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How Mobile Game Developers Are Using Anime to Boost Engagement and Revenue Across the Globe

Game Refinery

Anime has always had an immense following in Japan and Asia, but its popularity in the West has grown significantly over the past decade. The US anime market is expected to be valued at over $60bn by 2030 , more than twice what it was a decade ago.

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Check out Wendi Ndaki’s animated podcast Creative Tech Convos

PreMortem.Games

In this series, she dives into the personal and professional journeys of creative tech professionals in the video game industry. Readers of PreMortem.Games will undoubtedly recognize her name, as she’s a regular contributor known for her in-depth profiles of professionals in the African gaming scene. Check out her story below.

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Column • The Pure Product – Every video game ultimately becomes a story

PreMortem.Games

Author: Richard Dansky Every video game ultimately becomes a story. The elements of the game, even and perhaps especially the narrative ones, are inert until they are suddenly interacted with by the player. That series of encounters with things animate and inanimate gets strung together into what can only be defined as a story.

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From Concept to Completion: Navigating the Game Art Production Pipeline 

iXie gaming

Behind every immersive world lies a meticulously crafted game art pipeline, a process where raw ideas evolve into interactive, polished assets. Game art isnt just about making things look good. In the early days of game development, creating assets was a fragmented, time-consuming process.

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The Art of 2.5D: How It’s Redefining Game Design 

iXie gaming

While 3D dominates modern game development, 2.5D continues to evolve, leveraging AI, modern rendering techniques, and cutting-edge game engines to push the boundaries of game design. Works While 2D and 3D have traditionally been viewed as separate paths in game development, 2.5D From indie studios to AAA developers, 2.5D

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Scaling Art Production for Live-Service Games: Challenges, Innovations, and Future-Ready Pipelines 

iXie gaming

Live-service games have transformed the gaming industry, shifting from standalone releases to dynamic, continuously evolving experiences. But behind every update lies a complex art production pipeline that must scale efficiently while maintaining artistic integrity and production efficiency. These include: (i).

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Translation studio Transperfect acquires support dev Technicolor Games

Game Developer

As part of Transperfect's game division, Technicolor will 'reinforce its reputation as a premier provider of art, animation, and VFX services to the global video game industry.'

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