{"id":5818,"date":"2020-02-28T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamerefinery.com\/?p=5818"},"modified":"2020-12-08T13:06:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T11:06:11","slug":"episode-1-2019-retrospective-2020-gaming-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamerefinery.com\/episode-1-2019-retrospective-2020-gaming-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile GameDev Playbook Episode 1: 2019 Retrospective and 2020 Gaming Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast the Mobile GameDev Playbook where we delve into the most exciting games and gaming trends, and find out which features are the secret sauce for developing the next big mobile game! With guest game makers every month joining Jon Jordan and Joel Julkunen, to provide fresh and exciting insight into the wider gaming community.<\/p>\n<p>To kick off our first episode we have <strong>Albert Custodio Martinez, Mobile Product Lead at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.square-enix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Square Enix<\/a><\/strong> joining us.<\/p>\n<h3>Topics we will cover in this episode:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Trends we saw over the course of 2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> What we expect will drive success in mobile gaming going forward in 2020<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> What we think is exciting in mobile gaming right now<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/856837\/2706211-episode-1-2019-gaming-retrospective-and-2020-predictions.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-2706211&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re available on all major podcast platforms &#8211; <strong>if you enjoy the episode remember to hit subscribe!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/856837\/2706211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BuzzSprout<\/a><\/strong><br>\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7KPT3GT0HI35dsd5dUsf5K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a><\/strong><br>\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Technology-Podcasts\/Mobile-GameDev-Playbook-p1293497\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TuneInRadio<\/a><\/strong><br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-mobile-gamedev-playbook-57932722\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>iHeartRadio<\/strong><\/a><br>\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/mobile-gamedev-playbook\/id1498782463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a><br>\u2022&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS84NTY4MzcucnNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Podcasts<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Did you like the episode? Find the next episode here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamerefinery.com\/episode-2-perfect-world-talks-chinese-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mobile GameDev Playbook Episode 2: Perfect World Talks Chinese Games<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast the Mobile GameDev Playbook where we delve into the most exciting games and gaming trends, and find out which features are the secret sauce for developing the next big mobile game! 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