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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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., In its most recent earnings report, the combined revenue for digital software, add-on content, and network services was $5 billion. Blu-Ray) of its devices.

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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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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

What Makes a Great Mobile Game? We have first understood the success strategy of a mobile game. So, a mobile game is considered great or successful when it is able to engage the players in the long run and when it makes a profit. Building a Riveting Mobile Game. Make a User-friendly Game. Appealing UX/UI of A Game.

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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 Errors

MARCH 7, 2024

While we can say this about just the Esports industry, the Gaming industry is still booming, and if you are wondering how big it is, you can have a look at the comparison between the revenue generated by the Movie Industry, which is widely considered as the wealthiest entertainment sector vs. Gaming Industry.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

It’s a fully animated social game for mobile and desktop. Therefore we would love to connect with publishers and studios for Indies, classic AA, family friendly, or casual titles that want to bring their game to a global audience”, says Content Partner Manager Rachelle Verheijden. In 2019 Ubisoft bought the company.

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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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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

AWS Session Highlights Harnessing generative AI to create unlimited content within game worlds : Saltwater Games details the generative AI architecture of “Resurgence,” an upcoming free-to-play, post-apocalyptic, open-world crafting and survival game. Explore real-world use cases for a variety of generative AI services and solutions.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 8, 2024

He worked on some of the most well known entertainment IP during his time in the US. Solid pipeline By taking the time to build a solid pipeline the team is now at a place in development where it’s easy to create new content such as episodes, story beats and missions. “We The game will be accompanied by an animated mini-series.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 4, 2024

Following another big week in terms of headcount reductions, interactive entertainment is on track to shed a record number of jobs in 2024. As his own tenure comes to a close, Jim Ryan, President & CEO at Sony Interactive Entertainment, found himself tasked with announcing an 8 percent workforce reduction. Take Sony, for example.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 30, 2023

With advancements in technology and software, 2D animation has become a more affordable and less time-consuming art form than its 3D cousin, making it a popular choice for industries such as mobile gaming, commercials and educational content.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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. Artists and designers work hand-in-hand to make the mobile game visually pleasing. Dive in to explore the madness that goes into creating games that play beautifully.

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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. They have a strong blockchain, mobile and ecommerce portfolio, and are well known as a Web3 Consulting Company. Is it well-defined? Our services and solutions cover the complete spectrum!

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Game Daily

MARCH 23, 2023

He is chief of one of the most powerful organizations in entertainment, overseeing the outstanding development tool Unreal Engine, the aggressive online retail portal Epic Games Store, as well as Fortnite, one of the world’s most valuable properties. “Your original IP and your assets are yours to take anywhere,” he said. .”

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Mat Baker has been making mobile games for 15 years. 2020 was a very good year for mobile games. Puzzle Games in 2020 Puzzle, out of all of the genres and mobile, is the largest one when looking at IAPs only. They are meant more for trend analysis based on estimations, rather than an exercise in accuracy. It made $5.1

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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. Mostly though, people play mobile games. Parents of teens are 46% more likely to play games with their kids.

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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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Big Games

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Game developers conceptualize, design, and build games for various platforms, including consoles, PCs, mobile devices, and virtual reality systems. Quality assurance and testing ensure the game functions as intended, and ongoing updates may address bugs or introduce new content.

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Filmustage

JULY 14, 2023

For instance, the "Deadpool" (2016) campaign heavily relied on social media, posting humorous content related to the film's protagonist, creating a strong bond with the audience. The "Zombieland: Double Tap" (2019) campaign leveraged influencer marketing, partnering with popular YouTube creators for promotional content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 29, 2020

As a case study, consider Supercell, one of the first to integrate battle passes into their mobile games, and such integrations led to both success (Clash of Clans) and failure (Clash Royale). It’s all about content depth ! Battle pass systems depend on presenting a highly desirable set of content unlocks. Source: Sensor Tower.

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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? Similar to popular games, the success of viral content is often down to it being relatable and fulfilling certain needs.

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Jaunty Bear Games

OCTOBER 9, 2022

However, these aren’t just simple remakes; they’re bringing new elements to old classics that keep players interested and entertained. In addition to modern takes on classic games, many companies are creating entirely new content based on retro themes. For example, indie game developer DrinkBox Studios recently launched Guacamelee!

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

The Metaverse is not just a new trend in the gaming industry but a whole new way of experiencing and engaging with digital content. The Metaverse offers an exciting glimpse into the future of entertainment, where players can immerse themselves in a fully realized digital world and engage with others in ways that were once impossible.

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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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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

There is a much stronger presence in the mobile games segment, but more and more developers are also dabbling in PC games, which is great to see.” We hope that Mordhau continues to provide countless hours of entertainment and satisfaction to players around the world”, says Dunn. “A

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

They are an interactive form of entertainment that can be enjoyed from beginning to end in a short time. Still, they all provide a similar service: they produce graphics and animation for games, web applications, and other digital content. Casual Mobile Art. Games are more than just a diversion. What do Game Art Studios do?

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Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Excited to announce that our panel Creating Touchstones in Emergent Narratives will be part of SXSW Online 2021 under the track Transforming the Entertainment Landscape. She is the author of the award-winning Game Development Essentials: Mobile Game Development and the Official GameSalad Guide to Game Development.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 16, 2020

Soon we will see if this opportunity space is big enough to support startup creator platforms like Buildbox and Manticore: Buildbox is a no-code platform that uses templates and visual scripting to enable the development of mobile games. We promise to deliver only the most insightful, relevant and entertaining content in your mailbox.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 2, 2020

In the mobile free to play area, additional capital also means the ability to fund long payback games at scale (e.g., On the mobile side, development budgets are half or even much less than on HD (console + PC platforms) and a UA budget of even as little as $3M may be enough for the majority of mobile games to compete with bigger publishers.

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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

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. in net revenue on mobile. Even further, they achieved — approximated by Sensor Tower for mobile — $17.57 downloads and over $55.6M

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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

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: But what is exposed with these types of ads is just how fundamental the user acquisition function is for mobile games. 3: They have an awesome Medium blog and podcast called LevelUp.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“The amount of content is absolutely amazing. ” He celebrated games as Roblox’s core offering, but added that broader entertainment experiences are becoming more popular. “We care about creating a Marketplace with content people love and where creativity is protected,” stated the blog.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2020

What caused their shift into mobile gaming? What caused their shift into mobile gaming? At one point, Firecraft and Playrix were so aggressively buying up ad traffic that Glu Mobile had to stop spending during their Q1 2019. What is their future outlook in mobile gaming? So: Who is AppLovin? Who is AppLovin? First Name.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

While it’s fun and entertaining to follow Epic’s crusade on Apple, I think it’s equally important to discuss how these court battles impact tens of thousands of game developers around the World. Consider it an appetizer to the content. And if you don’t want to watch or read, say no more! Sure we’ve all benefited, but at what cost?

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