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Casino Report: October 2018

Casino Report: October 2018

"Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana." Bill Gates, July 7, 2011 Product management is transitioning in live mobile games. The shift is away from releases focused on features that often compete with the core game play and/or...

Puzzle Report: October 2018

Puzzle Report: October 2018

Monthly Highlights Two new apps entered the top 100 grossing charts: Lost Island Blast Adventure from Plarium, and My Home Design Dreams from Zenjoy LimitedTournaments continued to drive value. A tournament event, paired with a new package bundle,...

Slots Design Report: G2E Edition

Slots Design Report: G2E Edition

Key Takeaways: G2E Overall The gap between RMG hardware and social mobile devices continues to widen ... while the gap between RMG mechanics and social mobile mechanics shrinks Mechanics are becoming more communal across RMG developers due to the...

Casino Report: September 2018

Casino Report: September 2018

Top Points DoubleDown Interactive released a new app, DoubleDown Fort Knox. A $4.99 auto-renewing subscription currently drives the most transactionsPOP! Slots paired the release of the Kong machine with a Cash Wheel event to drive a 50% WoW spike...

Puzzle Report: September 2018

Puzzle Report: September 2018

Key Points Best Fiends increased iOS U.S. revenue 109% due to strong downloads and feature releasesHard Levels that unlock discounts spurred a 21% WoW revenue increase for Pet Rescue SagaA Task List with a ‘skip-a-day’ option boosted revenue 16%...

Slot Design Report: September 2018

Slot Design Report: September 2018

Top Points This Month DoubleDown Casino enclosed the RTP range of 93.5% to 96.5% in a stepper machine Paytable dialogue … in addition to emphasizing fair payoutsPlaystudios released a machine with Universal Studios IP from the movie Kong the 8th...

Casino Report: August 2018

Casino Report: August 2018

Content is King Two major strategic developments indicate a shift in power from platforms to developers. Epic Games is bypassing the Google Play Store and Netflix is testing circumvention of the iOS Apple Store. The success of these ventures could...

Puzzle Report: August 2018

Puzzle Report: August 2018

Content is King Epic Games’ decision to bypass the Google Play Store indicates a shift in power from platforms to developers. If Epic Games’ direct-to-web strategy is successful, this will lead to profit growth for developers Breakout App: Bricks N...

Slot Design Report: August 2018

Slot Design Report: August 2018

Top 5 Slots Design Innovations and Developments App usage control settings are coming this fall in iOS 12. DoubleU Casino has already implemented bet warnings. Get ahead of the iOS changes and test wellness controls (see Strategy Insights). The...

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