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The state of play for the 4X strategy genre Comment & Opinion Apr 16th, 2024

The state of play for the 4X strategy genre

Andriy Zmeul explores 4X strategy games and evaluates their place in the US mobile games ecosystem

RPGs dominate consumer spending, generating 30% of all 2023 mobile game revenue News Jan 10th, 2024

RPGs dominate consumer spending, generating 30% of all 2023 mobile game revenue

data.ai’s new report reveals reveals that the genre generated $24.5 billion - a huge 30% of revenues - from only 3% of total game downloads

RPGs have the most loyal fans, but how do different genres drive monetisation? News Oct 30th, 2023

RPGs have the most loyal fans, but how do different genres drive monetisation?

Mistplay’s 2023 Mobile Gaming Loyalty Report assesses which genres and models are working best

Almost half of the simulation genre's $2.7 billion revenue comes from the US News Sep 8th, 2023

Almost half of the simulation genre's $2.7 billion revenue comes from the US

Where simulation games do well and how much they’ve made so far this year

RPGs, puzzles, idle games… Who's on top as 2023’s biggest mobile genre? News Sep 7th, 2023

RPGs, puzzles, idle games… Who's on top as 2023’s biggest mobile genre?

Mobile has a clear winner but top revenue earners vary greatly across mobile, PC and console platforms

Pokémon Go to Minecraft Earth: the successes and failures of AR mobile games Comment & Opinion Nov 16th, 2022

Pokémon Go to Minecraft Earth: the successes and failures of AR mobile games

Can anyone compete with Pokémon Go’s success in the AR genre?

The method in the madness - how to make a successful gate runner game News Nov 16th, 2022

The method in the madness - how to make a successful gate runner game

Market Research Expert at ironSource, Uri Ron, takes a look at the changing nature of Runner Games and their latest incarnation, Gate Runners

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