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

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

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

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Players race, jump and dash through three rounds of obstacle courses (maps). Similar to Fall Guys, there’s a lot of variation in the map types, which range from races to the finish line and team-based games to survival modes as sections of the map disappear. Visually, the game is very impressive, perhaps more so than Fall Guys.

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2020 Predictions #10: Playbook to reach the Top of Sports Games

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This article in our prediction series will cover the Sports & Racing category. It is made up of four sub-genres - Realistic Sports ( such as MADDEN, FIFA, 8 Ball Poll ), Arcade Sports ( such as Golf Clash, Fishing Clash ), Realistic Racing ( such as CSR ), Arcade Racing ( such as Mario Kart ).

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Why Rovio is Such a Juicy Catch

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Playtika noted that Rovio’s IP, namely the Angry Birds franchise, plus the scale of its user base would combine well with its monetization and live ops expertise. These efforts were hampered by what it identified as increased market competition, particularly in the puzzle genre.

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