Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

State of the Mobile Games Market The Western mobile games market , which we broadly analyze by removing the Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean markets from the numbers, saw overall installs climb by 14% to 47.5B Noticeably, Tencent’s PUBG Mobile and Garena’s Free Fire were both down 37%.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Merge Puzzle: Gossip Harbor One of the most common places to encounter storytelling elements on mobile is within the puzzle genre, and while this might sound unconventional, it’s all relatively seamless in practice. GameRefinery’s motivational data shows Gossip Harbor does things differently than most merge games.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2023

Dominant position In Sony’s case, to help sell its headphones and television sets it ensures there is ample content available that showcases the full capability (e.g., Sony currently maintains its dominant position in console gaming with a 2-to-1 ratio for installed devices compared to its main rival Microsoft. Blu-Ray) of its devices.

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AWS Games

MARCH 8, 2024

The use of game engines to generate interactive content is a common choice for people these days. Unity , which is one of the popular game engines, is widely used for mobile applications that run on smartphones. It is also used for console and PC games, as well as in the metaverse, such as reality shows and simulating megacities.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Given these incredible tailwinds, it’s not surprising that mobile game companies have delivered the vast majority of gaming venture returns in recent years. But now the era of startup mobile gaming growth is over, as you can read here. The explosive growth of the smartphone. The pivot into PC and GaaS is more interesting.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

. - Executive of a small developer who has till date amassed well over 100M installs on mobile The end of discovery also means that there will be no indie breakouts from small indie developers. Join one of the few powerful game companies taking over mobile. Exit mobile. Instead, the indie developers will have three options.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

From strategy development, content creation, coding to testing, the development process reflects on the successful delivery of the game. Data Protection An important factor to consider when looking for a game development company is data protection. Look for one that cares about your data security and intellectual property.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

source: Newzoo reports Despite the unprecedented slate of blockbuster titles, console games grew at a slower pace than inflation. Mobile continued to search for growth in the post-IDFA world. Mobile continued to search for growth in the post-IDFA world. And originally Newzoo reported that the Console market would grow by 7%.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Most people play on their mobile phone (68%), followed by console (58%) and PC (48%). PEGI ensures that games are sold and advertised responsibly and that companies have tools and safeguards in place to ensure that online game play environments are free from illegal and harmful content.” million players.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 19, 2024

Recent data has shown that 2023 has been among the best years in the gaming sector. This implies that players switch between mobile, PC, and console. Data indicates that 2023 has the highest highly rated (average score: 90+) games in the last two decades. But was it all rosy? But what does this mean for developers?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 4, 2024

It tells you that the current console cycle has reached its final stage. All of the early adopters have seen their demand satisfied and console manufacturers turn their attention to more cost-conscious late-comers who prefer buying buying a discounted console bundled with a title they know will be worth their time.

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Game Errors

JUNE 28, 2023

Aware of this problem, we’ve created this guide to help you quickly get your mobile console up and running. Plug your Steam Deck power adapter in the outlet (don’t use a USB cable for charging via TV or USB ports on other devices), and then plug the power cable into the mobile console. Do the following: 1.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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.” Independent game development studio, Norsfell , was founded in 2013 to forge new genres that bring people together.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 2, 2020

Economies of Scale Unlike Amazon which owns massive infrastructure, technology, and purchase and store search data, economies of scale for game companies don’t provide as much of a defensive moat to their businesses. In the mobile free to play area, additional capital also means the ability to fund long payback games at scale (e.g.,

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio A year ago, Supercell announced their intention to open a studio in North America with the mission of developing games for PC and Console. ✉️ Received this email from a friend?

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Game Errors

JUNE 6, 2023

This statistic may not be 100% accurate as no precise data is available on the official sources. The latest data is not precisely available on any recognizable forums or sources. So, we have made our estimation for 2023’s data in some cases. This information is based on the data available on ActivePlayer.IO.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 31, 2023

With games being continuously updated with patches, expansions, and new content over extended periods, the testing workload continues to grow. Compatibility and Platform Fragmentation Games are developed for various platforms, including consoles, PCs, mobile devices, and virtual reality systems. XML, JSON, or spreadsheets).

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2020

As commentary, I wrote: “Yes, Tencent already owns the biggest MOBA franchises on PC (League of Legends) and mobile (Honor of Kings). Yes, Tencent/Riot are still planning on launching [LoL: Wild Rift] on both mobile and console. As a bonus, mobile battle royale history will also be covered.)

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. All in all, Ilkka’s yearly blog is an inspirational and quite sincere vision of the top brass of a major mobile games company.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s). Data from China, Korea, and Japan are excluded as this analysis focuses on Western markets only. Shooters are the fifth largest genre on mobile at $2.1B Shooters on mobile are download magnets.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

Secondly, look up profiles on independent data-driven websites. It specializes in producing both 2D & 3D content and has up to 200 employees. Specialties: – Concept Art, 3D Art, 3D Art, Illustration, Promo Art, 3D Animation, 2D Animation, Mobile Games, Video Games, UI, and Social Networks. One such site is clutch.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2024

If market trends, especially on PC and Console, are something you want to hear more about, I highly suggest you check out my conversation with Newzoo’s Head of Consulting, Ben Porter below. Source: Newzoo While many data and research companies are providing graphs showing modest growth, further analysis proves otherwise.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 1, 2020

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. Growth Area: Console and PC games are increasingly shifting to free to play monetization and therefore a live operating model. in net revenue on mobile.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I believe that mobile games could be facing the same deliberate death-by-a-platform as games Facebook suffered a decade ago. Just remember one thing: Even though Facebook pulled the plug on games, the gaming business rose to unexpected new heights on a new platform, which was mobile. We’re like frogs being slowly boiled alive.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As we look out to our plans for 2023, we will continue to increase marketing investment in our growth franchises while being disciplined and data-driven in how we allocate marketing capital. You can imagine there are two issues with social casino.

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Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This isn’t as true or a high priority in PC and console games. Much more so than other consoles. It’s clear that simulation, as both a genre and concept, is far more popular in VR than in Console and PC games. There are many objects in PC and console games that are just… there. People want things to feel real. “It’s

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Grid Sage Games

JANUARY 1, 2024

Being the way a player interacts with all of a game’s content, UI is naturally central to the experience, thus one of the most fundamental aspects a game’s design needs to address is matching up that design with its corresponding system requirements, including the display device!

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 29, 2022

However, only a few truly know how to launch a modern mobile game. Aaron: Google Play offers developers a wide range of soft launch options in Play Console , such as closed testing , open testing , and pre-registration. Many of you know how to develop a game and are experienced in running live operations. Does the game loop work?

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In looking at recent innovations, a few key takeaways: Platform Expansion: We saw 1 new platform emerge but it was a huge one that now eclipses the other platforms: mobile Genre Expansion: We continue to see genre expansion and as before likely powered by technology enablement (e.g., Recent Innovations. That’s a really exciting trend. #2.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

content coming out in the future, please do subscribe to the Deconstructor of Fun infrequent but powerful newsletter. AAA game franchises are in the middle of a renaissance on mobile. Several of the industry’s top IPs have received high-fidelity ports that have been successful in bringing core franchise players to the mobile format.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

global growth for 2023, mainly driven by demand for the newest generation of consoles, which are now in ready supply. The report said that console sales will rise by 7.4%. Mobile gaming is dominant across the world, with an expectation of 2.8 PC gamers make up 892 million people, followed by 629 million console players.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 22, 2020

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie and analysed by the author(s). In 2018, Fortnite and PUBG were tearing up the charts making all us mobile designers look bad. How was a cosmetic-only economy the #1 revenue generator on mobile? Let’s go through each in order.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s). Data from China, Korea and Japan are excluded as this analysis focuses on Western markets only. Role-Playing Games on Mobile The RPG market is a high risk, high reward genre walled by a robust entry barrier.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Today, games are available on various platforms like home consoles, mobile devices, handheld gaming devices, cloud gaming services, and the various launchers available on PCs. Developers are also required to implement robust security measures, safeguarding user data and preventing cheating or unauthorized access to online features.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The conversation covers a gamut of topics, ranging from macroeconomics and behavioral economics to generative AI, Unity's strategic shifts, the dynamics of the console market, and much more. Amid these uncertainties, Chris reflects on the unknowns looming over the console gaming landscape.

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AWS Games

APRIL 4, 2023

Stay tuned for follow up content on these sessions! Nuverse – publisher of MARVEL SNAP, shared a behind-the-scenes look at how it partnered with Second Dinner and Amazon Web Services to bring together marketing, operational, and technical capabilities to launch and scale the Mobile Game of the Year to millions of players across the globe.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

If you’re looking for efficiency, performance, and data-oriented programming in your game development platform, Unity’s Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS) may just be what you need. It leverages data-oriented design (DOD) principles to improve performance by leaps and bounds. What Is Unity? What Is Unity DOTS?

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