Cocos

MAY 14, 2023

Nowadays, we can see three common types of platforms: Native(iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Harmony, etc), Mini Games(Wechat MiniGames, Tiktok Mini Games), and H5(PC Browsers, Mobile Browsers, Facebook Instant Games, Poki Games, etc). It can be released to multi-platforms, such as Web, iOS, and Android. So how do we do it?

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Cocos

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

They were very helpful but not enough, the issue this topic mentioned, and most behavior or rendering issues can hardly be checked with the current CIs. The process is now under testing, you can see it being tested in some of the PRs, like this one github.com/cocos/cocos-engine fixed transparent pass barrier issue.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

We got you covered with a shortened transcript of few of the topics discussed. The case has progressed quickly, focusing on Epic’s argument that Apple’s iOS business practices are anticompetitive — filled with inconsistencies and touting a monopolistic approach to mobile’s most dominant ecosystem. Will Epic continue its pursuit?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

It is tempting for mobile games marketing teams to think of 2021 as being dominated by Apple’s impending new privacy policy for iOS, App Tracking Transparency (ATT). These points are informed by my research into the topic and conversations I’ve had with platform operators and gaming and ad tech executives: When will ATT be made mandatory?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 28, 2018

Here are some of the main highlights of this release, listed by topic/category. With 11 months of work and over 450 commits to the 2.1 branch since 2.1.4, there's a lot to cover! Check the detailed changelog for the exhaustive listing. Platform support. Target SDK raised to 27 to fulfill Google Play requirements for August 2018. [GH-18626].

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Cocos

MAY 14, 2023

It can be released to multi-platforms, such as Web, iOS, and Android. Therefore, performance optimization has become an enduring and ever-relevant topic. This series of articles will analyze the source code from various perspectives to improve your learning efficiency. I hope to help you advance further in 3D game development.

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Game Biz

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Mobile Game Monetization in 2022: Navigating the eCPM Decline In the last six months, we’ve shared two posts on the eCPM trend due to the interest our clients and other developers have shown in the topic. eCPMs have decreased across: • Both iOS and Android. However, iOS saw a bigger decrease than Android.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The topic of why Godot does not utilize ECS comes up often, so this article will explain the design decisions behind that, as well as shed some light on how Godot works. In other words, the remaining 90% of the game). Using Compute.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Despite being a decent - albeit not too original - Brawl Stars clone, its low Revenue Per Download (~0.40$ on iOS) made it impossible to profitably grow Heroes Strike through User Acquisition. Fast forward to November 2021 and the game launches worldwide in iOS/Android, amassing 10 million downloads during the first two months.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Both Android and iOS were impacted, but in the latter the impact was even more pronounced (-18% on iOS vs -11% on Android). And thanks to the great Phillip Black for kicking off this topic on DoF. In my opinion this is mainly because of the box removal but other possibilities are discussed later in this article.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 2, 2023

While finding the blue ocean is the enduring hot topic for game developers, staying relevant as that ocean turns red is a rare and more valuable skill to possess. Top Merge games over the last 52 weeks, iOS & Android, Worldwide. Top Match-3 games over the last 52 weeks, iOS & Android, Worldwide.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 21, 2019

I've ended up straying from the schedule I set for myself in May in that I haven't finished implementing all the unbuffered file IO classes I had planned to, but they aren't strictly necessary for the module to function. Greatly reduces the complexity. It's possible to write to files as well now.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Additionally, it aids in the creation of applications for Chrome, Android, and iOS. These modules address a wide range of topics, including rendering, animations, audio, and loading huge files from the server. For publishing games as native applications on the store for mobile devices, Kiwi.js leverages Cocoon.JS. When running Kiwi.js

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Game Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

“There’s a lot of negativity around those kinds of topics, and a lot of emotion around words like NFT and Blockchain and Web3.” ” Omega Royale is coming to iOS, Android, and browsers. In the meantime, in-game cards are being used as lures and rewards in pre-release marketing and community building.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Unrelated to the pandemic, Apple proposed a change to IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers), which was also a hot topic across mobile gaming. This entire process was once opt-out; the fundamental change being that in early 2021 iOS 14 will make this opt-in (with predicted opt-in rates of as low as 10%).

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Cocos

APRIL 27, 2023

For someone who didn’t know Cocos Cyberpunk, it is an open source 3D TPS (Third-person Shooter) game, developed by the Cocos Engine team, which can be published to iOS, Android and Web. It supports multi-platform publishing on Web, IOS, and Android. But before discussing these topics, let’s first take a look at the Actor module.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

In the next few chapters, we’ll visit these topics one by one. During this relatively long period (we could split this period into another 2~3 phases to be more specific, but we are not covering this topic here), the experience of paying players will be better. region (only iOS).

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Greenheart Games

AUGUST 30, 2018

. – Most recently, a major content and quality-of-life update introducing new topics, everyone’s favorite new console, a brand new game mode and several important UX improvements went live for free. – Game Dev Tycoon has been ported to iOS and Google Play. Screenshot from the upcoming TAG MOD by Bellwood Studios.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 25, 2024

Lastly, let’s finish off the topic of scaling with storage and I/O. Both Time To Live indexes and change streams features will additional IOs when data is read, inserted, updated and deleted. Now for the magic; we invoke an auto failover and the larger instance will automatically be selected as primary.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 2, 2023

An interesting topic are the changes done on the Battle Pass (Mini Pass): Originally the Pass lasted for an entire season (~3 months) , which meant few purchases and many situations where new or returning players would find the Pass with time consumed. Does it look like Clash Mini could be a hit? At this moment, the answer is ‘no’.

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 24, 2022

An iOS version is coming soon. Honestly, when the series is done, I'll probably wish I'd been more bloody-minded and less cowardly about how I touched the topic. Two years of my life. We have released Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor for Windows & Mac! It’s out on Steam , Epic , and GOG.com. What Is Coming?

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Gaming expert speakers talked about the hottest topics in the gaming industry from 2022 predictions to rising game categories, from blockchain & NFT gaming to launch strategies. ATT in iOS 15 went harder. Google and DoF brought together the most influential gaming investors, companies, and talents in Istanbul!

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Cocos

MAY 14, 2023

It can be released to multi-platforms, such as Web, iOS, and Android. Once again, thanks to the Cocos Cyberpunk development team, Without this open-source project, I wouldn’t have an engineering-level case to share this topic. This allows us to know its working boundaries and judge the appropriate scenarios to avoid misuse.

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Game Refinery

JUNE 23, 2022

In our “Introducing Onboarding Best Practises” blog post series, we have so far taken a look at the best practices of player onboarding in terms of storytelling and retention among the top-grossing iOS games across different genres and markets. In this last part, we will dive into new player monetization.

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AWS Games

MAY 25, 2023

medium instance usage, 30 million IOs, 5 GB of storage, and 5 GB of backup storage for free for 30 days. Another top 10 Dev Guide Consolidated top 10 developers guide of posts and other links to topics (such as connecting to DocumentDB and many others). The free DocumentDB trial includes 750 hours per month of db.t3.medium

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 25, 2018

See our previous announcement for a quick presentation of each topic. Start on Cardboard for iOS. We have five students working on some great projects to add new features to the engine, either via C++ modules, GDNative plugins or external plugins. Compiling Android modules using Scons. Spatial Audio and User Input for Google VR.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

As the IDFA depreciation hit the iOS market, we started seeing a decline in downloads. Please keep in mind that most games declined in H2 as IDFA was being enforced on iOS. IDFA IDFA deprecation was the hottest topic in mobile gaming and RPGs took a big hit too. This speaks of the longevity of the sequal.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

And when it comes to revenue, the bulk of their monetization likely happens outside of the iOS and Android stores. The new currency partially solves the topic of sharding. So while it’s possible to gather insights about Snap in the mobile platform, we really can’t compare its revenue to say which games are bigger.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This week, we get into one of the hottest topics, whether the App Store’s NFT guidelines will hurt or help blockchain games. Apple’s latest updates to the App Store Review Guidelines shed some light on this positioning while creating even more questions about the topic. In Today’s Email ? Time will tell. to $184.4B

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