GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 5, 2024

You can read all our South Africa Games Week articles on this page. Nyamakop, arguably one of the most well known studios within South Africa, was founded in 2016, initially as a business endeavour to turn a university project into a commercial game, which became 2018's Semblance. "We Read more

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 4, 2023

Top image by Freepik The games industry has been one of the most resilient and profitable sectors in the entertainment industry. According to Newzoo’s PC & Console Gaming Report , the PC and console market still outperformed previous forecasts despite a slight decline of revenue (-2,2% year over year) in 2022.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 13, 2024

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. Stick with the winners while it’s still winter.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 8, 2024

The the first time in over ten years, video games is not the UK's biggest entertainment medium. ERA, which is the UK trade body representing video, music and games retailers, says that revenue made by video games in the UK reached £4.74 billion, a rise of 2.9% over the year before. Read more

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2025

Game consoles are primarily platforms on which to deliver content to players, alongside PC, mobile, VR, and other various devices. Adding or fragmenting more exclusive content among more platforms isn't necessarily a good thing. They're all essentially fighting over distribution of the same pool of overall content.

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The Bottom Feeder

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When I'm between writing games, I spend a lot of time playing them. Part of the reason I play the hot new games is, of course, to find ideas to steal. Another part is to try to reawaken my interest in video games. After the exhaustion of shipping a game, I have a period of deep uncaring about the medium. What Is UFO50?

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Picking a live service title for my 2022 game of the year felt like a bit of a copout, and I'm sure at any other game website, it may be perceived as such. If this piece had to be about a game released this year, I have some solid favourites: God of War: Ragnarok, Citizen Sleeper, and Neon White, to name a few. Read more.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention. Several exploration games also incorporate similar story designs. The core gameplay in Gossip Harbor.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

Live-service games have transformed the gaming industry, shifting from standalone releases to dynamic, continuously evolving experiences. Titles like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Genshin Impact have redefined player engagement through frequent content drops, seasonal events, and community-driven updates. These include: (i).

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Written by Adam Telfer , our razor-sharp Canadian co-host who doesn’t just play games—Adam both builds and dissects them. As a badass product leader, Adam cuts through the noise with no-nonsense insights into what makes games tick and why some crash and burn. PVP Shooters on console have been the dominant genre for nearly 20 years.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

Now that Mordhau has arrived on both PlayStation and Xbox , console players finally get the chance to hack & slash their way through medieval battlegrounds. The brutal and bloody combat game from Slovenian developer Triternion has already been very successful for the last 4 years on PC.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 4, 2024

Wildermyth developer Worldwalker Games will be on a hiatus for the foreseeable future. In a post shared on social media , the studio's co-owner Nate Austin shared that active development on the 2021 RPG is now complete and players shouldn't expect new content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2023

Written by Tiffany Keller , who is a Director of Product and investor with a decade of experience in mobile games across Scopely, Activision Blizzard, Miniclip, and Zynga. Can slow-rolling UGC pack the punch Mediatonic needs to defend the knockout genre on the console before mobile competitors eat their lunch?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

Want to get away from the hustle and bustle in the Moscone Centre and just have a good conversation and decent coffee with Dutch games industry professionals? Here you will find game developers, publishers and tool- and tech providers ready to do business. We create games that make you smile”, says CEO Stein Damen. “By

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 16, 2023

The veterans who left Need for Speed developer Criterion in December last year have reunited to form a new AAA studio: Fuse Games. The new outfit has been founded by studio general manager Matt Webster, head of content Steve Uphill, head of production Pete Lake, head of technology Andrei Shires, and head of operations Alan McDairmant.

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Nvidia

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Many PC games are designed around an eight-core console with an assumption that their software threading system ‘just works’ on all PCs, especially. This was a reasonable assumption not too long ago when most PCs had similar core counts to consoles: the CPUs were just faster and performance just scaled.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Grabbing the attention of gamers is challenging in a crowded market, but QORPO s unique video gaming experiences stand out. Leveraging many managed services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the game developer, publisher, and solutions provider accelerated creative game development for popular titles like Citizen Conflict.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

A role that she holds dear and that inspired her to establish her company Kucheza Gaming. In 2020 she decided to channel her decade-plus entrepreneurial experience into her current venture leaving everything behind to focus on gaming. The Kucheza family Bukola’s childhood was filled with a lot more physical playing than video games.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

Image: pikisuperstar on Freepik Newzoo’s Global Gamer Study 2023 is a true treasure trove of interesting facts about the people out there that hopefully end up with your game in their hands. Did you know that more than half of all people with an internet connection play games? Or that 87% of players spend money on in-game items?

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 8, 2024

When you live in a country that houses twenty percent of the entire world’s population, yet hardly see a genuine and honest representation of that country in video games, it’s time to take matters into your own hands. And that’s precisely what Shalin Shodhan is doing with his studio, Masala Games. explains Shodhan. says Shodhan.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 3, 2024

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 study surveys over 73,000 consumers across 36 markets every year to provide insight into gaming trends, player behaviors, and spending patterns.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 11, 2023

He decided to leave his career in banking for video game development a month before his 25th birthday. His journey took an exciting turn when he landed a full sponsorship from the French Embassy in Kenya to visit Rubika, a leading school for Video Games, 2D/3D Animation, and Design in France.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Top image by Freepik In their latest report , Newzoo looks at how different generations engage with gaming. It will come as no surprise that across all age groups people play games, but there are some significant differences between the older and newer generations. With each passing generation, gaming becomes more popular.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 26, 2024

Layoffs continue to haunt everyone as game makers collectively focus on efficiency and profitability in an effort to stay alive long enough to make it to 2025. Content stays king. Mobile gaming continues to dominate this category, accounting for $109.6 Mobile gaming continues to dominate this category, accounting for $109.6

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

After speaking with a broad range of decision-makers, executives, and creatives over the past several months, I’ve identified a partial explanation for the paradox of an immensely successful yet tumultuous video game industry. Each cycle typically lasts about a decade and directly shapes how games are created, distributed, and consumed.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Similarly, in a game development setup, various virtual reality tools have become easily accessible to both creators and consumers to create and encounter immersive experiences. 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools There are a range of tools and frameworks that are being used for VR game development projects.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Electronic Arts (EA) engages players around the globe in immersive games across PC, console, and mobile. Known for popular game franchises including EA Sports FC, Madden NFL, Battlefield, and Apex Legends, EA regularly releases new game versions to mitigate issues, make improvements, and add new in-game content.

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Using the high-quality and uniquely designed PS4 to play games is an exciting and thrilling experience. Unfortunately, like many other consoles, PS4 experiences errors occasionally that get in the way of gaming. These errors pop up and prevent access to several games if not all. What is PS4 cannot use the content error?

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Game Development News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Video Game Market “ Savvy analyst Matt Piscatella walked online viewers through a ream of stats and information about how gaming has settled into a “new normal” in 2023, following the boom and droop of the pandemic, and its aftermath. it draws upon a long legacy of solid data collection and reporting.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2023

The success of The Last of Us is, according to analysts, more than just a successful adaptation of a gaming franchise; it is the culmination of Sony’s gradual transition to becoming a media company. Sony currently maintains its dominant position in console gaming with a 2-to-1 ratio for installed devices compared to its main rival Microsoft.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. However, as we wrote last year , many top-grossing mobile games have found that minigames are the best way to boost UA and player retention.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Testing console games is crucial in ensuring your game functions as intended before releasing it to the audience. While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach for testing your console game, several best practices can help you test your console game thoroughly. But why is console game testing important?

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Game Errors

APRIL 25, 2023

For many players of the Rockstar game, it has become a frustrating experience for them to encounter the Error In Content Enumeration GTA 5 problem. This is the error you get when you’re in story mode on GTA 5, and your saved game data can’t be loaded, or the game will not launch at all. Clean your console cache.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 26, 2024

Written by Adam Telfer , our razor-sharp Canadian co-host who doesn’t just play games—Adam both builds and dissects them. As a badass product leader, Adam cuts through the noise with no-nonsense insights into what makes games tick and why some crash and burn. Survive till 2025" seems to be the gaming industry's new mantra.

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Game Development News

JANUARY 28, 2025

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. Momentum for 2025s biggest UK event for video games continues to build – with speakers and side events added to the London Games Festival schedule as tickets officially go on sale.

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