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Business of Games - Successful game takeaways, stats Golf ClashNov 2022 stats

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Business of Games - median CPI by ad spend Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Enlisting the median CPI for the top 10 countries by ad spend in Q3 2022, Android vs iOS US = $0.56 (android) vs 0.71 (iOS)JP = $0.44 vs 0.66CA = $0.35 vs 0.44AU = ❓ vs 0.44UK = $0.29 vs 0.39KR = $0.27 vs 0.44DE = $0.22 vs 0.35FR = $0.16 vs 0.25BR = $0.06 vs $0.14IN = $0.02 vs NA :PCN = NA vs $0.21>> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - gamedevs Amazon Publishing Service should be on your radar in 2023 Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Amazon Publishing Service should be on your radar in 2023Why: 52% of teens cite Amazon as their No. 1 favorite e-comm site vs SHEIN, Nike, Lululemon, and PacsunPast Stats: In 2021, Amazon was responsible for ~14% of the overall US digital ad market, google had 26% and FB had 24%. You can use Amazon as a bidderLimitation: Amazon is currently running ONLY BANNER ads as inventory with APS. We need to wait for other creatives' support. Keep an eye out for Amazon Publishing Service for 2023>> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - Sneak peek at interesting top 200 grossing games in AppStore Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Sneak peek at interesting top 200 grossing games in AppStore, Triple Match 3D. Game developed by Boombox Games Ltd., the game looks like the popular Match3D game. It's currently a new entrant in the top-grossing position of 150. >> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - create a forum for your game in 2 clicksHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Create a forum for your game on discord with 2 clicksEnable the community option in the server you want to create the forum channel, once it's enabled you can create the "forum channel"- Cartic P, @iCarticPS, check my previous post about discord vs forum 👇http://newsletter.icartic.com/issues/business-of-games-discord-vs-forum-1360975

Business of Games - guild mechanics in an interactive story game 📖 Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Guild mechanics has become a 101 feature in most of the games on the top chart. Episode - Choose Your Story introduced it in an interactive story game "Episode Book Clubs" ⚡ Apart from chat functionality, the mechanics let players play in co-op challenges where points are gained for reading story chaptersThe feature was released on Aug 1st, 2022, exactly when the game has witnessed a dip in revenue and downloads, will keep you posted on the guild mechanics impact - check my snapshot of the game performance below 👇🏽 - Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - median CPI by ad spend Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Enlisting the median CPI for the top 10 countries by ad spend in Q3 2022, Android vs iOS US = $0.56 (android) vs 0.71 (iOS)JP = $0.44 vs 0.66CA = $0.35 vs 0.44AU = ❓ vs 0.44UK = $0.29 vs 0.39KR = $0.27 vs 0.44DE = $0.22 vs 0.35FR = $0.16 vs 0.25BR = $0.06 vs $0.14IN = $0.02 vs NA :PCN = NA vs $0.21>> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - Trending game takeaways, Survivor.io Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Trending game takeaways, Survivor.ioUA diversification insights: TikTok campaigns and TikTok strategy has driven Survivor.io past $15m IAP revenue and 12m downloads. followed by FB, Applovin, Google Ads, Unity Ads, IS, TW, LiftoffGame ranks (weekly ranking) ranked top free #1 in SK, Taiwan, #2 HK, #3 US>> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - Consumer insights on blockchain games (part3)Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Top features you want to cover for your blockchain game 👇🏽Appealing gameplayAppealing graphicsUSPImmersive storyBGM or soundtrack>> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - Consumer insights on blockchain games Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 What’s driving a player toward a secondary or open market? “It’s cheaper” 😲 Cheaper is the top motivating factor for the player to prefer the secondary market over easier, reliable, exclusive, easier… >> Cartic P,

Business of Games, Netflix games stats LT downloads, last 30 days downloads…Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 Netflix games breakdown, with stats like game LT downloads, last 30 days downloads, geo specs… Top 5 markets for Netflix games: US, Brazil, FR, UK, and Canada 7 games had 1M+ LT downloads 5 games had 100K+ downloads — in the last 30 days

GameDev musings, Trending game takeaways - ⚔ Octopath Traveler: CotCHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 Interesting top 250 grossing entrants on the market, Square Enix’s turn-based RPG, Octopath Traveler: CotC Prequel to Octopath Traveler (Steam game) Game theme: Pixel art The game rose to US top free game 57 and is currently at 236 top grossing games, FYI it’s a JRPG game

GameDev ASO musings: ASO texts used in the store page vs impact on ranking Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 ASO texts used in the store page vs impact on ranking Cartic P, @iCartic.com

GameDev musings - Successful game takeaways, Cash Tornado SlotsSuccessful game takeaways, AppStore stats and take away from one of a successful slot game, Cash Tornado Slots — Casino Zeroo Gravity Games LLC Feb22 stats Visual style: cartoonish Core: slot game Demographics: Audience% >> F vs M: 52% vs 48% Age Group:

GameDev musings - Trending game analysis, Diablo Immortal ⚔Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 💡Thoughtful dive into the game performance stats 1. Gameplay: MMORPG, Action RPG 2. Made $24M in the first 2 weeks 3. Not available in Belgium and Netherlands due to loot box law Cartic P, @iCartic

GameDev musings - Optimal video ad length (best practices)Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 Enlisted the optimal video ad length for game genres — social casino, puzzle, strategy, hyper-casual, and RPG games Cartic P, @iCartic

GameDev musings - Match3 game trends & ASO tipsHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 Use storytelling creatives on your game page to connect with your audience and build a brand. ⚡ It helps you integrate emotional CTA Sneak peek 👀 into some of the decor M3 game store pages Cartic P, @iCartic

GameDev musings - Successful game takeaways, Royal MatchHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 Successful game takeaways, AppStore stats and take away from one of a successful match3 game, Royal Match - Dream Games, Ltd. April22 stats Visual style: cartoonish Genre: Arcade, Puzzle game Core vs Meta: match-3 vs base building

GameDev musings, 🧐 trending mechanics, loss aversion in m3 gameHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 🧐 trending mechanics - loss aversion in match3 game Loss Aversion mechanics is a trending feature in match3 games, it can also be a monetization module (or sink mechanics) Showcasing one of the match3 games where it has been added newly,

GameDev musings, sneak peek 🧐 at the retention benchmark from the top casino gamesHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 A sneak peek 🧐 at the retention benchmark from the top casino games Listed down the retention D1 vs D7 vs D30 of coin master, pirate kings, zynga poker, WSOP, Jackpot party, Bingo Bash, Slotomania, and Bingo Blitz games comparison and stats.

GameDev musings - ads vs retentionHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 Do you know that Ads can help your game with a better retention rate, esp. in-game reward-based ads? Stats below 👇🏽 Cartic P, @iCartic

GameDev musings, global crypto regulations Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗, A Sneak peek at the crypto regulation around the world 👇🏽 Cartic P, @iCartic.com Global crypto regulation. A Sneak peek at the crypto regulation… | by CARtic P @iCartic | Medium | Medium A Sneak peek at the crypto regulation around the world. “Global crypto regulation” is published by CARtic P.

AppStore conversion rate benchmark for each category:The average Conversion Rate in the US is 32.53% in the Apple App Store, don’t miss out to benchmark your game against these conversion…

Mobile ad monetization checklist: Re-asses your partners regularlyGood ads will retain them, and Bad ads will drive users away

Indian consumer behavior insight, from Martin SchwenkMartin Schwenk, MD &CEO Mercedes-Benz points out that Indian consumers look for value for money and that’s even in a high-end product.

VR growth in 2018We’re halfway through 2018, what’s your thought on the VR market share and their exposure with the consumers as of now. Even though most…

game market dissect, hyper-casual vs arcade vs sims>> Hyper-casual games accounted for 31 percent of downloads among the top 1,000 games (in 2020)

💡Thoughtful dive into simulation genre>> Download counts, its top 100 games saw 92 percent YoY growth in 2020, reaching 2.9 billion in downloads. 4th most downloaded under all…

✅ Mobile ad monetization checklist: Re-asses your partners regularlyGood ads will retain them, and bad ads will drive users away

Successful game takeaways, AppStore stats and take away from one of a successful strategy game…by Cartic P, @iCartic

Successful game takeaways, AppStore stats and take away from one of a successful slot game…Cartic P, @iCart

Successful game takeaways, slots game — Cash Frenzy Slots Casino from SpinX Games Limited (for…Here’s AppStore stats: Demographics >> Audience% Female vs Male: 60% vs 40%

Game Trends: AR games been actively explored by IP’s💡 Niantic is working on AR Transformers game — Transformers: Heavy Metal (available in NZ) 💡 WB launching a Batman AR game — DC: Batman…

💡 Benchmark metrics for the hyper-casual game, sub-genres— Cartic P, @iCartic

Successful game takeaways, AppStore stats and take away from one of a successful merge game…Visual style: cartoonish Gameplay: Core: mine, merge, build, and collect

player motivation musings, merge vs match3 games comparison Hot trends/stats 🔥🎯 Match-3 games drive almost $1 billion in consumer spend in Q3 2021📌 Dream Games' Royal Match leads match-3 D30 retention at 16.5%💰 Stats: Merge Mansion (Oct15 to Nov 15) = Revenue $646,745, Downloads $44,626, REV / DL $14.493Cartic P, @iCartic

gamedev funding, weekly round-up 💸 for Nov last and Dec 1st weekHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 Listed down the gaming studios that got funded last week 💸💡 Nordisk acquires Flashbulb Games💡 Homa Games acquires Ducky Games💡 Zordix acquires Maximum Games💡 Sneaky Panda raises $6M for novel 'luck-puzzler' mobile games💡 Talewind raises $3.4M for casual Roblox experience Breezy Bay💡 Sarajevo startup Gotiva Games raises $250,000 for NFT social puzzle games💡 Mobile blockchain game Guild of Guardians raises $5.3M💡 World Makers lands $3M investment💡 Resolutio…

gamedev musings, game tutorial tips and #FTUE by @iCartic💡 game tutorial tips vs tutorial text 🤓 #FTUE 1. 101 for the game tutorial is to make players act or react not read, 80% to 90% of players don’t read tutorial text 2. Avoid using too many words, 💡 Benchmark: George Fan, the creator of Plants vs. Zombies, there should never be more than eight words on the players’ screens 3. Please don’t pollute the tutorial Cartic P, @iCartic

gamedev musings, player psychology for hyper-casual games @iCarticPlayer psychology for hyper-casual gamesEach sub-genre has its own player psychology of what users expect and want to feel as they play.check the image below with the details 👇🏽Cartic P, @iCartic

gamedev musings, geo-specific legislation @iCarticGeo-specific legislation (UK) ICYMI, keep an eye out for game the UK's new legislation on In-Game Ads & Microtransactions🤐 labels such as “Best Value!” or “Best Offer!” are banned in IAP ads💲 Games with premium currency only available via real-world dollars, the devs should also include real-world dollar value 💲>> If you run an ad offering to sell you a new weapon for 500 gems would have to include an actual dollar amount too 🙄>> If this ad appears in-game, then the ad must refl…

gamedev musings, trending social features in games @iCartic 🖖 Useful list of Trending social features in games in a different geography🎯 Social/PvP currency (in the US), players can acquire special currency/resources through communal activity - like participating in guild activities or helping other players, or engaging in PvP-modeGrowth metric: grown by ~8% in mobile games on the US market over the past 12 months😎 Spectator mode feature (in China), a mode where you can watch other players play. Spectating can happen either live or on-demand. Growth met…

GameDev musing, Could Google play pass can boost the Indian audience payment conversion 🤔Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 Could Google play pass can boost the Indian audience payment conversion 🤔Link to the Google Play Pass nomination enroll in comments https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmL0YkKrklqZHTcb6sVZLnSXA7Tf5TELppa0mx7tAn1x3AJA/viewformFYI The subscription costs INR 99 ($1.31) per month thereafter, or alternatively, an annual subscription can be purchased for INR 889 ($11.79)Cartic P, @iCartic

GameDev musings, Jan stats: game downloads, game revenue Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 💡Top mobile games revenue worldwide in Jan 2022 PUBG Mobile (Tencent) had 4237k in player spending >> Game of Peace (China version) accounts 64% of revenue, followed by 8% from US and 7% from TurkeyHonor of Kings generated $233.2M >> 96% revenue was from ChinaGenshin Impact (miHoYo), had $208.7MOther games 4. Candy Crush Saga 5. Roblox 6. Coin Master 7. Thre…

GameDev NFT Musings, JPMorgan opens its first bank in the MetaverseHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 JPMorgan opens its first bank in the Metaverse. Opened a lounge in blockchain-based Decentraland.There's a start for everything. Cartic P, iCartic.com

GameDev and Business musings - Issue #20Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 Blockchain games comparisons with MAU against User base vs valuation vs CCU'scheck the image below 👇🏽 Cartic P, @iCartic

ASO texts used in the store page vs impact on ranking- Cartic P, iCartic.com

Successful game takeaways, AppStore stats and take away from one of a successful slot game, Cash…Visual style: cartoonish Core: slot game

This will take the esports biz down further 👎🏽I don’t understand the Garena Free Fire ban

ads vs retentionDo you know that Ads can help your game with a better retention rate, esp. in-game reward-based ads? Stats below 👇🏽

Global crypto regulationA Sneak peek at the crypto regulation around the world

GameDev musings, 🧐 trending mechanics, loss aversion in m3 gameHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗🧐 trending mechanics - loss aversion in match3 gameLoss Aversion mechanics is a trending feature in match3 games, it can also be a monetization module (or sink mechanics) Showcasing one of the match3 games where it has been added newly, Cooking DiaryEvent name: circus starsThe player has to complete a series of events without losing to get the rewards, if you lose the progression will reset to the first level - unless 💰 user makes an IAPEvent has its own e…

Age of Gods (AOG)Age of Gods — is a next-generation NFT action card game where you can play and earn tokens in the process through a Play-to-Earn model thereby owning all the ownership rights over the in-game items and getting incentivised to play and progress through the game.

Successful game takeaways, AppStore stats and take away from one of a successful match3 game, Royal…Visual style: cartoonish

Trending game analysis, Kingdom Maker 🏰💡 Thoughtful dive into the game performance stats 1. Gameplay: strategy/4X with story-driven contents 2. The game market fit: it's doing…

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Business of Games, 🔊 Shout out to new studios, and game fundHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Mobile Gaming Developer Savage Game Studios, first mobile game studio acquisition NetEase has bought Quantic Dream, this follows NetEase investing in Quantic Dream back in 2019Machine Zone alumnus Gabe Leydon has founded Limit Break, a new blockchain gaming company, it has raised $200M Dire Wolf Digital acquires Fandom tabletop business Cortex, a TTRPG developerTaleworlds invests in mobile studio Udo GamesSprocket …

Business of Games - Consumer insights on blockchain games (part3)Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Top features you want to cover for your blockchain game 👇🏽Appealing gameplayAppealing graphicsUSPImmersive storyBGM or soundtrack>> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - Consumer insights on blockchain games Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗What's driving a player toward a secondary or open market? "It's cheaper" 😲Cheaper is the top motivating factor for the player to prefer the secondary market over easier, reliable, exclusive, easier... >> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - Trending game takeaways, Stumble Guys 🤜🏽Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Trending game takeaways, Stumble Guys 🤜🏽Gameplay: knockout game with up to 32 players can join and play it on RTTheme: cartoonish>> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games, Netflix games stats LT downloads, last 30 days downloads…Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Netflix games breakdown, with stats like game LT downloads, last 30 days downloads, geo specs… Top 5 markets for Netflix games: US, Brazil, FR, UK, and Canada7 games had 1M+ LT downloads5 games had 100K+ downloads — in the last 30 daysStranger things IP games had 500K+ downloads1.7 million engaged users vs ~221 million Netflix subscribersCartic P, @iCartic

GameDev musings - Top 5 genre preferences, Blockchain gamersHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗P1 — AdventureP2 — Fighting gameP3 — Shooter, and Battle RoyaleP5 — Arcade>> Cartic P, @iCartic

GameDev musings, Trending game takeaways - ⚔ Octopath Traveler: CotCHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Interesting top 250 grossing entrants on the market, Square Enix’s turn-based RPG, Octopath Traveler: CotCPrequel to Octopath Traveler (Steam game)Game theme: Pixel artThe game rose to US top free game 57 and is currently at 236 top grossing games, FYI it’s a JRPG game>> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - Discord vs Forum ⚔Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Discord vs Forum ⚔There is a list of companies who had closed forums and favored discord, the list goes on with Gearbox, Bethesda, and Eurogamer….The OG folks have always backed forum over discord, maybe because it’s an open platform and the contents are available via google search/easily accessible …Now Discord just upped its game by introducing forum functionality in discord, with a moderator bot “AutoMod”. It’s no more discord vs forum, it’s Discord For…

Business of Games - guild mechanics in an interactive story game 📖 Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Guild mechanics has become a 101 feature in most of the games on the top chart. Episode - Choose Your Story introduced it in an interactive story game "Episode Book Clubs" ⚡ Apart from chat functionality, the mechanics let players play in co-op challenges where points are gained for reading story chaptersThe feature was released on Aug 1st, 2022, exactly when the game has witnessed a dip in revenue and downloads, will keep you posted on the guild mechanics…

Business of Games - "Echo of the Immortal" event breakdown Diablo ImmortalHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗🧐 Trending event insights "Echo of the Immortal" Diablo ImmortalGameplay: a quick battle against immortal, 1 vs 15time-bound, kill the immortal before the time runs outRound2 "Free for all", battle royale game mode - where the best of best will claim the rewards It's a pure hack n slash game mechanics 🩸 ⚔- Cartic P, @iCarticRead my other post about Diablo Immortal rev stats http://newsletter.icartic.com/issues/gamedev-musings-trending-game-analysis-diablo-…

Business of Games - Trending game takeaways, Survivor.io Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Trending game takeaways, Survivor.ioUA diversification insights: TikTok campaigns and TikTok strategy has driven Survivor.io past $15m IAP revenue and 12m downloads. followed by FB, Applovin, Google Ads, Unity Ads, IS, TW, LiftoffGame ranks (weekly ranking) ranked top free #1 in SK, Taiwan, #2 HK, #3 US>> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games, Netflix games stats LT downloads, last 30 days downloads…Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Netflix games breakdown, with stats like game LT downloads, last 30 days downloads, geo specs… Top 5 markets for Netflix games: US, Brazil, FR, UK, and Canada7 games had 1M+ LT downloads5 games had 100K+ downloads — in the last 30 daysStranger things IP games had 500K+ downloads1.7 million engaged users vs ~221 million Netflix subscribersCartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - median CPI by ad spend Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Enlisting the median CPI for the top 10 countries by ad spend in Q3 2022, Android vs iOS US = $0.56 (android) vs 0.71 (iOS)JP = $0.44 vs 0.66CA = $0.35 vs 0.44AU = ❓ vs 0.44UK = $0.29 vs 0.39KR = $0.27 vs 0.44DE = $0.22 vs 0.35FR = $0.16 vs 0.25BR = $0.06 vs $0.14IN = $0.02 vs NA :PCN = NA vs $0.21>> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - gamedevs Amazon Publishing Service should be on your radar in 2023 Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Amazon Publishing Service should be on your radar in 2023Why: 52% of teens cite Amazon as their No. 1 favorite e-comm site vs SHEIN, Nike, Lululemon, and PacsunPast Stats: In 2021, Amazon was responsible for ~14% of the overall US digital ad market, google had 26% and FB had 24%. You can use Amazon as a bidderLimitation: Amazon is currently running ONLY BANNER ads as inventory with APS. We need to wait for other creatives' support. Keep an eye out for Amaz…

Business of Games - Sneak peek at interesting top 200 grossing games in AppStore Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Sneak peek at interesting top 200 grossing games in AppStore, Triple Match 3D. Game developed by Boombox Games Ltd., the game looks like the popular Match3D game. It's currently a new entrant in the top-grossing position of 150. >> Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - Cloud gaming never retires 🤺🪳Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗 Should I say that cloud gaming is done as Google's failed with StadiaORCloud gaming never retires with the following recent funds...Vodafone Idea partners with CareGame for India’s first cloud gaming service.The emergence of Graphics as a service, with Well-Link Technologies raises $40MCloud gaming demands new exclusive content for the adoption over better speed.Cartic P, @iCartic

Business of Games - create a forum for your game in 2 clicksHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Create a forum for your game on discord with 2 clicksEnable the community option in the server you want to create the forum channel, once it's enabled you can create the "forum channel"- Cartic P, @iCarticPS, check my previous post about discord vs forum 👇http://newsletter.icartic.com/issues/business-of-games-discord-vs-forum-1360975

Business of Games - game creative checklist, how to frameworkHey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗Game creative checklist:emotion is must create a new creative at least one per weekseasonal creatives don't work, could backfire if the game has no BIG seasonal theme in itfollow the memes hypercasual mechanics integration in the creative works good>> Cartic P, @iCartic

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