⚡️ 1-7 Oct Data Digest
Hey Fam 👾
October is full of mobile gaming events – not my fav month, tbh 😅
Just got back from PGC Helsinki, was awesome!
Stay tuned for the “Mobile Gaming World: Finland” article incoming next Wed :))
Heading to Berlin this Thursday for Adjust Ignite, then Mobidictum Istanbul next week!
Meme of the Week
Hilarious meme by Anton! Gotta love those fun little truths 😅
Mobile Marketing
🗃️ Black: Data Dump Friday
🔍 Remiar: Review Radar #6
💥 Slashcev: Q3 was tough for hypercasual
💸 Games spent $29B on UA in 2023, 40% to U.S
📊 Braberg: Ad Trends in Ultracasual and Hypercasual
📚 Getting Started with Mobile Advertising Revenue #1
🎥 Lancaric: Reelshort Review: Netflix should take notes
🏰 Kopelovich: Chest Opening Animation in Royal Match
🍄 Legend of Mushroom’s Community Building on Discord
🚀 Storr: D1 Retention from 1% to 45% in 6 Weeks
📈 Pereira: Games on The Rise #5
🌍 Apple Search Ads is coming to Türkiye & Beyond
Industry Highlights
🏹 Lancaric: Slingshot Hook: Iteration of a New Trend
💡 Slashcev: 25 Unusual Tips for Game Designers
🏆 Meta vs. Progression in Games: The Difference?
💼 Winding down process if the company is to fail
💭 How to Find the Perfect Game Idea
📊 Achren: Recap of H1 2024
🗺️ Machina: Level Exploration
📜 Anosov: Gaming Regulations in China
🌐 Mondal: Gaming 2024: Emerging Trends
🔍 Üzmez: Untold Truth About Game Live Ops
📈 Kananen: Business Modeling Your F2P Mobile Game
🕹️ Why Tech Giants Integrate Games on Their Platforms
🎮 Hermon: Is Ubisoft Going Private?
⭐️ Jobs of The Week
News Corner
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2024 revealed!
Hybridcasual hitmaker Habby launches Archero 2
More? » PocketGamer
AI World
💰 OpenAI: $6.6 bn Funding: Microsoft & Nvidia are in
🎥 Meta’s Movie Gen: New standard for immersive AI content
🔥 OpenAI Is Growing Fast and Burning Through Piles of Money
🧠 Nvidia’s new AI model is open, massive, and ready to rival GPT-4
⚡ Pika 1.5 launches with physics-defying AI special effects
🖌️ OpenAI launches ChatGPT Canvas
More? » VentureBeat
Gaming Investments
🚀 Moonray Studio unveils Web3 mobile Autobattler for next year
💵 Future Trash raises $5M to build its IP within Fortnite’s platform
💰 Rockhead Studios receives R$1 million from Google
💶 RIVRS raises €4m to industrialize UGC
More? » InvestGame