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The State of the Mobile Games Market in 2023

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At the same time, cross-platform open-world RPG Genshin Impact continues to break new ground, crossing its $3 Billion in IAP Spend in Q2 2022. Overall, in the key Western markets, MMORPGs, Roguelikes, Merge and Puzzle genres largely bucked the recession in terms of revenue. Until next week. ?

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2022 Predictions #2 How to win after Fortnite's and Why Going Cross-Platform is Mandatory for Mid-Core Games

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With Xsolla you can easily launch your own cross-platform player account system Let your players stay connected and engaged no matter which platform they play on. The money you save on platform fees will go directly into further improving and growing your games. 3 Product innovation is crucial. 4 High entry barrier.

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Best Online Game Development Solutions for Your Smartphones

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Earlier the game players were constricted to play online games such as simple puzzles to adventures series only on the desktop, but the massive development of mobile technology within the past few years has brought a noticeable change in the game application development industry. This tool offers users with documentation and tutorials.

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2021 Predictions #4 Contenders Throwdown for Supercell's Mid-Core Crown

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This analysis will give you a full overview of the Strategy games genre, which is the second-largest genre in the Western markets after puzzle. This makes the genre second largest on mobile in (outside key Asian markets) after Puzzle games. Riot’s card battler is very well executed cross-platform game.

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Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023

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Running through the market by genre, Kress noted that King has done quite well, but other genres had suffered badly, with strategy, RPG, match puzzle, and casino games all down double digits. He also said there are opportunities in going cross-platform and direct billing. Cross-platform is becoming more important too, he said.

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What’s next for Rovio? 7 Questions that Paint the Picture.

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The failure of a new Angry Birds game with a slingshot mechanic must have been a blow to the organization. Rovio’s central organization will also continue increasing spending with various cross-platform efforts, which are expected from modern mobile game publishers. #4 So potentially, we’ll see Sega IPs adapt Puzzle+RPG bets?

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Can Supercell Boost Beatstar Into a Major Hit

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While this introduces a continuous mechanic that could be useful in monetization, it also seems a double-edged sword: It means that Beatstar can’t be played in a relaxed way. The hard lock on waiting feels much more punishing in this game than say in a puzzle game when you run out of lives-. But Space Ape has Supercell backing them up.

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