Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

Despite the release of numerous highly anticipated games last year, the game industry as a whole struggled to achieve significant growth. By understanding these complexities, we can gain valuable insights into the dynamics shaping the contemporary gaming landscape and explore potential pathways for future growth and development.

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Demographics have changed the nature of gaming over the course of time and the industry has evolved above gender, age, and other demographics. Today people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds play and enjoy video games, while their preferences and consumption habits may vary.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Is it well-defined?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Triband is a studio that creates comedy games. is a racing game featuring a car on legs. So, when a studio makes games that turn everyday, mundane activities into grotesque acts of cartoon foolery, can you really expect an everyday, mundane interview with the co-founder/creative director? Their latest title What the Car?

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iXie gaming

MARCH 24, 2024

The gaming sector is no longer limited to a specific region. In fact, gaming has become a global marketplace. The increasing audience from different locations presents numerous opportunities for developers, as they can reach more potential players than ever, increasing the chances of their game’s success.

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Following the high-level trend of hybridization across mobile , more and more casual games have started introducing competitive elements into their live event strategies. This has become especially prevalent in the puzzle subgenre, with around 75% of casual puzzle games in the US top-grossing 200 implementing these features.

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Game Errors

APRIL 22, 2023

However, some worldwide players claimed to experience crashes on their PC while trying to run the game. Before checking and applying the leading solutions, it is better to ensure that your system meets at least the minimum requirements for running the game. Most of the time, gaming crashes are caused by outdated GPU drivers.

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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 And unlike Racing, Shooter games also generally saw a decline in downloads as well.

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Game Analytics

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Having initially launched back in 2006, the social gaming platform now boasts over 30 million games (what they call experiences), 52 million daily active users , and over 12 million creators worldwide. For all three games, they make sure to offer rewards to their players if they like and share. Like the Game for More Codes!”.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 17, 2022

The current massive deceleration of the Web3 space is a good moment to re-evaluate and re-think the fundamentals of Web3 gaming. The goal for all parties involved was still to achieve a massive return on investment, often relegating the delivery of the actual game that served players to a secondary objective.

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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.

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Game Daily

MAY 19, 2023

Instead, I want to explore the role of a gaming CMO in setting teams up for success and the risk that some leaders may actually be incentivising a race to the bottom. Gaming UA teams are primarily, if not entirely, focused on optimization. Let’s look at these common pain points in more depth.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This week, we take a look at Phil Spencer’s announcements about Xbox Game Pass, and Eric breaks down some of the company’s claims. Game Pass as an overall part of our content and services revenue is probably 15 percent,” says Spencer. “I billion on content for a subscription service that was not growing. Subscribe here!

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 2, 2022

How to grow your games in diverse markets Many Western publishers focus their efforts on English-speaking countries because they are most familiar with these markets, which tend to command a higher average revenue per paying user. When we talk about the US and the UK in some of the more popular gaming categories, CPIs start to creep up.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

TWIG #219 TakeTwo Zynga Acquisition - perhaps the most ill-advised acquisition in gaming of all time ? TWIG 220 The problem with Kotaku and why Xbox Game Pass is the doom written by: Eric Kress and David Sepetka The Microsoft-Activision deal is back in the headlines with the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s latest report.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 4, 2023

AppMagic has released a new quarterly report with an overview of the most successful hypercasual games on the market right now. Top 10 Games By Downloads Now, it’s time for a deep dive into the top 10 hypercasual games by downloads. The game features different modes and progressively more challenging levels.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

Unlike the years before, we decided to really leverage our fantastic community of senior games industry folks to present you with trends that will shape our industry during the year. The k-factor, which measures the virality of a game, is at an all-time low. Is it the artwork in itself that is not selling the game? Exit mobile.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Entertainment are slated to release the new Hogwarts Legacy game set in the world of the long-running Harry Potter series. There was footage of the common rooms and brand-new gameplay that was released earlier this month- which gave an insight into the game mechanics, setting, and characters to an extent.

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Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Matthew Farber, Juliana Loh, Kimberly Unger, and I headlined the Georgia Game Developers Association CIMFest last year with this powerful panel exploring how personal experiences empower narrative writing. She has been a speaker at numerous game-related conferences, including the Game Developers Conference, NY Comic Con, PAX East, and SXSW.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

If you have been following the DoF newsletter and blog for the last year, you might have seen some of my articles on blockchain games, including a prediction piece. Blockchain games are still early. Should you have tokens or only NFTs in your game? Do you want to learn about how blockchain games are doing at a glance?

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Game Errors

APRIL 12, 2023

It doesn’t matter if you play the game from your GamePass PC or Steam, the problem will not disappear on its own, so it’s time to take action. If you experience crashes after launching the game, check what to do when Forza Horizon 5 crashes on launch. Try to launch the game after the restart finishes.

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CG Spectrum

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I've been featured on the VFX Process Youtube Podcast to talk about the creation of Menace , and it was also featured on IGN - Future Games show channel. I then created a new project and empty level, built the width of that straight section and started recording the motorcycle and vehicle actions using game mechanics and take recorder.

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Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Here's the panel description: Title: Creating Touchstones in Emergent Narratives When: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Time: 11:15 - 12:10 Eastern Time Games have a unique ability to establish empathy between a player and a world and characters, but game players don’t always follow the path the narrative lays out for them.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

However, I don’t want to leave things too abstract - game design is about taking an idea and translating it into real game rules and mechanics. This kind of choice tests the player’s ability to evaluate and predict the game state over a measure of time. That’s what makes it interesting.

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Game Errors

MARCH 2, 2023

Forza Horizon 5 is perhaps the most ambitious, content-packed, technically advanced racing game you can play on your PC. One of the common errors is the crash when launching the game. If necessary, upgrade the computer where the bottlenecks are (GPU, RAM, CPU) and try to start the game again.

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Game Daily

MARCH 21, 2023

Despite the hype surrounding certain buzzwords in gaming right now, it’s always worth remembering that technology isn’t always a primary agent of change. It turns out that giving thought to the well-being of fellow workers might be the most powerful part of gaming’s future. Oneal is particularly interesting.

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Game Design Aspect

JUNE 9, 2021

, this Saturday June 12, 2021, we are headlining the Georgia Game Developers Association CIMFest and I also will be moderating IGDA GDSIG's skipped (due to the cancellation of GDC last year) roundtable, Creating Non-Toxic Gamer Communities. Watch it for free on www.youtube.com/GeorgiaGameDevs Here's the deets!

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

If you’ve ever wondered what the best game engine is, we invite you to figure it out with us. Unity versus Unreal – this seems to be an ever-lasting battle in the game development world. Having been the market leaders for years, these two are the main candidates for the title of the best game engine. What is Unity?

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Game Refinery

JULY 27, 2022

Year after year, more and more game companies have started to participate in Pride celebrations. Zooba: Zoo Battle Royale Games (Wildlife Studios). “Faye,” is the first transgender character in Zooba: Zoo Battle Royale Games. League of Legends: Wild Rift (Riot Games). Multiple games by Zynga.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Almost 2 years ago, the entire games industry was amazed by the announcement of a gigantic $55M seed round raised by Spyke Games. Many successful game company founders would jump on the chance to exit with $55 million, let alone receiving it as seed investment. Spyke Games is playing it safe and getting results.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 19, 2018

Welcome to the third unit of Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game. First came Game Development 101 and then came Designing & Developing Your Game. That’s why I’m especially excited to introduce you to unit 3: Marketing & Promoting Your Game. Need help on your board game?

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 25, 2019

content coming out in the future, please do subscribe to the Deconstructor of Fun infrequent but powerful newsletter. Despite being launched only 3 year ago, SuperScale has partnered with several developers and scaled multiple games onto top of the charts around the World. SuperScale = Growth Partner. But don’t get it wrong.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 11, 2023

The video game industry is a huge and consistent segment of the market. Video games are the first choice for millennials as well as adults who can’t get their childhood gaming addiction off their heads. Every day, new games are released across all platforms, each focusing on a distinct genre.

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The Bottom Feeder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Wayyyy back in the 70s and 80s, science fiction/fantasy/superhero content hadn't completely taken over the culture yet. New nerd content was rare and treasured. Now, of course, this sort of content is pretty much all there is. You can turn on the tap and choose from 73 different flavors of Medieval Fantasy Content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Guest post by Alexander Devyaterikov , Producer at Belka Games In today's gaming world, it's not enough to just have a good game. We need to release regular updates: more content, more events, faster, and higher quality. As you can see, the result is pretty good for a 9-year-old game. The schedule is filled.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

Summarizing an entire year of mobile gaming while providing predictions for what is going to happen next is a challenge that we at Deconstructor of Fun undertake every year. An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. The Macro-Level View As we know, 2020 was a year of unprecedented growth for mobile games.

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Filmustage

MAY 3, 2021

Photo by Tech Daily / Unsplash Surely all those who more or less follow the film industry have heard of the incredible boom in the field of streaming content. I do think it is one of the changes that we could consider as a positive: the more competition, the more need in gaining quality content. Stream, stream, stream! So Warner Bros.

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