Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

We’re also zooming in on trends that’ll have your game soaring across platforms, rocking real-time multiplayer, and even letting players team up and build together. Accessibility is taking center stage, making the gaming world a welcoming space for everyone. But that’s not all! And guess what?

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Game concepts: In this phase, some of the questions asked are - What will be the genre of the game? Will the game be 2D or 3D? Concept Art: Concept art shows how the characters, objects, buildings, and areas will look. This decides whether the game is worth pursuing or not. What is the time frame?

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 10, 2023

Driving force behind the upcoming action-platformer The Devil Within: Satgat is Manze Lee, Creative Director and CEO of Newcore Games. The South Korean studio was founded in 2020 by a team of game veterans.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Game developers conceptualize, design, and build games for various platforms, including consoles, PCs, mobile devices, and virtual reality systems. Select the Right Tools: Building Your Toolkit The next important step after deciding on your game development specialism is to assemble your toolkit.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Independent game development studio, Norsfell , was founded in 2013 to forge new genres that bring people together. Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Norsfell has grown from a small startup developing mobile games into a studio with nearly 40 team members who helped launch the award-winning multi-platform game, “ Tribes of Midgard.”

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Competition is fierce in the mobile game market, but even more so for developers of casual and hyper-casual games. So, what can mobile game developers do to increase the chances of their games performing well? The game mechanics are simple: players trade fidget toys and aim to get the best trade.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

They provide comprehensive art outsourcing services, which include character/environment art, level design, in-game animations, 3D modeling, 2D concept art, and more. Notable gaming companies Viking Corporation has collaborated with are Ubisoft, Sega, and Nintendo. 1518 Studios creates 3D art and develops games as well.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 27, 2020

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: I do believe that these misleading ads are a temporary phenomenon: platforms and consumers can be fooled, but only for so long.

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Game Daily

MAY 19, 2023

As exhibited by this research with Analytics Edge, gaming advertisers relying solely on attribution for decision-making are increasingly leaving money on the table. Investing only in ads that reach and appeal to the same narrow audiences but are undifferentiated in mobile gaming.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Yet, those professionals in mobile game development services know how to tackle these challenges. But the chaos and the desire to create visually stunning and immersive games fuels their determination. They decide the game’s type, visual style (2D or 3D), characters, setting, and the platform it will be on.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

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. We want to build ambitious games players may not expect from Supercell. It’s two teams , actually.

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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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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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. Battle pass feature popularity trend in US iOS mobile games 2018-2023 (source: GameRefinery Platform).

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Big Games

AUGUST 27, 2021

One of the main reasons for the increased growth in mobile game development is because of the concept of instant games. However, the mobile game development process needs an immense amount of efficiency and dedication, and is a very challenging sector. This is why many investors venture into this industry.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 4, 2023

We dive into decline of hypercasual games and hybridcasual, an attempt by mobile game developers to adapt to the new normal in the industry. The space is now awash with a variety of publishers, including the aforementioned SayGames, Kwalee and Homa, as well as Rollic (also acquired by Zynga), Popcore and Good Job Games.

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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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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

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. Stumble Guys Player Motivations (Source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). In total, Stumble Guys raked in over 219 million downloads.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 29, 2022

Many of you know how to develop a game and are experienced in running live operations. However, only a few truly know how to launch a modern mobile game. In the rapidly evolving games market, best practices on how to successfully launch your game can change just as fast.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 10, 2022

While the game steps towards the vaporwave future with its concept art, Dislyte also looks back and draws upon ancient mythologies in its character design. Good performance at the early stage may have been powered by user acquisition platform features, and Lilith’s die-hard fans. Scenic design inspired by vaporwave.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

To make sure you don't miss out on all the valuable insights and juicy bits, I recommend listening to the full podcast episode on your platform of choice. To shed light on these post-merger challenges, Chris takes a moment to revisit and explain the foundational concepts underlying the most prevalent deal types. Enjoy the podcast!

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 29, 2024

New effective strategies The inspiration behind the game came from an article Hee-sang read about a clinical trial conducted by a multinational pharmaceutical company involving young orphans. The concept for Unstoppable, where office workers are infected by a mysterious gas, followed after discussions with Lead Game Designer Cho Si-wook. “We

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Depending on these, you can make a budget-friendly game or the next GTA. Keep reading this blog to understand how mobile game development costs differ from AAA games. Experience and Size of Dev Team Professional gamers team with headsets at the table at computer playinng video games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Mat Baker has been making mobile games for 15 years. Laura Taranto has 12 years experience in casual games and is a product advisor and puzzle game aficionado. 2020 was a very good year for mobile games. Merge games will represent the majority of new entrants to the puzzle market in 2021.

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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

JANUARY 13, 2021

While Hypercasual games account for less than 1% of the total IAP revenue of all Casual games, it drove well over half of all downloads for the category during 2019. In fact, Hypercasual games alone made up for ~45% of 2019’s total download volume across all mobile games. No, it won’t. Unscalable.

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Cocos

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This becomes particularly evident in crashes on platforms such as mini-games and low-end devices. In Cocosmos, there is a lot of geometric drawing used to assist in understanding concepts related to astrophysics, astronomy, and mathematics. Closing Thoughts Why do I use Cocos Creator? Since version 3.0

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. 2022 Prediction #1: Attack of the Master Clones continues Throughout the last couple of years, we saw Coin Master look-a-likes entering the market and new concepts taking the stage with variations to the Slots core and presumably more marketable visuals.

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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

JUNE 13, 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. Netflix for sure has all the money and the customers to execute big on their gaming strategy. Though same was said of Amazon…. Why pay $17.99?

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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. Technology The Scopely tech platform is one of our core strategic pillars.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 28, 2023

The definition and feasibility of “true ownership” as a concept in web3 is vastly misunderstood and played fast and loose with for fun and profit. Thus we refer here only to games with explicit currencies (gold, crystals, etc) and item economies (like weapons, items, potions).

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

If you’re interested in growing your business on mobile and beyond, look no further. Xsolla has dedicated tools that will help you create your own online commerce platform, improve your performance marketing and discoverability, and expand your game business on mobile and PC. This post is sponsored by Xsolla.

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Logic Simplified

MAY 5, 2022

Here, in this blog, we will be talking about games using NFT to allow player-to-player interaction. In 2014, the concept of NFT came into being with the first-ever digital gif art piece called Quantum by Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash. According to some estimates, the game had 1.5 THE SANDBOX. Source: Investopedia ).

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The brief and high-intensity game loop makes it well attuned to mobile gaming tempo, and it’s one of the reasons why the game is so damn engaging. So while it’s possible to gather insights about Snap in the mobile platform, we really can’t compare its revenue to say which games are bigger.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

While this data can be generated by any producer, from game servers to marketing services to publishing platforms, the most critical producer of data is player data generated by active users of a game on the game client and builds. This also removes the added cost associated with using API Gateway.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In order to achieve that goal, the game had to overcome two major challenges: it had to be free-to-play and it had to appeal to the Chinese audience. Given the lack of copyright enforcement, all western games were pirated, making premium games a losing proposition. There was no concept of events or free/ earnable content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2022

If you’re interested in growing your business on mobile and beyond, look no further. Xsolla has dedicated tools that will help you create your own online commerce platform, improve your performance marketing and discoverability, and expand your game business on mobile and PC. This post is sponsored by Xsolla.

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