AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Check it out , and follow the recap below for a full rundown of AWS for Games activities at GDC 2024.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

UE5’s features and functionality have further expanded to include experimental new features for rendering, animation and simulation. Testing: Each feature, as well as the mechanics of the game, need to be tested for quality control. Unreal Engine has fast grown to be the most trusted engine in the world.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The countdown to AWS re:Invent 2024 is on, with the annual five-day event set to kick off in Las Vegas, NV on Monday, December 2, 2024. re:Invent 2024 festivities include keynotes featuring AWS leaders sharing the latest cloud and generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovations.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 12, 2024

It not only offers amazing features and advantages but also the flexibility to extend the functionality to make an extremely advanced website. The top WordPress trends that hold enormous potential in 2024, as seen through our critical lens, are listed below. Chatbot integration involves linking the chatbot to other platforms.

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Filmustage

MARCH 6, 2024

To help you get closer to triumph and celebrate the Oscars 2024 with you, we're making the magic of Filmustage even more accessible: 30% DISCOUNT on all our annual plans from March 7 to March 31. Share your quiz results on your preferred social media platform ( LinkedIn , Facebook , or Twitter ). Features That Deserve an Award ?

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

They could build a scalable, reliable infrastructure that would continuously update the rankings in near real-time, delivering a new level of transparency and engagement for the Worlds 2024 broadcast and beyond. Figure 4 : Global Power Rankings in Action during Worlds 2024. Figure 2: Global Power Rankings powered by AWS.

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Cocos

JANUARY 12, 2024

Mini-Game Runtime In China, many popular mini-game platforms, such as WeChat, Douyin (TikTok), QQ, and Kwai, have opted for Mini-Game Runtime technology architecture rather than the traditional H5/Webview as their runtime environment. Capable of spanning mainstream platforms.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 24, 2024

In a recent podcast featuring Lexi Sydow , Director of Corporate Marketing and Insights at Sensor Tower, several key insights were shared about the current state and future of mobile gaming, mobile marketing, and the dynamic between apps and games. Sources: Sensor Tower State of Gaming 2024 Data.ai

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While some deals are still happening, most companies have full slates of games planned through 2024, that’s why they are hitting the brakes on new investments. We’ve launched 151 Web Shops this year and are featured in 40 of the top 100 mobile games. Absolutely chicken! “In

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

This post was originally published on [ 22-06-2021 ] and has been updated on [ 30-09-2024 ] to reflect new information and insights. 2D Teen Patti Mobile Game Development Cost Factors Before developing a successful game, you need to figure out who your target audience is and which platform will best serve them.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

And with that, the 2024 season comes to an end. What a year it has been, with the number of Godot submissions in game jams rising to new heights, more people working for the Godot Foundation than ever before , and most industry award shows featuring one if not more games made with Godot. The feature freeze for 3.6

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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

Promotional collaboration events in the top 10% (Revenue) of US iOS games (source: GameRefinery SaaS platform) Some of our favorites last year included Free Fire looking Marvel-ous with a Spider-Man crossover, Roblox turning pink with Barbie, and even Nier: Automata’s android 2B slicing her way into NIKKE: Goddess of Victory.

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Tom Francis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

And not for a slew of useful new features – we use Unity 2019.3. I have to accept the new terms to continue paying for it, which we have to do to keep legally using Unity, which we have to do to finish our game – because by this point we’re trapped in their platform to the tune of 5 years’ work.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In a recent episode of the Deconstructor of Fun podcast, Daniel and Mishka share a wealth of fresh insights and tactical strategies for sustainable growth, diving into the key trends shaping gaming and apps in 2024. Seven Trends Redefining 2024 1. Here’s a snapshot of the notable shifts in the industry right now.

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AWS Games

JULY 16, 2024

In the beginning of 2024, Azur Games migrated all 120 TB of their active game telemetry data to ClickHouse Cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS), a fully managed service that allows companies to easily operate and scale their high-performance analytical workloads without the burden of managing the underlying infrastructure.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Promotional collaboration events popularity across US, China and Japan (source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). Promotional collaboration events in the top 10% (Revenue) of China midcore games (source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). Source: GameRefinery SaaS Platform.). What makes a successful in-game collaboration event?

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AWS Games

AUGUST 13, 2024

The second was partnering with a third-party Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform (a common choice for startup game studios), but Harmony found the solutions difficult to customize for their game. “We Their first game, Domino Adventures, is set for global release in 2025, with a beta launch targeted for Q3 2024.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 2, 2024

Magento is an open-source e-commerce platform that has been used to create more than 124,071 live websites, as of May 2024. The reason why Magento online stores stand out among other e-commerce platforms is its unparalleled scalability - businesses can start small and expand as demand increases.

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AWS Games

MAY 14, 2024

The change was implemented ahead of its latest release, which made the game free-to-play across platforms. The team tailored early development efforts to maintain a small but engaged audience as they prepared the game for cross-platform deployment, and in late 2023, adopted GameLift and Pragma to gain more control over the game’s backend.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

For quick answers, refer to our PDF featuring the essential data points from this article: GDEV x InvestGame – Feature #5 For a comprehensive analysis, let’s delve into the detailed investigation below. The average check size for Early-stage VC-backed gaming studios has fluctuated notably between 2020 and 2024.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

But, as we already mentioned, the digital world does not stand still: new names have appeared, and familiar products are acquiring new features to meet customer needs and keep up with the times. The right software can provide a centralized platform where everyone can collaborate, share files, and update project information in real time.

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Jesper Juul

DECEMBER 6, 2024

On the occasion of my upcoming book Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer , I am writing The History of the Commodore 64 in Twelve Objects , posted weekly from November 1 st , 2024: (C64 Wiki) Object #6: Wizball and other Scrolling Games What even is the 1987 game Wizball (Sensible Software)?

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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. Overall, the key insights from the August 2024 re-forecasts: Modest Market Growth: The gaming market is expected to see an uptick of 2.1% in growth for the year 2024.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In an ever-chaotic gaming business, Telegram seems to finally be a platform where a studio can launch with self-determination and have a real shot at a profitable game. Catizen — one of the top Telegram success stories — earned $25 million in revenue as of September 2024 with over 1 million paying users.

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AWS Games

JULY 23, 2024

Developed by Krafton, the South Korean game studio behind popular battle royale shooter PUBG, OVERDARE is a platform that allows users to create their own games and interactive content with a create-to-earn (C2E) business model.

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Jesper Juul

DECEMBER 13, 2024

C64 game music was also distributed separately, ripped , from the original games they came from, and the C64 thus served as a media distribution platform before there was anything like MP3s. As the image shows, individual voices were used to combine many waveforms, giving the expressive quality of later C64 music.

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Game Dev Unchained

JANUARY 16, 2025

Introduction Ive been in the game industry for years now, and 2024 has easily been one of the toughest years Ive seen. Mass Layoffs: A Brutal Year for Developers One of the biggest topics on our minds was the wave of layoffs that hit the industry in 2024. Or are we just making content platforms?” But now, its about speed.

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Nvidia

JANUARY 8, 2024

Convai is a versatile developer platform for designing characters with advanced multimodal perception abilities. Convai is a versatile developer platform for designing characters with advanced multimodal perception abilities. These characters are designed to integrate. For more details, check out the Convai tutorial video.

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Big Games

JANUARY 9, 2025

billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 10.39% during the forecast period (2024-2029). Furthermore, this gaming also has exclusive content that is not found on mobile platforms. Enhanced Controls & Features Consoles will have controllers with responsive buttons and joysticks for a level of precision unmatched by smartphone gaming.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

To stay ahead of the competition, studios are exploring innovative strategies, like enhancing ad creatives to attract new players and introducing fresh gameplay features to keep existing players engaged and invested in their titles. Magic Cauldron follows Wordle’s template, with similar mechanics but featuring potions instead of words.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

At the recent Unreal Fest , the company sought to persuade partners to throw in with EGS, with a range of programs and promotions that it says will maximize revenues, without harming lifetime sales on other platforms. “In 2024, we have plans to level up both the partner and player experience.”

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Game Errors

MARCH 24, 2023

One of the most popularly reported Battlefield 2042 errors that affect a large number of players across all platforms by prompting them with an error message suddenly and restricting them from continuing the game is the “ unable to load persistence data.” Disabling this feature can help fix this error.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Make sure to sign up for our newsletter to be the first one to read our predictions for 2024. Featuring has been a memory from the past for years. Verdict: CORRECT (1 Point) #2 Publishers Push to Off-Platform Payments Webshops, enabled by companies like Xsolla , have had a breakthrough year. VCs did decrease investing.

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AWS Games

MARCH 8, 2024

Unity is used for use cases beyond games, and these new use cases may not run on traditional game platforms, so being able to build for a wide variety of platforms is critical. Additional features have been added to deploy more production-oriented services, such as Unity’s cache server. This is why cache is so important.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A synopsis demands exactly this challenge, regardless of whether you're writing for a feature film or a multi-season TV series. It shows how single stories contribute to the bigger picture and must establish the show's tone, format (procedural, serialized, or hybrid), and unique features that set it apart from other series.

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iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2023

eSports players also have the potential to earn money from streaming on platforms like Twitch, where they can monetize their gameplay and interact with their fans. eSports is also an Olympic event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with games like Gran Tourismo, Just Dance, and Tennis Clash.

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