AWS Games

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Improve your mobile and web app quality using AWS Device Farm : Riot Games details how it uses AWS Device Farm to streamline its mobile app testing process, improve the quality of mobile games and SDKs, run automated and manual tests on real devices in the cloud, identify and fix issues faster, and release updates more frequently.

NPC 56

NPC Electronics Games Mobile 56

Game Errors

APRIL 19, 2023

While Japanese games have traditionally been associated with distinct gameplay mechanics and anime-style aesthetics, the line between Japanese and Western games has become increasingly blurred in recent years. What happened to the Japanese gaming industry? Why does Japan dominate the video game industry?

Games 52

Games Mechanics Esports Mobile Gaming 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 4, 2023

We dive into decline of hypercasual games and hybridcasual, an attempt by mobile game developers to adapt to the new normal in the industry. It’s again taking a super simple addictive core game but actually pairing it with a simplified progression mechanic and some amount of live operations.

Mechanics 52

Mechanics Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 10, 2022

Vaporwave was an online artistic movement started in 2010 that used psychedelic elements in art and electronic music. In those games, players recruit characters and run semi-turn-based battles versus either AI or other players. Such gameplay can be coupled with monetization mechanics like gacha.

Art 52

Art Media Feature Content 52

Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The New Business Model People in the game industry are continually asking about “a new business model” but they usually want new monetization techniques (ie. gatcha mechanic, piggy bank, etc.). I have been in the games industry since 1993 and in that time there have only been two new models, try-before-you-buy and free-to-play.

Games 52

Games Content Entertainment Retail 52