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

Game Refinery

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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Video Game Development Trends That You Should Know

Moonmana

Video games industry is going big and bigger. How do we see it in 2022 and what’s at play for developers? What are the fresh trends in the gaming industry? Read more in this blog article. The last few years have been motivating the game development field quite actively.

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Supercell’s Strategic Initiatives that Will Transform the Company

Deconstructor of Fun

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.

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

Deconstructor of Fun

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. They are meant more for trend analysis based on estimations, rather than an exercise in accuracy. Over 2020, YoY downloads for Hypercasual games went from 7.8B

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2021 Predictions #1 Puzzle Games Becomes the Top Grossing Genre on Mobile

Deconstructor of Fun

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow and monetize their games. They are meant more for trend analysis based on estimations, rather than an exercise in accuracy. Mat Baker has been making mobile games for 15 years.

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2020 Predictions #2: What Happens When the Hypercasual Party Ends?

Deconstructor of Fun

They are meant more for trend analysis based on estimations, rather than an exercise in accuracy. 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: 3: They have an awesome Medium blog and podcast called LevelUp. . #2:

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Drive-Up Your Revenues with Seasonal Events

Game Refinery

From national calendar days to religious holidays, seasonal events are a great way for mobile games to find new and exciting ways to drive player engagement. Editor’s note: This blog post was originally published in February 2021. Editor’s note: This blog post was originally published in February 2021.