Jakub Remiar

Scopely's Monopoly GO is currently running its Marvel collaboration and I was curious 🕵 how it actually used the IP game mechanics-wise. The event is running from Sep. 26th till Dec. 5th. so there is plenty of time to check it out. The main driver is of course the Marvel themed sticker album 📕, which is the core progression mechanic of the game that gets a season reset. The interesting part is that you get cosmetic rewards not only for completing the whole album but also for some specific sets such as the Wolverine token in the image. This makes it worthwhile even for someone not aiming to finish the whole album to get the Deadpool token. For example, you can get Iron Man shield skin for completing his set or Thor's emoji.There will be also special Marvel-themed in-game events. […]

ReelShort by Crazy Maple Studio scaled to more than $1 Mil. a day 🤑 with around 200K downloads a day. Is it an App? Is it a game? It's a money-printing machine 😅. This story is one of the craziest games we covered this year, redefining the whole interactive story genre to its base. Get the full rundown here 😎ReelShort "App" is in the Film & TV streaming category with contenders such as Disney+, HBO or Netflix. By hiding its gaming nature it is much more approachable and mainstream. The overall UI as seen in the images really looks like a streaming app, but don't be fooled 😵, beneath the polished exterior lies the tried and tested interactive story game, that has took its monetization to the next level. By the use of soft currency in interactive choices, clever ad […]

Review Radar #6 📡 is back with 13 games that we already covered on the podcast in the last 3 months, as we keep them on our "radar" 😅. Get the latest status updates from big names such as Peak, Supercell, Zynga, Netmarble, miHoYo, AppQuantum, ABI Game Studio, Space Ape Games, 😎. Peak game's Match Factory hasn't peaked 😅 yet and is still scaling up scoring the studio a hattrick of 3rd successful big hit 😁. On the other hand, both Wood Nuts & Bolts and Chrome Valley customs are scaling down, probably because of the fierce opposition from Century Games's Truck Star 🚚 for the latter. The Banana Steam game is still keeping around 350K average monthly CCU as it seems bot farms just won't let go of this dream to waste 😅🤖.Supercell's SquadBusters is keeping stable numbers, with […]

This is super smart advertising by Rivergame's Last War 😁. By getting the actor Antony Starr, the marketing team cleverly created situations in the ads that heavily imply his major role (Homelander from The Boys series) even though, they probably don't have the rights for the series 😅, just for the actor. Despite not having the superhero costume, just by adding his signature laser eyes and his "unique" humor, you won't even notice that this is not Homelander. It fits really naturally, no Batsuit or Spiderwebs are needed to instantly recognize your favorite "superhero" 😎. Lately celebrity & IP crossover advertising in mobile gaming has seen an uptick, especially with the Squad Busters launch campaign, Royal Match Cameo usage, and now with the Monopoly GO Marvel in-game event. Maybe by the end of the year, we won't have fake ads […]

  The Elder Scrolls Castles 🏰 by Microsoftlaunched on 10th of September. It is doing around $70K a day in overall revenue and 40K downloads a day currently. It has some bold iterations on the genre by combining 2 different games into one 👑 😁. I am talking about the the mashup of Fallout Shelter gameplay with Reigns, the rogue lite card game that literally plays like tinder. As seen on the image, you play in the usual 2D mode, where you build your castle. On top of it your king works as the decision maker, where you select different options in moral or resource dilemmas. Most of these will affect either the happiness of your workers or even whole factions of workers. Spoiler: Angry workers will assassinate their king ☠️ happened to me already 😅. On top of this […]