Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The core gameplay follows a ‘build and battle mechanic’. And building it on Unity’s new engine means they will be able to continue releasing updates and fixing bugs – something they were blocked from doing for a while. What we especially love is Rovio decided to make this an affordable premium game, rather than F2P.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The realm of game development is a captivating blend of creativity, technology, and passion. If you are a beginner and thinking of entering this world of game development, then this can be both an exciting & daunting journey. You can consider the aspects of game development that ignite your enthusiasm.

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Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

We’re talking free game development software , mind-blowing technology, and trends hotter than a dragon’s breath. Think AI that helps you build landscapes, real-time 3D sculpting like magic, and coding made accessible even for total newbies. So, are you ready to unleash your inner game developer?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 23, 2020

I believe that the deprecation of the IDFA will catalyze a period of accelerated consolidation in the mobile gaming space via M&A. Smaller, single-game mobile gaming studios will see their growth trajectory obstructed completely and suddenly. The valuations of these companies will drop rapidly.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 2, 2020

These are the four defensibilities from NFX with examples from tech: Applied to the gaming industry, here is my own interpretation for the archetypal companies for each defensibility category: So how defensible are game companies based on these defensibilities? In some rare cases, mobile launch budgets can potentially exceed $50M.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Mobile gaming has experienced an unprecedented surge in recent years, with iOS emerging as a prominent platform for game development. For aspiring game creators, venturing into iOS mobile game development services can be thrilling and rewarding. Tip #2: How to make an iOS Game? Happy Gaming!

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Avalon is being built with Didimo’s Popul8 character creation platform and Inworld’s AI-powered character engine. 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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iXie gaming

JANUARY 19, 2024

Join us as we look back at some of the key trends and issues that shaped the gaming industry in 2023. 6 Key Gaming Trends in 2023 Here are some top trends that shaped the gaming sector in 2023: 1. Growth in Cross-platform Gaming Cross-platform games have become more popular than ever.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. If you’re looking for an Unreal Game Development Company, there are some key factors to consider in order to make an informed choice. Each block may depict a cliff or a building, for instance.

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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

AUGUST 21, 2022

In the past, fans debated which would be the winner gaming platform among many warring ones, with every new generation bringing in new contenders (Sony, Microsoft…) and removing some (like Sega or Atari). In 2022, it’s undebatable that the main gaming platform chosen by most people in the world is their smartphone.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Eric is a media strategist, quantitative marketer, and author who has spent his career working for transformative consumer technology and media companies. Eric is the author of the book Freemium Economics and the founder of Mobile Dev Memo , the ultimate growth blog and podcast. Access all of our previous predictions.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 5, 2019

Scopely The vision for the company has been, and continues to be, to build the definitive free-to-play mobile games company in the west. In short, we are focused on word-class: talent + tech to create and deliver immersive, personalized game experiences. that can attract players on a one-to-one basis.

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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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Big Games

AUGUST 17, 2021

Earlier the game players were constricted to play online games such as simple puzzles to adventures series only on the desktop, but the massive development of mobile technology within the past few years has brought a noticeable change in the game application development industry.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The DS family included various iterations, such as the DS Lite, DSi, and DSi XL, each building upon the success of its predecessor. Thanks to its innovative design, coupled with a wide range of games that appealed to a broad demographic, it was no short of a cultural phenomenon in its time.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 18, 2023

Gamescom , the annual video game trade fair and conference held in Cologne, Germany, came roaring back in 2022 with over 265,000 consumers and industry professionals coming together to interact and get a glimpse into the future of gaming. Learn more and register for the event. Learn more.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This week, we get into one of the hottest topics, whether the App Store’s NFT guidelines will hurt or help blockchain games. TWIG #209 What is going on with games in China??? ? Tokenomics #20 - Why MystenLabs Raised $300m to Build a Better Layer1 for Web3 Gaming Lastly ? Subscribe here!

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

With the popularity of mobile game apps, game companies and developers are looking for a niche genre that stands out in the global market. In that case, with potential growth and platform expansion, casino game apps seem to be the best option. But it is important to consider the platforms.

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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. It’s only a matter of time before mobile competitors go cross-platform and via cross-promoting their top mobile players threaten Fall Guys’ console dominance.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 26, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Scale Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. On paper and from his reputation, Mike is a fantastic hire to lead the charge on gaming for Netflix, and shows they are serious about the gaming business.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

These changes start with bringing individuals who are then able to bring others along with them, but it takes a village to make a game. And the fastest way to build that village is to transfer them all at the same time instead of picking them one by one. So, it’s very likely that other games will follow suit.

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Nvidia

MARCH 1, 2023

This makes them inoperable with multiple platforms in the metaverse. This makes them inoperable with multiple platforms in the metaverse. It enables developers to create, export, and stream one model into multiple platforms simultaneously–and in multiple levels of detail–with the model topology generated automatically.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

While it’s fun and entertaining to follow Epic’s crusade on Apple, I think it’s equally important to discuss how these court battles impact tens of thousands of game developers around the World. Basically, it’s a great opportunity for mobile developers to earn significantly more money while building deeper relationships with their players.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

The game development industry is booming, and it’s impossible not to notice how quickly it’s expanding. Thanks to groundbreaking technology advancements, developers can now take advantage of cutting-edge software and game engines which enable them to create fantasy worlds in video games. What is Unity?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 24, 2023

You can watch or listen to the full conversation on your preferred podcast platform below! Youtube Listen on Spotify Playrix is the third largest mobile game maker in the world You likely know Playrix from its hit titles Homescapes, Gardenscapes, Fishdom, and Township. Source: Data.ai equipment or software) or personal life (ex.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Their first step would be to hire a core founding team around which they would build the development team. As the Supercell blog post stated a year ago, “ We are establishing this new team to pursue a specific goal: assemble and enable the best talent in North America to create what’s next across any platform, not just mobile.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Recently Apple decided to delay the privacy requirements of iOS 14 until ‘early next year ’ presumably after the mobile game industry uproar became too much. Extending that period of instability makes the hardest and most vital part of the business- making new games- more difficult for a longer period of time.

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iXie gaming

JUNE 16, 2023

In today’s ever-evolving digital landscape, the gaming industry is undergoing remarkable growth, driven by the soaring popularity of online and mobile gaming. Traditionally, game development necessitated the use of intricate and platform-specific software. Read Also: Top 5 HTML5 Game Frameworks 7.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 1, 2020

Games services providers have evolved along with the games industry. Today, especially on the mobile gaming side, the market has matured over the past 10 years with many of the key vendor categories having well entrenched and well capitalized players. According to Sensor Tower, the game achieved 5.7M

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A tale of two halves: H1 and H2 of 2022 During the last quarter of 2021, almost every successful blockchain game had one thing in common: They were developed by crypto native teams who were well versed in the blockchain technology, but lacked experience in game development.

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Logic Simplified

MAY 5, 2022

Blockchain technology provides increased security to these NFTs. One of the greatest benefits that come with blockchain technology and NFTs is transparency. The Sandbox is a virtual style metaverse that is built on the Ethereum network and you can get involved in this game as a gamer, collector, or an artist. THE SANDBOX.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 19, 2021

You definitely lose a richness of data, and that data would be aggregated for Limited Ad Tracking (LAT) users, but it doesn’t mean you can’t build campaigns based on conversion. This will make high-value ad placements more competitive, but can also make lower value placements often seen in hypercasual games less competitive.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 17, 2021

On Mobile , the story is different but, as mobile phones keep coming out and old ones no longer work due to dead batteries/slowness/etc, GLES2-only devices are becoming very scarce (Only 10% at the time of this writing and less by the time Godot 4.0 It will have a design more similar to the GLES2 renderer in Godot 3.x Not necessarily.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 30, 2020

A lot has been written, and there has been a lot of discussion about, the potential for a huge new gaming and virtual world paradigm which many are calling the Metaverse. However, very little has been written or yet discussed about how such a platform needs to work. Windows is a platform. Gee, is iOS a platform?

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We're about to explore what a typical work-week looks like for a Mergers & Acquisitions executive, navigate through the major obstacles that can obstruct deals, and stay at the forefront of the latest trends in the gaming industry M&A. Can you feel the excitement building? And there is more, of course. Enjoy the podcast!

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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. Becoming the first mover is not something you can replicate on the existing platforms in 2020. That’s how confident they (and we) are in their platform.

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