GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 18, 2024

Palworld, Balatro, Manor Lords and many more have all sold incredible amounts and outshone many big AAA releases on the platform, becoming some of the most successful launches of the year so far. 2024 has been the year of surprising indie titles topping the Steam charts.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

From indie studios to AAA developers, 2.5D Heres why it remains a preferred choice for developers: Precision Gameplay : The fixed camera perspective eliminates unpredictable depth issues, ensuring tighter platforming, precise hitboxes, and strategic clarity. This makes it perfect for indie developers and cross-platform releases.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It is highly extensible, and is available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, providing a common ground for developers working on multiple platforms. 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.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

However, managing influencer campaigns manually can be a daunting task, especially for AAA publishers who aim to reach millions of potential players at the same time. That's why utilizing a tech platform like Lurkit can significantly enhance the effectiveness of influencer marketing campaigns.

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Indie DB

JULY 13, 2023

Kiyo is a new single player 2D platform adventure. Handcrafted from scratch by an AAA developer gone rogue and a visionary artist, it will offer a modern take on pixel art. Have a sneak peek at some of the gameplay and technical features that we are.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 20, 2023

This norm, however, may soon be a relic of the past as software from technology company Move hopes to revolutionise motion capture for AAA and indies alike, as well as beyond games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Krafton's 2023 marked the beginning of a major push beyond PUBG for the publisher, with the company pushing into new genres and platforms, most notably with the arrival of its AAA console and PC horror title The Callisto Protocol. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

More than one platform Almost half of all gamers actively play on more than one platform. A particularly appealing segment is the tri-platform players, who have played games across all three platforms within the past six months. And this trend will likely grow in the coming years.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 8, 2022

It's a great PR move, and one that has the added benefit of highlighting Nintendo Switch as a legitimate platform for mature-rated games (note: The Brazil regulator approved the deal, citing Nintendo Switch as a successful console without Call of Duty. It proves a point, but little else.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 4, 2023

More AAA and AA publishers are pivoting their main franchises towards these models to extend the lifespan of existing franchises. Two platforms In terms of demographics, the gaming market has become more equitable, with women gamers accounting for 40% of the total PC and console player base.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

” “I’m the founder and CEO of Strange Loop Games,” began Krajewski, detailing his journey from working on AAA titles at prominent companies like EA and Midway to establishing his own remote studio. “But there’s a fine line between using these platforms as beneficial learning tools and as mere distractions.”

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

For example, I think fighting games that aren't Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat have little chance of AAA success nowadays. I think that shoot-em-ups, brawlers, and platformers fell down there a long time ago. Uncharted) have also become unsustainable outside of special circumstances like being platform exclusives.

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Starloop Studios

JULY 18, 2023

In the quickly evolving world of the gaming industry, the ability to reach different audiences using different platforms through cross-platform game development can be crucial to your game’s success. Though related to game porting, cross-platform game development differs in some key ways.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

While this includes companies beyond game development — such as platforms, tech solutions, and web3 startups — all the entities in our study operate within the gaming sector. Out of the 28 companies that raised funding: — 17 making PC&сonsole games, of which six are also developing for mobile platforms. —

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Starloop Studios

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Video game UI requires certain elements regardless of platform, but the platforms can have wildly different requirements from game UI design. PC, console, mobile, and any other platforms imaginable have much in common regarding their needs from game UI design, but they [.]

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 16, 2024

The developer added aspects you'd only see in AAA titles. Challenge: To achieve the goal, 10 Chambers would need to enroll creators via Lurkit’s creator platform. Solution: 10 Chambers came to Lurkit with an idea that would sound wild to a regular game marketing platform. Lurkit has a strength in being a lean platform.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

The game is an almighty genre mishmash almost reminiscent of a AAA console game, carefully combining heavy story and character-driven RPG elements with hectic shooter gameplay. Take influence from viral trends on media platforms, such as TikTok, but remember that these trends won’t stay around forever.

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Game Dev Unchained

JANUARY 16, 2025

Every single AAA studio is trying to copy that model. According to IGN (2024) , 70% of new AAA releases now have some form of live-service monetization whether its battle passes, microtransactions, or subscription-based expansions. Or are we just making content platforms?” Jordan: “We all saw it happening, right?

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The top 200 merge game titles (source: GameRefinery platform). Player motivations data: Merge games (Average) vs. Gossip Harbor (source: GameRefinery platform). Source: GameRefinery platform ). Farlight Games has put a lot of effort into bringing these heroes to life with AAA-quality 3D animation and voiceover work.

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Game Development News

MAY 29, 2024

Amazon Games announced today that it has reached an agreement with Maverick Games to publish a new AAA multi-platform title. The unannounced game will be a narrative-led open-world driving game for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 3, 2024

The Call of Duty team, for example, has a build system that allows developers to build the game with a shelved changelist against the current depot on multiple platforms (PS4, PS5, XB1, XSX, PC), and run a full suite of tests on the result in order to validate the changes.

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 22, 2024

The mobile market is incredibly competitive and there’s a growing number of AAA console and PC developers entering the fray. Most games in the US market listed on the GameRefinery platform have a Motivational Driver Framework attached to them, which means you can quickly understand the player archetypes a game attracts.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 8, 2024

Squad Busters is a disciplined reminder of the importance of soft launching and a reality check on the strength of platforms and mobile-first IPs. AAA Boom and Bust Supercell’s “much more typical of a AAA game launch, and is atypical of a mobile launch” strategy failed. On the other hand, the rebound is weakest in T1 regions.

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 16, 2023

It’s mostly because mobile devices became the platform du jour to publish movie tie-in games and other similar shovelware-style titles. Back when AAA games could be developed by a fairly small ( [ Join us on Discord ] and/or [ Support us on Patreon ] Got a burning question you want answered?

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

The Community Clubhouse Developer Summit: Building Safe and Prosocial Game Platforms : Join Netflix Games Head of Trust & Safety Christina Camilleri, Roblox Sr. Explore how platforms, when equipped with features intentionally designed to prevent abuse, can help in enhancing player satisfaction and boosting player retention and engagement.

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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 About Harmony Games Harmony Games was founded by AAA industry veterans Volkan Ediz, James Koh, and Joseph Kubiak.

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It's true that developing with the Switch as the primary platform would make it work well on the Switch and perform well on other platforms. However, the tradeoff is that the game would look like an upscaled version of a Switch game on the higher-end platforms. There are always tradeoffs when making decisions like this.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. With Xsolla you can easily launch your own cross-platform player account system Let your players stay connected and engaged no matter which platform they play on. The money you save on platform fees will go directly into further improving and growing your games.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Ryder: “Making and releasing a game in general is extremely taxing, whether you’re making a small indie title or releasing a AAA-game on PS5. The hardest part for us has been all the little extra tasks, like accounting, submitting applications for events or keeping up a consistent PR effort across multiple platforms.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Ryder: “Making and releasing a game in general is extremely taxing, whether you’re making a small indie title or releasing a AAA-game on PS5. The hardest part for us has been all the little extra tasks, like accounting, submitting applications for events or keeping up a consistent PR effort across multiple platforms.

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Radiator Blog

AUGUST 25, 2021

Quaddicted founded (2005) Warpspasm (2007) [link] Travail (2007) [link] PlanetQuake closes (2009), commercial community hubs can't be trusted to preserve? Early Renaissance, 2010-2016: new faith and preservation, formal end of DarkPlaces Tronyn's history (2010). it'll happen, don't panic, might already be here.

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Moonmana

JULY 25, 2022

Cross-platform Video Game Development Trends. Cross-platform video game development (in other words multi-platform) is an inevitable advantage that any game development company should leverage nowadays. This makes cross-platform game development even more in demand. AAA video game development trends.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Keep reading this blog to understand how mobile game development costs differ from AAA games. Will it be a 2D puzzle or an AAA game like Grand Theft Auto V? Windows, PS, or iOS– Your Targeted Platform In order to deliver a high-quality experience to players, brands are trying to optimize their games to multiple platforms.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

Our opinion on why is in line with Ilkka’s words above The lack of successful new game launches by Supercell stems mainly from the fact that all their games after Brawl Stars only offered incremental innovation over products that already existed in mobile , instead of a more disruptive proposal on the platform.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 26, 2024

This evolving landscape presents opportunities for agile developers to thrive, even as AAA studios grapple with extended development cycles and rising costs. Mobile Opening Up: mobile gaming is set to grow by 3%, driven by improving economic conditions, platforms opening up, and increasing the success of existing big hits.

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The Bottom Feeder

JULY 24, 2023

Never trust professional reviews of AAA games. Every year, a half dozen AAA games make enormous fortunes despite being barely functional. Some of us really need that platform to stay in business. If getting a bad game is a concern to you as a customer, here is a way to solve 90% of your problems: NEVER, EVER PRE-ORDER GAMES.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Platform holders have been gaining market power over the past decade, making them the largest game companies in the world in comparison to independent publishers. Marketing spend is spiraling and even Apple has started fencing with AAA titles for their devices. They worry about Microsoft gaining too much control over the ecosystem.

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