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      1 page.title=Achievements drive engagement in Doctor Who: Legacy
      2 page.metaDescription=The Tiny Rebel Games integrated achievements and cloud services from Google Play games services into the award-winning Doctor Who: Legacy game, under license from BBC Worldwide.
      3 page.tags="developerstory", "games", "googleplay"
      4 page.image=images/cards/distribute/stories/doctor-who-legacy.jpg
      5 page.timestamp=1456431511
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     10 <h3>Background</h3>
     11 
     12 <div class="figure" style="width:113px">
     13   <img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/stories/doctor-who-legacy-icon.png"
     14   height="113" />
     15 </div>
     16 
     17 <p>
     18   The Tiny Rebel Games team has a combined experience of over 35 years in
     19   creating blockbuster console, PC, and mobile games in the areas of production,
     20   design, marketing, social media, PR, and distribution.
     21 </p>
     22 
     23 <p>
     24   They are the publisher and co-developer (along with Seed Studio in Taiwan) of
     25   the award-winning
     26   <a class="external-link"
     27   href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinyrebel.doctorwholegacy">
     28   Doctor Who: Legacy</a> game, under license from BBC Worldwide.
     29 </p>
     30 
     31 <h3>What they did</h3>
     32 
     33 <p>
     34   Tiny Rebel Games integrated achievements and cloud services from Google
     35   Play games services into Doctor Who: Legacy. Achievements were supported with
     36   beautifully designed and customized badges to encourage players to unlock. To
     37   delight users with quick wins, achievements can be unlocked from within the
     38   first play session. In addition, percentage progress updates keep players
     39   motivated.
     40 </p>
     41 
     42 <h3>Results</h3>
     43 
     44 <div class="figure" style="width:237px">
     45   <img
     46    src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/stories/doctor-who-legacy-screenshot.png"
     47    srcset=
     48   "{@docRoot}images/distribute/stories/doctor-who-legacy-screenshot.png 1x
     49   {@docRoot}images/distribute/stories/doctor-who-legacy-screenshot_2x.png 2x">
     50   <p class="img-caption">
     51     Beautifully designed achievements badges encourage unlock
     52   </p>
     53 </div>
     54 
     55 <p>
     56   After integrating achievements, Tiny Rebel Games saw a dramatic increase in
     57   daily revenues as a result of an increase in daily installs and the average
     58   revenue per install
     59 </p>
     60 
     61 <p>
     62   Some key metrics include:
     63   <ul>
     64     <li>Average <b>daily revenue increased 108 percent</b> from the 30 days
     65     before to the 30 days after integrating Google Play games services.</li>
     66     <li>30-day <b>average revenue per install increased 53 percent</b> after
     67     implementation.</li>
     68     <li>Among achievement earners, <b>integration increased daily average
     69     revenue per user by ~33 percent</b>.</li>
     70   </ul>
     71 </p>
     72 
     73 <p>
     74   "Google Play has been a tremendous partner of ours in our launch and support
     75   of Doctor Who: Legacy, which to date remains our most successful platform in
     76   terms of downloads and revenue. Integration of cloud services and achievements
     77   dramatically improved our daily revenues and we continue to look to add
     78   additional services like the newly announced Google Quests," says Susan
     79   Cummings, CEO and Executive Producer at Tiny Rebel Games.
     80 </p>
     81 
     82 <p>
     83   See examples of how Tiny Rebel Games integrated Google Play games services
     84   achievements into the
     85   <a href="{@docRoot}shareables/stories/TinyRebel_DoctorWhoLegacy_gpgs.pdf">
     86   UI of Doctor Who: Legacy</a>.
     87 </p>
     88 
     89 <h3>Get started</h3>
     90 
     91 <p>
     92   Find out how to add
     93   <a href="https://developers.google.com/games/services/common/concepts/achievements">achievements</a> to your games and discover more about
     94   <a href="https://developer.android.com/distribute/engage/game-services.html">
     95   using Google Play games services</a> in your games to increase player
     96   engagement and revenues.
     97 </p>
     98