https://www.progamespoint.com/blog Technical articles on Unity, XR, ASO, AI tooling, and mobile monetization from PGP Studio. en-us Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/how-to-turn-game-idea-into-real-mobile-game-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/how-to-turn-game-idea-into-real-mobile-game-2026 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Game Design The exact stage-by-stage execution framework founders use to scope, prototype, build, and launch a commercial Unity mobile game in 2026. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/cross-platform-multiplayer-unity-development-company https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/cross-platform-multiplayer-unity-development-company Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hiring & Outsourcing Why compiling for multiple platforms isn't the same as being cross-platform-ready, what actually drives multiplayer architecture decisions, and the questions that reveal real backend experience. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/hire-unity-developers-vs-in-house-team https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/hire-unity-developers-vs-in-house-team Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hiring & Outsourcing A practical framework for deciding whether to hire Unity developers on demand, build an internal team, or run a hybrid model, with the real trade-offs on both sides. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/unity-ar-vr-xr-development-company-guide https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/unity-ar-vr-xr-development-company-guide Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hiring & Outsourcing What separates a real XR development studio from a mobile-only shop that added AR to its service list, and the specific questions that reveal the difference before you commit a budget. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/how-to-choose-unity-game-development-company-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/how-to-choose-unity-game-development-company-2026 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hiring & Outsourcing A practical, no-fluff framework for evaluating Unity game development companies: the questions to ask, the red flags to watch for, and how engagement models and pricing actually work. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/unity-game-development-cost-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/unity-game-development-cost-2026 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hiring & Outsourcing Real pricing bands by project type, what actually drives cost up, and how to compare an outsourced Unity quote against the fully-loaded cost of hiring in-house. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/mobile-game-onboarding-ftue-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/mobile-game-onboarding-ftue-2026 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Game Design Players give a new game 2–3 minutes to prove its worth. The first-time user experience checklist we run against every title we publish. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/best-offline-puzzle-games-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/best-offline-puzzle-games-2026 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Game Design From 2048 to Wordscapes to our own block puzzle titles, the offline puzzle games that actually work start to finish with no connection. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/block-puzzle-game-design-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/block-puzzle-game-design-2026 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Game Design Block Blast! was 2026's most-downloaded mobile game, almost entirely on ad revenue, not IAP. A genre design breakdown worth studying. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/eu-dma-alternative-app-stores-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/eu-dma-alternative-app-stores-2026 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT ASO Epic's iOS store, AltStore PAL, and ONE Store are live in the EU. Is it worth the extra listing effort for a small studio yet? https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/privacy-sandbox-android-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/privacy-sandbox-android-2026 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Monetization Google quietly retired most of Privacy Sandbox in late 2025. Here's what actually changed for Android game marketers, and what didn't. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/rewarded-ads-vs-interstitials-ecpm-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/rewarded-ads-vs-interstitials-ecpm-2026 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Monetization Rewarded video clears $15–$40 eCPM vs under $2 for banners. The real 2026 numbers behind ad format strategy for mobile games. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/google-play-target-api-level-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/google-play-target-api-level-2026 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT ASO Miss the target SDK deadline and your app doesn't just fail a compliance check, it becomes invisible to new users. 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Here's the honest upgrade case. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/unity-6-5-2026-what-shipped https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/unity-6-5-2026-what-shipped Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Unity GPU Resident Drawer, ECS in Core, and an AI assistant that reads your profiler: what Unity 6.5 actually changed for working studios. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/india-mobile-gaming-market-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/india-mobile-gaming-market-2026 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Monetization 600 million active gamers and a market growing double digits every year: what building for India's mobile audience looks like right now. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/unity-ai-muse-sentis-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/unity-ai-muse-sentis-2026 Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI Texture generation, on-device NPCs, and a quiet product shakeup: what Unity's AI stack is actually good for right now. https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/godot-vs-unity-2026 https://www.progamespoint.com/blog/godot-vs-unity-2026 Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Unity A third of new indie games on Steam now run on Godot. 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