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Mobile GameDev Playbook

Liftoff

Delving into the most exciting games and gaming trends, we find out which features are the secret sauce for developing the next big mobile game! With guest game makers every month joining Jo...

Episodes

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Episode 67: Relearning the Rules - Player Motivations and Understanding Audiences with Carlos Salvado

Join GameRefinery’s Brendan Fraher and industry veteran Carlos Salvado for another episode of the Mobile Games Playbook. With 15 years of ex...

43:05Dec 16, 2025

Episode 66: Mastering Mobile Growth Marketing - Testing, Pilot Testing, and Cross-Industry Skills with Saikala Sultanova

Join us for another episode of the Mobile Games Playbook as we dive into the world of mobile growth marketing and user acquisition. Guiding...

29:46Nov 27, 2025

Episode 65: More Than Just a Name - Leveraging IP in Mobile Games with Rovio’s Kentaro Sugiura

In today's hyper-competitive app stores, intellectual property is the ultimate power-up for mobile games. Join us on this episode of th...

27:11Oct 30, 2025

Episode 64: Introducing AppRefinery - A New Playbook for Consumer Apps

This episode of the Mobile Games Playbook explores Liftoff’s new AppRefinery platform. Building on the success of GameRefinery, AppRefinery...

30:34Aug 14, 2025

Episode 63: Award-winning insights - Our 2025 Mobile AppDev Awards winners

This episode of the Mobile Games Playbook is all about celebrating and breaking down the 2025 Mobile AppDev Awards winners, brought to you b...

39:55Jun 26, 2025

Episode 62: Profit from Play - The top monetization trends in the Mobile Games market

This episode of the Mobile Games Playbook explores current monetization trends in mobile gaming and touches on subjects such as hybrid monet...

33:17Feb 20, 2025

Episode 61: Looking Forward - What we expect to dominate mobile gaming in 2025

This episode of the Mobile Games Playbook peers into the crystal ball to forecast the mobile gaming landscape of 2025 with GameRefinery’s ex...

43:16Jan 9, 2025

Episode 60: Mobile Gaming in 2024 - Exploring the top trends that dominated the year

This episode of the Mobile Games Playbook dives into the mobile landscape of 2024 with GameRefinery’s experts, Erno Kiiski, Chief Game Analy...

46:49Dec 17, 2024

Episode 59: Going Global - How Chinese Gaming Apps can succeed on the global stage

Dominating the App Store charts, Chinese mobile games are captivating players worldwide. But what's their secret? This episode of the M...

28:08Oct 24, 2024

Episode 58: User Acquisition Blueprint: Harnessing User-Generated Content for Effective UA

In this episode of the Mobile Games Playbook, we explore the power of UGC to effectively acquire users (UA). UGC is a goldmine for mobile ga...

29:48Sep 18, 2024

Episode 56: Beyond the Hype - Building a Winning UA Strategy for Your Mobile Game

Join us as we break down the best ways to build a winning User Acquisition (UA) strategy for your mobile game. This episode of the Mobile Ga...

27:22Aug 8, 2024

Episode 57: Mobile Gaming in 2024: A Mid-Year Deep Dive

Join us as we discuss the first half of 2024 and examine the trends dominating the mobile landscape so far. This episode of the Mobile Games...

39:23Jul 18, 2024

Episode 55: From Niche to Global - Top Tips to Cracking the Lucrative Japanese Mobile Market

Join us as we explore the ever-evolving Japanese mobile market. In this episode, we set our sights on the lucrative world of Japanese mobile...

31:55May 9, 2024

Episode 54: Unlocking LiveOps Success - Lessons from Mobile GameDev Award Winners

Discover the strategies that drive award-winning LiveOps! In this episode, we analyze the Mobile GameDev Award winners, revealing their secr...

43:38Apr 4, 2024

Episode 53: Predicting the biggest mobile game trends in 2024

Join us as we explore the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in mobile game design for 2024. In this episode, we’re looking at the m...

37:49Jan 11, 2024

Episode 52: Exploring the top five trends that dominated 2023

Join us as we explore the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in mobile game design. As 2023 comes to a close, we’ll uncover the late...

33:55Dec 14, 2023

Episode 51: How to navigate the evolving advertising and revenue landscape

Join us as we explore the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in mobile game design, advertising, and revenue generation. In this epi...

31:13Nov 23, 2023

Episode 50: The top three trends in the Chinese mobile game market in 2023

Welcome to the 50th episode of the Mobile Games Playbook podcast! We're thrilled to have reached this milestone; thank you to all the l...

32:40Oct 19, 2023

Episode 49: Chocobo on-the-go - Exploring Final Fantasy on mobile

Join us as we explore the exciting world of Final Fantasy. In this episode, we'll uncover the legacy of this iconic franchise within th...

32:08Sep 21, 2023

Episode 48: Pikachu, I snooze you! Mastering the dream world with Pokémon Sleep

Join us as we unravel the exciting details of the latest addition to the Pokémon universe: Pokémon Sleep. This innovative app has taken the...

30:58Aug 31, 2023