iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

With the rise of the gaming industry, two distinct categories of games have emerged: AAA games and mobile games. These games offer different gaming experiences, target different audiences, and have unique testing requirements for game QA. Can Mobile Games Be AAA?

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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.

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The mobile game industry is the most demanding industry for the past few years. Though there are millions and millions of mobile game apps available on the Play/App Store, the game companies and developers are interested in building more and more games. The secret of Success Behind the Game.

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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. The best in-game collaboration events are often mutually beneficial. Mobile Legends Bang Bang’s collaboration with Kung Fu Panda.

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Game Development News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, shares insights that 40 of the top 100 mobile games have launched their Web Shop using Xsolla's solution

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The company actually also runs an indie publisher, headed by (and composed entirely of) AMC Networks director of games Simon Ferrari. "I I started at AMC seven years ago as a freelancer, working mostly on The Walking Dead mobile games," he tells GamesIndustry.biz. Read more

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 17, 2022

This kind of unwarranted use of the term in-game descriptions and media articles has been rife lately – it seems that pretty much any kind of random element in gameplay is described as “roguelike” nowadays. The beautiful ASCII graphics of the original Rogue game. So what is Rogue, “roguelike” and “roguelite”?

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Image credit: DanielAlexanderSmith / Wikipedia For decades, Peter Molyneux was a regular fixture on the game media outlet interview circuit, his face gracing the cover of magazines or website feature splashes. Indeed, a Twitter parody account called Peter Molydeux regularly posts amusingly bats-arse game design ideas.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 9, 2024

It held an event at Hammersmith in London to showcase the product to media, retail and assorted industry people and celebrities. As a handheld, it was more compelling, but handheld gaming appeared to be in terminal decline. I've told this story before, but I enjoy telling it. There was reasoning behind this analysis. Read more

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Unlike these other formats, however, the games industry produces experiences that can differ vastly from one platform to the next. The Best Mobile Game award, on the other hand, is simply “for the best game playable on a mobile device.” So, what are we to make of Game of the Year awards for mobile titles?

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 5, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, has said mobile is unlikely to play a major role in the franchise's future releases.

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Game Refinery

MARCH 16, 2023

From national calendar days to religious holidays, seasonal events are a great way for mobile games to find new and exciting ways to drive player engagement. We’ve updated the blog post with new seasonal event implementation examples and best practices for introducing seasonal events into your mobile game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Crunchyroll is the latest streaming service to add mobile games to its offering. The Sony-owned anime broadcaster introduced the Crunchyroll Game Vault on November 7, which will be available for subscribers of the service's Mega and Ultimate Fan tiers.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

Younger generations are increasingly exploring various avenues of interaction with games, extending beyond traditional gameplay. These emerging players are at the forefront of consuming game-related content alongside their active involvement, emphasizing the growing trend of watching gaming-related media alongside playing.

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Cocos

JUNE 12, 2023

halx99: I think you needs this fork which implement win32 video player based on microsoft media foundation: [link] now axmol support play video with sprite render on all platforms: GitHub GitHub - axmolengine/axmol: Axmol Engine – A Multi-platform Engine for. Axmol Engine – A Multi-platform Engine for Desktop, XBOX (UWP) and Mobile games. (A

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Moonmana

JUNE 7, 2023

This time we’ll unveil the most common reasons why studios choose Unity for creating a game for Android in 2023. Keep on reading and find out what it takes to build a highly-rated mobile game by using the Unity engine and what you should be ready to go through. Is Unity Good for Mobile Games?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Wild Kingdoms (Itan Orisha) by Kucheza Gaming She compared her childhood to her sons’, noting the significant changes in media consumption and behaviour due to technological advancements. Through initiatives like mobile game jams and interschool esports, she aims to foster girls’ interest in STEAM fields.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

They say imitation is a form of flattery, and there’s no shortage of mobile games that share a striking similarity with other popular titles in the PC, console and mobile markets. Why isn’t there a mobile version of Fall Guys? Stumble Guys vs.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 21, 2023

In addition to the series of articles about hypercasual games and the social media trends that inspire them, AppMagic talked to AZUR Games and FreePlay, both developer and publisher in the mobile- and hypercasual games market. How do you track mobile market trends?

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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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Game Daily

MAY 21, 2023

FlowMade has spent a decade offering “mental health and productivity solutions for game developers” Marketing games on TikTok Abraham Lieberman is the founder of marketing agency Clicks Talent, which specializes in leveraging social media, and represents more than 100 clients.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 30, 2023

It led him to realise that Kiro’o Games was not just about entertainment anymore. Immersive storytelling Kiro’o Games intends to launch the mobile game version of Caloo Hunters while continuing to expand the Kori-Odan Saga with new comic books over the next 10 years. It was also an inspiring force.

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Game Refinery

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Mobile game developers are constantly looking for new ways to bring in new players and keep existing players engaged with their games. One of the most successful ways of doing this is by introducing meta elements – gameplay elements and mechanics from other game genres – into your game.

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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

” Mobile game marketing drops in 2023 A new report, picked up by MobileGamer , from marketing and data agency AppsFlyer says mobile game companies are spending less on user acquisition. “In In fact, all top media saw declines in 2023, with only four of the top 20 players generating a budget increase.”

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Macharia is currently a lecturer at one of the highly esteemed institutions in Kenya the African Digital Media Institute (ADMI). His journey took an exciting turn when he landed a full sponsorship from the French Embassy in Kenya to visit Rubika, a leading school for Video Games, 2D/3D Animation, and Design in France.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 8, 2024

” “As evident from everyone’s fixation on social media for years, content that humans instinctively find interesting continues to emerge infinitely. However, there will never be a shortage of content that goes viral on social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 26, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Scale Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. COO & CPO Greg Peters on how gaming fits into the Netflix business model. Netflix games will start on mobile. Clearly, it's very mature.

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Starloop Studios

APRIL 2, 2024

As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, developers find new and novel ways to incorporate it into their game development processes. Though it’s unlikely that AI will replace human game developers, AI in game development has a practical role. Magic Media and [.]

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The Art of the Game

AUGUST 29, 2022

I’ve been slowly plugging away at the mobile game – and despite the struggles of adding the Curved World effect that it seems is necessary for all infinite runners these days, its getting closer to release. Even though things HAVE been moving forward. After some edits. Painting it from scratch. intern work! intern work!

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The Knights of Unity

MAY 6, 2020

Hyper casuals dominated the mobile games market in 2017 and they are still growing in popularity. This Free2Play model generates more than 50% of the global gaming market revenue. Their beginnings reach to the early ’70s, but then they were called arcade games. Have you ever seen their splash screens? Interested?

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Game Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

Two new research surveys were released this week, helping us to understand the ever-shifting nature of game consumers, their habits and their preferences across demographic sectors. Academic studies are finally triumphing over media scare stories about problems like video game addiction. Mostly though, people play mobile games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Role-Playing Games on Mobile The RPG market is a high risk, high reward genre walled by a robust entry barrier. RPG games on mobile in the West reached new heights during the lockdowns. The in-app purchase (IAP) revenues for Mid-Core games in the Western markets reached $10.4Bn growing formidably by 26% year-over-year.

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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).

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Game Daily

JULY 14, 2023

. “Video games are seen as a tool for building problem-solving skills, teamwork and collaboration, communication, conflict resolution and leadership skills,” states the trade org. Positive attitudes to games have ticked upwards as the form has matured. 64% use mobiles – 12% only play on smartphones.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2023

Written by Tiffany Keller , who is a Director of Product and investor with a decade of experience in mobile games across Scopely, Activision Blizzard, Miniclip, and Zynga. Can slow-rolling UGC pack the punch Mediatonic needs to defend the knockout genre on the console before mobile competitors eat their lunch?

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Yet, those professionals in mobile game development services know how to tackle these challenges. But the chaos and the desire to create visually stunning and immersive games fuels their determination. Roadblock #7: Marketing and Release Challenges As a game nears completion, challenges in marketing and release come into play.

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