AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Known for popular game franchises including EA Sports FC, Madden NFL, Battlefield, and Apex Legends, EA regularly releases new game versions to mitigate issues, make improvements, and add new in-game content. KVP uses the knowledge of the installed version and language of the game to generate smaller patches with only the changed content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 26, 2024

This evolving landscape presents opportunities for agile developers to thrive, even as AAA studios grapple with extended development cycles and rising costs. The game's release will undoubtedly lead to a spike in player engagement, cannibalizing playtime from other titles as we saw during 2023. in growth for the year 2024.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2024

During the lockdown years companies grew in headcount to supply content against the massive surge of demand. The time spent on these accounts for over 60% of the time spent in games in 2023. 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).

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AWS Games

JUNE 13, 2023

Having collaborated on previous projects across a wide range of industries – from comics, AAA games, television, music videos, visual effects, literature, theater, virtual and augmented reality, hardware, software, and R&D – the group contemplated how to create a meaningful, community-driven game on their own terms.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

by 2023, suggesting a reassessment of risk by investors. While this is a decrease from previous years—$153 m in 2022 and $158m in 2023—the steady number of deals indicates continued VC interest in startups founded by ex-ATVI employees. Echtra Games is working on an unannounced AAA ARPG for PC and console platforms.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

The game is an almighty genre mishmash almost reminiscent of a AAA console game, carefully combining heavy story and character-driven RPG elements with hectic shooter gameplay. The narrative is a vital part of the drive toward in-game progression.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

Supercell attempted to fight this trend by building better tools and a greater focus on user-generated content. And yet, 2023 seems to be the year when Supercell finally gives in to larger teams that are “ unrestrained by anything except what’s best to serve players ”.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Some say Unreal is better just because it’s a common choice for AAA studios. Created by Epic Games in 1988, Unreal has won worldwide recognition for high-end graphics and photorealistic quality and has taken the mantle as the AAA game engine. Unreal, on the other hand, is considered to be the main player in the AAA industry.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 4, 2023

Eric Seufert explains the concept of content fortresses here. According to industry experts, eCPM (the main KPI of ad revenue) is down up to 30% from February 2023 alone. the surprise announcement of Counterstrike 2, CCP's massive raise for a AAA Web3 game and more. And most surprisingly, vests! Kress hates vests y'all!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

Although most of them come from the F2P mobile sector, the industry has observed professionals transitioning from the PC/console space to focus on developing AAA-quality blockchain games. Improved UGC integration : There is no denying that User Generated Content is becoming more and more important each day.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This blog post highlights AWS for Games presence at Unreal Fest 2023 , including how to enter for the chance to win a Nintendo Switch at our booth on the expo hall floor. This allows smaller game companies to produce AAA game content, and that’s exciting.” Read the customer blog.

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Game Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s the question addressed by Ampere Analysis’ Piers Harding-Rolls in a recent webinar report, titled Dissecting the competitive landscape for console games in 2023. ” The post How live subscription games squeeze traditional AAA releases appeared first on GameDaily.biz | We Make Games Our Business.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

billion in revenue it will generate in 2023. Moving into work-from-home setups, especially for the console’s many massive AAA titles, further hamstrung the majority of the studios. The result of the two issues above being fixed is that we now have an unprecedented console games release calendar in 2023. year-on-year increase.

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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). She previously was Technical Lead at League of Legends and a Software Engineer at several expansions of World of Warcraft , among others.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Instead of relying on tried-and-tested methods, they explore the untapped potential of generative AI to create entirely fresh approaches to content marketing and distribution. Notably, up to 10% of AI-generated content can be factually incorrect. Their culture thrives on innovation, unburdened by historical baggage.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 26, 2023

RealityScan, a mobile application that takes images from the real world and turns them into 3D models ready to import into game engines, is an example of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) tools that will further democratize game development by allowing the creation of unique content without a massive art budget. Learn more. Warner Bros.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The rules regarding IAP methods are now the following: Apps may not use their own mechanisms to unlock content or functionality, such as license keys, augmented reality markers, QR codes, cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency wallets, etc. The updates focused on the usage of NFTs and their functionalities inside games. to $184.4B

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