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We’re teaming up with our friends at @GameAnalytics to throw you the ultimate Slush after-hours game industry event in Helsinki! 🎮


🌟 Metaplay x GameAnalytics | Mobile Game Mixer 🌟
📅 Date: Thursday, 30th Nov
📍 Venue: Bob's Laundry

🔗 Sign up here: https://t.co/aU1KJBcqOC

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Sebastian Long, founder of user research agency Player Research, emphasizes the importance of testing player experience early.

Read the full Q&A with Sebastian through the link below 👇
https://t.co/21lop8nzDu

#UXoptimization #playertesting #gamedevelopment

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To understand the server and infrastructure costs for mobile games and the decisions facing developers as they set up their infrastructure stack, it’s useful to take a look at the various types of services available: IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.

Read the article
https://t.co/Ht22fah2jb

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Within the next hour our monthly #gametech newsletter Under The Hood goes out to hundreds of subscribers.

Subscribe now to receive exclusive insights and learn about cutting-edge trends and insider tips on what's behind today's top mobile games 🎮

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One of the biggest defining characteristics of our backend design is the stateful nature of Metaplay servers.

The actor-based approach of modelling games puts the individual game servers as the authoritative source of state after an actor has been woken up from the database.

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What a week! #PGCHelsinki you've been incredible 🙌

Whether we caught up while watching our co-founder Teemu Haila's talk; shared a drink at the Mobile Game Mixer we held with SuperScale; or simply got chatting at the event itself, thank you for making it what it was.

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Are you going to @PGConnects Helsinki next week?

On September 12, our co-founder and CPO Teemu Haila will take the stage on the Publisher Power track 🎤

Catch him revealing his top three learnings from shipping contemporary free-to-play games at 11:40 am EEST.

#PGCHelsinki

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‘How much does it cost to run a mobile game at scale?’ 🤔

This is a question we’re often asked by our customers and prospects - and frustratingly one there’s no simple answer to.

Find out why in our comprehensive guide to game server costs:

https://t.co/snwHHjafu6

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💥 Metaplay Release 24 is here! 💥

The latest Metaplay SDK update is rolling out now and includes a whole host of performance, efficiency, and usability improvements, as well as upgrades to our Leagues and Game Configs features.

➡️ Head to https://t.co/9zvTsaKhEE for more!

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Meet your complete mobile game backend 📲👨‍💻

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The landscape is changing in mobile game backend development 👀

Modern free-to-play developers are realizing they no longer need to build their own backend from scratch in order to ship a game that's capable of topping the charts.

Get the full story at https://t.co/OBr2y0Ir0H

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Comparing backend tech and tools for your mobile game? We got you covered 💁‍♂️

Go to https://t.co/T34kw7ow70 for the complete lowdown ➡️

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Today’s top-grossing mobile games run on LiveOps - and the best LiveOps strategies run on constant testing.

Our latest blog post reveals the best practices for properly leveraging QA automation to create a winning LiveOps strategy.

Go to https://t.co/pufAOvQ1K8 for more ➡️

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Making new games is hard. Making new games in big companies can be even harder.

In our latest blog, guest author Nikita Tolokonnikov delves into some of the reasons why - and has some interesting ideas on how to overcome them.

➡️ Get the full story at https://t.co/PQ1dC9XtUM.

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Making a new game? You won't want to miss this ⬇️

Head to our LinkedIn page for the full story:

https://t.co/sIRGBm00xr

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"The single biggest mistake I see gaming studios make is so simple: failing to plan ahead."

See why our co-founder Teemu Haila's believes launching a game with a short-term mindset can harm its long-term success:

https://t.co/6b4gvnVTvL

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We loved the #FinnishGameAwards2023 last night!

Congrats to our new friends at @NitroGames for being nominated for an award, and thanks to our old friends at @metacoregames for helping make the event happen with headline sponsorship.

We're humbled to be working with you!

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A big thank you to #GamesJobsFair Helsinki for inviting us to talk at their great event last week!

We loved meeting so many inspiring people working on so many exciting projects 🙌

We’re looking forward to the next one already!

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@GF_talents Thanks for having us! We loved it 🙌

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Today! Our very own Teemu Haila hits the stage at #RebootDevelopBlue in just a couple of hours.

Catch him sharing his three top learnings from shipping modern free-to-play games on the Evil Stage at 4pm.

See you there! 🇭🇷