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The Importance of Personalization in Gaming

Segmentation has long been a cornerstone of success in the gaming industry, particularly for top-grossing titles across various genres. The ability to analyze player data, categorize users based on specific behaviors, and tailor their experiences accordingly is a well-established best practice. With AI and machine learning continuing to evolve, this practice has become even more sophisticated, offering dynamic personalization at an unprecedented scale. However, personalization does not have to be solely reliant on automated algorithms. There is another, often overlooked, yet equally powerful approach: empowering players with choices. Allowing players to actively shape their experiences through in-game options provides a layer of customization that is perceived as more engaging and rewarding. While still requiring extensive data analysis to design these options effectively, the act of letting players choose creates a deeper sense of agency and investment in the game. Why […]

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Fastest-growing Mobile Games of 2025

The fastest-growing mobile games of 2025 ๐Ÿค‘ (some of these numbers are wild)Hereโ€™s whoโ€™s leading the way: ๐Ÿงฉ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐˜‡๐˜‡๐—น๐—ฒ โ€ข Color Block Jam (https://lnkd.in/egz5pZd7) โ€“ +4,429% ๐ŸŸข โ€ข Screwdom 3D (https://lnkd.in/eP7fZQDj) โ€“ +48,619% ๐ŸŸข โ€ข Knot Busters 3D (https://lnkd.in/ei45NeN9) โ€“ +3,448% ๐ŸŸข โš”๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—š โ€ข Realms of Pixel (https://lnkd.in/efkCU6Gb) โ€“ +14,149% ๐ŸŸข โ€ข ไป™้‡ (https://lnkd.in/e58MX8Yd) โ€“ +436% ๐ŸŸขโ€ข Solo Leveling: Arise (https://lnkd.in/ePaxu7uv) โ€“ +15% ๐ŸŽฐ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ โ€ข Lobstermania Slots Casino (https://lnkd.in/e9td_ZWd) โ€“ +3,434% ๐ŸŸข โ€ข ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ: ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ญ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† (https://lnkd.in/eHJFtfbH) โ€“ +370% โ€ข Bingo Voyage (https://lnkd.in/eutzHAut) โ€“ +295% ๐Ÿ”ซ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€ข Blood Strike: Vรขy Hรฃm (https://lnkd.in/eF35PQmB) โ€“ +864% ๐ŸŸขโ€ข Hunting Battle (https://lnkd.in/eQEf5g2C) โ€“ +284% โ€ข Delta Force (https://lnkd.in/eTDmXJgS) โ€“ +97% ๐Ÿ‘— ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€ข Magical Ink (https://lnkd.in/ertZfV6Z) โ€“ +613% ๐ŸŸขโ€ข Dinosaur Universe (https://lnkd.in/eG2rw6Hk) โ€“ +217% ๐ŸŽฎ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ โ€ข The Legend of Fireball (https://lnkd.in/e_w4UNFq) โ€“ +417% ๐ŸŸขโ€ข Slice Master (https://lnkd.in/eZXjGArY) โ€“ […]

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AI Creatives Evolution

๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†? ๐Ÿ‘‡ For every new project, I whip up four different designs and test them out. After a week or two, Iโ€™ll figure out what works best and try to combine everything into one static creative and then create a video out of it with KlingAI.As you can see, after a few rounds of testing, I found that the best results featured 2-3 horses with a hint of movement, which made the scene feel more dynamic and natural. The forest in the background adds some depth and a nice, peaceful vibe to the whole compositionโ€”it just works well together.๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†? ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ!

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Intrinsic Studio Culture: The Key to Successful Games

In the games industry, studio culture often risks on becoming a byproduct of fast-paced development cycles, shifting priorities, and external pressures โ€” leading to extrinsic motivations playing big part in building games. Similarly, given the current economic conditions, especially job marketโ€™s situation, there will be extrinsic factors in the play more and more within the industry โ€” as sometimes people just need a job to make a proper living, whilst any type of opportunities just come more rare. While there isnโ€™t nothing wrong with these sides, given the circumstances and that there can be successful businesses focusing fully on the extrinsic side of things on top of the covered circumstances; overall I think that companies can do better on this front to build more sustainable future for the games industry. So, this is where we get to the discussion point […]

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Jobs in Mobile Gaming: 15 March

ยป 1161 Jobs in Mobile Gaming this week ๐ŸคŸ๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Data from Gamigion.com/jobs ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿป Dev ๐Ÿ’ป Art ๐ŸŽจ Product ๐Ÿ“ฑ Marketing ๐ŸŽฏ Business ๐Ÿ’ฐ Data ๐Ÿ“ˆ QA โš’๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ป Dev Senior Director of Engineering Scopely ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Technical Team Lead (Client) Scopely ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ Technical Director Unannounced Title Scopely ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Sr. Director, Engineering - Head of Game Tools Scopely ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Staff Engineer - Monopoly GO! Scopely ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Lead Software Engineer Scopely ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Platform Account Engineer Scopely ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Technical Lead of Analytics Engineering Scopely ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Senior Director, Engineering - Yathzee With Buddies Scopely ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Senior Engineer - Monopoly GO! Scopely ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Senior Software Engineer, Supercell ID Supercell ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Senior Game Programmer, Brawl Stars Supercell ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Senior Game Tech Programmer Supercell ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Software Engineer 2- Full Stack Zynga ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Engineering Manager 2 Zynga ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Software Engineer - Ad Monetization Zynga ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Mobile Game Engineer […]

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Google Expands Mobile Gaming to PC

Google Play is making all mobile games playable on PC by default! Ahead of the GDC, Google announced new updates for Mobile & PC Gaming, including expanded support for Mobile Games on PC, New Dev tools & Upcoming Game Releases. Mobile Games on PC by Default Google Play will now make all mobile games available on PC automatically. Developers can opt out if they choose. Optimized games will have a special badge, while others will be marked as playable. Google Play Games for PC is also adding support for AMD-based laptops and desktops and integrating into PC start menus. New Developer Tools Google introduced several updates to help developers bring mobile games to PC: A new SDK for native PC games on Google Play Games with in-app purchase support. Updates to Play Console for easier build distribution across mobile and […]

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Low CPI Cheat Code: Any IPs, Any Ads

IP infringement taken to a new level โš ๏ธ Why bother with licensing if you just gender swap all of the top anime IP characters into oversexualized women? The mobile game Enigma of Sรฉpia released last month did just that and already made $3M, still doing $80K a day ๐Ÿ˜… I have seen a lot of blatant Pokรฉmon and Anime rip-offs lately, probably because of the renewed success of Pokรฉmon IP that TCG Pocket brought, but this one really is on top of it all. Even though the art is low cost they took great effort into putting all of this IP into "this state," and there is a lot of it. I found even Blizzard Entertainment's Genji from Overwatch there, who I couldn't even show here on LinkedIn for obvious reasons. ๐Ÿ˜… How long can this thing exist on the […]

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More Revenue, Less Fees: Samsungโ€™s 80/20 on Galaxy Store

Samsung Revolutionizes Mobile Gaming with 80/20 Revenue Share & Cloud Gaming Innovations Samsung is shaking up the mobile gaming industry with a game-changing 80/20 revenue share model for games on the Galaxy Store. Announced just ahead of the Game Developers Conference, this move significantly undercuts Apple and Googleโ€™s standard 30% cut, aligning more closely with Epic Games' developer-friendly 12% model. Empowering Developers with Cloud Gaming Samsungโ€™s mobile cloud gaming platform is redefining how developers scale their businesses. By eliminating the need for downloads, the platform allows players to jump straight into gameplay, enhancing user acquisition, boosting revenue potential, and simplifying game development with an extensive suite of software development kits (SDKs) and tools. Since launching commercially in North America in November 2024, Samsungโ€™s cloud gaming service has already driven significant success. Take Vizor, the developer behind Klondike Adventuresโ€”since joining Samsungโ€™s […]

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Mobile Gaming Rebounds in 2025 with AI & Emerging Markets

The mobile gaming market is bouncing back in early 2025, showing clear signs of growth, according to Adjustโ€™s latest Gaming App Insights 2025 report. After a turbulent period, the industry is finding its footing againโ€”driven by evolving monetization strategies and AI-powered personalization. Global Gaming App installs rose by 4% YoY in 2024, with emerging markets leading the charge. LATAM saw a 9% increase in installs, while MENA followed closely with 7%. Hyper-casual games dominated install share at 27%, though they struggled with retention, while strategy games surged with an impressive 83% install growth. AI is also reshaping user acquisition, helping developers fine-tune their ad strategies for better engagement. โ€œAfter a period of market volatility, mobile gaming is back on a growth trajectory,โ€ says Tiahn Wetzler, director of content and insights at Adjust. With mobile-first adoption booming in LATAM and MENA, […]

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Angel Portfolio Playbook: What Failures and One Exit Taught Me

I had been a founder for over 15 years and in 2019, I felt like I wanted to take the leap into the startup investing side. Inspired by Jason Calacanis's book "Angel," I wrote my first check to a game studio founded by former Next Games colleagues of mine. After starting with small $5K investments, I eventually created an angel syndicate with 200+ gaming professionals before launching F4 Fund in 2024. Between 2019-2023, I made 34 angel investments. Note that Iโ€™ve stopped doing new angel investments after we started F4 Fund. Currently, in March 2025, the portfolio looks something like this. 1 exit (returned more than 1x of total invested capital) 4 companies doing extremely well, 4 that struggled but are now growing 16 with markups of 30-300% 7 gone to $0 (plus 4 more likely in 2024) 2 survived […]

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New Games on the Rise!

NEW GAMES ON THE RISE Returning this week with our helpful list of โ€œGames on the riseโ€.Here I bring you titles debuting at the top of the charts. ๐Ÿ‘‡ These are this week's highlights. ๐Ÿ‘‡โžก๏ธ 4x strategy games are still hot! ๐Ÿ”ฅ The giant gaming company Century Games, whose portfolio includes the big 4X strategy hit โ€œWhiteout Survivalโ€, launched another 4x strategy in February, โ€œKingshotโ€. Set in the medieval period, โ€œKingshotโ€ has a similar gameplay to โ€œWSโ€, but with a few differences, such as highly polished character animations and a hero roster. The game has been performing well, with growth in both the number of downloads and IAP revenue. On March 8, it appeared in the ๐Ÿ” 500 for mobile game revenue for the first time. ๐Ÿ…On March 9, it appeared in the ๐Ÿ” 1,000 downloads in mobile games for […]

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