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Multiple Paid Pass: Boost Player Choice, Rewards, Playtimes, And Revenue

Based on an analysis of 44 games we show how multiple paid pass options can impact player retention and monetization. In recent years, the Battle Pass system has become a cornerstone of monetization strategies in the video game industry. However, with new mechanics like the "Multiple Paid Pass," developers are discovering even more opportunities to enhance player engagement and revenue growth.  This article explores this model's trend and successful implementations, based on an analysis of 44 games across various genres, and discusses how multiple paid pass options can impact player retention and monetization. As the gaming market becomes increasingly competitive, developers constantly seek new ways to retain players and increase monetization. The introduction of the Multiple Paid Pass model reflects a growing trend towards providing players with more personalized and flexible engagement options. The introduction of the Multiple Paid Pass […]

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Top Charts: Moto Racing Games

Wondering how Moto Racing games are in the top charts? ๐Ÿ๏ธโ€‹๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธโ€‹๐Ÿโ€‹ Check out some insights into the trend and dive into the fastest-growing Moto Racing games in the world! ๐Ÿ”ฅโ€‹ In my opinion, these games are a great way to chase your need for speed โ€‹๐Ÿšฆ Traffic Rider by SK Games Racing Fever: Moto by GameGuru Moto Rider by Zego Studio Moto Rider GO by T-Bull

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Mobile Gaming Today: 21

โšก๏ธ 5-9 August Mobile Gaming Data Digest Industry Highlights ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Mobile Gaming World: Tรผrkiye โญ๏ธ Mobile Gaming Jobs of The Week ๐Ÿ”ฅ Farha: GameDev Hell Is A Real Challenge ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ InnoGames' New Strategy Game: Heroes of History ๐Ÿค Savenkova: The Power of a Friendly Work Environment ๐Ÿ“Š Slashcev: How Diversified Are The Largest Game Publishers? ๐Ÿ’ธ Playducky: eCPM In Ad Monetization Of Mobile Games โšก Remiar: Stormgate Launches F2P Early Access August 13 ๐Ÿ˜ก Eric Diepeveen: Appleโ€™s New Idiotic App Store Rules ๐Ÿšซ Four Reasons Why Tรผrkiye Banned Roblox ๐Ÿ’ผ Mittersain: Nazara Acquires Fusebox ๐Ÿ“ˆ Roblox Revenue Jumps 31% In Q2 ๐Ÿ’ฐ Snapโ€™s Financial Results Q2 2024 ๐Ÿ˜ถ๐ŸŒซ๏ธ Jam City Lays Off 10% of Staff ๐ŸŒ Unityโ€™s Community Bond During Q2 Financials ๐Ÿ’ธ Top 10 Most Active Early-Stage VC Funds In Gaming ๐Ÿ“ˆ US Spearheads Mobile Games Sector Back To […]

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Mobile Gaming Today: 20

โšก๏ธ 29-2 August Mobile Gaming Data Digest Industry Highlights โญ๏ธ Mobile Gaming Jobs of The Week ๐Ÿš€ Guo: SPEEDRUN 003 Kickoff ๐Ÿ“Š Singular: Q2โ€™24 Trends Report ๐Ÿ“ˆ รœzmez: Player Retention Matters ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China's Dominance Shatters in June ๐Ÿ”ฎ The Future Of Mobile Market Intelligence ๐ŸŒ Braberg: Chinaโ€™s Impact on the Mobile Gaming ๐Ÿ”ฅ Farha: Game Development Hell Is A Real Challenge ๐ŸŽฎ Remiar: WeChat Games Generated $2.3 in China H1โ€™24 ๐Ÿ“ˆ Lancaric: Chinese Gaming Market Projected To Hit $40B ๐Ÿง  Gรผr: How Is Gaming Supercharges Your Brain Chemistry? ๐ŸŽ‰ Akhavan: HC Telegram Game Hamster Kombat Hits 300M Mobile Marketing ๐Ÿ“ก Remiar: Soft-launch Sonar #5 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Kim: Top 10 Downloaded Korean Studios ๐Ÿ“‰ Slashcev: Squad Busters: Revenue Drop by 50% ๐Ÿค– Lancaric: How To Use AI In Your Creative Workflow ๐ŸŽฏ Kopelovich: Trending Live-Ops Events: Choose Your Reward ๐Ÿง Weiss: Wondering How Ludo Games Are In The Top Charts? ๐Ÿ† Children of Morta Hits Mobile After 1M PC/Console Sales ๐Ÿ’ฐ รœzmez: Monopoly GO earned $2B in Under 10 Months AI World ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽจ Meta Launches AI Studio For […]

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Game Development Hell Is A Real Challenge

It happens more often than you think. Let me explain what it means and why it happens. โ†’ Extended Development Time:Projects often face significant delays, sometimes lasting years or even decades, without a clear end.โ†’ Frequent Changes:Games may undergo numerous direction, leadership, or design shifts, further delaying progress.โ†’ Unrealized Ambitions:Many projects have ambitious goals that are tough to achieve within the planned timelines and budgets.โ†’ Technical Challenges:Issues like bugs, compatibility problems, or the need for new technology can halt development.โ†’ Scope Creep:Adding new features and changing the project scope can lead to delays. This often happens when developers keep adding new elements without finishing existing ones.โ†’ Funding Issues:A lack of financial resources can stop development. This can happen due to budget overruns or investors pulling out.โ†’ Leadership Changes:Changes in the development team or leadership can lead to shifts in vision […]

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Unlocking the Secrets: How Gaming Supercharges Your Brain Chemistry?

Great to see you all! Hello mobile game enthusiasts! ๐Ÿคฉ Games are a powerful tool that shapes players' brains. Crafting these experiences leaves a lasting impact.It is possible to design the experience hormonally:Dopamine ๐ŸŽ‰๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€: The "feel-good hormone," key for pleasure, reward, and motivation.๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜†: Leveling up, achieving success, winning rewards.๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€: Increases pleasure and happiness, and boosts motivation.๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ: Think of the joy when beating a tough area in Dark Souls or unlocking a rare achievement in WoW. Thatโ€™s dopamine rewarding your effort.-Adrenaline ๐Ÿš€๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€: The "fight or flight" hormone, preps the body for action.๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜†: Thrilling scenes, enemy encounters.๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€: Increases heart rate, boosts energy and alertness.๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ: ย Feel your heart race during a boss battle in Sekiro or when you're carefully pulling your fallen friend in Chained Together? Thatโ€™s adrenaline.-Serotonin ๐ŸŒž๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€: Stabilizes mood, well-being, and happiness.๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜†: […]

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Soft-launch Sonar #5

13 brand new soft-launched games with no particular filter ๐Ÿ˜… There are games from a lot of big players in the market such as FunPlus, tap4fun, SYBO, Century Games, Voodoo, Playrix, KRAFTON Inc., Rollic, 37Games. Come check out what we caught this time ๐Ÿ˜Ž Empires And Magic by 37Games Bugtopia by 37Games Dark and Darker Mobile by KRAFTON Brawly by Century Games DotDot Blast by Century Games Roomscapes by Playrix Octopus Feast by Rollic Drop Sort JellyFish by VooDoo Subway Surfers City by SYBO Tavern Legend by Tap4Fun Mist Survival by FunPlus The trend of 4X companies from the East diversifying into casual categories continues, as seen with Merge Episodes, DotDot Blast, and Coin Pusher. I'm expecting many more games to follow as the UA know-how, from the giant 4X creative teams ๐Ÿ’ก will be utilized in casual. This can […]

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What Percentage Of Game Time Are Players Socially Engaged?

Here's the breakdown of social presence in popular games: โ€ข Zynga Poker (with Core): 85%โ€ข Monopoly Go: 70%โ€ข Board Kings: 70%โ€ข Coin Master: 67%โ€ข Dice Dreams: 27%โ€ข Animals & Coins: 18%โ€ข Solitaire Tripeaks: 10%โ€ข June's Journey: 9%โ€ข Candy Crush Saga: 7%โ€ข Royal Match: 5%โ€ข Zynga Poker (without Core): 5%โ€ข Fishdom: 4%โ€ข Best Fiends: 0%โ€ข Solitaire Grand Harvest: 0%Statistics are based on 10-hour playtests for each game, during which all moments where the player sees avatars or names of other players on the screen were counted.Data Source: Playliner

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New Games From Freshmens [Jul 26 – Aug 1, 2024]

Hello mobile game enthusiasts! ๐Ÿคฉ Great to see you all! In the past 7 days, 122 games were published for the first time by new developer accounts.โ†ณ 20 on Androidโ†ณ 102 on iOSBreakdown:Android:โ†ณ 4 out of 20 are Action games. ๐Ÿ’ฅโ†ณ 3 out of 20 are Card games. ๐Ÿƒโ†ณ 2 out of 20 are Simulation games. ๐Ÿ—๏ธโ†ณ 2 out of 20 are Arcade games. ๐Ÿ•น๏ธโ†ณ 2 out of 20 are Puzzle games. ๐ŸงฉiOS:โ†ณ 29 out of 102 are Casino games. ๐ŸŽฐโ†ณ 5 out of 102 are Casual games. ๐Ÿ˜Žโ†ณ 4 out of 102 are Simulation games. ๐Ÿ—๏ธโ†ณ 3 out of 102 are Strategy games. ๐Ÿฐโ†ณ 3 out of 102 are Role Playing games. โš”๏ธThe voice echoing in my brain: Why so many casino games? Will i see similar data next week?Data source: AppticaPS: These are the first games ever published […]

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Wondering How Ludo Games Are In The Top Charts?

Check out some insights into the trend and dive into the fastest-growing Ludo games in the world! ๐Ÿ”ฅโ€‹ In my opinion, these games are a great way to play with friends โ€‹๐ŸŸฅโ€‹๐ŸŸจโ€‹๐ŸŸฉโ€‹๐ŸŸฆโ€‹ 1- Ludo King by Gametion 2- Ludo Club by Moonfrog 3- Ludo SuperStar by Blacklight Games

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Squad Busters: Revenue Drop by 50%

Is it time for Supercell to worry? ๐Ÿ“‰ In June, daily revenue fell from $1.2M to $600k, a 50% drop. โ†ณ This was expected as the initial spike was due to organic downloads from pre-registrations.โ†ณ A decline was anticipated once those settled and user acquisition shifted to paid traffic.๐Ÿ“‰ But in July, daily revenue dropped another 50%: from ยฑ$600k to <$300k.This isn't just normalization: User Acquisition canโ€™t attract enough traffic at this price. The game probably is far from reaching profitability. Why did the decline happen again? โ€ข Very low medium- and long-term retentionโ€ข Day 30 retention does not exceed 3%โ€ข For comparison, Brawl Stars has nearly 20% Day 30 retentionCauses:โ€ข Insufficient gameplay depthโ€ข Weak further gacha mechanicsโ€ข Lack of contentโ€ข UX problemsIt's time for Supercell to take more decisive measures to improve the game.Data Source: AppMagic

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