Live Ops — GameAnalytics

From metrics to mastery: Tracking what matters in LiveOps

Data is not just a tool. It’s the heartbeat of every successful live service game. In this final part of our three-part series, we explore how to build a powerful analytics function that turns raw data into smart decisions, better features, and stronger results.

Sergei Vasiuk

Player-centric LiveOps: Lessons from Running a Successful Live Service Game by Sergei Vasiuk

In Running a Successful Live Service Game, Sergei Vasiuk explores how true success in gaming comes from creating lasting value - for players, teams, and the business. It’s about building engaging systems, fair experiences, and staying deeply connected to your audience.

Sergei Vasiuk

How Games Create Value: Lessons from Running a Successful Live Service Game by Sergei Vasiuk

In Running a Successful Live Service Game, Sergei Vasiuk explores how true success in gaming comes from creating lasting value - for players, teams, and the business. It’s about building engaging systems, fair experiences, and staying deeply connected to your audience.

Sergei Vasiuk

10 Rules to Consider When Preparing Your Mobile Game for Localization

Want to launch globally? Learn how to design your game for seamless localization and avoid costly internationalization mistakes.

Alexander Murauski

Going Multi-National: A Follow-Up Interview with FRVR

FRVR’s Chris Benjaminsen on growing a gaming company, industry changes, and the challenges of building a multinational studio.

Edward Price

Why it's important to keep your initial players happy

Early adopters spend more and engage deeper. Learn how the “Golden Cohort” can drive long-term revenue and shape your monetization strategy.

Insights Team

Create your Push Notification Strategy

Boost game engagement and retention with smart push notifications. Learn how timing, relevance, and personalization improve player experience.

David Xicota

What to Expect When Your Game Turns Into a Viral Hit

Nobody can be truly prepared for huge success. But there are some steps you can take to make sure you're ready. Here's what LootLocker recommends.

Alexander Bergendahl

Live Ops Strategies For Free To Play Games

After you've released a game the work has barely begun, especially if you’re launching an F2P game that’s monetized based on ad revenue and/or in-game purchases. Find out what exactly live game operations are, why they might be the secret to success for F2P games, and how to use the strategy in your own game.

Jacqueline Zenn

Why Habit Formation Is The Key To Long Term Retention

Habit formation is the study of the mechanisms involved in the process of creating habits. It is key to forming steady communities in the long run. Let's take some time to better understand the psychology of habits and how they're useful not just for your game design, but also for user retention.

Nathan Lovato

Best Practices for Push Notifications in Mobile Games

Sending push notifications has become a business standard in mobile games. This kind of messaging can be annoying most of the time - it doesn't need to be.

David Xicota

Mid-Core Success Part 2: Retention

Michail Katkoff gives tips on how to overcome the challenge of returning players to your game with a well-though core loop, a balanced game economy and clever use of in-game events.

Michail Katkoff