PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The real issue in the industry is not the concentration of content creators under publishing labels, but rather the shift in economic power towards platform holders. In 2023, 8 of the 10 largest companies active in the games industry were gatekeepers, several of which, like Apple, don’t even make games.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 12, 2023

Top image: Europa Universalis IV expansion, Lions of the North Downloadable content (DLC) has become an essential tool for game developers and publishers. It enhances the gameplay experience, provides additional content, and attracts new players. With the rise of live-service games, releasing constant new content has become crucial.

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Nvidia

MARCH 1, 2023

In addition, due to the topology creation process, 3D modeling is time consuming and has a high entry barrier for content creation. According to Ashot Gabrelyanov, CEO of Shapeyard development company Magic Unicorn, “As the web evolves, its content form does, too. This makes them inoperable with multiple platforms in the metaverse.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 11, 2024

The results for the Golden Twig Awards 2023 are here. Without further ado, let's dive into the Golden Twig Awards results, recognizing both the positive and challenging aspects of the gaming industry in 2023 – from innovation and creativity to acknowledging difficulties faced. Parental advisory: Explicit Content… 1.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 29, 2023

On the last working day of 2023 we take one final look over our shoulder to see what we are leaving behind. Please join us on our own little walk down 2023 memory lane. The post So long 2023! This year was a two-faced monster. A stellar year for game releases, that’s for sure. We let the creators talk about their own games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 19, 2024

stake in content creator-focused entertainment company Faze Media. The company was acquired by GameSquare in October 2023 for $18.5 The company had laid off 20% of its staff in February 2023. Richard 'Faze Banks' Bengtson has acquired a 25.5% Bengtson, also its CEO, now owns 31% of the firm. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2023

He says it helps artists to free up their time and produce content more efficiently. Currently, our system is designed to address highly repetitive and mechanical content production problems, such as matching lip movements. By utilizing these systems effectively, we can definitely present high-quality game content to players.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 11, 2023

When looking at the Top 10 hypercasual games in the first quarter of 2023, AppMagic noticed some interesting trends. Hypercasual Q1 regional split Comparing the total downloads in Q1 2023 with those in Q4 2022, we see a decrease of 5%. billion installs in Q1 2023. Last year, the number of downloads was 4.2

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A Microsoft SEC filing , spotted by Axios , instead shows Nadella's only games-related performance-based incentive for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 was to grow Xbox Content and Services revenue by 4.4%. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2023, we witnessed an exceptional year of content, featuring a multitude of high quality games, encompassing both small and large-scale innovative titles. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Steel Media has announced that Craig Chapple has been appointed as head of content at PocketGamer.biz. If you have new appointments or transitions in your company that belong here, please send the names of the appointees, new role and company, and prior role and company to newhires@gamesindustry.biz. Read more

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

1 Organic Discovery Will Be Declared Deceased In 2023, the iOS and Play stores will be officially declared dead - and no funeral will be held. Secondly, these gigantic streaming platforms are engaged in ruthless cutthroat competition for subscribers and content. Will Netflix launch its first proper hit game in 2023?

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 21, 2024

Its July 2024 findings report a 10% uplift in video game spending when compared to the same time in 2023, with the "resurgence in the market reflected across hardware, content, and accessories categories." Circana has published its July 2024 US recap, along with its annual Future of Video Games report.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 14, 2024

Microsoft released its newest and fourth Xbox Transparency Report, providing details on how it is combating harassment conduct and content on its gaming platform. From the six months that ended December 31, 2023, Xbox users issued 27.44 million reports. When broken down, most user reports were 12.74 Meanwhile, 3.36 Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Looking at GN&S more closely, growth was attributed to an increase of sales in hardware, non-first-party titles including add-on content, and the impact of foreign exchange rates. Software sales were up 26% to ¥479 billion ($3.16 billion), representing 67.6 million copies sold across PlayStation consoles.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Roblox today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, showing the user-generated content platform continues to grow its revenues as well as its losses.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 25, 2023

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the company reported total revenues of $57 billion (up 13% year-on-year), including $13.7 Xbox content and services revenue rose 13% year-on-year, driven in part by the launch of Starfield, although hardware sales were down 7%.

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Nvidia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As we approach the end of another exciting year at NVIDIA, it's time to look back at the most popular stories from the NVIDIA Technical Blog in 2023. As we approach the end of another exciting year at NVIDIA, it’s time to look back at the most popular stories from the NVIDIA Technical Blog in 2023.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Circana's monthly US sales report also showed the FromSoftware title ranked as the 20th best-selling game of 2023 year-to-date after one day on the market. billion due to a 4% rise in spending on content and a 12% increase in accessory sales. Consumer spending on games was up 3% year-over-year to $4.2 Read more

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AWS Games

APRIL 4, 2023

Over 28,000 developers, artists, visionaries, and storytellers came from around the world to meet, learn, share experiences, and celebrate the global video game industry at the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco March 20 – 24. Stay tuned for follow up content on these sessions!

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2023

E pic’s user-generated content (UGC) domination has required thousands of employees and 5 years of development but pays off with 40% of player game time and $350M generated from creator worlds. Mediatonic must cherry-pick UGC rounds to appear on the main menu, although the team reports working on discoverability throughout 2023.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For instance, only films made from 2020 onwards are welcome, ensuring that the content remains relevant and contemporary. Dates to Remember From its opening on August 1, 2022, to the event climax on November 4-5, 2023, PRIFF promises to be a cinematic journey like no other.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

“Therefore we would love to connect with publishers and studios for Indies, classic AA, family friendly, or casual titles that want to bring their game to a global audience”, says Content Partner Manager Rachelle Verheijden. Utomik Another well known Dutch game tech company is i3D.net. In 2019 Ubisoft bought the company.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 8, 2023

The initial policy was announced in November 2022 but didn't come into effect until January 2023 and immediately met backlash. The new rules (which also included a harsher policy on game violence) led to increasing demonetisation of content, and applied retroactively. Following the controversy, YouTube had promised to make tweaks.

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OPM Jobs

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The post Announcing the MCV/Develop 30 under 30 2023 appeared first on One Player Mission.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

the #1 casual game launch of 2023 Room 2024, West Hall Scopely’s Monopoly Go! launched in April 2023 and quickly grew to become the world’s #1 casual mobile game, surpassing $1B in revenue within six months. AWS for Games GDC 2024 session highlights Wednesday, March 20 10:30-11:00am: Building and scaling MONOPOLY GO!,

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 10, 2023

The ADL has released its 2023 Holocaust Denial Report Card, and while none of the social media platforms or gaming companies it assessed did an exemplary job of preventing and responding to users denying Nazi Germany's systemic murder of millions of people, some did notably worse than others. Read more

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Game From Scratch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Epic Games Make Massive FAB Announcements Fab, Epic Games new universal game development content marketplace was first announced back at GDC 2023 and it has been mostly radio silence since then.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 19, 2024

The gaming industry has achieved significant milestones in recent years, and 2023 was no exception. Recent data has shown that 2023 has been among the best years in the gaming sector. Join us as we look back at some of the key trends and issues that shaped the gaming industry in 2023. But was it all rosy? Approximately 6.92

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Game Development News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. Honoring sound and music excellence within gaming and the rest of the media, The Music+Sound Awards have announced the winners of its 2023 competition.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Succinctly, the Play Pendulum theory suggests that the video game industry alternates between two primary types of innovation: content innovation and distribution innovation. With this framework in mind, we can explore how different eras of the industry have oscillated between content and distribution innovation.

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

What are the Curse Randomizer codes for 2023? Participate in Giveaways: Look for giveaways hosted by Curse Randomizer’s community or content creators. Check Out YouTube and Twitch: Content creators on platforms like YouTub e and Twitch often share Curse Randomizer codes in their videos or streams.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 2, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox StreamElements has revealed the 16 recipients of its 2023 Creator Diversity Program (CDP).

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 3, 2024

A content management system (CMS) is a collaborative software that allows you to use tools to create, modify, and manage your digital presence. It has a low learning curve, and you can begin publishing content in minutes. Once your site is running, you can drag and drop images, text, and other content within the editor.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With the technology and tools we’re developing alongside our partners, we want to foster a community for our namesake game that is able to create their own content and benefit from it, and immerse themselves in content that others have made and shared.” ” Core to Avalon will be player-created content.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 27, 2023

Content warning: This article features references to harassment, abuse and sexual assault. Many of those roots were discussed earlier this year at a Reboot Develop Blue session, fittingly titled 'WTF, it's 2023: Conversations we (still) need to have about being a woman in the games industry.'

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Hogwarts Legacy was an instant hit, selling 12 million units in its first two weeks after its February 2023 launch, and reaching a total of 24 million units sold with retail sales grossing $1 billion by December 2023. Legacy media companies are catching on. Levin noted that studios like Warner Bros.

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