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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Can Boost Engagement In The Casual Puzzle Genre With Competitive 1v1 Events

Game Refinery

If executed correctly, introducing new mechanics in this way can be an easy win, enabling developers to test out player preferences, broaden motivational appeal, boost user acquisition, and enhance player engagement – all without drastically altering the core gameplay. Whoever emerges victorious wins a random assortment of boosters.

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The 10 Best Board Games of All Time and What We Can Learn from Them

Brand Game Development

You can see this reflected in the 9 and 10 scores of Board Game Geek, where people repeat some variation of “I really can’t explain it” and rattle off mechanics while trying to explain it. It has incredibly clever area control and hand management mechanics. That tells you all you need to know.

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Top Emerging Free Game Development Tools and Trends!

Big Games

Here are some of them: AI-Powered Content Creators Ludo AI: This tool excels at generating gameplay concepts and mechanics based on your preferences. Find character sprites, environment tiles, UI elements, sound effects, and music tracks, all contributed by artists and musicians within the game development community.

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How To Overcame Post-Launch Slump - The Case of Merge Garden

Deconstructor of Fun

Just when the market was becoming overheated with the lockdowns and merge mechanics were the all-new rage among the players. The game looked promising, scaling quickly towards $2M a month in revenue - a promising number for a smallish Finnish studio. You decided how much time you'd spend swapping tiles or tending to your flowerbeds.

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Marvel Snap - The Definitive Deconstruction

Deconstructor of Fun

In January on 2019, Hearthstone and Blizzard veterans Ben Brode and Hamilton Chu announced that Net Ease had invested whopping $30M into their newly founded studio. Another thing that some of you might be wondering is: Why hasn’t the studio been acquired already? At a high level just know that you have 10 cards to a deck.

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2021 Predictions #1 Puzzle Games Becomes the Top Grossing Genre on Mobile

Deconstructor of Fun

This increase, sliced by subgenre, was driven mostly by Tile Blast and Puzzle & Decorate. We are bullish on AppLovin’s partnership studios as Firecraft/Magic Tavern (Matchington Mansion, Project Makeover), Redemption Games (Sweet Escapes) and Belka (Clockmaster) demonstrate a desire to experiment with status quo for core/meta.

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Turkish Gaming Phenomenon Uncovered: A Conversation with Rina Onur

Deconstructor of Fun

Together with Mishka, they discuss the highs and lows of Spyke Games, shining a spotlight on their latest sensation, Tile Busters. Rina attributes the success of Tile Busters, their second and most successful game to date, to an experiment gone right. Even if it is not your preferred genre choice. I couldn’t agree more.

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