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Alex Nichiporchik shares tinyBuild's staff support plans ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

February 26, 2022

Travel Hardship

Alex Nichiporchik shares tinyBuild's staff support plans ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

"If you can do anything here, highlight the travel issue. Encourage the UK and other governments to create a simplified GAMEDEV-VISA procedure."

Why hypercasual gaming app marketers need their own playbook

February 18, 2022

Master Monetisation

Why hypercasual gaming app marketers need their own playbook

Adjust's Alexandre Pham breaks down the monetisation of hypercasual games, player retention, and in-game ads in a new world of privacy

The Financial Budget brings the spotlight to India’s gaming industry

February 16, 2022

Insight On India

The Financial Budget brings the spotlight to India’s gaming industry

Nazara Technologies’ Manish Agarwal shares his optimism for the Indian mobile games industry following the 2022 Union Budget

Is blockchain required for the metaverse?

February 9, 2022

Is blockchain required for the metaverse?

Bunch CEO Selcuk Atli on why this is an exciting time to build

Toxicity in mobile gaming: quantifying the scale of the problem

January 28, 2022

Toxicity in mobile gaming: quantifying the scale of the problem

Utopia Analytics' Janne Huuskonen details the scale of player toxicity in gaming, and the need for effective, AI-based moderation techniques

Take-Two makes bold move to transform its business with Zynga acquisition

January 11, 2022

$12.7 Billion Acquisition

Take-Two makes bold move to transform its business with Zynga acquisition

How Zynga could change Take-Two’s business

Five trends in 2022 to shape the mobile games industry

January 10, 2022

Five trends in 2022 to shape the mobile games industry

Why 2022 is the year for gaming

Apple’s privacy changes level the playing field for hypercasual games

January 6, 2022

Hyping Hypercasual

Apple’s privacy changes level the playing field for hypercasual games

Moloco's Henry Wang details the shift in hypercasual growth models under Apple’s new privacy policies, and how savvy marketers can strike while the iron is hot.

The challenges of designing nonlinear PvP

December 31, 2021

The challenges of designing nonlinear PvP

Player intuition, tutorials, and the value of taunting

What does the future hold for mobile games advertising?

December 28, 2021

What does the future hold for mobile games advertising?

Playable Factory's Gökçe Nur Oguz presents her tips for disrupting the mobile games advertising space.

Eight tips to build your dream team with no HR

December 24, 2021

Donut Resources

Eight tips to build your dream team with no HR

Kids vs Zombies developer Donut Lab detail eight tips for startups to assemble their ideal team

Overcoming 60% ROI drop in TeaGames' Monsters: PvP Arena

December 13, 2021

Monstrous Success

Overcoming 60% ROI drop in TeaGames' Monsters: PvP Arena

Investment from Ducky and YouTube trends

How hypercasual flop Clash of Dots became hit State.io

December 13, 2021

World Domination

How hypercasual flop Clash of Dots became hit State.io

Azur reveals how to tweak for success

Four trends to watch in 2022

December 10, 2021

Gaze Into The Crystal Ball

Four trends to watch in 2022

Gamification and branding, the metaverse, and blockchain among others

Hypercasual mobile monetisation in 2021

December 8, 2021

Make That Money

Hypercasual mobile monetisation in 2021

Matthaus Krzykowski, Co-Founder of Growth FullStack, details the out-of-the-box options that led the charge for indie and mid-sized publishers to monetising hypercasual games in 2021

What to do after a hypercasual game release: check out game support check-list

November 24, 2021

What to do after a hypercasual game release: check out game support check-list

Ducky producer Nick Shapovalov ticks them off

Why hypercasual publishers should start exploring IAP monetisation

November 23, 2021

Why hypercasual publishers should start exploring IAP monetisation

Matina Thomaidou explains the options

How cheaters are impacting the most valuable currency in the cash gaming market - player trust

November 17, 2021

How cheaters are impacting the most valuable currency in the cash gaming market - player trust

Ryu Games' Nick Contino explains

Paving the way for success without the IDFA

November 10, 2021

Paving the way for success without the IDFA

The numerous benefits of tapping into non-personalised ad traffic

Apple’s privacy changes have reduced advertising costs for mobile puzzle games

November 8, 2021

Diversify & Optimize

Apple’s privacy changes have reduced advertising costs for mobile puzzle games

Moloco's Henry Wang on planning for the future

The Play-to-Earn evolution

October 27, 2021

The Play-to-Earn evolution

How blockchain is changing gaming and its communities

How ASO influences metrics: a closer look

October 26, 2021

How ASO influences metrics: a closer look

Azur Games gets into deep details

6 top tips for game devs to adapt to app store and privacy regulation changes

October 13, 2021

6 top tips for game devs to adapt to app store and privacy regulation changes

Find out more on 26 October

What will you do when iOS and Android game CPMs eventually equalise?

October 6, 2021

What will you do when iOS and Android game CPMs eventually equalise?

Moloco's Henry Wang on planning for the future

G5 Entertainment celebrates 20th birthday with special campaign for players

October 5, 2021

G5 Entertainment celebrates 20th birthday with special campaign for players

Presents for everyone

Snip. Snip. Snip. But how long should a digital haircut actually take?

September 22, 2021

Finding Your Roots

Snip. Snip. Snip. But how long should a digital haircut actually take?

Lockwood's Filipe Duarte Pina talks more than short back and sides

Forming a company remotely, amidst a global pandemic

September 21, 2021

Forming a company remotely, amidst a global pandemic

Coherence COO Senta Jakobsen explains

Gaming and the greater good

September 14, 2021

Gaming and the greater good

Kate Edwards and Matthew Daniels look ahead

Why all games should be empowering their fans via user-generated content

September 9, 2021

Embrace The Fans

Why all games should be empowering their fans via user-generated content

Playerstate's Dean Anderson wants to open the doors

Why mobile strategy card game Incarnate is integrating play-to-earn and NFTs

September 8, 2021

Why mobile strategy card game Incarnate is integrating play-to-earn and NFTs

The advantages of the new technology

What is the best strategy to effectively connect gameplay and monetisation?

September 2, 2021

Effective Monetisation

What is the best strategy to effectively connect gameplay and monetisation?

Fundamentally Games’ Glyn Fairweather explores getting the balance right

What’s the common ground between making games and making whisky?

August 26, 2021

What’s the common ground between making games and making whisky?

Playtesting expert Pascal Luban dives deeper

Why no one is more important than the player

August 25, 2021

Why no one is more important than the player

Core Game Founder Kelly Vero dives deeper

How GameBerry Labs leveraged social features and referral mechanics to hit six million users

August 23, 2021

Growing For Gold

How GameBerry Labs leveraged social features and referral mechanics to hit six million users

Gameberry Labs highlights how making it easy for players to be social and generous can reap rewards

Why the mobile games industry should start caring about cloud gaming

Stream For Success

Why the mobile games industry should start caring about cloud gaming

GameStream co-founder explores the rapidly evolving streaming games market

Warriors of BizDev: A guide to raiding in the world of game development

Warriors of BizDev: A guide to raiding in the world of game development

How to make your business quests more successful

What are the key KPIs for a successful hypercasual game?

What are the key KPIs for a successful hypercasual game?

Ducky’s CEO Ivan Fedyanin runs some numbers

iOS 14.5 is live: Are you ready?

Take The Opportunity

iOS 14.5 is live: Are you ready?

Bidalgo's Alon Tvina explains what to do

Master The Meta: Sony’s emerging ecosystem

Broader Perspective

Master The Meta: Sony’s emerging ecosystem

How the PlayStation maker is building a formidable games business

Perfect game balance: The Thanos Fallacy

Creative Tension

Perfect game balance: The Thanos Fallacy

Glyn Fairweather discusses the value of imbalance

Undoing the duopoly in mobile game distribution

Undoing the duopoly in mobile game distribution

GameBake's Michael Hudson makes the case

Master the Meta: Garena Free Fire publisher Sea’s earnings breakdown

Master The Meta

Master the Meta: Garena Free Fire publisher Sea’s earnings breakdown

Garena Free Fire boasts 100 million daily active users

Deepening company culture during Covid: 5 tips from Dodreams

Deepening company culture during Covid: 5 tips from Dodreams

Creating new watercooler normal

Master the Meta: Another beat for Unity

Master The Meta

Master the Meta: Another beat for Unity

Unity generated $235 million in Q1 2021

Master the Meta: Fortnite’s cross-platform strategy

Master the Meta: Fortnite’s cross-platform strategy

Fortnite’s multi-platform presence revealed as the full legal drama unfolds

Building a (new) company culture

Building a (new) company culture

Charting our path to the City of Amber

Data: Why mobile and console players like loot boxes but PC gamers don't

All About Context

Data: Why mobile and console players like loot boxes but PC gamers don't

PickFu co-founder John Li asks the questions

Master the Meta: Do new Chinese regulations spell trouble or opportunity?

Score For Foreign Games?

Master the Meta: Do new Chinese regulations spell trouble or opportunity?

China market entry consultant Owen Soh breaks it down

Gaming's next big step will take it into CTV

Gaming's next big step will take it into CTV

Playcent Games' CEO Sergiy Mishchenko explains

Master the Meta: What we have learned about learning at Lightheart

Master the Meta: What we have learned about learning at Lightheart

"We always strive for the fastest path to learning"