Kabam is taking Marvel: Contest of Champions to 'alternative' app stores
Game Developer
APRIL 19, 2024
Ahead of its 10th birthday, Marvel's mobile fighting game is leaving the iOS/Android playground to hang out in other app stores.
Wreck League: Anatomy of an NFT fighting game
Game Daily
AUGUST 22, 2023
Web3 game developers and publishers are often pretty bad about explaining their products to potential players. Impenetrable crypto-jargon is afforded a higher status than basic details about the games on offer. Likewise, Wreck League is a fighting game, albeit with Web3 functionality and NFT collectibles.
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The top 22 mobile games of 2022
Game Analytics
DECEMBER 28, 2022
But one thing that hasn’t changed is new hit games entering the market. So to end the year on a high, we rounded up our top 22 games to hit the charts this year. Here are the top games we loved playing this year. If you want some inspiration for games to binge over the holiday period, look no further. Net Fishing!
Art Production for Mobile Games: Tips & Tricks
iXie gaming
APRIL 3, 2023
Mobile gaming has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, with millions of users spending time playing games on their smartphones and tablets. As the mobile gaming market continues to expand, mobile game developers must find ways to make their games stand out in a crowded marketplace.
The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success
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.
Checkmate: Discussing the Rise of Chess Games on Mobile
Game Refinery
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Video games have come a long way since they were first conceptualized in the 1950s, with expansive open worlds that can fit right in your pocket, but you don’t need to go back 70 years to see what games looked like back then. So, what’s to blame?
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The State of the Mobile Games Market in 2023
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.
How Mobile Game Developers Are Using In-Game Collaboration Events to Boost Player Retention
Game Refinery
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
If you’re looking for ways to improve player retention for your mobile game, hosting a collaboration event with a well-known franchise as part of your LiveOps might be the answer you’re looking for. As an example, collaboration events are used by more than 70% of the top 10% of highest-grossing games in the China iOS market.
Mobile Games Aren’t Your Enemy if You Play Right
Big Games
AUGUST 19, 2021
In general, non-gamers do not have a good opinion about playing mobile games. And discussing the benefits of playing mobile games is a bit of a controversial topic. But before knowing the benefits, let us discuss mobile games. But before knowing the benefits, let us discuss mobile games.
So long 2023! Thank you for the great game dev stories
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 29, 2023
A stellar year for game releases, that’s for sure. But also a dreadful year for job security in game development, with a heartbreaking 10.000 layoffs. We let the creators talk about their own games. On the last working day of 2023 we take one final look over our shoulder to see what we are leaving behind. See you in 2024!
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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Can Boost Engagement In The Casual Puzzle Genre With Competitive 1v1 Events
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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She Got Game on cultivating a thriving environment for female game developers
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
“As I travel across Africa creating games, there’s something everyone seems to agree on…” says Bethlehem Anteneh , a trained architect, co-founder of SOSTLab and the moderator of the She Got Game panel at Africa Games Week (AGW). Think of a bar where 90% of the people are men.
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Fragbite ends contract with Tilting Point
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 5, 2023
Mobile game title MMA Manager 2: Ultimate Fight will be published by Fragbite Group going forward. The game and its proprietary mobile engine were developed by FunRock & Prey Studios, and published by Tilting Point at launch last June.
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Olivier Madiba’s Kiro’o Games is building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem
PreMortem.Games
JUNE 30, 2023
Kiro’o Games is an ambitious game development company based in Yaounde, Cameroon. Founder and CEO Olivier Madiba is pursuing his dream of creating the biggest African game studio by building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem which encapsulates games, comics, animation and even restaurants. This is his story.
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Understanding the Great Video Game Recession. Or Not.
The Bottom Feeder
MARCH 5, 2024
The video game industry is seeing a big wave of layoffs and game company closures, and it may be that we have begun the long, slow, agonizing bleed of a recession. But I have a whole lot of my own personal skin in this game, and I've been writing and speaking on this exact topic for a long time. Our next game!
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Best High Graphics Games for From Casual to Hardcore Gamers
Big Games
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Whether you’re a casual gamer looking for some entertainment or a dedicated hardcore game enthusiast, today, we have curated a list of the best high-graphics games for Android just for you. Let’s explore the Top 10 Mobile Game Development without wasting your precious time! So, are you excited to take a look?
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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Because, let’s be honest, creating games is hard. This year we featured over 20 brave game creators in our solo developers-series and we like to share some highlights. It took solo game developer Graham Reid great effort to finish his game. “I Her upcoming game, Spilled! ,
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The Basic Fundamentals of Game Design
Logic Simplified
AUGUST 1, 2023
Have you ever designed a game? If yes, then what game design fundamentals do you prioritize in your own designs? Game design is incredibly complex and fascinating, with countless nuances and techniques to master. In this article, we'll explore some key building blocks of game design fundamentals.
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Monetization methods in free-to-play games and their pros and cons
iXie gaming
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Free-to-play and live-service games have become well-established in the gaming industry. They provide players with a convenient way to start playing, and the longevity of such games hinges on the appeal of their existing content as well as the strategy for delivering and monetizing future updates.
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2021 Predictions #6 Casino Games on Mobile Post Lockdowns and IDFA Depreciation
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 31, 2021
Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. As the casinos worldwide shut down the Casino games on touchscreen devices hit the jackpot with a nearly 50% increase of IAP spend year-over-year. billion IPO.
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The Three Game Industry Trends to Watch in 2024
Deconstructor of Fun
MAY 13, 2024
In recent years, the gaming industry has undergone significant transformations, grappling with challenges that have reshaped its trajectory and forced key players to adapt rapidly. For the past two years, the game industry at large is not seeing growth. The current compound annual growth rate of the gaming industry is just above 1%.
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Game Art Studio: The Future of Game Development?
iXie gaming
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Games are more than just a diversion. However, developing games has become very time-consuming and expensive. This is why game art studios have emerged over the past decade. Instead of working on the next big blockbuster title alone, game art studios help companies create their titles with minimal financial investment.
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In a Privacy-Centric World, Creative is More Important Than Ever
Deconstructor of Fun
DECEMBER 19, 2022
With privacy becoming more important to mobile players and the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) in app advertising inventories, the quality of your creatives has never been more important to the success of your games. In order to test this hypothesis, you need to work with the tools you have, which in this case is creative.
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Supercell’s Strategic Initiatives that Will Transform the Company
Deconstructor of Fun
APRIL 12, 2023
In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. FRUSTRATION: These blog posts can also annoy game executives and senior leaders. After all, Supercell is our beacon of hope. Source: Data.ai
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Star Nomad 2 Patch Notes (v 2.22.07)
Half Geek
JULY 28, 2022
More info here: The problem with making games for Mobiles. Originally, the game was designed with only Roguelike mode as the default, with the additional two difficulty modes (Normal & Hard) added from beta testing suggestions. Faction fleet battles are larger, with each side sending more ships to the fight.
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5 Reasons Why I Became Bullish on Blockchain Gaming
Deconstructor of Fun
OCTOBER 10, 2021
Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. If you’re interested in growing your business on mobile and beyond, look no further. In my heart, I am a game designer. This post is sponsored by Xsolla.
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Unity vs. Unreal: What to Choose for Your Game? | Moonmana
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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Top GBA Games by Nintendo (2023 Update)
Game Designing
APRIL 16, 2022
When the Nintendo GameBoy was first released in 1989, it was a revolution in personal gaming. Other handheld game systems came out around the same time, including Sega Game Gear, NEC TurboExpress, and the Atari Lynx. Fortunately, the DS was backward-compatible, meaning it could play GBA games just fine. That’s okay.
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Mordhau on consoles: “A lot of smoke and mirrors go into making things hit”
PreMortem.Games
JULY 17, 2023
The brutal and bloody combat game from Slovenian developer Triternion has already been very successful for the last 4 years on PC. This is a completely different beast from a shooter.” “ Mordhau at its core has always been about melee combat”, says Jonathan Dunn, Game Designer at Triternion.
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2020 Predictions #7: Why Auto-Chess Games can't Monetize - and How to Fix That
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 29, 2020
Some of the best ideas in the gaming industry were inspired by other games and sometimes even created within other games. In our taxanomy, Auto-Chess games don’t yet have their own bubble. The Very Brief History of Auto Chess Games. Please take the numbers with a giant grain of salt.
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Struggling with UA and player retention in a post-IDFA world? Minigames are the answer
Game Refinery
APRIL 6, 2023
With increased competition from IDFA regulation changes and new games consistently entering the market, two of the biggest challenges facing publishers and mobile game studios are acquiring new players (UA) and keeping those players in your game (player retention). Why implement minigames?
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Apple’s Decision to Delay to IDFA Changes Hurts Game Developers
Deconstructor of Fun
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Recently Apple decided to delay the privacy requirements of iOS 14 until ‘early next year ’ presumably after the mobile game industry uproar became too much. Extending that period of instability makes the hardest and most vital part of the business- making new games- more difficult for a longer period of time.
Trip Hawkins on The New High Score | Past and Future of Video Games
Deconstructor of Fun
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Netflix recently released a video series, High Score , covering the history of the video games industry. Each of the major innovations covered dramatically increased the size of the video games market. Are there any implications for the next big innovations that will drive the current video game market size even higher?
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12 Ways to Take Battle Passes to the Next Level in Mobile Games
Game Refinery
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The ever-changing nature of the mobile market means that new monetization mechanics are constantly emerging and evolving. Battle passes have crept into almost every mobile game genre imaginable, with our platform showing that 66% of mobile games in the top 20% have incorporated the feature.
The Hybridcasual Gamble
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. Former Disney and NBCU Execituve Talk the Death of the Games-as-App Before going deeper, let us define the terms: Hypercasual games are the bubble gum of the gaming industry.
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Here's How You Capitalize From the Apple vs. Epic Court Ruling
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. Eric Seufert (Mobile Dev Memo), Chris Hewish (President, Xsolla) and your truly discuss how to make the most out of out-of-app marketplace.
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Marvel Contest Of Champions Is Crashing: Quick Fixes
Game Errors
APRIL 5, 2023
Ever since it joined Kabam’s mobile gaming lineup, Marvel: Contest Of Champions has provided a mix of good and bad for its legions of players. Some players have reported that their game is crashing when they attempt to access certain features or events. If so, choose to Update the game.
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Cryptocurrency, NFTs and pay-to-earn: the new world or a gigantic Ponzi scam?
Gamesbrief
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In 2008 , I was a financier who had left banking and was working on the edges of the games sector. A new games phenomenon was emerging. Mobile games were in their infancy and about to be given rocket fuel when Steve Jobs announced the creation of the iPhone. But there are also fundamental changes taking place.
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How Riot can Turn Team Fight Tactics into a Billion Dollar Game
Deconstructor of Fun
JULY 20, 2020
Riot’s Team Fight Tactics (TFT) was launched quickly to catch the emerging auto-chess genre that was gaining popularity as a mod on Twitch. Riot for sure succeeded in shipping fast, but they clearly didn’t pay much attention on the business case for the game. Till date Team Fight Tactics has reached bit over 11M installs.
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The curious case of Google removing over 77% of all our positive reviews
Greenheart Games
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
A bit of research brought up a story from a year ago ( source ) that puts the blame on Google’s algorithm for fighting fake reviews and concluding that genuine reviews are also deleted by it as collateral damage. Lots of them just gave the game a 5-star rating without a custom text. We had just lost over 400. burns in our minds.
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How to make your dream game, publish it and not die in the process
Mircosoft Game Dev
AUGUST 10, 2017
Despite being the lead developer of Godot, I have almost 20 years of experience developing and shipping games, and a decade of experience as technical consultant. I didn't become rich (yet :D) making games, but I learned a lot in the process. Many games were released, but a large amount were abandoned.
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Roguelike Elements in Mobile Games in China
Game Refinery
AUGUST 17, 2022
“Roguelike” was definitely a buzzword among game developers last year in China, and the shockwaves made by the boom can still be felt today – for example, still in May 2022, we spotted three new games that claimed to be “roguelike” entering the Chinese iOS top-grossing top 200 list. source: Wikipedia).
Michael Blaker’s Anime Sunday: “Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury” Episode 01 Impressions
Game Industry News
FEBRUARY 19, 2023
It’s my “Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury” Episode 01 Impressions. From the fight scenes to the more slice of life moments, all are rendered incredibly well. Hey all, I’m back with another of the standout series from the Fall for this week’s Anime Sunday.
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Here's How Subscriptions Will Disrupt the Games Industry
Deconstructor of Fun
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Since then, I’ve read Lloyd’s article “ Subscriptions: The new weapon in the game monetization arsenal ” half a dozen times and turned from a doubter of subscriptions into a believer. He has been in the video game industry since 1993, where he has worked at both start-ups and huge entertainment companies.
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