Angry Birds — The Slingshot Puzzle That Defined Mobile Gaming
How Rovio's Angry Birds was born, how its slingshot physics puzzles work, why it's a classic, the sequels and films it spawned, and how to play it today.
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Candy Crush Saga — The Match-3 Game That Changed Mobile Puzzles
How King's 2012 hit Candy Crush Saga came about, its match-3 rules and "Saga" structure, why it's a classic, its sequels, and how to play it today.
Cookie Run Series — Korea's Mobile IP Built by Runaway Cookies
Devsisters' Cookie Run series, from OvenBreak and Cookie Run for Kakao to OvenBreak and Kingdom: origins, gameplay, why it's loved, and how to play.
Gacha and Collectible RPGs: Pulls, Pity, and Odds Disclosure Laws
Collectible RPGs and gacha explained: origins, pity and rate-up systems, landmark titles, Korea's odds disclosure law, global regulation, and design tips.
Game UI/UX Design: Why Good Interfaces Go Unnoticed
HUD types, Dead Space's on-body health bar, Red Dead Redemption 2's contextual HUD, Fitts's law, and mobile touch design: the basics of game UI/UX.
What Is an Idle RPG? From Clicker and Incremental Games to Today
Idle RPGs grow your character while you're away. Origins in Progress Quest and Cookie Clicker, subgenres, key titles, and design points like prestige.
History of Korea's Game Industry: PC Bangs, Online, Mobile, Global
Thirty years of Korean games, from The Kingdom of the Winds and Lineage to StarCraft PC bangs, esports, free-to-play, mobile, PUBG, and console hits.
The History of Puzzle Games: From Tetris to Mobile Puzzlers
From Sokoban, Tetris, Lemmings and Minesweeper to Bejeweled, match-3, Portal and The Witness: how puzzle games evolved through logic and physics puzzles.
Summoners War: Com2uS's Mobile RPG That Conquered the World
The origins of Com2uS's Summoners War: Sky Arena (2014), its summoning and rune gameplay, why it's a classic, its follow-ups, and how to play today.