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Mobile Dev Memo68 min
S07, E15: The modern mobile gaming economy (with Phil Black)
The mobile gaming industry is undergoing a structural transformation characterized by market consolidation and a pivot away from the unsustainable hyper-casual model.
- Direct-to-consumer (DDC) web shops are becoming a standard strategy for midcore games, particularly in the 4X genre, to bypass platform fees and increase LTV, with some third-party providers now offering fees as low as 5%.
- The competitive advantage in user acquisition (UA) has shifted away from creative output—which is easily cloned—toward sophisticated predictive infrastructure, such as cohort-level modeling and signal engineering.
- The mobile gaming market is experiencing a consolidation of revenue into puzzle and 4X genres, with hyper-casual games serving as a 'minor league' farm for testing mechanics that are later integrated into more complex, high-revenue core loops.
Mobile Dev MemoMay 2026
PocketGamer.biz7 min
Smadex’s Philip Gontier On Scaling With SKAN 4.0 And The Benefits Of Privacy-Centric Platforms
The mobile advertising industry is currently undergoing a significant transition as privacy regulations and the deprecation of probabilistic matching force marketers to adopt new attribution and targeting strategies.
- The mobile advertising industry is transitioning away from device-level identifiers and probabilistic matching toward privacy-centric frameworks that prioritize contextual signals, first-party data, and creative optimization.
- SKAdNetwork 4.0 is the essential successor to legacy attribution methods, with significant traffic scaling expected by Q3 and Q4 as publisher adoption increases.
- Advertisers are currently collaborating with mobile measurement partners to integrate new postback structures and build optimization models in preparation for the eventual sunsetting of fingerprinting.
PocketGamer.bizMar 2023
Naavik49 min
The Future of Axie Infinity with Philip La, Game Lead at Sky Mavis - The Metacast by Naavik
The future of Axie Infinity centers on a strategic pivot from speculative, earnings-driven mechanics toward a sustainable, fun-first gaming experience.
- Axie Infinity is pivoting from speculative, earnings-driven mechanics to a fun-first model that prioritizes high-quality gameplay, improved graphics, and intuitive progression.
- The platform has adopted a freemium model to lower barriers to entry, allowing players to access the 3v3 battle loop and PvE content without an initial financial investment.
- Economic stability is being managed through a balanced system of token sinks and sources designed to discourage pure extraction and promote long-term sustainability.
NaavikMay 2022
Game Dev Unchained62 min
Breaking the Sound Barrier with Elias Software Featuring Kristopher Eng and Philip Bennefall | 235
Adaptive audio technology is transforming game development by shifting creative control from programmers to composers and sound designers.
- Adaptive audio technology shifts creative control from programmers to sound designers by using visual scripting interfaces to decouple audio logic from core game code.
- Implementing real-time, iterative audio environments early in the production cycle reduces technical bottlenecks and minimizes late-stage development crunch.
- Modern, code-free audio tools allow for immediate adjustments without requiring a restart of the game engine, facilitating more agile development workflows.
Game Dev UnchainedSep 2020