This week’s blog section has tips on better animation, app store optimization and monetization. Read on to find out about user acquisition, being an appreneur and moving away from F2P games. You can’t miss it!
Windows Phones, adblocking on iOS and Apple improvements dominate this week’s news section!
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Blogs
5 tips for making great animations for 2D games
These 5 simple tips will bring your animations to life and excite your players. Push yourself creatively and see the rewards is the advice from Eric Caoili. He advocates strong key frames, keeping things bouncy and limiting your frames. Most importantly, don’t make yourself a slave to the craft.
App Store Optimization (ASO): A/B Testing Screenshots to Improve Installs
In order to stay on top of your app store optimization, you need to manage it constantly. Having the best screenshots is a must and this guide tells you how to get them. If you’re not sure what makes the best screenshot, then find out how to choose them wtih A/B testing.
5 Mobile Games That Design for Monetization
For most developers, monetization comes after the fact. In this post from Chartboost, find out how the top games built their game on top of their monetization strategy. These 5 games are great examples of 5 different strategies you can use in your game. Find out how to give video ads value, evoke peer pressure, and more.
Understanding the two-step approach to mobile user acquisition
User acquisition is a key consideration for anybody launching a mobile app or game. Understanding your UA strategy and your competition is the key to success in the app stores. Iryna Newman of Invoice2go details her two-step approach to user acquisition and how you can apply it.
A Guide to Become a Successful Appreneur
Appreneur is a term that we’ll all know in the future. Anne Lewis outlines her tips for success in mobile business with this guide. You need to know your audience, stay ahead of your competition, and focus on one thing at a time. Read the article to find out the next steps and become an appreneur!
An insider’s take on monetizing free-to-play games
How are you monetizing your Free-to-Play game? Industry insiders tell you their tactics. The big three are Currency-Driven F2P games, Booster pack F2P games, and Capped IAP model F2P games. Find out what the best tactic is for you and start monetizing your Free-to-Play game.
News
Windows 10 Mobile is coming to Windows Phone devices in December
The big news this week regarding Windows was the announcement of some new Lumia devices. More importantly for developers was the announcement that Windows 10 Mobile is coming to devices before the end of the year. Not all devices will be able to get the new OS in December but Microsoft has confirmed it as the start date for Windows 10 roll-out.
Apple Approves An App That Blocks Ads In Native Apps, Including Apple News
The advent of adblocking software for iOS devices will mean significant changes for the mobile landscape. Not only will you be able to block ads in your mobile browser, “Been Choice” will block ads in native apps as well. This new app is set to disrupt monetization practices for a lot of developers. Big players are no exception, with ads also being blocked in Apple and Facebook apps too.
Apple reportedly buys secretive deep learning startup Perceptio
Apple has made a number of acquisitions lately in a very dedicated niche. A few days after purchasing VocalIQ, an artificial intelligence startup, Apple are reported to have bought Perceptio, a deep learning startup. Maybe Siri is getting an upgrade or Apple don’t want this technology going to a competitor, only time will tell.
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