Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

Likelihood of the prediction: 62% #3 Paid UA Becomes a Break-Even Game Advertising is a commodity and in a race to the bottom. They have more data than the publishers, which means that we can't win. Firstly, pretty much all of their users are engaging with their service through their mobile devices in addition to TV screens.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Think of this as a hyper-casual Beyblade game with a merge mechanic mixed in the middle. relied on data to figure out what they wanted this game to be. But after researching the market, they found that merge games were steadily growing and were a solid choice to go down. They had the spinner idea in mind.

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Mobile gaming has come a long way and now it is one of the most profitable and popular gaming platforms. This has resulted in various transformation in the game’s monetization, therefore the mobile game developers have a range of options in monetization than ever before. .

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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. Games become more expensive to make. Of these, about 211 were studios.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With the technology and tools we’re developing alongside our partners, we want to foster a community for our namesake game that is able to create their own content and benefit from it, and immerse themselves in content that others have made and shared.” ” Core to Avalon will be player-created content.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

Younger generations are increasingly exploring various avenues of interaction with games, extending beyond traditional gameplay. 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.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Recordings of AWS for Games customer presentations from re:Invent include: Customer Keynote – Riot Games : Riot Games’ Head of Global Infrastructure and Operations, Brent Rich, shares how Riot’s relationship with AWS has supercharged its purpose to improve the player experience, even in the face of timeline changes and priority shifts.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Dive in to explore the madness that goes into creating games that play beautifully. It’s the IDEA that makes games successful: The whole presence of the game revolves around that idea that makes the foundation of a mobile game development process. Trust your gaming vision with Hashbyte!

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The payment processor has become more than a payments company to most of the gaming world, enabling publishers and developers alike to add new functionality beyond scope, and novel ways to offer the best to their customers.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 7, 2023

Top image: Marvel Strike Force by Scopely This week Savvy Games Group , a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investments Fund, announced that it agreed to purchase Scopely , a privately held mobile game publisher, for $4.9 The current transaction is a clear indication that is also building a content catalog.

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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? And how do you know which trends will be a hit with a gaming audience? Meta layers.

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Game Daily

MAY 19, 2023

As it does not solely rely on user-level data, it’s significantly more resilient to ecosystem changes and data gaps than attribution. As exhibited by this research with Analytics Edge, gaming advertisers relying solely on attribution for decision-making are increasingly leaving money on the table.

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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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iXie gaming

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In recent years, big players in the gaming sector like Microsoft, have recognized the significance of data analytics. As a result, they have begun purchasing firms that give access to player data. Also, smaller developers are trying to stay up with the data science and marketing aspect which is prevalent in major corporations.

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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. Is it well-defined?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Facebook used games for growth and discarded them quickly as it didn’t need them anymore. The platform killed the booming gaming business by handicapping the distribution channels used to grow our games. I believe that mobile games could be facing the same deliberate death-by-a-platform as games Facebook suffered a decade ago.

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Game Errors

APRIL 26, 2023

In addition, some streaming services may block access to their content if they detect that you are using a VPN. It’s also worth noting that not all streaming services actively block VPN usage, so you may be able to use a VPN to access content that is otherwise unavailable in your region.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 27, 2020

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie. 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: You can find the previous predictions here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2020

Further, public announcements have been made about investments in “partner” studios such as PeopleFun, Belka Games, Clipwire Games, and Geewa. What caused their shift into mobile gaming? What caused their shift into mobile gaming? Facebook has demographic and interest data (your Facebook groups and likes).

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Game Analytics

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

With so little room to grab attention and inform their players about new content, all three games make sure they feature updates and new content in their title and description. And each experience, we’ve seen top YouTubers playing the game and sharing their codes. Lock some content for spenders only.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 2, 2020

These are the four defensibilities from NFX with examples from tech: Applied to the gaming industry, here is my own interpretation for the archetypal companies for each defensibility category: So how defensible are game companies based on these defensibilities? In some rare cases, mobile launch budgets can potentially exceed $50M.

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Game Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In an ecosystem where user data is not available, advertisers must find new ways to connect with and understand players on a deeper level—and this is why common motivators are so important. Gamers are taking notice with 56% of those surveyed saying nearly all or many mobile gaming ads are repetitive 6. 4 Greyser, Werner.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Eric is the author of the book Freemium Economics and the founder of Mobile Dev Memo , the ultimate growth blog and podcast. It is tempting for mobile games marketing teams to think of 2021 as being dominated by Apple’s impending new privacy policy for iOS, App Tracking Transparency (ATT). Access all of our previous predictions.

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Game Refinery

JUNE 21, 2023

Companies have since been forced to seek permission from app users before tracking their activity across other apps and websites for advertising purposes, meaning they now lack much of the valuable data previously used to build highly-effective UA campaigns. for coins used to purchase in-game hints.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Join us as we review some popular video game testing tools to level up your game QA or quality assurance. Unity Test Tools Unity is one of the most used game engines globally, with about 70% of developers using it for mobile game development. This ensures faster and more efficient game testing.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 19, 2024

The gaming industry has achieved significant milestones in recent years, and 2023 was no exception. Recent data has shown that 2023 has been among the best years in the gaming sector. It has the highest number of top-rated games in two decades, making it an exceptional year for the industry. But was it all rosy?

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

We couldn’t break the PC version as they share a common data source, which is important for our build process. “The indie game developer scene in Slovenia is growing, but is still relatively small. “Memory limitations meant we needed to rework a lot of the materials from the PC version just to get everything in”, says Dunn. “We

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Hyper-casual games are simple, easy-to-play games that have become increasingly popular in recent years. With the rise of smartphones and mobile gaming, hyper-casual games have exploded in popularity due to their accessibility and addictiveness.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This technology included Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) to power compute for game servers and account servers, Amazon ElastiCache which supported a reservation service to hold participants’ seats in the stadium, Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL as a backend for player account data, and more.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 21, 2023

This data can be easily tracked using Google Trends. In terms of TikTok, our late series of articles on games inspired by social media trends revealed that the majority of hyped games used trends with over 1 billion views.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

Secondly, look up profiles on independent data-driven websites. Finally, choose your top game art outsourcing firm and get in touch with it after doing a cost-benefit analysis. Specialties: – Game Development, Motion Capture, Art Outsourcing, 3D Animation, 2D Animation, VR, Concept Art, and Co-Development. Bosi Art Studio.

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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. In-App Purchases Developers can harness the power of this highly effective method to seamlessly implement In-App purchases within HTML5 games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 12, 2020

More recently, as Supercell’s revenue and profitability have declined over the past few years, more questions have been raised about Supercell’s approach and even their value as a mobile games company. Do either of these companies have the potential to be the most valuable mobile gaming company in the world?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 1, 2020

Games services providers have evolved along with the games industry. 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. According to Sensor Tower, the game achieved 5.7M

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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. billion in September quarter but lowers outlook NCSoft invests $15M in Mysten Labs for Web3 gaming infrastructure Square Enix' s H1 sales dip to $1.1

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Game Refinery

APRIL 6, 2023

With increased competition from IDFA regulation changes and new games consistently entering the market, two of the biggest challenges facing publishers and mobile game studios are acquiring new players (UA) and keeping those players in your game (player retention).

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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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