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What We Can Learn About LiveOps From the 2024 Mobile Gamedev Award Winners

Game Refinery

Millions of mobile games are out there battling for engagement, yet only a few titles manage to fight their way to the top. Tencent’s PUBG Mobile, and Riot’s League of Legends: Wild Rift) might just have the answers you’re looking for. Just like Riot, you can use limited-time events to test new gameplay ideas and features.

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12 Ways to Take Battle Passes to the Next Level in Mobile Games

Game Refinery

The ever-changing nature of the mobile market means that new monetization mechanics are constantly emerging and evolving. Battle passes have crept into almost every mobile game genre imaginable, with our platform showing that 66% of mobile games in the top 20% have incorporated the feature.

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Solo dev Simon Taylor saw his game Smash Dungeon fail “The journey comes to an end”

PreMortem.Games

I first became a solo developer in 2004 making games for mobile phones using J2ME. I saw the rise in mobile games which reminded me of the 8 bit era. A mix of arcade games in Smash TV and Gauntlet Slayer while keeping the arcade couch co-op vibe. Why did you become a solo developer? “I

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Mobile Publishing #2: Behind Tilting Point's $132M War Chest

Deconstructor of Fun

Welcome to the second episode of our Mobile Publisher Series. In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile.

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Stumble Guys vs. Eggy Party: Which Fall Guys Clone Is the King of Mobile?

Game Refinery

They say imitation is a form of flattery, and there’s no shortage of mobile games that share a striking similarity with other popular titles in the PC, console and mobile markets. Why isn’t there a mobile version of Fall Guys? That said, there are arguments for and against releasing a mobile version of Fall Guys.

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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Can Boost Engagement In The Casual Puzzle Genre With Competitive 1v1 Events

Game Refinery

Following the high-level trend of hybridization across mobile , more and more casual games have started introducing competitive elements into their live event strategies. This has become especially prevalent in the puzzle subgenre, with around 75% of casual puzzle games in the US top-grossing 200 implementing these features.

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Tower of Fantasy – Is the Game Really a Genshin Impact With a Social Twist?

Game Refinery

The genre difference is what makes Tower of Fantasy stand out from its competitor Genshin Impact, as the two games might have otherwise been too similar without some tweaks in the feature set. Tower of Fantasy: Co-operative challenges in the open-world. Tower of Fantasy: co-op PvE game mode Dimensional Trial.

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