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GDC Festival of Gaming
March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA
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LiveOps Moneyball: 10 Monetization Trends Driving 1.5x Revenue Growth

Revenue Streams
Stan Minasov  (CPO (Chief Product Officer), AppMagic)
Location: Room 2001, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 10
Time: 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass - Get your pass now!
Audience Level: All
Track: Business Strategy, Product Management
Format: Lecture
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All
Stan Minasov

Drawing on AppMagic's daily panel of hundreds top-grossing mobile games, this session uncovers ten LiveOps patterns — five offer mechanics and five event frameworks — that reliably lift revenue x1.5–2. It starts with a crisp market snapshot showing why few new releases become successful.

Takeaway

Attendees gain a concise, data-grounded list of ten LiveOps patterns that currently drive x1.5-2 revenue growth, see how they're applied in genres from Match-3 to casual casino, and leave with decision cues and next-sprint implementation tips they can immediately test in their own games.

Intended Audience

This talk serves mobile F2P product managers, LiveOps and monetization leads, as well as senior game designers seeking data-driven tactics to push revenue and retention. Attendees should understand core free-to-play metrics and basic LiveOps terminology; no statistical background beyond reading ARPDAU and cohort charts is required.