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🚍 The Rise of Bus Mania-Inspired Games in Hybrid Casual 🚍 Currently, Bus Mania-inspired games are acquiring around 130k-180k downloads per day! 📊 It’s always fascinating to see how inspiration games can scale in the ever-evolving hybrid casual world! 🌍 If you're looking for market research in the hybrid casual gaming space or are interested in sponsorship opportunities to get your brand in front of a highly engaged audience, feel free to reach out to vamsi@nextbiggames.com or ping me on linkedin Vamsi Penmetsa. Let's explore how we can work together to make your brand stand out! 🚀📊 In the past 30 days, two games inspired by Bus Mania by Zplay have started to gain serious momentum: 🔹 Bus Frenzy by Lifecoloring: 🚐 Nearly 4 million downloads in the last month! 🔹 Bus Out by Zego: 🚌 Around 900k downloads in the same time frame! While these games are just beginning their journey 📈, their growth shows that innovating on existing mechanics can still lead to great success. 💡 Datasource - AppMagic https://lnkd.in/gxQvetmR #nextbiggames #hypercasual #hybridcasual #mobilegames #games #gamedesign #gamedev

New newsletter! I wrote a short piece about the Access-Ability Summer Showcase and the importance of highlighting the care that goes into adding accessibility to games #games #gamedevelopment #accessibility

🎮 Calling all gamers, we need your help! 🎮 Escape Tetra is a new game developed using Fortnite’s Creative Mode. It’s been developed by a group of hardworking college students who are aspiring game developers alongside an amazing team wanting to help people achieve their best. All we need is just 10 minutes of your time (or more!) playing this game mode within Fortnite, and you can provide valuable analytical feedback to improve the game. You can play "Escape Tetra" in Fortnite by searching for it in the search bar or following the link below. Even if you can't spare the time, a like and follow to help spread the word would be greatly appreciated! INFINITY27 and PROTOGÉ are committed to helping young, diverse, and underrepresented backgrounds enter the gaming industry. Your support could make a big difference in the lives of these students. Let's empower the next generation of game developers together! 🎓 https://lnkd.in/eYqneHbE Join us in supporting the next generation of game developers! #EscapeTetra #gamingindustry #protogé #INFINITY27 #gameanalytics #gametesters #fortniteeditor #gamedevelopers

Are you a game developer heading to Gamescom 2024 next month? Get in touch with our team if you: 🎮 Have a live mobile, PC, or console game 💰 Would like to monetize your game ➕ Want a solution that enhances the gameplay 🏋️ Don't want to impact the size or performance of the game Email us at marketing@anzu.io or reach out to our amazing trio attending the event - Guy Ben-dov, Irma Harlann, and Jascha Maijer, to have all your questions about intrinsic in-game ad monetization answered and see what it can do for your game 🚀 #Gamescom2024 #GameDevelopment #InGameAdvertising #MeetUsThere

🎮 SHiFT Gaming Club’s Fifth Meeting: The Art of Game Design 🧡 This week, we had the pleasure of learning from Gideon Rimmer, a game designer with over a decade of experience and more than 10 commercial games to his name. Gideon holds a Master’s degree in Game Design and teaches at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Here’s what we explored: 🔸 What makes a game fun (or not so fun) 🔸 Flow Theory and its application in game design 🔸 The role of the Game Designer 🔸 How Game Design influences players 🔸 Level Design – crafting the player’s journey The session ended with a hands-on workshop that gave us a deeper appreciation for the creative and strategic elements of game design. At SHiFT, we’re expanding our knowledge, skillset, and creativity every week. Join us as we continue to explore the many layers of game development. #SHiFT #GamingClub #GameDevelopment #GameDesign #LevelDesign #FlowTheory #ReichmanUniversity

There's more to video games than entertainment; they're a modern form of storytelling, art, and social interaction. What if all video games were banned effective immediately? Game over. No more play. Let's wonder... Digital playgrounds will be replaced by unsettling silence and people will reimagine play. Perhaps we'll do board games, play outside, or doing something creative that will spark a revival of communal experiences to foster new connections. If we ban video games, we'll be forced to look at technology, creativity, and community in a different way. Let us reflect on the role video games play in our lives and consider how we might adapt to their absence—not just as players but as thinkers, creators, and community members navigating an altered landscape. Think about what you'll do when the power goes out. 🧡🩶✨ #desqartes #desqartesdxb #artoftheworld #marcommusings ⬜️Credits to the genius source: Sussner Design Company (Derek Sussner)/ Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Youth Council Poster

🚀 Big Daddy Game Development At JINK, we love taking on ambitious projects, and Big Daddy was one that truly challenged and inspired us. This game was designed to offer an immersive and high-quality gaming experience, blending seamless gameplay, engaging mechanics, and top-tier security. 🔹 What went into developing Big Daddy? ✅ Advanced UI/UX Design – Crafted for an intuitive and engaging player experience. ✅ Robust & Scalable Game Engine – Ensuring smooth gameplay across all devices. ✅ Enhanced Security Features – Protecting user data and ensuring fair play. ✅ Optimized Performance – Delivering a lag-free, high-speed gaming experience. Bringing Big Daddy to life was a journey of creativity, innovation, and technical excellence. It’s always exciting to build games that challenge us and, more importantly, create unforgettable experiences for players. Read about our development process here: https://lnkd.in/d8yjj3j9 What’s the most exciting game development challenge you’ve faced? Let’s talk! 🎯 #GameDevelopment #BigDaddyGame #TechInnovation #GamingIndustry #JINKTeam #GameDesign Visit - https://lnkd.in/d8yjj3j9

I am so excited to invite each and every one of you wonderful people to play 8 platformer games that our current batch of students built in just 6 days! ✨ ➡ Play them here! https://lnkd.in/emaYcD24 In IGA Level 3 at the Indie Game Academy, our student teams have 4 months to each build and release a game together. However, a few Cohorts ago we introduced the "Practice Jam" concept to the curriculum, where the same teams would finish a micro sized game together in just a few days. The idea was to give teams a safe space to fail, and a bedrock for future lessons about their larger projects to flourish in. It also happens to mirror what we recommend studio founders do with the timebox of the games they release with their team, starting small with just some jams, moving up to games that take a few weeks, then finally getting to some that take a few months. Play these 8 wonderful games and let us know your favorite down below!! I'm not allowed to pick favorites...... And of course, repost to spread the love! 💜 Let's give some hype to the Prefects (team leads) of each team too! Cris Luu Kathy Xiao Charles Haitkin Russell Matney Julian Boardman Jessica Burton Colleen Tulowitzki Akemi Maniwa Thor #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedeveloper #videogames #gaming #platformer #platformgame #platformergames #gamingindustry #unity3d #newgames #itchgame

Congratulations to Theorycraft Games on the launch of SUPERVIVE open beta. A case where you can see where all the funding actually went 😆 I've been following Theorycraft Games since their inception and I can say that this is a prime example of a very healthy Californian gaming start up. Christopher Tom, whom we had interactions with in VALORANTPRO Discord in the first days after VALORANT was publicly announced, and the team have done a great job crafting and executing a very solid GTM plan for the game, where every bit made sense: strong product promise from the beginning, content bits, constant communication with the players via video blogs - all these things created a very strong vibe around the game ever since it was announced 1 year ago. Also, great job on shipping OBT 12 months after the announcement - something Chinese gacha devs should adopt (my personal wish😆) SUPERVIVE follows a long-existing mobile games trend of hybridization of genres, where mid-hardcore gameplay (MOBA) gets "casual" treatment to appeal to wider audience (BR). It plays very smoothly even without prior experience in the genre, allowing to onboard more players who could be scared away by traditional "MOBA" labeling. Great job once again and hoping to see more traditional (PC, console) game developers experimenting in the field of hybridization of genres, something we are so used to in the mobile games market. ❤️🔥 #gamedevelopment #marketing #productmarketing #gotomarket