AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Learn about the technology behind the in-game ThorAI (powered by Amazon Bedrock), and get a dive deep into fully voiced, interactive in-game NPCs in the companion mobile game Missing. the #1 casual game launch of 2023 : Scopely’s Monopoly Go! Explore real-world use cases for a variety of generative AI services and solutions.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Keep reading this blog to understand how mobile game development costs differ from AAA games. Another giant is eyeing to bag the title, which is none other than Call of Duty 2023. Will it be a 2D puzzle or an AAA game like Grand Theft Auto V? Depending on these, you can make a budget-friendly game or the next GTA.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. All in all, Ilkka’s yearly blog is an inspirational and quite sincere vision of the top brass of a major mobile games company.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2024

Post-lockdown, the demand for games dropped due to two key factors: Firstly, people are spending more time on outdoor activities and consuming more media on platforms like social media and streaming services, affecting gaming engagement, especially on mobile devices. Most AAA simply cannot afford the team sizes of today.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

Mobile continued to search for growth in the post-IDFA world. Diablos, EAFC, Madden, Hogwarts Legacy, Baldurs Gate 3, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom… 2023 seemed like the year for consoles with all those blockbusters launching back-to-back. source: Newzoo reports The success of premium games was record-breaking in 2023.

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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. Mobile Opening Up: mobile gaming is set to grow by 3%, driven by improving economic conditions, platforms opening up, and increasing the success of existing big hits.

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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. Unity is considered the best solution for mobile game development. What is Unreal?

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Electronic Arts (EA) engages players around the globe in immersive games across PC, console, and mobile. 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). Figure 1: EA KVP architecture diagram.

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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. It’s no surprise to any readers of this newsletter that Apple set off a nuclear warhead into the heart of the mobile games business with IDFA deprecation, under the thin veil of user privacy.

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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. For example, Gala Games acquired Ember Entertainment at the beginning of 2023 in order to bring Ember’s portfolio onto their platform.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? As the Supercell blog post stated a year ago, “ We are establishing this new team to pursue a specific goal: assemble and enable the best talent in North America to create what’s next across any platform, not just mobile. Subscribe here!

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

billion in revenue it will generate in 2023. For the past decade, we’ve looked at mobile gaming as the driver of gaming growth, both in terms of new players and revenue generated. For the past decade, we’ve looked at mobile gaming as the driver of gaming growth, both in terms of new players and revenue generated.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Even the ones that exist on mobile cannot push for mass adoption, because there is no clarity as to how blockchain games are positioned. This will prevent Apple from making any changes in the App Store while getting their cut from those blockchain games for every primary sale done inside the mobile app.

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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.

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