Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together. Why are hybrid mobile games becoming more popular?

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

These emerging players are at the forefront of consuming game-related content alongside their active involvement, emphasizing the growing trend of watching gaming-related media alongside playing. Console gaming has the highest players-to-payers conversion, mobile gaming has the lowest.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Most people play on their mobile phone (68%), followed by console (58%) and PC (48%). Games lag well behind other forms of entertainment though, on average Europeans spend 14 hours per week on social media and a whopping 24 hours on tv. In fact 76% of all gamers are older than 18 years, averaging out in 32 years.

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Game Development News

JUNE 12, 2023

Dan Ahern, QA lead at Radical Forge talks about social mobility in the games industry - MCV/DEVELOP

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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. Why isn’t there a mobile version of Fall Guys? Stumble Guys vs.

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Game Development News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, shares insights that 40 of the top 100 mobile games have launched their Web Shop using Xsolla's solution

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Macharia is currently a lecturer at one of the highly esteemed institutions in Kenya the African Digital Media Institute (ADMI). Macharia’s gaming journey started with handheld water ring toss games, progressed to brick games, and then evolved into classics like Super Mario and Duck Hunt on Terminator Ending Man’s console.

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Starloop Studios

MAY 4, 2023

With every new console generation comes the anticipation of next-gen games and the experiences they can bring to players. The arrival of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S was met with similar excitement and curiosity as to what the new console generation would bring. At Magic Media, we are well-versed in [.]

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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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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The advent of handheld gaming consoles marked a significant era in the gaming industry. This bubble of time, between the early 2000s and mid-2010s, witnessed the rise of several iconic handheld consoles, including the Sony PSP, and various iterations of Nintendo’s DS line, such as the Nintendo DS, 3DS, and 2DS.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Commodore 64 console was her first gaming experience. She therefore inherited consoles from older siblings and cousins. The Wild Kingdoms (Itan Orisha) by Kucheza Gaming She compared her childhood to her sons’, noting the significant changes in media consumption and behaviour due to technological advancements.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 8, 2024

Now it’s an independent studio of 30 developers, animators, storytellers and artists. “We started referencing the India around us rather than the image of it in collective media and that re-training was quite a challenge.” Detective Dotson is expected later this year for PC, consoles and mobile.

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Game Development News

JULY 11, 2023

Harry Lang, VP of Marketing at Kwalee on why games are bigger than a new religion - MCV/DEVELOP

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

And I think it will be quite refreshing too for an international audience to be able to experience some parts of the world that are not commonly represented in many mainstream media.” Really enjoyed the positive reaction from the media. It started as an outsource studio that focused primarily on illustration. We called it Mojikencamp.

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Game Errors

APRIL 28, 2023

If you have a Series X console and can’t play any game on it, learn what to do when games don’t launch on Xbox Series X. If you discover a general internet problem, try using your mobile hotspot and see if the error disappears. Turn Xbox off, unplug it from the power outlet, wait a few minutes, and boot the console back up.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2023

Written by Tiffany Keller , who is a Director of Product and investor with a decade of experience in mobile games across Scopely, Activision Blizzard, Miniclip, and Zynga. Can slow-rolling UGC pack the punch Mediatonic needs to defend the knockout genre on the console before mobile competitors eat their lunch?

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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. Streaming, dating, and social media apps are the new necessity. Yet economic downturns are few and often far between.

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Game Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

Gaming media hub Fandom – which publishes GameSpot, among many other entertainment properties – released a survey today which sheds light on its consumers’ habits. Academic studies are finally triumphing over media scare stories about problems like video game addiction. Mostly though, people play mobile games.

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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

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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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Also, you may need it to run on other platforms like mobile devices and gaming consoles. When your game is widely available across multiple platforms, it becomes famous and attracts attention from the media and gaming community. Why is Game Porting Important? Sony and Nintendo), distribution platforms, or application stores.

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Game Errors

APRIL 7, 2023

There are millions of desktop and console gamers all over the world. If you’re interested in playing video games but don’t know where to start, here are some tips to help you get started: Decide on a platform Video games can be played on a variety of platforms, including consoles, computers, and mobile devices.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Well, machine learning is used for various purposes, such as game design analysis, player behavior analysis, optimization, and media streaming analytics, to mention a few. For instance, a player can stream gameplay directly from their mobile device or computer without having a dedicated gaming console.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Academy Award for Best Picture is essentially the same product whether viewed in the theaters or on a mobile device, but the Game of the Year award is evaluated quite differently for mobile games than it is for PC and console titles. Additionally, the lines between “mobile devices” and consoles are increasingly blurring.

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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 eSports.

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Game Errors

JULY 21, 2023

Visit the official website or social media profile of the game you play. Alternative) Use a hotspot: If ISP confirms the issue is on their side, but they are working on resolving it, you can use a mobile hotspot as an alternative way to access the internet from your PC. What is 100% packet loss in gaming?

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Game Errors

APRIL 5, 2023

It doesn’t matter what device you choose: Mobile, console and PC all support advanced multiplayer games in 2022. Media Attention and Online Critics There was a time developers would get away with creating terrible games. Some of them still crash and have shallow storylines. Those days are gone.

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Rampant Games

JUNE 3, 2022

It’s a little trite, but the industry was expecting the next iPhone and instead got one of the first “brick” 1980s-era mobile phone. With the Quest 2 being sold for less than the price of a console, cost isn’t universally a prohibiting factor. Kinda like using certain social media sites now, right?

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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. How do you build a media plan for soft launch? Aaron: Testing ad creatives is a critical part of soft launch.

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Game Errors

JUNE 6, 2023

Platform preferences: Both Fortnite and Apex Legends are available on mobile, PC, and console. If we look at Fortnite, we can see that 69% of players play it on Console, which includes both Xbox and PlayStation. It is because some players play this title on both PC and Console or even all of these three platforms.

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Mnenad

JANUARY 14, 2020

That were the kind of games he used to play on his mobile device back then.   The number of downloads and active installs have grown strongly after some social media users shared the game in one or more of their posts.   So I remember exactly how my first prototype looked like.   Thanks again for playing and donating!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 21, 2022

Every successful mobile game story is different and offers something unique for the industry to learn from, and the story of SuperPlay and Dice Dreams is no different. This includes adding more mixed media channels and growth strategies. The dip was in many ways a marketing decision. What is Firebase?

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 10, 2024

The team consists of 20 people that provide full-cycle development for mobile, PC, consoles, VR/AR platforms, and porting services. Wishlist Hollow Home on Steam , follow us on social media , and join our discord”, he says. Twigames was founded in 2015 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Vote for the game in the contests we participate in.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Role-Playing Games on Mobile The RPG market is a high risk, high reward genre walled by a robust entry barrier. RPG games on mobile in the West reached new heights during the lockdowns. This makes RPGs the third-largest genre on mobile after Strategy ($5.0Bn) and Puzzle ($5.1Bn) games. Small Giant did it with Puzzle and Empires.

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Game Development News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Tandem Events is now open to speaker submissions for Develop:Brighton 2024

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

Publicity for a mobile game is out of the question, it's too expensive. You can get a publisher, but most mobile publishers are scammers. True mobile publishers will ask you this question: "What are you KPIs?" " That's a real mobile publisher! so, you just make it and publish it.

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Game Development News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the midst of celebrating 20 years of the PEGI ratings system at WASD x IGN, Ian Rice, director general of the Games Rating Authority, took some time out to answer our questions

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