Mobile Game Download Hack: Make Icons that have diversity & inclusiveness
At Games2win we take Game Icons seriously. Errr... a bit too seriously. Our UI team's core mandate is to try experimenting with Game Icons, Game Screen Shots, Game size continually & get downloads to increase. Because we DO NOT advertise or acquire users, the...
5 Million People Dressing Up and Counting!
Our casual, dress-up mobile game “International Fashion Stylist” just crossed 5 million downloads.
Beware of Virus Ad Pop-Up’s that Scam you on iPhone
We’ve been noticing that many users have been facing some issues regarding “Virus Ads” that pop-up suddenly in popular apps and games (including Games2win games) on the iTunes App Store. Here are some actions you can take to stay away from this issue.
Why do we like so much friction in our lives?
My first major lesson with friction in life happened at the age of fourteen. During the summer holidays of 1983, while I was in the 9th grade, my Nana (Mom’s dad) told me to go to Mumbai railway station and book tickets for a family trip to Nagpur. (Trivia – Nagpur is...
Games2win crosses 100+ million game downloads and delivers the highest global engagement by an Indian Company in 2016!
Games2win – the leading Casual Games Company announced that it has crossed over 100 million game downloads across iTunes and Android stores and has delivered over 1.2 billion minutes of global engagement in 2016 – the highest by an Indian Company. ...
“We want to be top games company from India, not just in India”
Alok Kejriwal is not only the founder of Games2win, but has also founded an online community for entrepreneurs called ‘The Rodinhoods’. In an interview with Business Today, Kejriwal shares his journey through the years.
Google Play solves for PPP (Purchasing power parity) in Apps!
On the 31st of July 2015, Google Play reduced the minimum purchase price of in-app items in India and finally ‘de-linked’ in-apps prices that were pegged to the $US. That move totally made sense.
Especially in a land like India where billions of people are used to ‘nano consumption’ while paying micro nano prices!
This shampoo ‘sachet’ costs Rs. 1 or
2 cents in the USA. In India, 75% of ALL Shampoo Sales are via this SKU!
Amazon Underground – Amazon gets it right!
I was pleasantly surprised to see an e-mail from Amazon informing game developers about the launch of Amazon Underground.
Simply explained, it’s a new program by Amazon that rewards game developers by the amount of TIME players spend in their games.
Note the words in BOLD – TIME SPENT!
As a founder of a Mobile Games Company with over 65 million downloads, I believe Amazon Underground is a massive game changer for the Casual Gaming Business
Background:
Mobile games arguably contribute the most amount of ‘time spent’ on mobile phones
Games2win associates with American Rapper Tyga to launch his mobile game!
Fresh from its success of Yash Raj Films Bollywood games, Games2win (“G2W”), a global casual games Company with 57 million mobile game downloads, announced the launch of a mobile game starring popular hip-hop artist &Hollywood rapper, Tyga. The game is launched in alliance with Cashplay, the only real money eSports tournament provider operating globally.
How we got 51 million mobile game downloads without spending 1 $
In the first week of March this year, Games2win hit 51 million mobile game downloads across the app stores. What was gratifying about this achievement was that we had not spent even 1 US$ in marketing or user acquisitions!
How did we achieve this? Here are 5 interesting insights: