Fabrication Games reveals top search keywords in The Game Trail app.
Mobile gaming firm Fabrication Games has identified the (possible) formula for success on the App Store.
The company has been analysing search keywords used by gamers in its The Game Trail app, which lets people find videos of new iPhone games.
Free is the clear leader, followed by Mario, Zombie and Sims.
There's a long list of other popular terms though: Call (of Duty), Shrek, FIFA, Prince, Farm, Golf, Need, Pacman, Hero, Resident (Evil), Crash, Race, Street, Tetris, Doom, Dark, Ninja, Angry, Doodle, Galaxy (On Fire).
Screening out trademarks, Fabrication is testing whether these keywords can create a hit by releasing a game called Free Zombie Hero - Kill Angry War Ninja.
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