Squad Busters dev team is aiming to change the game and curb losing its popularity after a great marketing push at the beginning. The last game update is offering some key gameplay changes. Battle Bag, Chest Keys and Rerolls are now gone with the latest update. Keys were a very controversial feature. Many players saw it as a pay2win mechanic and yes, keys were giving you certain advantage in battle by letting you grow your squad faster or having better character choices from the boxes. Although developers claim that very few players took advantage of Keys, so it was hardly adding any injustice to competition. Anyway, keys are gone and so it the image of a p2w game. All removed items will transform into compensation for players who had them. Mega characters are gone too, their models were reused as skins for characters. Players who had some Mega characters have received these skins for free. Lucky finds are still in game, but offering a fused character instead of Mega character. End rewards in Gem Pass are now Pinatas instead of Mega characters. Chest Doubler feature has been changed and are not being time-based anymore. New in-game currency has been introduced named Style Tickets, that you can use to buy some Skins and Emotes. And to boost Emote usage, there's now a feature to trigger automatic Emote on certain actions. As usual, game update also adds new area into the game called Lava World as well as 3 new characters: Archer, Miner and Leon.

Latest Supercell game Squad Busters getting more and more popular. After almost a month since global launch, new update is coming. Update will include new area Ice World with snowy environment, new modifiers, skins and new characters: Ice Wizard, Dr. T and Jessie from Brawl Stars. While collecting gems from Gem Mine in the centre of the map remains the main objective in Squad Busters, modifiers help to keep things fresh and exciting. Few of new modifiers add random boss monsters on the map, but the most interesting modifier will make every chest cost only 1 coin to open. That will make squads huge and buffed as never before. Cool thing is that you don't need to reach Ice World in your game progression to access new characters and new modifiers. When update hits the servers next week, the temporary event starts for every player who reached Beach World and they will be able to access all new content. And now with skins added to the game you can make your squad look truly unique. Personally I'm in very early game and exploring Beach World, learning and mastering game's mechanics which is not easy. If you also struggling to perfect your game, watch some of your match replays and follow the player who achieved the 1st place - I'm sure you'll learn a trick or two like I did. Good luck, Squad masters!

Squad Busters seems to be doing quite well! Reportedly it already has over 30M downloads and is still growing. Of course it remains to be seen if all the upfront marketing investments will end up being profitable but at least it is indeed creating a buzz. My favorite hobby right now is spotting Squad Buster ads in different places. I'll mention a few that I have seen: Poster at a bus stop, ad in a shopping mall info pillar, and in-browser ad in Brave. Very thorough work Supercell! https://mobilegamer.biz/supercells-squad-busters-charges-past-30m-lifetime-downloads/

Squad Busters launched today, 29th of May with a huge 5 minute ad featuring Chris Hemsworth and other Hollywood stars! Always fun to see big stuff coming from Supercell and Finland in general. I wish them the best of luck in growing the game! 🙌 https://youtu.be/QMH_SGJciQY?si=bd6euAw4M5V2b8fU

Looks like Supercell decided to open up their wallet big time. Chris Hemsworth and 4 other big time Hollywood stars in one trailer. Not bad 👏 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91T1oQGNLX4

Squad Busters is launching globally on next Wednesday 29th of May! I've been playing the game a little bit and it's pretty fun. Would recommend everyone giving it a try!

The team behind Olden Era has revealed a new Arena mode, designed to bring fast, dynamic battles to the forefront of gameplay. Responding to community feedback, this mode skips traditional elements like castle building, resource gathering, and map exploration. Instead, players jump straight into the action, drafting their heroes, troops, artifacts, and spells in a quick five-minute setup before diving into a decisive battle. Inspired by the Hot Seat Duel Mode from HoMM 5, Olden Era’s Arena takes the concept further with full customization and balance improvements. Players can draft from a selection of heroes, level up skills, and pick artifacts, all while ensuring fairness through carefully balanced systems. Whether battling AI or other players, the mode is designed to provide exciting, bite-sized gameplay sessions that are perfect for newcomers and veterans alike. Arena also introduces competitive features, including a separate rating system and matchmaking, adding a fresh challenge for seasoned players. It’s a fast, accessible way to enjoy the game, whether you’re short on time or want to sharpen your skills in quick, intense battles. More details on Arena’s competitive ladder system will be shared in an upcoming devlog.

That feeling you have when you just finished an amazing game. With StarCraft II that feeling I have once in a while when I replay all the campaigns. Too bad the story is over and in a way I'm glad there are no spin offs or some other crap like World of StarCraft. There is not much space for story rich games in the modern gamedev. There is also less and less demand for competitive real-time strategy games, all that market was consumed with MOBAs. Not many players out there want to spend hundreds of hours just to even stand a chance against other players. Having such good in size and quality single-player part is too expensive nowadays. Those shy attempts to revive an RTS market don't even try to include campaign or a story because creating balanced PvP game is already challenge on its own. I will revisit StarCraft story in the future, hoping there won't be any Reforged failures that will take the original game from me.

Valve has released a major update for Counter-Strike 2, introducing weapon charms and new skins as part of the "Arsenal" operation. They added over 100 new cosmetic items, including stickers and a new case. Players can also acquire charms through the Arsenal Pass, which costs around $15, and attach them to weapons. Additionally, gameplay animations were improved, and bugs were fixed. On the downside, some users have reported performance issues following the update, with frame rates dropping by around 14%.