talking about how Playrix outperformed most of the games industry in their ability to work from home efficiently and at scale. Thus they began contracting talent from outside their city, a remote work practice the game industry has been employing for decades. The goal was to solve the difficult talent problem.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. If you’re interested in growing your business on mobile and beyond, look no further. In my heart, I am a game designer. This post is sponsored by Xsolla.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2020

This post is written by Nebojsa “Nebo” Radovic , who’s an experienced mobile marketing professional who currently heading the user acquisition for N3TWORK’s Scale Platform. 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.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Guest post by Alexander Devyaterikov , Producer at Belka Games In today's gaming world, it's not enough to just have a good game. Here in the screenshot, you can see how our position in the Top100 US App Store grossing games has changed from 2017 to 2020, according to data.ai. The schedule is filled.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Card Battlers represent only a tiny portion of Strategy Games in the Western market. Keep in mind that we’ve excluded games that generate majority of the revenues from Asian markets. We’ll discuss our old card battler predictions, our new predictions, new card games, and the state of card battlers in 2020 prediction below.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 2, 2022

How to grow your games in diverse markets Many Western publishers focus their efforts on English-speaking countries because they are most familiar with these markets, which tend to command a higher average revenue per paying user. When we talk about the US and the UK in some of the more popular gaming categories, CPIs start to creep up.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

But they’ve long since stopped being exclusive to mid-core, cosmetic-driven games and nowadays are present in a constantly growing amount of genres and games. Passes can generate different player experiences, follow a different balance, and emphasize different components depending on the genre and audience.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , Executive producer at N3TWORK, who is building his first blockchain game. Ethan is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. If you’re interested in growing your business on mobile and beyond, look no further.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

If you have been following the DoF newsletter and blog for the last year, you might have seen some of my articles on blockchain games, including a prediction piece. Blockchain games are still early. Should you have tokens or only NFTs in your game? Do you want to learn about how blockchain games are doing at a glance?

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