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Checkmate: Discussing the Rise of Chess Games on Mobile

Game Refinery

Digital Chess, one of the first video games ever created, has experienced a massive revival on mobile, with hundreds of Chess games available to download from the iOS store. million people signing up to the browser-turned-mobile game Chess.com and a 603% leap in chess book sales in the US; it now even has an exclusive game on Netflix.

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Best High Graphics Games for From Casual to Hardcore Gamers

Big Games

Let’s explore the Top 10 Mobile Game Development without wasting your precious time! Unicorn Run also introduces flying powers and shooting mechanics to help you achieve higher scores, adding an extra layer of excitement to the gameplay. So, are you excited to take a look?

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The Hybridcasual Gamble

Deconstructor of Fun

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. Missed a previous newsletter?

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2020 Predictions #7: Why Auto-Chess Games can't Monetize - and How to Fix That

Deconstructor of Fun

This prediction is written by Giovanni Ducati, who is a Director of Product Management at Scopely and who previously led strategy and finance for Hearthstone and as well as Esports at Activision Blizzard. It all started with β€œ Dota Auto Chess ”, developed in January ’19 by Drodo Studio as a mod for Dota 2. What should be the path?

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American Mcgee is trying to get his new game greenlit. I know that his games are profitable and well received. However, it’s taking aver 4 years for a response, and I’m puzzled to why it is so. What exactly causes a company to consider greenleting a game? Does it require more than the creators reputation?

Ask a Game Dev

Maybe you just bought a studio. You’ve already got one African Mythology-inspired Action RPG with card mechanics in development, you really don’t need a second slightly-different one. Maybe it’s for a dialogue-driven narrative story, but your expertise is in competitive esports titles.

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Why Marvel Snap became a hit and for how long will it remain one?

Deconstructor of Fun

Executive Summary What: MARVEL SNAP is a mobile CCG by Second Dinner, a new studio founded by veterans from Hearthstone. Key strength: Its biggest strength is the gameplay perfectly adapted for mobile. The loss of depth in gameplay mechanics is compensated with a higher weight of the poker-like mindgames. Source: Data.ai

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Why Pokemon Unite Hasn’t Reached the Top (yet?)

Deconstructor of Fun

It’s a MOBA done by Tencent’s TiMi Studios. The same studio that is responsible for t he biggest MOBA in the World, Honor of Kings. While it’s proven that the MOBA core has not resonated in the Western markets on mobile , both League of Legends and DOTA2 are highly popular with the PC audience in the West.