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The Game Makers Vlog - Season 1
May 1

May 1 The Game Makers Vlog - Season 1

Michail Katkoff
Business

Blog, podcast and now vlog. Deconstructor of Fun has you covered!

The 7 Steps to Successfully Greenlight a Game with an IP
Apr 8

Apr 8 The 7 Steps to Successfully Greenlight a Game with an IP

Michail Katkoff
Business

Everything you need to take into account before making the big investment

5 Reasons Why Command & Conquer Didn’t Become a Rival on Mobile
Mar 27

Mar 27 5 Reasons Why Command & Conquer Didn’t Become a Rival on Mobile

Michail Katkoff
Deconstructions

A great lesson on why a “good game” is not enough and why positioning matters on mobile

How Coin Master Disrupted Social Casino and Pocketed $100M
Mar 4

Mar 4 How Coin Master Disrupted Social Casino and Pocketed $100M

Abhimanyu Kumar
Deconstructions

Looking into what Coin Master gets right, what the competition is getting wrong, and how Social Casino will evolve

10 Mistakes to Avoid in Influencer Marketing
Feb 27

Feb 27 10 Mistakes to Avoid in Influencer Marketing

Michail Katkoff
Business

More importantly, practical fixes to these common influencer marketing challenges.

2019 Predictions #9: Say Hello to the New Breed of Battle Royale Games
Feb 19

Feb 19 2019 Predictions #9: Say Hello to the New Breed of Battle Royale Games

Michail Katkoff
Business

Battle Royale games grew their revenues astronomically in 2018, but what does it take to grow in 2019?

2019 Predictions #8: Social Casino Gets Disrupted by a Pig and a Pirate
Feb 15

Feb 15 2019 Predictions #8: Social Casino Gets Disrupted by a Pig and a Pirate

Abhimanyu Kumar
Business

The lucrative Casino genre has been in stagnation for a long time but we predict that the change is coming

2019 Predictions #7: There Is a Billion to be Made in the Wake of Machine Zone
Feb 12

Feb 12 2019 Predictions #7: There Is a Billion to be Made in the Wake of Machine Zone

Michail Katkoff
Business

Strategy games, the biggest category in Mid-core, a land full of opportunities and cut-throat rivalry

2019 Predictions #6: The Magical Storm Gathers Around Card Battlers
Feb 6

Feb 6 2019 Predictions #6: The Magical Storm Gathers Around Card Battlers

Abhimanyu Kumar
Business

Hearthstone is not the only game in town

2019 Predictions #5 These Three RPG Categories Will Grow Further
Feb 4

Feb 4 2019 Predictions #5 These Three RPG Categories Will Grow Further

Michail Katkoff
Business

RPG is the third largest mobile games category in the West and it’s nowhere near its full potential

2019 Predictions: #4 Pokemon Go Will Get a Magical Rival
Jan 25

Jan 25 2019 Predictions: #4 Pokemon Go Will Get a Magical Rival

Abhimanyu Kumar
Business

How big will Niantic get in 2019 and why others can’t keep up

2019 Predictions: #3 Simulation & Customisation Games get Primed for Growth
Jan 23

Jan 23 2019 Predictions: #3 Simulation & Customisation Games get Primed for Growth

Michail Katkoff
Business

Simulation and Customisation games may look stale and entrenched, but don’t let the perception fool you

2019 Predictions: #2 the Hyper-Casual Party, as We Know It, Will End
Jan 16

Jan 16 2019 Predictions: #2 the Hyper-Casual Party, as We Know It, Will End

Abhimanyu Kumar
Business

Hyper-casual was too good to be true. Here’s what’s going to change.

2019 Predictions: #1 Only One Way to Climb to the Top of the Puzzle Games Category
Jan 15

Jan 15 2019 Predictions: #1 Only One Way to Climb to the Top of the Puzzle Games Category

Michail Katkoff
Business

Who is going to be on the top of Puzzle Games category in 2019 and how?

Disney Heroes - A Solid RPG That Tests the Limits of an IP
Dec 17

Dec 17 Disney Heroes - A Solid RPG That Tests the Limits of an IP

Michail Katkoff
Deconstructions
How to Effectively Predict Launch Week Installs on Mobile
Dec 10

Dec 10 How to Effectively Predict Launch Week Installs on Mobile

Abhimanyu Kumar
Business

How does featuring placement, genre, art style, IP, app size etc. impact the launch week installs

Dragalia Lost - Meet Nintendo's New Cash Dragon
Nov 12

Nov 12 Dragalia Lost - Meet Nintendo's New Cash Dragon

Guest Writer
Deconstructions

Draglia is a proof that Nintendo can achieve continuous success on mobile

How Disney Tsum Tsum Made over a Billion Dollars
Nov 1

Nov 1 How Disney Tsum Tsum Made over a Billion Dollars

Adam Telfer
Deconstructions

Everything you should learn from a billion dollar mobile game

Battlelands Royale: Contender Or Pretender?
Sep 6

Sep 6 Battlelands Royale: Contender Or Pretender?

Guest Writer
Deconstructions

Can Battlelands Royale Take on Fortnite on Mobile?

5 Ways Voodoo Dominates the Hyper-Casual Market
Aug 2

Aug 2 5 Ways Voodoo Dominates the Hyper-Casual Market

Guest Writer
Business, Deconstructions

What makes Voodoo such a powerful publisher and how to compete with it

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