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Andrew Byatt and Dominic Wheatley on Evercade’s success and their retail plans for Blaze’s expanding line of retro consoles

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The Evercade platform, augmented by the Game Boy-inspired Super Pocket last year, is about to enjoy a refresh to its console and handheld hardware ahead of an arcade-style system, the Evercade Alpha, joining the line-up at the end of the year. The revised systems, the EXP-R and VS-R, will be bundled with the Tomb Raider …

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Newzoo looks at different generations • Mobile most popular among all ages

PreMortem.Games

Gen Alpha (born 2010 or later / 10-13 y.o.) For Generation Alpha, video games are the number one source of entertainment, with 22% of their leisure time spent on gaming. That percentage jumps to 94% for Gen Alpha and 90% for Gen Z (with 93% and 88% engagement respectively). Gen Z (born 1995-2009 / 14-28 y.o.)

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Sony seeking growth by bringing more first-party games to other platforms

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"A potential driver for [growth] is the first-party title generation because in the past we wanted to popularise consoles," Totoki said (as transcribed by Seeking Alpha ). The purpose of the first-party title was to make the hardware or the console popular. But there is a synergy to it. Read more

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Playground fights led to the sister’s power house Blind Bend Studio

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In true sibling territory-marking fashion, he monopolized the console. But fortune smiled upon Teninke, when her brother eventually “outgrew” his gaming phase, leaving the console all to herself. It wasn’t meant to be “an alpha” of Blind Frontiers, but I managed to combine them,” added Teninke.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

We're continuing on our fortnightly release schedule for alpha snapshots of Godot 4.0 - this time with 4.0 See past alpha releases for details ( alpha 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ). Be aware that during the alpha stage the engine is still not feature-complete or stable. alpha builds. Known issues. Bug reports.

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Acording to Newzoo, 80% of consumers worldwide play video games

PreMortem.Games

Image by Freepik Over three quarters of all consumers around the world play video games and the younger audiences (Gen Alpha and Gen Z) are engaged the most. The most engaged demographics are Gen Alpha and Gen Z, with over 90% of these younger consumers involved in gaming activities.

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The closure of four studios casts a shadow on Microsoft’s commitment to innovative content

PreMortem.Games

It nevertheless came as a surprise when Microsoft emailed everyone about the planned shutdown of four Bethesda Studios last week: Arkane Austin (maker of Redfall), Tango Gameworks (Hi-Fi Rush, The Evil Within), Alpha Dog Games (Mighty Doom), and Roundhouse Studios.

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