Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2024

Get your latest Newzoo report for free >>> HERE <<< In this episode of the Deconstructor of Fun podcast, host Mishka Katkoff engages with Ben Porter, NewZoo's Director of Consulting, to delve into the profound shifts within the gaming industry reflected in NewZoo's latest report. Just consider last year.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Unity versus Unreal – this seems to be an ever-lasting battle in the game development world. Having been the market leaders for years, these two are the main candidates for the title of the best game engine. The game development industry is booming, and it’s impossible not to notice how quickly it’s expanding.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 13, 2024

The decision criteria varies depending on the type of game being released, the game launch timeline, the available engineering resources, and studio budgets. Harmony Games, a mobile game studio founded in 2023, considered two possible paths for solving the backend problem.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Finally, we concentrated exclusively on the gaming industry. While this includes companies beyond game development — such as platforms, tech solutions, and web3 startups — all the entities in our study operate within the gaming sector. average in 2021, reflecting strong investor confidence in founders from Riot Games.

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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. Overall, the key insights from the August 2024 re-forecasts: Modest Market Growth: The gaming market is expected to see an uptick of 2.1%

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AWS Games

JUNE 13, 2023

Six highly accomplished veteran developers launched QXR Studios in 2020, simply because they enjoyed working together. It’s solid tech, so we didn’t worry about the infrastructure breaking,” noted QXR Studios co-founder Graeme Devine, whose development career began when computers were programmed with punch cards. “It

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The solution: Known Version Patching (KVP) on AWS To address these challenges, EA implemented a new game patch deployment approach in August 2023 called Known Version Patching (KVP). 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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AWS Games

MAY 14, 2024

Its core team has developed the game since 2018, even though the studio was officially formed in 2020. Made by fans, for fans, “Predecessor” was born out of the ashes of “Paragon,” a MOBA game developed by Epic Games from 2016-2018. The game’s new backend debuted on March 5, 2024.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

The rules of the game are not established yet, and, as a game developer, you are expected to create them. On the other hand, it leads to a quite unstable business where you might have to pivot after a year of development. However, the hard part lies in experimenting with everything except the game development itself.

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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 4, 2023

We dive into decline of hypercasual games and hybridcasual, an attempt by mobile game developers to adapt to the new normal in the industry. Based on the current marketing environment, we made the decision to temporarily suspend our new game development pipeline until the ROI for new games is economically viable.”

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

Just like in the years prior, the blog post travels at lightspeed across the mobile gaming industry, achieving two distinctive outcomes: EXCITEMENT: Ilkka’s annual blog posts excite game developers everywhere. FRUSTRATION: These blog posts can also annoy game executives and senior leaders.

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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). One could wonder if this makes Ryan a bold choice to lead the studio.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Despite the recent layoffs, the gaming industry is booming with critically acclaimed titles and sales records being broken left and right! The gaming industry’s impact ripples far beyond the 3.4 billion in revenue it will generate in 2023. billion players it will reach and the $187.7 year-on-year increase.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 26, 2023

This blog details the service launches, customer sessions, and partner announcements most relevant to game developers. Service Launches Across more than 100 service launches from Amazon Web Services (AWS) at re:Invent, these are the top services for developers to build, run, and grow their games. Learn more. Learn more.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Nevertheless, now that the hype faded out and people are more focused on actually making games, the trade-off between decentralization and mass market reach should sway developers to forget about buzzwords. Apple simply does not want game developers to direct players to make purchases with any method but IAP. to $184.4B

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As AI infiltrates various sectors, including gaming, it is essential for businesses to remain vigilant, ensuring that AI's capabilities align harmoniously with their foundational principles in our ever-evolving digital landscape. Embrace Automation Automation is the name of the game when harnessing the power of AI.

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