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Best High Graphics Games for From Casual to Hardcore Gamers

Big Games

Players can join Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer as they embark on epic quests, solving intricate puzzles, facing dynamic combat challenges, and exploring breathtaking environments. Grid Autosport This is a 2014 racing video game by Codemasters, representing the third installment in the Grid series.

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

Game Refinery

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. These mechanics are unconventional for a racing game but aren’t surprising.

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8 Key Factors to Ensure Flawless Nintendo Testing

iXie gaming

Also, they provide crucial feedback on game balance, user interface (UI), and gameplay. To succeed in Nintendo testing, you must be prepared for many replays since Nintendo games often have hidden secrets and intricate puzzles. These genres may include platformers, action-adventure, racing titles, and role-playing games.

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2021 Predictions #2 Will the Hypercasual Party Ever Stop???

Deconstructor of Fun

This is in line with the current rise in popularity of games with the equally satisfying Merge mechanic in the puzzle genre. The low entry barrier creates a race to the bottom where publishers will need to compete for developers on the basis of revenue share. On the other hand, Hypercasual game UA is targeting very broadly already.

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7 Ways to Drastically Improve Your LiveOps: Learning from Clockmaker

Deconstructor of Fun

Another example is the 'Puzzles' collection mechanics, where the player farms puzzle pieces in hard match-3 levels to assemble pictures. So we decided to loop the puzzles at the same time as adding new ones. So this choice brings this event the needed level of complexity. This way, we can engage the player for longer.

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2020 Predictions #10: Playbook to reach the Top of Sports Games

Deconstructor of Fun

This article in our prediction series will cover the Sports & Racing category. It is made up of four sub-genres - Realistic Sports ( such as MADDEN, FIFA, 8 Ball Poll ), Arcade Sports ( such as Golf Clash, Fishing Clash ), Realistic Racing ( such as CSR ), Arcade Racing ( such as Mario Kart ).

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2021 Predictions #4 Contenders Throwdown for Supercell's Mid-Core Crown

Deconstructor of Fun

This analysis will give you a full overview of the Strategy games genre, which is the second-largest genre in the Western markets after puzzle. The two graphs below show that competition for supremacy of Mid-Core in the Western audience is a tight race between Supercell and FunPlus. Launch Valorant on mobile! Take risks.

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