Kabam talks in detail about the midcorn user, a Supercell employee reveals the secrets of successful monetization of runners, and SessionM specialists share tips on user retention.
1. Interview with KabamAre Kingdoms of Camelot and Arcane Empires competing with each other, Andrew Sheppard, president of Kabam Game Studios, told us about his fastest growing game and a new racing project.
2. Words With Friends is much more popular than Angry BirdsWords With Friends is twice as popular as Temple Run and Angry Birds, and tablets generate three times more traffic than smartphones, analysts at ByteMobile say in their February report.
3. Kabam about midcoreAt Casual Connect Europe, Kabam Studios President Andrew Sheppard gave a lecture on “How to Learn a Midcore Game”.
We bring to your attention a short version of the presentation.
4. Google is afraid of SamsungSamsung’s dominance in the Android market forces Google to consider the Korean company as a possible aggressor.
Companies may not be able to avoid conflict.
5. Endless Runner: secrets of monetizationMikhail Katkoff in his blog told what the developers of endless runners should pay attention to first of all.
We have translated and supplemented his text a little.
6. Free downloads at peakThe cost of acquiring a loyal user in January fell as expected, and the number of downloads increased, according to Fiksu in its monthly report.
7. Five Tips for Keeping Users from SessionMToday, many people dream that their application will be noticed.
But this is not enough for success. The user can download the program, but immediately delete it after the first launch. How to avoid this, says the founder of SessionM.
