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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for the Games Industry

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You can play games at your own leisure or team up with your partner to play one of the many co-op games that have made this system so popular. While you can complete the challenges and puzzles in Escape Academy on your own, why not bring in your special someone for split-screen or online co-op adventure.

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

Game Refinery

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. Only 15% of casual puzzle games in the US top grossing 200 have implemented it, despite it proving reasonably effective at boosting performance in several level-based puzzle games.

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Tile Busters: Leaving The Reddest Ocean To Find A Blue Spot

Deconstructor of Fun

The co-founders of the company come from Peak, Zynga, and Riot, where some held co-founder or key team roles. Adding the fact that some of the co-founders worked at Peak (that developed two successful blast titles in Toy Blast & Toon Blast ), they went ahead with their own take on the Tile Match subgenre.

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new Quake map: "Heart Like A Bird's Nest"

Radiator Blog

So I blocked out some simple rooms above the existing arenas, to serve as a short entry puzzle area ("Quake puzzle" = you have to press a button to open a door) with a bit of exploration. I also designed it as a safe lobby gathering area for co-op players, since the map jam uses the mod Copper with its co-op design pillar.

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Can We Even Put Human Stories in Video Games Anyway?

The Bottom Feeder

My family just finished playing the hit co-op game It Takes Two. But it's just pretty standard puzzle-solving and troll-dodging. When you want to get to the puzzle-solvy and the zappy-zappy, there's no time for idle chit chat. A really good, polished game that tries something different? Let’s dig into this!

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

Game Refinery

Battle passes for different player types – Dragon Ball Legends Dragon Ball Legends offers players a variety of gameplay modes, from a single-player story mode to co-op PvE events and competitive PvP. The social co-op battle pass – Top War The 4X strategy game Top War is a team-focused game where players create guilds.

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How Playrix' Township Became a Billion Dollar Game

Deconstructor of Fun

Playrix is one of the powerhouses in the puzzle genre thanks to Gardenscapes and Homescapes’ current success. In many ways, Township has been the cornerstone for Playrix’s success as a title that allowed the company to build experience in live ops, analytics, and user acquisition. product management.

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