The Long Game
Gameloft on adapting tools, tech and teams to sustain Minion Rush's 12-year run
Gameloft’s Kateryna Skrypnik shares how live ops, community feedback and a Unity migration have kept Minion Rush running for over a decade
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Gameloft is a video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris, France. The company also has subsidiaries in 28 countries around the world.
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