GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 17, 2024

As reported by IGN , the studio's website now shows an image of its logo and the text: "2007 - 2024, Thanks for playing with us."

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In their latest free report , Newzoo is optimistic about the total market outlook for PC and console. Also, after two years of negative growth, due to difficult market conditions, especially around user acquisition, mobile gaming is likely to recover. A shift driven by rising user acquisition (UA) costs and market saturation.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 16, 2024

Google has opened applications for its 2024 Indie Games Fund. The fund is open to indie game developers that have already launched a game on Google Play or other mobile platforms, PC and console. A group of Latin American game studios will receive a share of $2 million, with each recipient receiving between $150,000 to $200,000.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Embracer Group has published its financial results for the nine months ending December 31, 2024, reporting declines across its PC/console and mobile segments. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At Unite 2024, Unity’s development team introduced a series of advanced GPU optimization techniques aimed at improving rendering performance across various platforms. Whether you are developing for high-end PCs, consoles, or mobile devices, these methods are critical for delivering visually rich, smooth-running applications.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 15, 2024

Join CleverTap Gaming and AWS for an immersive, inspiring experience with some of the brightest minds in mobile and console gaming at the Product x LiveOps Symposium, which takes place from 16:00-17:30 CET. Register here. Register here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the second edition of The Alumni Effect, we’re focusing on another industry powerhouse: Activision Blizzard, which also includes the mobile gaming giant King. The average check size for Early-stage VC-backed gaming studios has fluctuated notably between 2020 and 2024. In 2024 YTD, ten deals totaled $49m in disclosed funding.

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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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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 9, 2024

Host and MobileGamer.biz editor Neil Long noted that, with console, mobile and PC well-established, it "doesn't feel like there's anything new on the horizon" that might bolster the games market. In the opening keynote of Develop:Brighton today, the Super Evil Megacorp CEO was asked about the state of platform and the industry.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 26, 2024

year-over-year to $186 billion in 2024. Mobile gaming continues to dominate this category, accounting for $109.6 Console gaming is on track to reach $44.9 Console gaming is on track to reach $44.9 Software publishing remains the primary revenue generator, forecasted to grow 3.6% billion (3.6% billion (3.1% billion (3.1%

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Cross-platform Mobile Game Development From casual games to action-packed RPGs, our Unreal developers are experts at creating cross-platform game apps, with proficiency in video game mechanics , responsive UI features, stunning designs, and user engagement features. We use them to achieve the highest level of photorealism in video games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I believe that mobile games could be facing the same deliberate death-by-a-platform as games Facebook suffered a decade ago. Just remember one thing: Even though Facebook pulled the plug on games, the gaming business rose to unexpected new heights on a new platform, which was mobile. We’re like frogs being slowly boiled alive.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 26, 2024

Recently, I had the privilege of discussing the latest market insights with Devan Brennan, Senior Consultant at Newzoo, dissecting their August 2024 market forecasts. This conversation painted a nuanced picture of the current market, particularly the PC/console segment, and offered a glimpse into its future trajectory.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 24, 2024

The mobile market continues to evolve rapidly, driven by shifting user behaviors, technological advancements, and emerging economic trends. This blog post delves into those insights to provide a comprehensive overview of the mobile landscape. Sources: Sensor Tower State of Gaming 2024 Data.ai

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Atari led the charge, creating new types of games for home consoles. Atari’s strategy centered on creating a wide variety of games, emphasizing the abundance of titles available for their consoles. For instance, Atari ordered 12 million units of Pac-Man in 1982, expecting to expand beyond their 10 million console install base.

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Game Development News

JANUARY 23, 2024

Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for January 2024

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Game Development News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Tandem Events is now open to speaker submissions for Develop:Brighton 2024

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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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Game Development News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The 2024 TIGA Games Industry Awards have once again showcased the extraordinary creativity, innovation, and talent within the sector, which gathered at the historic Shoreditch Town Hall for a gala dinner and presentation ceremony on the evening of Thursday November 28th. The …

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 19, 2024

Owing to the importance of a gaming services partner, we explore some factors to consider when choosing a gaming services partner and why iXie should be your preferred choice in 2024. Looking ahead to 2024, consider iXie for game testing. Why should we choose iXie as our gaming services partner for 2024?

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AWS Games

MARCH 8, 2024

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

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Game Development News

JANUARY 18, 2024

PopCap Studios has announced a brand new Plants vs Zombies mobile game

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

By February 2024, the team had grown to three with the addition of Clémence Geurts, who was initially hired for a future project. This wasn’t the only adaptation needed for the console version; reworking the controls for all aspects of gameplay, from targeting enemies to navigating menus, proved to be a significant challenge.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 13, 2024

Harmony Games, a mobile game studio founded in 2023, considered two possible paths for solving the backend problem. With a beta launch of its first game “Domino Adventures” (a casual mobile game in the connect tiles space, with an RPG twist) just months away, Harmony also needed a solution that could be implemented quickly.

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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. Additionally, they address the economic aspects influencing the industry, including inflation and the increase in demand for profitability over growth.

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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. Mobile continued to search for growth in the post-IDFA world.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 20, 2023

In 2024 it will be 10 years since I wrote the first lines of code and I never planned to spend more than 2 or 3 years on it!” It started as my second practice project, a very simple OutRun clone for mobile phones, and now it’s available on consoles with an actual publisher behind and tens of thousands of copies sold.

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AWS Games

APRIL 4, 2023

Nuverse – publisher of MARVEL SNAP, shared a behind-the-scenes look at how it partnered with Second Dinner and Amazon Web Services to bring together marketing, operational, and technical capabilities to launch and scale the Mobile Game of the Year to millions of players across the globe. Learn more.

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Game Development News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for the next six months!

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Game Errors

AUGUST 18, 2023

The handheld game console industry has become more than interesting lately. It will compete directly against the existing Asus Rog Ally, Steam Deck, and other consoles. To top it all, we’ll also compare the Lenovo Legion Go with the most popular existing handheld game consoles on the market. located on the right joypad.

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Game Development News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Applications are now open for the 2024 virtual Tentacle Zone Incubator for global early stage developers from underrepresented groups, including but not limited to, POC, lower socioeconomic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, underrepresented genders, people with disabilities and neurodiversities

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Game Development News

JANUARY 18, 2024

The list of finalists for this year’s Game Developers Choice awards has been announced

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Game Development News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Video games are no longer the most profitable form of entertainment in the UK

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Grid Sage Games

JANUARY 1, 2024

To take an extreme example, there are obviously different considerations when developing for mobile vs desktop, and the results of the different decisions made to optimize a design for the target platform is also why ports between various platforms don’t always come out the same, whether technically or in terms of feel.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Niantic’s AR-based mobile game took the world by storm and broke numerous world records , including the most revenue grossed by a mobile game in its first month ($206.5m). Our 2023 Midcore Gaming Apps report includes information on the latest trends and revenue-boosting opportunities across midcore mobile games.

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 20, 2025

2024 was a year of recovery and strategic recalibration for the gaming industry. b) The PC & console segment stood out with reputable developers undergoing sales processes (e.g., Work-for-hire services on the rise: Following ~15,000 layoffs in 2024, publishers are increasingly relying on work-for-hire services.

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