GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 12, 2023

At a glance: 159 million console and PC games were sold across tracked European markets in 2022, a drop of 7.1% It tracks all physical sales in major European countries (see list below), and digital sales from most major AAA publishers (the main exception is Nintendo, which doesn't share digital data) in every territory across Europe.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Casual strategy games have definitely made their mark in 2022. So, technically Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales wasn’t released in 2022. As technology improves (especially with hardware, server management, ping, etc), we’re starting to see more and more AAA fast-paced titles hit the smaller screens. That’s our roundup from 2022.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 4, 2023

According to Newzoo’s PC & Console Gaming Report , the PC and console market still outperformed previous forecasts despite a slight decline of revenue (-2,2% year over year) in 2022. 2022 was a corrective year for the games market, following an intense growth period during the global pandemic.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

Level Infinite’s action RPG, Goddess of Victory: NIKKE , became one of the most popular titles on the mobile market when it launched in November 2022 and is still very popular in Japan. The narrative is a vital part of the drive toward in-game progression.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Other gaming VC-led deals followed a steady growth until peaking in 2022, after which the average check sizes declined across all categories, likely due to economic factors and increased caution in the VC landscape. Echtra Games is working on an unannounced AAA ARPG for PC and console platforms.

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Game Development News

MAY 29, 2024

Amazon Games announced today that it has reached an agreement with Maverick Games to publish a new AAA multi-platform title. Maverick Games was founded in 2022, by several of the core team behind the critically acclaimed open-world …

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Moonmana

JULY 25, 2022

How do we see it in 2022 and what’s at play for developers? According to the freshest statistics by Newzoo, in 2022 the industry continues to grow and become even more profitable worldwide, where the key driver belongs to console games. NewZoo Insights on Game Development Industry Trends, 2022. AAA video game development trends.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Elite Quest Vowed in Blood Action RPG: Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Continuing in the RPG genre, Level Infinite’s Goddess of Victory: NIKKE has been a huge success since it first appeared in November 2022, hovering around the top 20 on the Japanese market and the top 200 on the US market.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

A true masterpiece of an ad rivaling launch trailers from AAA games. 2022 Predictions for 4X games We’ll see even more external IPs in the 4X genre. The launch of Valorant Mobile in 2022 is likely to invigorate it considerably. In 2022 we will see the launch of two prime EA shooter IPs on mobile. Well played, Lilith….

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AWS Games

MAY 14, 2024

Omeda released the first build of “Predecessor” for PC as Paid Early Access at the end of 2021, then as a free online test in April 2022. We’re also looking at how we can further work with partners, like AWS, to build a world-class AAA game as independent developers.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Many are still talking about the failure of Concord, but don't forget there was also Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Forspoken, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Skull and Bones, Redfall, The Day Before, Saints Row 2022, Babylon's Fall, and so on that failed to recoup their investment costs.

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Nvidia

JULY 13, 2022

in computer science and has shipped graphics code in various AAA games and commercial game engines. Mark your calendars for the second AMA in the series scheduled for October 26, 2022. He holds a Ph.D. He has written for GPU Zen 2 , Ray Tracing Gems , and recently served as the editor-in-chief of Ray Tracing Gems II.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

Developed by Kitka Games and acquired by Scopely Games in September 2022, Stumble Guys is a knock-out party game with a similar visual style and gameplay mechanics to Fall Guys. Kitka Games’ Stumble Guys. Stumble Guys. You’d be forgiven for mistaking Stumble Guys for Fall Guys. In total, Stumble Guys raked in over 219 million downloads.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Keep reading this blog to understand how mobile game development costs differ from AAA games. Its developers dropped the news to launch the sequel to MW2 (2022), Modern Warfare III , with updated detailing and editions like the ‘Open Combat Missions.’ Will it be a 2D puzzle or an AAA game like Grand Theft Auto V?

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Vampire Survivors got big at about the same time and really showed what the much bigger AAA game does wrong. Of Course, It Has All the Other Crappe It's a game released in 2022, so of course it has to have all sorts of extras bolted on. You're so involved you forget to go pee. (In It was great timing.) Permanent upgrades. Tarot cards.

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Awesome Tuts

APRIL 22, 2022

The man leans forward and whispers: “Because, Brackeys, I come from the year 2022… where the title “World’s Best Game Dev” belongs to ANOTHER guy.” Wait… no… you… you don’t possibly mean that in 2022… the World’s Best Game Dev is…” Yet even as he’s speaking, the stranger stands up… Grins wickedly… And says: You … Brackeys.” BAHAHAHA!”

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Speakers included representatives from AAA studios Epic Games and Warner Bros Games Avalanche Software, and innovative startups like Sprocket Games and UneeQ. Workstations HP Anyware with Epic Games Unreal Engine 5 for Windows 2022 , a virtual desktop partner solution, brings the latest offering in On-Demand Game Development.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

2022 was yet another declining year for Supercell. Supercell’s total revenue (Liikevaihto) declined in 2022 but is considerably up compared to 2020. I would suggest that the mobile industry’s slowdown in growth and decline in 2022 is, in part, evidence that more innovative games are needed, including from us.” Both amazing.”

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2024

Given how incredibly solid 2023 was for new game releases, the share of new game playtime rose only by 4% ( from 19% in 2022 to 23% in 2023). Most AAA simply cannot afford the team sizes of today. The bull case : AI will supercharge indie developers allowing them to challenge large AAA by removing production constraints.

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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 26, 2022

AAA games are now up to $70, and nobody will talk about that price with anything other than rage. For example, a whole new game from my company is twenty bucks. Because of inflation, my next game might well have to be $25, and I am AGONIZING over that price increase, and I know I'm going to get all sorts of crap for it.

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Gamesbrief

AUGUST 11, 2022

There are three major ways that we, as consumers, spend money on video games: We subscribe to services such as Gamepass, Apple Arcade or Netflix We buy “boxed product” games, for example: AAA titles in physical boxes or indie games on Steam We buy virtual currency or virtual items in free-to-play or service games. Subscriptions.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

That makes them the closest thing in games to a rock supergroup: Maya Kylmamaa (Game Lead, Engineer) , was CEO of the now defunct Reforged Studios (a Helsinki studio focused on AAA strategy games). This roguelike bullet-hell game has been one of the most loved PC games of the year and sits at position one on steam’s “best of 2022” list ( 1 ).

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

source: Newzoo reports The engagement and spending boom ended in 2022 and was replaced by high inflation, high-interest rates, a careful investment environment, layoffs, and wars. For the past years, large AAA publishers have been shifting their strategy to produce Games-as-a-Service (GaaS).

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AWS Games

JUNE 8, 2023

The independently published title launched on Steam in July 2022, and has since attracted more than 50,000 players. Reflecting on how he’s been able to create a AAA-caliber title on his own in only a few years, Omidi mused, “Development is not always sunny days, and as a sole developer, you must have the self-discipline to persevere.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 4, 2023

If you look at the top 30 new downloaded games in 2022, what you’ll find out is that none of them was a hypercasual game. You only have existing games in the hypercasual space that have been successful in 2022. For the entire mobile games industry, revenue was down for the first time ever in 2022. year-over-year).

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

Although I had been watching the space for about a year by then, my interest in blockchain games peaked in the beginning of 2022 right after the latest (doubtfully the last) crypto bull run like most people. a16z saying “It’s still early for crypto” in 2022. What about the App Store and Play Store? They were saying the same in 2018.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

6 revenue-generating mobile title in 2022 after only 7 months since launch. The renowned Western AAA studios believe in their superiority in designing core gameplay and delivering outstanding UX. He also blamed a “challenging” and “softer mobile market”. Multiple sources from both sides state a lack of respect and humility.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

It is also possible that secrets don’t get put into games because games are so expensive to make, particularly the bigger AAA-ish sorts of games. The same is true for secrets in games. Developers (or producers) feel like they cannot justify building content that most players won’t see.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Making Call of Duty free Back when CoDO was conceived, consoles didn’t officially exist in China, AAA Mobile gaming was not yet a ‘thing’ and PC gaming mostly happened at Internet Cafes, where gamers paid to sit in front of computers to play, watch videos, eat, smoke and chat.

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Game Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

For example, in November, 2022, Fortnite’s global user acquisition rate was at 26 percent, but in December, when many children are off school, and when Epic released a new season, that figure jumped to 39 percent, before settling again at 24 percent in January, 2023.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The console games sector grew in 2023, after a couple of decline years, due to the elimination of two roadblocks: Eliminated Roadblock #1 Major game delays in 2021 and 2022 The growing complexity and scope of game development already slowed down development and the pandemic disrupted development schedules even further.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 13, 2021

But when you think about the AAA catalogs offered by Xbox Game Pass and Playstation Now, this just seems like a nearly impossible battle to take on for a streaming media company with little game development experience, no matter how flush with cash they are. I think the “smaller Apple Arcade” concept is a bit of a red herring.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 26, 2023

AWS re:Invent was back in full force in 2022 with over 50,000 members of the global cloud community coming together in Las Vegas for the 11th edition of the conference. With dozens of new products launched and hundreds of breakout sessions to attend, there is always too much for one person to cover in four days. Learn more.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

in 2022 InvestGame Q3 2022 : Cooling investments and consolidation 64% of hardcore and mid-core paying users generate 97% of revenue-Are you leveraging your gaming app audience? year-on-year Newzoo forecasts game market will shrink 4.3% to $184.4B year-on-year Newzoo forecasts game market will shrink 4.3% to $184.4B

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 21, 2023

Report: PC and console global gaming dipped to $92.3bn in 2022 Netflix Games unveils Mighty: Quest Rogue Palace and teases upcoming game from Super Evil Megacorp FTC seeks further details Microsoft's Nintendo, Nvidia agreements Unity and Croquet partner to make multiuser games “automatically” Twitch CEO Emmett Shear steps down CCP raises $40m for AAA (..)

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