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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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Cookie Run is has some imporessive traction in the Western markets, which may potentially turn this game into a proper worldwide hit. The card-battling RPG genre was one of the first in mobile games that enjoyed success at scale and popularity around the world. Special effect from clicking on and dragging the Hot Cocoa Cookie.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Playrix is one of the powerhouses in the puzzle genre thanks to Gardenscapes and Homescapes’ current success. And while those two titles dominate the top charts, Playrix road to the top started a long time ago with a non-assuming little game know as Township. But before that, lets talk about the mammoth in the room, Playrix.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

If you are planning to make the code cleaner at some point, it has to be because it gets difficult to work with it. A common excuse for this is teamwork and many programmers working on a game. When I work on a game, I want to get things done as quick as possible. Elaborated below: 1) Who will play the game?

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 18, 2018

PiecesOfKate: Considering the potential benefits of social media (such as Twitter) for promoting a game, versus your personal dislike of those channels - if you were to make another game would you rejoin, or avoid it? For clarity I'm referring to a personal Ron Gilbert presence, not the game brand. Gustavo: Hi Ron.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

This analysis will give you a full overview of the Strategy games genre, which is the second-largest genre in the Western markets after puzzle. This makes the genre second largest on mobile in (outside key Asian markets) after Puzzle games. Strategy games also represent nearly a half of all Mid-Core revenues.

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