Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2023

E pic’s user-generated content (UGC) domination has required thousands of employees and 5 years of development but pays off with 40% of player game time and $350M generated from creator worlds. 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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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 26, 2024

This conversation painted a nuanced picture of the current market, particularly the PC/console segment, and offered a glimpse into its future trajectory. Mobile Opening Up: mobile gaming is set to grow by 3%, driven by improving economic conditions, platforms opening up, and increasing the success of existing big hits.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 26, 2024

Content stays king. Console gaming is on track to reach $44.9 Console hardware sales are projected to decline sharply by 31% in 2024 and another -11% in 2025E, due to the end of the current console generation cycle. billion in consumer spending in 2025E , up 4.6% year-over-year. year-over-year to $186 billion in 2024.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

While most types of game testing can be conducted by a keen-eyed tester who understands games, compliance testing requires talent with a deep understanding of the platform being tested on. But why is compliance testing so important and how does iXie deliver first-submission passes across platforms? Let’s have a look.

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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? Let’s find out.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In order to solve this, the any third party developer needs to build a system that can take data from any supported service and translate it in real time so all players on other platforms understand what's happening in the game. Every sale within that walled garden typically earns the platform owner a 30% cut.

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Game Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

On consoles, where access to publishing is tougher, they are far less common. Mostly, this is to do with the console business model, which favors big productions that offer consumers multiple hours of gameplay. The way we see it, console players are still getting to learn about that option but it’s been a slower process.”

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AWS Games

AUGUST 3, 2023

Games are increasingly cross-platform and online, and game developers need to develop secure and scalable backend features to support these online elements of their games. Developers also want to allow players to play with their friends across platforms, and move gameplay between those platforms to provide a seamless player experience.

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Game Development for Beginners

MAY 19, 2023

Unity 3D is a powerful and widely used cross-platform game engine for game development. Game development Before delving.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

From strategy development, content creation, coding to testing, the development process reflects on the successful delivery of the game. Console Game Development As a leading unreal game development studio, we have delivered robust console titles for PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo platforms. Is it well-defined?

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Starloop Studios

JULY 17, 2024

New releases across all platforms, including mobile, console, and PC, generally receive varying degrees of post-launch support with game updates comprising bug fixes, new content, and more. In the modern gaming industry, the game development process rarely ends after launch and continues in another form with post-launch support.

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AWS Games

JUNE 15, 2023

x Components Installed Development environment setup This section will walk you through the steps required to get an Unreal Engine 5 dedicated server compiled for the LinuxArm64 platform which is compatible with running on an AWS Graviton3 instance. To do that, select the Content Drawer in the bottom left of the editor screen.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The two largest recipients of these flows in recent years have been: Web3 / crypto / blockchain games PC + console / Games-as-a-Service (GaaS) I’m not going to talk about crypto, suffice to say that its prospects currently look about as bleak as SBF’s. The pivot into PC and GaaS is more interesting. Games become more expensive to make.

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Greenheart Games

MARCH 8, 2018

We have added the Ninvento Swap to the platform list, including a corresponding news story telling you all about bitter cartridges. – Mods can now add their own settings UI to the game’s settings-panel via a call to `GDT.addSettingsTab(title, content);` ( documentation ). Added: Translations of new content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

source: Newzoo reports Despite the unprecedented slate of blockbuster titles, console games grew at a slower pace than inflation. Diablos, EAFC, Madden, Hogwarts Legacy, Baldurs Gate 3, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom… 2023 seemed like the year for consoles with all those blockbusters launching back-to-back. Yet this did not materialize.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

PVP Shooters on console have been the dominant genre for nearly 20 years. In 2007 Infinity Ward released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which exploded on consoles and changed the industry -- Online Multiplayer shooters were no longer a “side mode” to your campaign -- but the dominant form of engagement.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Norsfell has grown from a small startup developing mobile games into a studio with nearly 40 team members who helped launch the award-winning multi-platform game, “ Tribes of Midgard.” The team collaborated with Epic to ensure a successful launch on all platforms.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

Our opinion on why is in line with Ilkka’s words above The lack of successful new game launches by Supercell stems mainly from the fact that all their games after Brawl Stars only offered incremental innovation over products that already existed in mobile , instead of a more disruptive proposal on the platform.

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Both Sony and Microsoft have demanded “exclusive content” for their versions of the game ever since Microsoft’s first Xbox. Third party publishers got around this primarily by giving each platform the equivalent of launch DLC (a single platform-exclusive skin or weapon or something) in order to obey the letter of the law.

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Game Daily

JUNE 24, 2023

In the public sphere of new product presentations, media interviews and financial statements, game console executives are normally found reciting blandishments, massaging facts to their own ends, and dodging anything that might reflect poorly on their ambitions. bosses of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Breaking into the top of the genre requires often massive development investments, an unrivaled content pipeline, and superb live operations - and often an appealing IP. A smaller studio can still build a very healthy and sustainable business with a very smart approach to content development. Small Giant did it with Puzzle and Empires.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The conversation covers a gamut of topics, ranging from macroeconomics and behavioral economics to generative AI, Unity's strategic shifts, the dynamics of the console market, and much more. Amid these uncertainties, Chris reflects on the unknowns looming over the console gaming landscape.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 11, 2023

Every day, new games are released across all platforms, each focusing on a distinct genre. Additionally, several games have platforming features, secret stages, and hidden treasure chests, all encouraging exploration, discovery and storytelling. Adventure games are likely for those who enjoy exploring and finding new experiences.

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Game Errors

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

COD Vanguard is a first-person shooter game that can be played on a wide range of platforms, that includes Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS 4, and PS 5. While users have been complaining that Vanguard keeps crashing on all platforms, in this post, we will troubleshoot the issue with Xbox. Check if the console is overheated.

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Game Analytics

JANUARY 3, 2023

While Cosmodread has had approximately 25,000 players on Steam alone and sold up to 250,000 units worldwide , across all major platforms. VR was in its early stages, so the platform was unstable. And even more so in VR, considering how immersive these games are compared to mobile, console and PC. Here’s what he had to say.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The specifics of each game vary depending on various parameters, such as the source and target platforms and creative license used. Game porting involves adapting a game initially designed to run on a specific platform to run on another or several other platforms. But what is game porting? Let’s find out. What is Game Porting?

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Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

We’re also zooming in on trends that’ll have your game soaring across platforms, rocking real-time multiplayer, and even letting players team up and build together. Here are some of them: AI-Powered Content Creators Ludo AI: This tool excels at generating gameplay concepts and mechanics based on your preferences.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Xsolla has dedicated tools that will help you create your own online commerce platform, improve your performance marketing and discoverability, and expand your game business on mobile and PC. The winners are decided, both on PC/Consoles (Warzone, Fortnite, Apex Legends) and on mobile (PUBG Mobile, Free Fire, and Call of Duty).

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Moonmana

JULY 25, 2022

Video games development incorporates PC games and consoles. According to the freshest statistics by Newzoo, in 2022 the industry continues to grow and become even more profitable worldwide, where the key driver belongs to console games. Cross-platform Video Game Development Trends. AAA video game development trends.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. With Xsolla you can easily launch your own cross-platform player account system Let your players stay connected and engaged no matter which platform they play on. The money you save on platform fees will go directly into further improving and growing your games.

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Moonmana

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Among such important pillars as experience, smooth development processes, and a strong team, using an outstanding platform cannot also be underestimated. Unreal Engine is an all-in-one platform that allows for the development of different game types, so each stage of the development cycle can be performed using it.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 31, 2023

With games being continuously updated with patches, expansions, and new content over extended periods, the testing workload continues to grow. Compatibility and Platform Fragmentation Games are developed for various platforms, including consoles, PCs, mobile devices, and virtual reality systems.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The platform killed the booming gaming business by handicapping the distribution channels used to grow our games. I believe that mobile games could be facing the same deliberate death-by-a-platform as games Facebook suffered a decade ago. Platforms see that apps are their new growth engine. But sadly, it’s not. Not games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 2, 2020

Budgets for AAA console games could be more like $20M-$50M (notwithstanding Activision’s $200M+ budgets for Call of Duty although also including marketing and distribution). When we look at the landscape of the biggest and most successful game content companies today, we see that brand is the most common defensibility. Firebase), etc.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Cross-Platform Compatibility Cross-platform gameplay is one of the biggest game development trends of 2023. More gamers prefer games that can be played on multiple devices, including consoles, laptops, and mobile devices. So, game developers must seek mobile game engines that support cross-platform development.

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Game Dev Unchained

JUNE 27, 2023

. “What started as a thesis project at the University of Southern California became a game development journey encompassing VR hardware and software development, to gaming for VR consumer platforms, and even dabbling in location-based VR experiences before COVID hit,” shared Silkin.

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Game Errors

APRIL 19, 2023

Many players on various platforms, including Reddit and Gamespot forums, have reported the same issue. Table of contents: Clear browser cache Change the DNS Settings Re-Link Your Account to PSN Update Your Console 1. Make sure the PS4 console is turned on and connected. You’re not alone.

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