GameRefinery: Key Updates in Mobile Games in the US, China, and Japan in August 2023
Plenty of updates worth looking into.
Stumble Guys introduced a new currency - shards - through which players can obtain cosmetic skins. They can be earned for free, but to get rare skins, you'll need to spend on in-app purchases (IAP).
Diablo Immortal hosted the Wild Brawl event from August 9th to 22nd. It's a 24-player battle royale (6 teams of 4 players).
Blizzard soft-launched Warcraft Rumble in the United States.
In August, Umamusume Pretty Derby celebrated its 2.5-year anniversary in Japan, with revenue during the event increasing by 1000%. In September, the game was removed from Chinese app stores due to either promoting gambling (unofficial version) or technical issues (official version).
The survival shooter Undawn (黎明觉醒) is trying to return the initial results by adding five new professions to the game.
Hi Dmitriy, thanks for your update write-ups!
Quick note - I don't think Undawn is thriving anywhere, and especially in China - per Sensor Tower, it's Monthly revenue in China dropped from $10 million in May per month to barely over $500K in August.