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TL;DR: The Call of Duty League is generating excitement among fans by announcing the maps and modes for the 2024 season. They will be starting with remastered maps from Modern Warfare 2, which brings nostalgia and a fresh competitive environment. The season will feature three modes: Hardpoint, Control, and Search and Destroy, providing strategic and skill challenges. The initial map pool includes six carefully selected maps, with the potential for future additions. Classic maps may pose challenges in terms of spawn systems and map dynamics, but the league is working on improvements. There's speculation about integrating popular maps from the previous year into the game. Read More: https://lnkd.in/ehkReC42 #CDL2024 #CODLeague #MapAnnouncement #ModernWarfare2Remastered #CompetitiveModes #Esports #UncrownedGaming

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I see a lot of game deconstructions of top performing games out there like Monopoly Go and Royal Match. Why? Well everyone wants to read that super star story - how was Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber discovered so I can copy that myself. But the brutal truth is this is doing a ton of harm. This leads to massive survivorship bias. According to Wikipedia, “survival bias is the logical error of concentrating on entities that passed a selection process while overlooking those that did not. This can lead to incorrect conclusions because of incomplete data.” In short, we can actually learn far more from game deconstructions of titles that by all means should have taken over the world but didn’t. Why? They likely had the right team, funding, IPs, etc. and yet they still failed. And chancres are much, much higher that your game will fall into this bucket than it will the chart topping hits. Thus there is far more for you to learn and take away. And those learnings will likely significantly increase the chances of you finding success. In short, we need more failed game deconstructions! #gamedesign #liveops #useracquisition #gamedev #deconstruction #learning

Running a business is a lot like playing in an arcade. You’ve got a bunch of games (or opportunities) to choose from, each with its own quirky rules and flashy lights. You drop your tokens (a.k.a. time and money) into the ones that look like they’ll pay off big, but sometimes you just end up with the dreaded "game over". It’s all about learning the tricks (of the trade), leveling up, and hopefully hitting that high score. And just like in an arcade, you’ve got to outmaneuver your competitors, keep an eye on the leaderboards, and have a blast while juggling the risks and rewards. ALOT of similarities! I HOPE business will continue to be as successful as the arcade was for the McMenimon Clan though. I could probably retire tomorrow! #FlyLock #FlyLockSecuritySolutions #TheFlyingLocksmiths #LevelUpLeadership #TokenOfSuccess #GameOn #BusinessHighScore #PlayToWin #BusinessFun

I have a slightly different take on this. It’s been, what, six months since Monopoly Go! launched? There have been how many deconstructions? Not one company or analyst has reached out to ask how we did it. Maybe this is because there are no credits anywhere, but I haven’t been shy about my role on the project. Anyone who wanted to learn from a game like that you might think would talk to the people that actually made it. I have friends at King, friends at Apple, friends at Microsoft, friends at Google, friends at Take 2, friends at Meta, you know, people who might be interested in how to build a billion-dollar-a-year product. Not one of them has reached out to talk about it. Why is analysis so much easier, so much safer, whatever it is that drives this? Why do people think that games are just artifacts, independent of the processes and teams that made them? Making a great game is incredibly hard, and it takes a lot of luck. It also takes the ability to build and run a great team. The notion that you can analyze the product and have meaningful takeaways that you can apply to other projects without understanding the process just seems so wrong to me. But, then again, I’m biased; I was there. I know what it actually took.

Post Summer Game Fest 2024 Report: With all these incredible video games scheduled to be released in 2024/25, it would be hard to imagine the game industry has experienced significant layoffs this year. But they have. So let's do our best as a community to get these amazing folks back to work! Eight out of the top 10 most anticipated games were developed by indies; and 2 of those 8 were developed by a single person (wow). Highlights that caused the gamer audience to scream wildly: Civilization 7, Sonic X Shadow, Star Wars Outlaws, Batman Arkham Shadows, Blumhouse's indie horror slate, old school Might Morphing Power Ranger, Lego Horizon Adventures, Cuffbust, Alan Wake 2, Skate 4, Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions and Metaphor: ReFantazio. Beautiful graphics in Deer and Boy and climbing game Cairn. Cross platform opps in Riot Games' Valorant. Video game adapations to TV shows: Exploding Kittens and Among Us. And let's not forget the gaming audience loves a good pinball machine. Check out Lionsgate's newly released John Wick pinball machine by Stern Pinball. Need funding? Look up Outersloth Indie Game Fund by Among Us creators, Innersloth. Need legal services? Contact Playbook Law for free consultations. #summergamefest2024 #summergamefest #videogames #games #gaming #gamers #gaminglaw #gamedevelopers

In February, after months of steady growth, our games hit a plateau 😬 I hate how closely my mood mirrors the performance of our business. I was feeling anxious for the first time in months 😓 But I reminded myself we’ve been here before. Games always hit plateaus - and our team always breaks through them. How did we push past this winter slump? By doing, not just analyzing. Our team’s greatest strength is relentless perseverance. We’ll keep attacking the problem until we jumpstart growth. Our success is rarely the result of a single change. It’s often a series of 1% improvements that elevate our games to a new level of performance. Our efforts paid off. Not only are our games growing again, but our revenue and (profitable) user acquisition spending are at an all-time high 📈🚀 I don’t hold any illusions that our streak will be continuous. Plateaus are part of the cycle of scaling games 💯 That’s why a successful studio is more than its portfolio of titles. What differentiates a studio is its culture of perseverance and aggressive action 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Century Games created a hit, Whiteout Survival, bringing in a casual $400M. There were some great general game play videos (how to use Fire Crystals, how to use Pets) videos, but it was difficult to find a breakdown of what was allegedly working in the game, or what combination of playbook features they had, or what ad campaigns they ran. How can such a big game seemingly fly under the radar? Jen Donahoe and I deconstruct Whiteout Survival and how they reached their pot of gold. In our first Product Deep Dive, on both Spotify and YouTube, you'll feel like you’re stepping into a meeting with product and marketing, figuring out what to take away and what pitfalls to avoid. Please let us know what game you want to see next 🎮   https://lnkd.in/dvTugjJH