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Gamedev Market: Best of 2024 Bundle

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Gamedev Market: Best of 2024 Bundle The Gamedev Market: Best of 2024 Bundle is currently available on Humble Bundle. This is a collection of game ready 2D sprites, tiles, effects, sound effects and music for creating games.

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From Casual to Complex: 7 Trends that Shaped Gaming 2024

Deconstructor of Fun

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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Amy Hennig's new Marvel game leads off Epic's State of Unreal | GDC 2024

GamesIndustry.biz

Hennig was on hand to not only introduce the game, but also show off some new Unreal Engine effects featured in the game, like a Nanite adaptive tessellation feature that allows developers to later tile textures and use shader logic to create complex environment effects like foot prints or tire tracks in real-time with a minimum of geometry.

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Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024

PreMortem.Games

At Unite 2024, Unity’s development team introduced a series of advanced GPU optimization techniques aimed at improving rendering performance across various platforms. The post Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024 appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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Hypercasual games market keeps shrinking, still 3.38 billion downloads last 3 months

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The AppMagic Hypercasual games recap for the second quarter of 2024 unveils some interesting information about this specific part of the mobile games market. General Market Trends Compared to Q1 2024, the market has shifted down by 11%, amassing 3.38B installs. (a Now, let’s turn to the newbies at the top.

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Based 2023’s data, which casual game genres are likely to perform well in 2024?

PreMortem.Games

With the success rate of the new games released drastically low, one can’t help but ask two questions: When releasing a game in 2024, which genre should I choose to make the most of it? Considering all this, “Match 3D” may present potential opportunities in 2024. You can use it to decide in which genre to make a game in 2024!

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Untold Stories of ex-Activision Blizzard King’s Founders

Deconstructor of Fun

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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