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Elon Musk announced that he will open a studio and “Make games great again”

PreMortem.Games

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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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

PreMortem.Games

Here at PreMortem.Games we have a great admiration for developers that go through a complete development cycle alone. And it takes a special kind of developer that wants to fly solo. This year we featured over 20 brave game creators in our solo developers-series and we like to share some highlights.

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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

Game Refinery

That’s even more true now than it was back in April 2023. In this blog, we look at some of the new and interesting ways developers have implemented minigames into some of the most popular mobile titles on the market, from Royal Match’s Wordle-inspired potion puzzle to Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s recreation of Dave the Diver.

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Take a break from busy GDC and meet Dutch developers at The Netherlands Lounge

PreMortem.Games

Here you will find game developers, publishers and tool- and tech providers ready to do business. But the Dutch industry is also home to a vibrant community of indie game developers. By providing top-quality game development from A to Z. So we are open to new opportunities for co-development or work for hire.

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Hypercasual games market is shrinking, still 3.7 billion downloads last 3 months

PreMortem.Games

Comparing total downloads of Q2 2023 to Q1 2023, we see a decrease of about 5%. A larger drop can be identified if we compare Q2 2023 to Q2 2022. The smallest fall of 6% concerns all the other countries combined (similarly to Q1 2023). The market has shrunk from 3.9B installs over the past three months.

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Nintendo ends development of new Mario Kart Tour content

GamesIndustry.biz

Nintendo is putting the brakes on Mario Kart Tour, as the company announced the game will receive its final new content next month. From 10/02/2023 (Wed) on, tours will consist of content from tours that have appeared before. Mario Kart Tour's last content update will come four years after the game itself launched.

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NVIDIA 2023 Highlights: Driving Generative AI, LLM, HPC, Robotics, and Virtual Worlds Breakthroughs

Nvidia

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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