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Eilers & Krejcik Gaming EKG App Store Pulse tracks all movement in the top 500 grossing game charts for iPhone, iPad, and Android games (USA only). EKG App Store Pulse Over the past week, noteworthy game updates across all social game genres included: Clash Royale (Supercell) - Following the success of the Gold Pass in Clash of Clans, we knew it wouldn't be long before Clash Royale saw a similar offering. This week the game introduced "Pass Royale," a $4.99 season-based subscription that increases a wide variety of in-game perks for users who decide to buy it. Toon Blast (Peak Games) - 50 new levels released with a television theme. Games of Thrones: Conquest (Warner Bros.) - Latest update teases a a military research event as well as one where dragons eat "whatever they want." This seems quite a bit more interesting than the last event teaser which asked users if they had "read all the books in the Citadel yet." Gardenscapes (Playrix) - Gardenscapes now seems to look a bit more like Homescapes in terms of territory it covers, as this week the game launched its first event "in the house." The extent to which Playrix feels comfortable converging their two successful titles has been interesting to watch from a product development perspective. New game updates from social casino titles included: DoubleU Casino (DoubleU Games) - A Fourth of July update was introduced, including a new "Star Spangled Glory" slot. Wizard of Oz: Casino Slots (Zynga) - Added a new "Beautiful Bubble" slot that incorporates story elements from Glinda's entrance to the Emerald City. my KONAMI (PlayStudios) - PlayStudios released two updates to my KONAMI this week, which together brought additional bonus features and new minigames to the title. Bingo Blitz (Playtika) - Bingo Blitz is the top-grossing social bingo title, and it has lead that niche for years. One of the most difficult aspects of running a bingo game is keeping content fresh in spite of core bingo mechanics remaining ostensibly the same in each bingo room. This month the game introduced "Blitzy's Road Trip," and we thought it would be a good opportunity to show how Bingo Blitz continues to stay appealing to its large user base. Blitzy's Roadtrip is the newest room at Bingo Blitz, and upon selecting it, users enter a unique and segmented part of the game. The room is presented in the menu UI rather than as a part of the game's primary progression map. Playtika puts a lot of work into this type of content so users don't tire of bingo, and their success at introducing complex new rooms has allowed the title to stay evergreen. Following a video that introduces the twist on bingo that Blitzy's Roadtrip includes, users can spin a simple 3-reel slot machine while they wait for the next bingo round to begin. Bingo gameplay is effectively the same as it is in the rest of the game, with a twist - the musical note in the center square (seen above within the left card) fills up as the player daubs additional squares. Filling it completely is tough, but accomplishing it triggers a bonus game with mechanics that casino product managers have grown very familiar with in the past few years. Like so many social casino games before it, Bingo Blitz is using a bonus round that is heavily inspired by Aristocrat's Lightning Link - each square spins like an individual reel, and whenever a spin results in a new square being filled, the number of remaining respins resets to 3. If the user's 3 spins run out, they collect the items displayed. The musical note triggering mechanic is a great example of a non-core gameplay element becoming the focus for users, which allows Playtika to keep Bingo Blitz fresh without having to reinvent the wheel. Top Ten Chart Movement Small Giant Games' Empires & Puzzles leads the pack of top ten performers in terms of upward ranking movement this week - the game jumped from 24th to 5th on Google Play. Supercell's Clash Royale was the 2nd-biggest gainer, as the introduction of its new "Pass Royale" helped boost it from 10th to 2nd on iOS. Of interest to the social casino and casul genres alike is that Moon Active's Coin Master moved from 4th to the top spot on Google Play. Name Developer Rank Change Empires & Puzzles: RPG Quest (G) Small Giant Games 5 19 Clash Royale (I) Supercell 2 10 Coin Master (G) Moon Active 1 3 Pokémon GO (G) Niantic, Inc. 4 2 Clash of Clans (I) Supercell 1 2 Slotomania™ Slots Casino: Vegas Slot Machine Games (G) Playtika 6 1 Game of Thrones: Conquest™ (I) Warner Bros. 7 1 Guns of Glory (G) Century Game (DIANDIAN INTERACTIVE) 10 -1 Toon Blast (G) Peak 9 -1 Pokémon GO (I) Niantic, Inc. 6 -1 Roblox (I) Roblox Corporation 5 -1 Candy Crush Saga (I) King 3 -2 Fortnite (I) Epic Games 4 -2 Homescapes (I) Playrix 9 -2 Toon Blast (I) Peak Games 8 -2 Homescapes (G) Playrix 8 -3 Clash of Clans (G) Supercell 7 -6 Top 100 Chart Movement - Casino Among social casino games, Zynga's Wizard of Oz: Casino Slots saw the greatest upwards movement for the week, followed by Playtika's Bingo Blitz. SciPlay's Jackpot Party Casino made a noteworthy move from 18th to 13th overall. ™ Name Developer Rank Change Wizard of Oz: Casino Slots (I) Zynga Inc. 71 23 Bingo Blitz™ - Bingo Games (I) Playtika Santa Monica, LLC 20 16 Jackpot Magic Slots™ & Casino (I) Big Fish Games, Inc 53 14 Heart of Vegas – Slots Casino (I) Product Madness 39 13 Big Fish Casino – Play Slots & Vegas Games (G) Big Fish Games 57 8 DoubleU Casino - Free Slots (G) DoubleUGames 39 8 DoubleDown Casino Slots Games, Blackjack, Roulette (G) Double Down Interactive LLC 41 7 Cashman Casino Vegas Slot Game (I) Product Madness 37 6 Cash Frenzy Casino (G) Jackpot Casino - Free Vegas Slot Machines 62 5 Jackpot Party Casino: Slot Machines & Casino Games (G) Scientific Games Interactive 13 5 Billionaire Casino™ Slots 777 - Free Vegas Games (G) Huuuge Global 65 4 Caesars Casino Official Slots (I) Playtika LTD 50 3 Zynga Poker - Texas Holdem (I) Zynga Inc. 92 3 Cashman Casino - Free Slots Machines & Vegas Games (G) Product Madness 43 2 Quick Hit Casino Slots - Free Slot Machines Games (G) Scientific Games Interactive 75 2 Wizard of Oz Free Slots Casino (G) Zynga 72 2 myVEGAS Slots – Casino Slots (I) PlayStudios 98 2 Bingo Bash: Online Slots & Bingo Games Free By GSN (G) GSN Games, Inc. 99 1 Slotomania™ Slots Casino: Vegas Slot Machine Games (G) Playtika 6 1 Slots: Heart of Vegas™ – Free Slot Casino Games (G) Product Madness 54 1 Jackpot Party - Casino Slots (I) SciPlay 34 -1 Caesars Slots: Free Slot Machines and Casino Games (G) Playtika 53 -2 Huuuge Casino Slots - Play Free Slot Machines (G) Huuuge Global 33 -2 Casino Slots: House of Fun Free 777 Vegas Games (G) PLAYTIKA UK - HOUSE OF FUN LIMITED 25 -3 World Series of Poker – WSOP Free Texas Holdem (G) Playtika 46 -3 Lotsa Slots - Vegas Casino SLOTS Free with bonus (G) Jackpot Casino - Free Vegas Slot Machines 66 -5 POP! Slots - Free Vegas Casino Slot Machine Games (G) PlayStudios 32 -5 DoubleDown Casino Slots Games (I) Double Down Interactive LLC 28 -5 World Series of Poker - WSOP (I) Playtika LTD 40 -5 Slotomania™ Vegas Casino Slots (I) Playtika LTD 15 -6 my KONAMI Slots - Free Vegas Casino Slot Machines (G) PlayStudios 95 -7 Big Fish Casino: Slots & Games (I) Big Fish Games, Inc 54 -7 Cash Frenzy - Slots Casino (I) SecretSauce 89 -7 Jackpot Magic Slots™: Vegas Casino & Slot Machines (G) Big Fish Games 96 -9 my KONAMI - Real Vegas Slots (I) PlayStudios 100 -19 Huuuge Casino™ Vegas 777 Slots (I) Huuuge Global Ltd. 85 -23 App Store Gross Revenue Ranking Tracker On Apple's App Store, KLab Global's BLEACH Brave Souls took the top spot in terms of upwards movement this week, jumping over 200 spots to crack the top 100 - Nintendo's Dragalia lost did the same. Kabam's MARVEL Contest of Champions entered the top 20. Name Developer Rank Change BLEACH Brave Souls KLab Global Pte. Ltd. 91 265 Dragalia Lost Nintendo Co., Ltd. 96 237 - Kingame 78 172 Game of War - Fire Age Machine Zone, Inc 81 62 Clash of Kings - CoK ELEX Wireless 68 61 NBA LIVE Mobile Basketball Electronic Arts 88 60 Epic Seven Smilegate Megaport 99 35 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Jam City, Inc. 45 35 War Dragons Pocket Gems, Inc. 94 33 Garena Free Fire GARENA INTERNATIONAL I PRIVATE LIMITED 47 30 DRAGON BALL LEGENDS BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. 49 29 Board Kings™ Jelly Button Games LTD 87 26 Wizard of Oz: Casino Slots Zynga Inc. 71 23 Summoners War Com2uS Corp. 30 21 Bingo Blitz™ - Bingo Games Playtika Santa Monica, LLC 20 16 Brawl Stars Supercell 48 16 Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes Electronic Arts 59 15 Candy Crush Friends Saga King 32 14 Jackpot Magic Slots™ & Casino Big Fish Games, Inc 53 14 Angry Birds 2 Rovio Entertainment Oyj 62 13 Heart of Vegas – Slots Casino Product Madness 39 13 Home Design Makeover Storm8 Studios 75 13 MARVEL Contest of Champions Kabam 18 12 Clash Royale Supercell 2 10 Township: Farm & City Building Playrix 43 -12 Cooking Craze- Restaurant Game Big Fish Games, Inc 86 -13 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang moonton 73 -13 MARVEL Strike Force FoxNext Games, LLC 55 -16 Rise of Kingdoms Lilith Games 46 -18 Klondike Adventures VIZOR APPS CORP. 82 -19 my KONAMI - Real Vegas Slots PlayStudios 100 -19 King of Avalon: Dragon Warfare FunPlus 69 -20 War and Order CamelGames INC.
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