About this episode

Phil Black joins the podcast to discuss the evolving dynamics of the mobile gaming economy.

On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Phil Black , one of the co-hosts of the Game Economist Cast , a podcast dedicated to game economy design, and a consultant with Game Economist Consulting . Previously, Phil held game economist and analytics roles at Amazon Games, DICE, and Scopely. Phil is also a panelist on the This Week in Games (TWIG) podcast . Phil joins me on this episode to examine the shifting dynamics of the mobile gaming economy, from the consolidation of high-revenue genres to the strategic adoption of AI and direct-to-consumer models. Among other things, we discuss: How the concentration of mobile gaming revenue into puzzle and 4X genres reshapes the competitive landscape for independent developers Whether the integration of hyper-casual mechanics into core loops represents a fundamental evolution of the modern mobile gaming economy Why the transition from visual AI outputs to deep personalization remains the primary value proposition for future game monetization What the divergence between Android and iOS installation gates reveals about the health of the global mobile marketing ecosystem If the rise of third-party web shops and direct-to-consumer…

People in this episode

Host: MobileDevMemo

Guest: Phil Black

Topics covered

• mobile gaming economy
• game economy design
• AI in gaming
• direct-to-consumer models
• monetization strategies
• competitive landscape
• post-ATT recovery

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Organizations: Game Economist Cast, Game Economist Consulting, Amazon Games, DICE, Scopely, This Week in Games

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