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Warner Bros. addressing "volatile" AAA console space with live services, mobile free-to-play

GamesIndustry.biz

Discovery has been historically focused on AAA console games, but the company's CEO and president of global streaming and games JB Perrette wants to change that. The gaming business of Warner Bros.

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Former Criterion leaders set-up new AAA games studio Fuse Games

GamesIndustry.biz

The veterans who left Need for Speed developer Criterion in December last year have reunited to form a new AAA studio: Fuse Games. The new outfit has been founded by studio general manager Matt Webster, head of content Steve Uphill, head of production Pete Lake, head of technology Andrei Shires, and head of operations Alan McDairmant.

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Why is it so difficult for a fourth competitor to enter the console market? Like what are some of the biggest challenges and obstacles?

Ask a Game Dev

Any company that wants to release a premium game console basically needs to make an enormous investment that will probably not pay off for years. Second, they must develop software development tools for both themselves and for external developers to use in order to build games for that console.

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What are AAA Games and Mobile Games?

iXie gaming

With the rise of the gaming industry, two distinct categories of games have emerged: AAA games and mobile games. As a result, mobile gaming is pushed aside in favor of AAA titles, which have their own position in the market. Now, when you think about high-end games, you think about AAA. Can Mobile Games Be AAA?

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Newzoo’s latest report: Almost 9 in 10 gamers spend money on in-game items

PreMortem.Games

Technological advancements, especially in mobile and 5G technology, along with the emergence of cloud gaming services, are playing a pivotal role in enhancing the overall player experience. Console gaming has the highest players-to-payers conversion, mobile gaming has the lowest.

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The Top 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools

Logic Simplified

Popularly used in many AAA games, Adobe Substance 3D also has a VR modeling app called Substance 3D Modeler, which allows users to model 3D assets using motions that mimic real-life sculpting. Draco also appears to have a more active developer community that helps with learning, collaboration, and networking.

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Mentoring: You Won't Believe What Happened Next!

The Astronauts

The Seniority Trap In games, and especially in engine/middleware technology, it’s fairly common to see job requirements like “Senior engineer needed, 10+ years of AAA/console development experience required” etc. But first, let me talk about something entirely else. Sometimes that makes sense.

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