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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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 24, 2024

Sources: Sensor Tower State of Gaming 2024 Data.ai Mobile Marketing Trends Mobile marketing has become increasingly sophisticated, with a growing emphasis on building lasting user relationships and leveraging user-generated content. This blog post delves into those insights to provide a comprehensive overview of the mobile landscape.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

The problem is that at the end of 2024, the market is still noticeably smaller than it was three years ago in 2021. source: Newzoo reports Despite the unprecedented slate of blockbuster titles, console games grew at a slower pace than inflation. And originally Newzoo reported that the Console market would grow by 7%.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

PVP Shooters on console have been the dominant genre for nearly 20 years. In 2007 Infinity Ward released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which exploded on consoles and changed the industry -- Online Multiplayer shooters were no longer a “side mode” to your campaign -- but the dominant form of engagement. Valorant was the last.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 4, 2024

Following another big week in terms of headcount reductions, interactive entertainment is on track to shed a record number of jobs in 2024. It tells you that the current console cycle has reached its final stage. It nevertheless lowered its full-year sales estimate for its PlayStation 5, from 25 million to 21 million units sold.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2024

If market trends, especially on PC and Console, are something you want to hear more about, I highly suggest you check out my conversation with Newzoo’s Head of Consulting, Ben Porter below. During the lockdown years companies grew in headcount to supply content against the massive surge of demand.

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Cocos

MARCH 28, 2024

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AWS Games

APRIL 4, 2023

Stay tuned for follow up content on these sessions! Amazon GameLift Console Update – provides customers a more intuitive and efficient experience to manage and scale their game servers. FromSoftware – Elden Ring won three awards, including Best Design, Best Visual Art, and Game of the Year. Learn more.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In this essay, I will provide you with an overview of the market, discuss the role of apps versus games, the major changes impacting the games business in 2024, and conclude with what may be the future of this rather negative scenario. In theory, AI promises rapid dynamic personalization for users on the content side.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The average check size for Early-stage VC-backed gaming studios has fluctuated notably between 2020 and 2024. In 2024 YTD, a slight rebound indicates cautious optimism but continued conservatism in investment size. In 2024 YTD, ten deals totaled $49m in disclosed funding. over 38 rounds during the same period.

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AWS Games

JUNE 6, 2024

Each step in the pipeline can be an Amazon SageMaker Processing Job , but as of the writing this blog (April 2024), it does not natively support fine-tuning jobs in Amazon Bedrock. To make the association, purchase provisioned throughput on the Bedrock page in the AWS Management Console and select your custom model.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sony holds its exclusive State of Play event every year where they announce new products, intellectual properties and exclusive content for previously released games. Console game testing is an ever-changing skillset as there are more advanced hardware with bigger and more complex games every generation.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The success is also made evident by Lily’s Garden, which added its own Wordle-inspired minigame, Juice Bar , in July 2024. Of course, we’re referencing the action RPG’s collaboration with Dave the Diver , a restaurant management sim turned action-adventure fishing hit that has sold over three million copies across PC and console.

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Grid Sage Games

JANUARY 1, 2024

Being the way a player interacts with all of a game’s content, UI is naturally central to the experience, thus one of the most fundamental aspects a game’s design needs to address is matching up that design with its corresponding system requirements, including the display device! It had to wait.

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AWS Games

MARCH 8, 2024

The use of game engines to generate interactive content is a common choice for people these days. It is also used for console and PC games, as well as in the metaverse, such as reality shows and simulating megacities. Unity , which is one of the popular game engines, is widely used for mobile applications that run on smartphones.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It’s worth noting that the regional divide has lessened in recent years, with the success of recent titles like Monster Hunter World, which was released on home consoles rather than portable platforms, making it a more recognized IP among Western audiences , largely explaining Monster Hunter Now’s success in the US.

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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.

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