Big Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Dive in to explore the madness that goes into creating games that play beautifully. It’s the IDEA that makes games successful: The whole presence of the game revolves around that idea that makes the foundation of a mobile game development process. Trust your gaming vision with Hashbyte!

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

It contains the game’s proposed design like the concept of the game, genre, core game mechanics, gameplay, timeline, illustrations/sketches, story and characters, levels and monetization strategies. This decides whether the game is worth pursuing or not. GDD is updated regularly. 05 RISINGMAX INC. Rising Max Inc.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Hyper-casual games are simple, easy-to-play games that have become increasingly popular in recent years. With the rise of smartphones and mobile gaming, hyper-casual games have exploded in popularity due to their accessibility and addictiveness. Let’s dive in!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 27, 2020

Apart from running the one and only MobileDevMemo , he also runs a strategy consulting firm for media and consumer technology companies - Heracles Media. Here are the three things you need to know about ironSource: #1: They’re developing the most robust, data-driven growth engine for mobile games. #2:

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With the technology and tools we’re developing alongside our partners, we want to foster a community for our namesake game that is able to create their own content and benefit from it, and immerse themselves in content that others have made and shared.”

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Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Have you ever dreamt of crafting your own epic game? We’re talking free game development software , mind-blowing technology, and trends hotter than a dragon’s breath. Emerging Best Free Game Development Software Now, let’s dive into the free tools the best Game App Development Companies use to make their games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Eric is a media strategist, quantitative marketer, and author who has spent his career working for transformative consumer technology and media companies. Eric is the author of the book Freemium Economics and the founder of Mobile Dev Memo , the ultimate growth blog and podcast. Access all of our previous predictions.

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Big Games

AUGUST 17, 2021

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.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 2, 2020

These are the four defensibilities from NFX with examples from tech: Applied to the gaming industry, here is my own interpretation for the archetypal companies for each defensibility category: So how defensible are game companies based on these defensibilities? In some rare cases, mobile launch budgets can potentially exceed $50M.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Mat Baker has been making mobile games for 15 years. Laura Taranto has 12 years experience in casual games and is a product advisor and puzzle game aficionado. 2020 was a very good year for mobile games. But the actual number is over 30% larger as the in-app-ad revenues in Casual games are very significant.

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Game Daily

APRIL 21, 2023

.” Partly funded by a Kickstarter campaign , the game’s early access numbers didn’t hit the mark. “Startups are hard, and game industry financing can be really fickle,” says Daly, whose previous work includes co-founding mobile gaming company Super Evil MegaCorp (Vainglory).

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This innovation allowed for a more interactive and intuitive gaming experience, enabling developers to create innovative gameplay mechanics that leveraged both screens simultaneously. The DS appealed to a broad demographic, transcending traditional gaming boundaries. Why are handhelds not as popular today?

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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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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

With the popularity of mobile game apps, game companies and developers are looking for a niche genre that stands out in the global market. In that case, with potential growth and platform expansion, casino game apps seem to be the best option. Knowing what not to do will give us the opportunity to create the best app.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

The game development industry is booming, and it’s impossible not to notice how quickly it’s expanding. Thanks to groundbreaking technology advancements, developers can now take advantage of cutting-edge software and game engines which enable them to create fantasy worlds in video games. Join us on this amazing journey!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2020

This post is written by Nebojsa “Nebo” Radovic , who’s an experienced mobile marketing professional who currently heading the user acquisition for N3TWORK’s Scale Platform. Hoping that your game is going to become a cultural phenomenon is a super long shot and often requires access to a top IP that can be very expensive.

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 23, 2020

This post is written by Eric Seufert , a strategy consultant and the owner of Mobile Dev Memo In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of events, including a great battle, foretold to lead to the death of a number of great figures and gods, natural disasters and the submersion of the world in water.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 10, 2022

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. First, the mini game “DJ Contest” borrows mechanics from rhythm games. Different game developers might have different opinions.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Expertise: Acquiring a company with specialised knowledge or technology can enhance a company's capabilities and competitive advantage. Each member of the Zynga team received a monthly stipend—an allowance of $100 to spend in-game currency on any games they chose. It's always going to be the kingpin of entertainment.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Last week in Istanbul, Google and Deconstructor of Fun brought together a thousand-strong group of high-level mobile game execs to talk about the future of the business. His data and insights were based on US data as a proxy for the western market, and focused on platform privacy, or the “Apple global mobile game recession”.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 21, 2022

But despite what may look like a pivotal battle, in reality, these players are a minority within a huge gaming population that is dominated by a single gaming platform - mobile. In 2022, it’s undebatable that the main gaming platform chosen by most people in the world is their smartphone.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

Strategy Games in 2020 Strategy games, which are composed out of 7 sub-genres, generated $5B in net revenue during 2020 growing IAP revenues by 21% while the downloads were up 9% year-over-year. This makes the genre second largest on mobile in (outside key Asian markets) after Puzzle games. Then Yu-Gi-Oh came along.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 14, 2020

Western casual games category broken down into genres and sub-genres. Puzzle genre is the second largest, after strategy games, on mobile in terms of in-app purchases. Last year Puzzle games generated a whopping $4.5Bn in IAP revenues while growing 18% year-on-year. This leads to having larger than average team sizes.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Travis Boatman : Travis has held senior leadership positions at a bunch of major gaming and mobile gaming companies including Mattel, JAMDAT, EA, and Zynga. a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. Impact of data in games Hiring for cultural fit Initial focus post funding Why you need to panic!

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The gaming industry has continued to grow with time as new technologies emerge. In fact, 2023 has had some of the biggest game development trends thanks to the increasing use of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). Immersive Technologies Immersive technologies have grown significantly with time.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

App Store’s NFT Guidelines: Imminent peril or entry ticket for blockchain games? One of the biggest problems of blockchain games is reaching a mass audience. Most of the games on blockchain run either on browser or PC. The updates focused on the usage of NFTs and their functionalities inside games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 22, 2021

Early this year the Turkish mobile startup Dream Games has raised $50 million in new funding ($57.5M total funding), despite having only soft-launched its first game, Royal Match. Dream Games was founded by two of Peak’s former Product Directors. In other words, everything you need for game growth. It made $5.1

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A tale of two halves: H1 and H2 of 2022 During the last quarter of 2021, almost every successful blockchain game had one thing in common: They were developed by crypto native teams who were well versed in the blockchain technology, but lacked experience in game development. Handing out NFTs like candy.

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