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Nintendo: Switch not bound by "traditional concept" of lifecycles

Game Developer

The wildly successful console recently topped 132 million lifetimes sales.

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Mobile 3D Games vs. Console Games: What’s the Future of Mobile Gaming?

Big Games

As technology pushes the limits of what is possible on a small device, its clear that the future of gaming is shifting from console games to mobile 3D gaming. We will also reveal what we learned while comparing 3D Games to console Games. Lets discuss what is the core difference between console and 3D games.

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How to market console and PC games in a mobile world

GamesIndustry.biz

Traditionally, the console and PC gaming markets have operated very differently to mobile. But that’s changing as technological advancements are allowing mobile developers to bring their games to console, and vice versa. Plus, as recent major acquisitions show, console and PC-first publishers are eyeing up the mobile market.

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

PreMortem.Games

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. Concept art by Charles Dauphin. Among the assortment of games, at Teninke’s disposal, one stood out like a shiny pearl.

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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

Game Refinery

Here are just a few examples: Cooking Madness looked at how it could further monetize the concept beyond pickaxes with Pirate Treasure, which features a $4.99 premium battle pass. Candy Crush Saga took an unsurprisingly sweet approach to the Digging craze with Baker’s Box , which swaps sand for cookies and pickaxes for spoons.

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Destiny 2 | Games of the Year 2022

GamesIndustry.biz

Truly one of the most captivating sci-fi universes I've ever spent time in"I didn't quite grasp the concept of a live service on consoles back then, I wanted the content I'd paid for immediately and fully. I picked up the first game at launch and within a week, had traded it in.

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Tape to Tape by Excellent Rectangle is the world’s first hockey roguelite

PreMortem.Games

You may read about it, but truly grasping the concept required getting our hands dirty. We’re hoping for an awesome release on Steam Early Access and for a great year of development while preparing the game for home consoles”, says Julien. “We Managing small development objectives is really challenging when starting in the industry.

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