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Q1 2021: Store Intelligence Data Digest
Global mobile app downloads reached 36.6 billion in the first quarter of 2021, representing an 8.7% year-over-year increase.
- Global mobile app downloads rose 8.7% year-over-year to 36.6 billion in Q1 2021, driven by a 15.3% surge on Google Play that offset an 8.6% decline on the App Store.
- Hypercasual games dominated the U.S. market, accounting for 80% of the top 20 titles, with Join Clash 3D ranking as the most downloaded game globally.
- Finance category downloads in the U.S. and Europe grew by 34%, fueled by retail investing and cryptocurrency platforms like Robinhood, Coinbase, and Binance.
Sensor TowerJan 2021
Game Developers Conference61 min
Build Great Tools: Workflow Guidelines from Vicarious Visions
Engineers must prioritize human-centered design to transform game development utilities from mere functional requirements into cohesive, efficient ecosystems.
- Prioritize human-centered design to align complex engine architectures with the conceptual models of content creators, transforming functional utilities into efficient ecosystems.
- Reduce technical friction by implementing intuitive task clustering, seamless context switching, and keyboard acceleration to ensure tools augment rather than impede the creative process.
- Implement robust, universal features such as comprehensive undo/redo, automated source control, and actionable error messaging to eliminate reliance on tribal knowledge and reduce cognitive load.
Game Developers ConferenceOct 2020
Game Developers Conference51 min
Game Art Remastered: From Crash, to Kerrigan, to Corley Motors
Modernizing classic video games requires a delicate balance between technical innovation and the preservation of original design intent.
- Successful game remasters require a balance between modern technical upgrades and the preservation of original design intent, silhouettes, and core gameplay mechanics.
- Remastering projects like StarCraft, the Crash Bandicoot trilogy, and Full Throttle often necessitate reverse-engineering legacy architecture and building custom tools to support 4K and widescreen standards.
- Production cycles are frequently complicated by the loss of original source files and documentation, forcing teams to rely on archival research and manual rotoscoping to reconstruct missing assets.
Game Developers ConferenceOct 2020
PocketGamer.biz51 min
PocketGamer.biz Podcast Episode 8: Mikko Kodisoja leaves Supercell, Crash Bandicoot Mobile, and more
The mobile gaming industry is currently navigating a period of significant structural and regulatory transition.
- PUBG Mobile has surpassed $3 billion in lifetime revenue, with the Chinese localized version, Game for Peace, serving as the primary driver for this growth.
- New ISBN approval requirements in China are creating significant barriers to entry for independent developers, effectively consolidating market power among established giants like Tencent and NetEase.
- AT&T is considering a $4 billion divestiture of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, attracting interest from Microsoft and EA despite the exclusion of key intellectual properties like Batman and Harry Potter.
PocketGamer.bizAug 2020
Article
Game Audience Profiles
The primary objective of this analysis is to establish a framework for profiling video game audiences by correlating specific game titles with player demographics and psychological motivations.
- Quantic Foundry analyzed data from over 100,000 gamers to create specific audience profiles by mapping demographic data and motivation scores against individual game titles.
- The audience for Europa Universalis IV is predominantly male and scores high on strategy-based motivations while scoring very low on excitement-based, fast-paced gameplay.
- Candy Crush players are primarily female and older than the average gamer, with a strong focus on completion-based motivations and low engagement with other gaming factors.
Quantic FoundrySep 2015