Game Daily

AUGUST 11, 2023

It remains an open topic, with multiple conflicting findings. No evidence was found of widespread use of new accounts, suggesting that consumers simply found new ways to hide their age or their IP accounts. Recent studies have tended towards a focus on gaming’s benefits as providers of stress-relief, education, and life skills.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

It’s also important to point out that there were three key topics that the blog post didn’t mention. Topics that were raised as focus points in the last year’s post : There was no mention of Supercell’s North American fully remote PC games studio that was formed a couple of years ago and has since then scaled to just 10 or so people.

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The Bottom Feeder

APRIL 28, 2023

Any IP Disney is strip-mining, really.) It's a big topic. Even with the dragons and wizards, Game of Thrones was still better science fiction than most science fiction. If someone can show us a new world and make us believe in it, we will follow until we've seen too much of it and get bored. See: Marvel movies.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

Rush Wars was the PvE version of Clash Royale in the Boom Beach setting Clash Quest was Legend of Solgard in the Clash setting Hay Day Pop was a puzzle and decorate game with Hay Day IP Everdale is a Hay Day Derby feature as a game Clash Mini is the most innovative one. It’s Team Fight Tactics for casuals.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

In the next few chapters, we’ll visit these topics one by one. As Tween Animation became popular in the US and Canada, South Korea also became a major hub for Flash animations, responsible for well-known IPs like Mashimaro and Pucca. Strategies: Tightly hold the IP fans and attract generic players with gameplay.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

We saw many games broaden their appeal by bringing in Hollywood IPs and/or doing massive investments into super high-quality ad campaigns. The game represents fantastic IP integration and true product innovation. Top titles regularly integrate known Hollywood IPs and/or invest into brand building. 4X Games Genre.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The conversation covers a gamut of topics, ranging from macroeconomics and behavioral economics to generative AI, Unity's strategic shifts, the dynamics of the console market, and much more. Insights are shared on deal structures, revenue-sharing trends, and aligning game design with the core fantasy of the IP.

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Smart Fox Server

OCTOBER 20, 2021

All users will point to the balancer’s IP address (or domain) which it will take care of passing the connection to one of the SFS2X instances. For our example we assume the two SFS2X servers have private IP addresses of 10.0.0.10 We’ll return on this topic in a moment. Client IPs in TCP mode. and 10.0.0.11.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Small Town Murders, which launched around the start of 2020, was Rovio’s big gamble - New IP, new meta/core combination. Unrelated to the pandemic, Apple proposed a change to IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers), which was also a hot topic across mobile gaming. DoF’s back of the napkin summary of IDFA depreciation.

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Game Dev Unchained

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The gaming industry has increased influence on broader entertainment, noting the transition of gaming IPs to cinematic endeavors. “Nintendo does feel kind of like the Disney of video games,” Canary said, highlighting the potential yet untapped synergy between Disney’s IP treasure trove and the gaming industry.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

A more regular flow of new content and game experiences - let alone the usage of external IPs - could increase the volume and retention of reactivated users, and introduce more opportunities to promote exclusive cosmetics. And thanks to the great Phillip Black for kicking off this topic on DoF.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 21, 2022

What’s even more relevant for our topic here, there are strong arguments to support the idea that mobile dominance as a gaming platform will actually increase in the following years : The huge casual player segment of the market is an audience almost exclusive to mobile and is unlikely to buy more specialized and expensive gaming platforms.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

And this confirms that the rule applies even to their three new games based on the Clash IP. In theory, an IP could help lower a bit the CPIs. Instead, the Puzzle genre is more suitable for standard user acquisition, a topic where likely Supercell is less experienced than specialized companies.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

First, because you are in control of everything: your IP is not spread away, everything stays in your network. If you want to dig further the remote access infrastructure topic, we suggest starting with the choice of the pixel streaming technology that would fit your needs. Why is it cool?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 25, 2018

See our previous announcement for a quick presentation of each topic. Devices are assigned a private IP address by their router, which has its own public facing IP address. A peer needs to communicate its network terrain, e.g. its public IP address, whether it’s behind a NAT, and its private IP address.

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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. This has led to a resurgence in the value of IP in the market, as it is now harder to get new users.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 14, 2020

Ad creative is also the topic of Prediction 2. Somewhat higher-profile entrants include fast-follow Mergical from the mystery developer Betta/REIN Technologies and Zeptolab’s IP-driven Om Nom: Merge. We predicted last year that IP would have no additional value in this genre.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

Some argued that launching a game with the same IP and a gameplay that appeals to similar players was net negative for Supercell over time. Finally, in late 2018, Supercell launched Brawl Stars, with a different IP and a very different gameplay. FarmVille extended its IP to puzzle back in 2015.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Employing an expensive IP and employing a publisher set immense pressure on monetization to reach profitability. Much of this success goes naturally to the powerful Marvel IP, the attraction capacity among core audiences of the team at Second Dinner , and the smart decision of bringing in content creators before the launch.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

It is also the only remaining title out of the trio based on the Clash IP that was announced in early 2021. Obviously, this is a very aggressive move (even more considering the frustrating balance of the loot boxes), and thus it’s been a controversial topic among players. Second, the cosmetics themselves (autoemotes).

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 2, 2023

But to be fair, it sounds like a long shot because even though the Clash of Clans IP is known among Chinese players, it’s unlikely to have anything close to the attraction power of League of Legends… What has changed since the early soft launch? That was Riot Games’ playbook with TFT and Wild Rift.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2022

You can describe it as Legend of Solgard (published by King) with a Clash IP and some minor metagame tweaks. The Autochess Genre Supercell enters a poorly monetizing core genre with a mass-market IP and a casual twist. Clash IP diversification? Clash Mini is one of the three Clash games Supercell announced in April of 2021.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

No doubt this is a deeply discussed topic for a genre that still shows great returns. Zynga seems to be gearing up to fight back in light of a quickly depleting user base, as it has been investing heavily in ramping up live ops and IP themed events. All resulting in the crowning of a new king of this sub-genre. *

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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 ?

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Game Dev Unchained

AUGUST 24, 2023

” He goes on to highlight a pertinent topic – Return To Office (RTO). The conversation broached topics from the dedication and productivity of workers to investment trends and emerging challenges in the gaming industry. It’s now about creating a franchise, an IP that extends to movies, TV shows, merchandise, and more.

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