Azur Games

Last year, we realized our existing technical solution no longer met the growing needs of our company. It was clear that a large-scale infrastructure overhaul was necessary. The challenge was migrating a 120 TB database without causing any downtime in our analytics and ensuring a seamless transition. We had been using ClickHouse for years, so exploring ClickHouse Cloud on AWS made sense. In this article, we’ll detail how the migration went, the challenges we faced, and the benefits we gained. 🔗 Read more at the link https://lnkd.in/eNe62cf8

We ran a few ASO tests on our mid-core projects and saw nice results. Some of the ideas work across different genres, which might point to overall trends. So we'll continue with more tests and experiments. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eFjG9Fjq

We shared a few insights with AWS for Games on why we migrated 120 TB of our active game telemetry data to ClickHouse Cloud. Check out the details on their blog here: https://lnkd.in/evv-VCcR

Next week our team will attend at #ChinaJoy2024, one of the largest digital entertainment expos in Asia. Can’t wait to gather with the talented gamedev community, discuss latest trends and innovations and share our news! Reach out to Ivan Karpinsky, Rustam Saidrakhmonov, Alexander Popov to schedule a meeting and explore partnership opportunities. See you in China! 🗓 When: July 26-28, 2024  📍 Where: Shanghai New International Expo Center, China  🔗 More info: https://www.chinajoy.net/

Creating an eye-catching visual for midcore isn't as tricky as making it both look good and run smoothly without crashing on mid-range devices (which are most of them). Today, let's talk about water—how to handle wave simulations and other details that affect the game's overall feel. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eyT6Wd8u

Global launch! 🌍 We’re super excited to announce that, together with our talented in-house team at Jet Whales (the minds behind Mushroom Wars), we've just released a brand new RTS game – Bunker Wars: WW1 Strategy. But this isn’t just a launch – it’s the result of a long journey filled with passion and hard work. We've got a variety of game modes, a single-player campaign, multiplayer battles, and lots of future plans. We’ve put a lot of love into the tactical variety and little details, but we won't spoil everything here – the game is live now on the App Store and Google Play! No need to wait: 🔗Google Play: https://lnkd.in/eyYWhDS2 🔗App Store: https://lnkd.in/evJ-b5Bu

We've been testing in-game ads for a year now, and the results are promising - our overall US revenue is up 20%, with no impact on gameplay. However, not all genres benefit equally from this approach - here is our experience. 🔗https://lnkd.in/edmZams6

As we hit mid-year, let's dive into the latest trends in the hyper-casual gaming scene. This discussion will cover the evolving genre definitions and the surge in in-app monetization. Hyper-casual titles are upping their game, demanding more resources and higher quality from the get-go. This shift blurs the lines between hyper-casual, hybrid, and casual games, leading to the new term "hypercore." Dive into the trends and data in our article. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ehqTCJP8

Heading to GDCy Fest in Limassol? Let's meet up! Reach out to our Publishing Lead 🎮Sergey Marcinkiewicz to explore partnership and collaboration opportunities. We're looking forward to a fantastic event in vibrant Limassol.😎 See you there! GDCy - GameDev Cyprus 🗓 When: May 31, 2024  📍 Where: Limassol, Cyprus 🔗 More info: https://gdcy.eu/fest/

It's been four years since the release of the hyper-casual game Taxi Run. Despite that, the project got lots of updates last year, which led to a 30% revenue growth. Let's talk about long-term ops of games in conditions where creating a new hit has become increasingly difficult. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehDH88sf