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Tag: Game Design
Industry Insights
Win or lose: Mastering the art of mobile game balance and monetisation
Level Design
How King builds tournament levels for Candy Crush All Stars
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Game Analysis
Trillions upon trillions of variations: A data-driven look at a midcore battler’s meta
Azur Games’ Vasily Novoselov takes a deep dive into the data that drives the midcore battler Kingdom Clash
Pgc London 2025
"The number one job of narrative is to make a game less weird"
MY.GAMES head of narrative Armando Troisi talks the interaction between gameplay and narrative
Game Design
Designing games for global audiences and different cultures
Innovecs Games’ Svitlana Rumiantseva shares how stories, art and tech can all be impacted by cultural differences
Best Of 2024
Aaron Astle’s top stories of 2024: 7 years of Fire Emblem Heroes, the art of Farm Heroes Saga, and Pokémania's return
From ongoing legacies to smash-hit new games, PocketGamer.biz news editor Aaron Astle revisits his top stories from 2024
Podcast Deep Dive
Join the PocketGamer.biz Podcast Infinity Nikki deep dive
Share your insights with us and we'll make them part of the show!
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Belka Games lead game designer Kate Shtirts on making it in the games industry
Shtirts offers advice on getting a job in game design and working as part of a team
Resource Ready
LEGO and UNICEF release eight key frameworks to promote child wellbeing in games
The pair’s Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children Design Toolbox includes resources and practical tools to promote children’s wellbeing
Hot Five
Hot Five: Monopoly Go’s 58% decline, Adjust lays off staff, but "seismic" Pokémon TCG Pocket could be the next Pokémon Go
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Critical Hit
Game Analysis: The winning formula behind Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Jakub Remiar takes a deeper look at how the latest Pokémon game is securing more than $4 million a day
Adaptation Ahoy
Final Fantasy XIV Mobile is being developed by Tencent’s Lightspeed Studios
Square Enix will publish the mobile iteration of its 2013 MMORPG
Burning Out
Are developers burnt out on mobile?
Start-ups eye a new future for mobile games
Development Decisions
Nintendo’s game development costs see "inevitable" rise but bigger budgets "do not necessarily equate to better ideas"
Nintendo board members discuss the company’s design philosophy, to create original games that "consumers will be satisfied with"
Game Design
Ludo.ai evolves into complete game design hub with major update
Ludo says the new update supports “every stage of game design."
Fine Tuning
Behind the scenes: How the little details in game development can make the biggest impact
Rockbite Games’ founders Avetis Zakharyan and Gevorg Kopalyan share why the team obsess over little things and easter eggs in their mobile games
Indie Insights
Incredible Indies: A look behind the scenes of Apple Design Awards winner Rytmos
Niels Böttcher and Asger Strandby share on their journey of founding Floppy Club and developing musical puzzle game Rytmos
Masterclass
TODAY: FREE Webinar - Game Design For Engagement & Retention
The one-hour online session starts at 4pm (UK time) today, Wednesday August 14th
Industry Insight
Seven psychology-inspired tips for perfect video game design
Sensemitter’s analyst Bogdan Baranovskiy offers insight and advice on game design principles by relating them to real world situations
Monster Multiplayer
Monster Hunter Now’s Dimensional Links show a conscious effort to include rural players
Multiplayer levels up with this latest online matchmaking feature
Masterclass
Announcing the PocketGamer.biz MasterClass Summer 2024 programme
Deep dive learning online for user engagement, retention, monetisation and game economies
Under The Hood
Under the hood: Deconstructing Monopoly GO! as it passes $2 billion in revenue
What makes the smash hit tick? Game designer Irene Kurskaya deconstructs the game that's earning with no signs of slowing…
Passing The Test
Supercell reveal Spark, applying science and psychology to build better teams and games
Taking game making to the next level, Supercell’s new internal system for getting ideas greenlit is sure to raise a few eyebrows…
Deep Dive
Game Analysis: Deconstructing Spyke Games' Tile Busters
Belka Games' Irina Kurskaya breaks down Tile Busters, detailing its approach to liveops, monetisation and how it stands out from the crowd
Q&a
Behind the scenes: The making of Dino Bash Travel Through Time
Pokoko's founders André Hornung and Philipp Brömme tell us about the development process of their latest game and what to expect next from the team
Interview
Everything you need to know about Blizzard’s new mobile game Warcraft Rumble
We spoke with the games senior animator, Carin Huurnink and senior game designer Brendan Farrell
Q&a
Behind the scenes: The making of Tangle Tower
Creators Adam Vian and Tom Vian share the design and development process behind the murder mystery point-and-click adventure game
Feature
Game analysis: The evolution of hypercasual runner Jelly Run 2048
Azur Games' Milana Gelmanova shares of taking the game from suboptimal metrics to a stand out project
Feature
Game Analysis: The story of Eatventure Vs Cat Snack Bar
AppQuantum’s Anastasia Romakha and Anastasia Gushchina take a deep dive on the success of Lessmore's Eatventure and it's highest profile copycat
Making Of
Socialpoint's Akshay Bharadwaj on the making of Top Troops
Hybrid genres FTW! The team at Socialpoint shares how they built a fantasy RPG game with a blend of strategy, kingdom building and merge mechanics
Q&a
Mike Levine on Mystic Moose’s auto chess battler Mojo Melee
The game is currently available on android and playable in a browser with an iOS release in beta testing
Q&a
Million Victories CEO Benoît Ducrest celebrates Million Lords milestones
Million Victories have implemented a 3D visual upgrade to its Million Lords game and is currently prototyping a new game
Deconstruction
Deconstructing Travel Town: How to engage merge-2 whales
Belka Games lead game designer takes a deep dive into the popular merge title
Game Design
Breaking the rules: Magical secrets of game design
Fundamentally Games’ Oscar Clark breaks down the core rules of game design and how they drive gameplay
Q&a
Waffle game creator James Robinson on Daily Waffle and future ambitions
Puzzle game Waffle garners the interest of Amazon Prime
Generative Ai
Homa’s CTO Michael Le Bail explains why they're all in on AI
Homa’s recent hackathon event has cemented the company's commitment to the use of artificial intelligence
Q&a
Scriptic’s Nihal Tharoor: “AI is essentially another creative tool in the toolbox, not a replacement.”
Formerly known as ElectricNoir, Scriptic create interactive experiences on mobile
Game Design
Joel Beardshaw of Ustwo Games on the importance of design pillars
Joel Beardshaw shares the development process behind the mobile first title Desta: The Memories Between
Profile
Speaker Spotlight: CleverTap Gaming's Solomon Ruiz-Lichter on why some games lack originality
We sit down with CleverTap's senior director of global gaming to chat ahead of PGC Toronto
Design
The magic that makes mobile UI look good and feel great
Leanne Bayley of Atomhawk Advance chatted about the UX and UI design that goes into games, and touched on how mobile differs
Feature
Working AI into your art pipeline: expectations VS reality
Belka Games experiments with various AI art pipelines and shares the results
Game Design
Charmie Kim: "Inventing the wheel with BeatStar"
Space Ape's Charmie Kim spoke at Develop Brighton on the development process behind BeatStar
Feature
Using AI in games development: Part Three
In this third part of the series iLogos Game Studios founder Alexander Goldybin explores AI assisted game design
Feature
Using AI in games development: Part Two
In this second part of the series iLogos Game Studios founder Alexander Goldybin explores AI based game mechanics
Q&a
King's Vanesa Tate on re-crafting the soundtrack to Candy Crush Saga
After a decade of Candy Crush the team decided to revamp its soundtrack. But with a game this popular any changes required an expert touch
Q&a
Pride Month 2023: How diversity and creativity go hand in hand at King
King's Sabrina Carmona, Head of Farm Heroes Saga outlines how they promote diversity and inclusivity throughout their gaming portfolio
Q&a
How Monopoly GO! became the #1 mobile board game in the world
Scopely general manager Massimo Maietti discusses launching the biggest casual game of 2023
Interview
Noah Rosenfield talks Addagrams: “People enjoy investing in the betterment of themselves.”
The word game recently released on iOS and Android
Company Culture
Supercell CEO lays out “the defining challenge” for mobile gaming
Ilkka Paananen explains Supercell’s philosophy and keys to success in his annual blog post