Clash Royale Clan Wars – An update to re-engage its loyal fans?

The latest Clan Wars update dropped for Clash Royale this month adding a new competitive mode that pits clan vs clan in a 2 day competitive event.  Clash Royale, the poster child of innovative mobile battle arena gameplay has been…

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Deconstructing Sims Mobile

Sims Mobile has big shoes to fill. Everyone knows The Sims. The sandbox life simulation has not only defined its own genre but counts among the top selling game series ever. After four major releases on PC/consoles and countless DLCs,…

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Can Jurassic World Alive stand up to Pokemon Go?

The market for location-based gaming is heating up this summer. We’re finally starting to see some major developers come out with an answer to Niantic’s Pokemon Go, a game that is now nearly 2 years old and going stronger than…

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Top 10 Game Mechanics for Hyper Casual Games

When coming up with new game ideas, you often want to look around you for inspiration. Most great games are often a merging of two mechanics with a twist of innovation. I like to use the 90/10 rule. Stick with…

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Deconstructing Disney Heroes: Battle Mode

Disney Heroes: Battle Mode was this year and launched globally in May as an impressively feature-complete , developed by . The game mainly caters to millennials who were raised watching Disney films and are familiar with the more modern IPs.…

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Top 7 Idle Game Mechanics

The idle game genre has been heating up quickly on mobile. What was once a small indie niche has been expanding rapidly over the last years. So how do you, as a developer, take advantage of this trend? How can…

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