Game Refinery

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Video games have come a long way since they were first conceptualized in the 1950s, with expansive open worlds that can fit right in your pocket, but you don’t need to go back 70 years to see what games looked like back then. So, what’s to blame?

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Game Refinery

JULY 27, 2022

Year after year, more and more game companies have started to participate in Pride celebrations. Zooba: Zoo Battle Royale Games (Wildlife Studios). “Faye,” is the first transgender character in Zooba: Zoo Battle Royale Games. League of Legends: Wild Rift (Riot Games).

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. in net revenues during 2020, while holding the top games on mobile. These games were rewarded with some of the best retention curves in the industry.

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Game Errors

APRIL 5, 2023

The gaming industry has evolved tremendously in the last three decades. In the 1990s, you had to call a friend over or visit a gaming arcade to play video games with someone else. Today, nearly every video game has a multiplayer setting. In addition to being convenient, multiplayer games are a big business.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. FRUSTRATION: These blog posts can also annoy game executives and senior leaders. After all, Supercell is our beacon of hope. Why did the revenue go down?

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Game Errors

MARCH 30, 2023

PUBG is a popular cross-platform Battle Royale game that can be downloaded and installed from Steam. It is a battle royale game that offers tons of customization options. However, if the game is not properly installed, you may encounter the failed to initialize Steam PUBG error during launch.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

If you’re looking for ways to improve player retention for your mobile game, hosting a collaboration event with a well-known franchise as part of your LiveOps might be the answer you’re looking for. As an example, collaboration events are used by more than 70% of the top 10% of highest-grossing games in the China iOS market.

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Game Errors

MAY 27, 2023

Excitement about your favorite battle royal can quickly disappear if Apex Legends won’t launch. If you can enter the game menu, but can’t play with others, learn how to fix Apex Legends matchmaking. Why won’t Apex Legends load into game? Click on the game executable file (.exe) Get DriverFix 3.

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Game Errors

JUNE 22, 2023

The battlefields of Ashika and Al Mazrah Island can be ruthless for any new Warzone 2 player looking to get their first battle royale victory. This makes it crucial to grab all the cash you can early in the game so that you can purchase your loadout and other supplies.

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Game Daily

MARCH 23, 2023

Tim Sweeney’s stage presence isn’t likely to attract the attention of the Oscars or Grammys live show organizers, but in yesterday’s State of Unreal presentation at Game Developer Conference, he fairly electrified his audience. The Epic Games boss lacks the flash and manufactured charisma of many tech execs.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2020

Last week Tencent and Pokemon unveiled Pokemon Unite , a jointly-developed cross-platform MOBA for smartphones and Nintendo Switch. As a bonus, mobile battle royale history will also be covered.) While still in development, Tencent actually approached Riot several times with prototypes to seek an IP partnership.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

According to Unity’s new Toxicity in Multiplayer Games Report , the percentage of players who report witnessing or experiencing toxic behavior increased from 68 percent in 2021 to 74 percent in 2023. Half of the players surveyed say they regularly encounter toxicity in games. This compares to 66 percent in 2021.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 23, 2023

Fastforward to September of 2022 and the game, Marvel Snap, is finally out globally after a considerable amount of time in soft launch. Well, it’s like Heathstone, Clash Royale and Marvel had a baby together. What I mean by that it is easy to pick up and play, which for a card game is no small feat. the TikTok company.

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Designer Notes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

I gave a talk on games and meaning at GDC 2023, which is now available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser. So, here are the standings before the final game between Barbados and Grenada.

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 18, 2023

Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ. Join us on Discord ] and/or [ Support us on Patreon ] Got a burning question you want answered?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

It also canned Battlefield Mobile and closed its developer Industrial Toys—a studio it acquired in 2018 but hasn’t released any titles since. Star Rating on iOS and was elected Game of the Year on both the App Store and Google Play. Apex was one of the largest games in the company’s steeply declining mobile portfolio.

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Game Errors

JULY 5, 2023

Fortnite , the immensely popular free-to-play battle royale game developed by Epic Games, has garnered a massive player base worldwide, with millions of daily active players and a vast number of monthly game logs. Why is my Fortnite not loading into a game? Go to the “Games” tab.

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Game Errors

MARCH 2, 2023

Glitches and bugs such as Detrick Geilenkirchen Connection Failed or Your Profile Was Signed Out remain one of the main worries in the most recent battle royale game, Call of Duty: Warzone 2 , as it appears to be experiencing recurrent problems with behavior and error codes. Right-click on Warzone 2 game and go to Properties.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2023

Written by Tiffany Keller , who is a Director of Product and investor with a decade of experience in mobile games across Scopely, Activision Blizzard, Miniclip, and Zynga. Mobile knockout games are springing up everywhere - such as Stumble Guys or Netease’s Eggy Party , which launched with a UGC creator mode last May.

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Game Errors

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Call of Duty WW2 is a first-person shooter video game developed in 2017 by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. CoD WW2 is the continuation of the 2009 Modern Warfare 2 game that offers a more exciting experience and an improved battle royale and campaign mode. Restart the game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 13, 2021

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. While Hypercasual games account for less than 1% of the total IAP revenue of all Casual games, it drove well over half of all downloads for the category during 2019.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

One of the most popular monetization mechanics is the subscription-based battle pass , which was introduced via Valve’s DOTA 2 in 2013 but popularized by the worldwide phenomenon, Fortnite. We’ve updated the blog post with new battle pass implementation examples and best practices for introducing the feature into your mobile game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2020

Some of the best ideas in the gaming industry were inspired by other games and sometimes even created within other games. In our taxanomy, Auto-Chess games don’t yet have their own bubble. The Very Brief History of Auto Chess Games. Please take the numbers with a giant grain of salt.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 22, 2020

Not even a year has passed since we did our predictions on Action games in 2019. At that time, we talked about the wave of Battle Royale, the launch of Brawl Stars, and the limitations of the new trend of cosmetic-only economies. 2019 continued this trend, with PUBG Mobile still being the #1 game on mobile. Let’s dive in.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

Summarizing an entire year of mobile gaming while providing predictions for what is going to happen next is a challenge that we at Deconstructor of Fun undertake every year. An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. The Macro-Level View As we know, 2020 was a year of unprecedented growth for mobile games.

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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. Summary Warcraft Rumble is an action-strategy game akin to Clash Royale but with a focus on single-player tower offense. Written by Christopher Brousseau.

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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. Mat Baker has been making mobile games for 15 years. Laura Taranto has 12 years experience in casual games and is a product advisor and puzzle game aficionado.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. This is because we don’t want to reduce the actionability of the data with games that succeed massively in what can be described as closed domestic markets. The money you save on platform fees will go directly into further improving and growing your games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

AAA game franchises are in the middle of a renaissance on mobile. These games have a huge leg up in terms of organic downloads. Yet -- PUBG’s net revenue was practically non-existent until 10 weeks post-launch -- when they introduced the game’s first battle pass, and didn’t reach $1 until nearly 8 months post-launch.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2021

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. As the casinos worldwide shut down the Casino games on touchscreen devices hit the jackpot with a nearly 50% increase of IAP spend year-over-year. billion IPO.

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Juego Studio

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Battle Royale Games are taking the world by storm. A study conducted by NewZoo in 2019, shows that in the US, there are 41% active battle royale players, and among them 24% play only one battle royale franchise whereas the remaining 17% play more than one BR game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

Battle Passes were first introduced in Valve’s Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2 and later popularized by Fortnite (which still today holds one of the most advanced and constantly improving designs). It’s also important to understand that Passes are not a straightforward feature to balance that can be applied to any game without risks.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

Supercell is one of the rare companies that doesn’t try to beat the competition; rather, it tries to beat the high score set by its own prior games. To date, Supercell has created multiple genre-defining games and generated billions in revenues -- all with little more than 300 employees (!). Our short answer is no.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 27, 2022

2022 GAMES AWARDS: And the winner is… The Biggest News Item of 2022 Looking back, 2021 was truly booming in terms of game news. War, inflation, rising interest rates, recession struggle of performance marketing all influenced the games business that these days isn’t quite as recession-proof as it was back in 2008.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focussed on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Summary Warcraft Rumble, is an action-strategy game akin to Clash Royale but with a focus on single-player tower offense. Written by Christopher Brousseau.

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Deconstructor of Fun

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. WTF is going on?

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