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Analysis • Sony moves away from customer electronics to become a media empire

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For years I’ve characterized the Japanese powerhouse predominantly as a consumer electronics manufacturer. Unlike Microsoft, which develops operating and application software, and Nintendo, which considers itself a toymaker, Sony has long focused on building high-quality media devices. Blu-Ray) of its devices.

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EA investing in building "games as a platform"

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Electronic Arts says its future lies in developing "games as a platform," building on the success it has seen with live service models for titles such as FIFA, The Sims and Apex Legends.

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Electronic Arts streamlines game patching with AWS

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Electronic Arts (EA) engages players around the globe in immersive games across PC, console, and mobile. KVP creates metadata of the game builds and uses the metadata to compute the differences between the latest and all prior versions. This post was co-authored by Bryan Chiu, Site Reliability Engineer, EA.

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What build system do AAA studios typically use? I know that Electronic Arts has their own build system, but is this common?

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Every major studio I've worked at generally has their own automated build system. These build systems are not shared between projects at the same publisher. This is because each game has its own file structure, asset list, and scripts that must be processed alongside building the code in order to result in a functioning game build.

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Oscar Salandin, developer of BOTSU Ridicuous Robots: “Solo dev can be lonely” 

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Oscar Salandin , known as Peculiar Pixels, received a major validation for his debut game, BOTSU Ridiculous Robots , by being named the Overall Winner at the Develop Indie Showcase Awards 2024. The English solo developer began his journey right after the Pandemic. Why did you become a solo developer? “I

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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India

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So we had to build all of that on our own. Three Oscars Shalin Shodhan is no stranger to building immersive worlds. At Electronic Arts he did the graphics in Will Wright’s team that created Spore. So we’ve tried to build a framework for what Dotson is and isn’t, we creatively explore that space to delight the audience.

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EA restructuring, laying off 6% of workforce

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Electronic Arts today announced that it will be laying off approximately 6% of its staff as part of a restructuring plan that also includes optimizing its real estate portfolio and re-focusing its efforts around growth opportunities.