Mark Cerny thinks consoles can guide the industry's tech future
Game Developer
JUNE 7, 2024
In Cerny's eyes, console development is a key part of figuring out where technology's headed, regardless of the platform players are on.
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Converting saves, a cross platform journey
Game Developer
JANUARY 15, 2025
In this article about console porting, well discuss specifically the solutions we found to translate the save system.
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Transitioning from PC-only development to multiple platforms
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
An efficient transition requires good organization skills and solid knowledge on how consoles development can be done efficiently.
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GameMaker expands with more free options, replaces two subscriptions with one-time fee
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
The 2D engine is now free for non-commercial use on all non-console platforms and has introduced a new one-time fee catered towards hobbyists and indies.
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EA sunsetting three Battlefield titles on Xbox 360 and PS3
Game Developer
JULY 3, 2024
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, and Battlefield: Hardline will all be pulled from sale on those vintage console platforms.
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Guaranteeing First-Time Console Submission Success: Myth or Possibility?
iXie gaming
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
First-time success in console submission is no small feat. For gaming companies, achieving certification on the initial attempt can mean the difference between a profitable launch and costly delays. Console platforms set a high bar for certification, encompassing stringent compliance, functional, and performance criteria.
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Mobile 3D Games vs. Console Games: What’s the Future of Mobile Gaming?
Big Games
JANUARY 9, 2025
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. Are you also curious about the future of mobile gaming? We will also reveal what we learned while comparing 3D Games to console Games.
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Live service, subscriptions and F2P: A new reality for console gaming
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 1, 2024
Over the last five years there's been tremendous change across console gaming driven by the growth in live service games, the increase in free-to-play titles, and the burgeoning influence of multi-game subscription services. Read more
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Hitman 3 's Stadia transfer process now includes consoles
Game Developer
DECEMBER 15, 2022
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The Top 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools
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.
WHERE’S YOUR HEAD AT? AIRHEAD LANDS TODAY ON PC AND CONSOLES
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Discover the secrets of this beautiful post-apocalyptic platformer from the award-winning publishers of Endling: Extinction Is Forever.
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QORPO brings generative AI features to AneeMate with AWS
AWS Games
DECEMBER 19, 2024
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. Amazon GameLift ensured the game could support high demand from day one.
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Top Unreal Game Development Companies in 2024
Logic Simplified
APRIL 1, 2024
Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased.
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STEAM TRIGGER a new 2.5D Steampunk-Metroidvania game will be released in 2024
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Steampunk-Metroidvania action adventure game "STEAM TRIGGER" on PC platforms and each consoles in 2024. x-climb Inc. Headquarters: Ginza, Tokyo; CEO Atsushi Iburi) will release a new 2.5D
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Only a handful of studios in Slovakia generate the lion share of game revenues
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Pixel Federation is still the biggest game studio in the country, both in employment (270 workers) and revenue. All these numbers and more interesting facts about the Slovakian games industry are taken from the annual report from the Slovak Game Developers Association (SGDA). of game releases. of releases.
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Google opens its $2m fund for Latam indies
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 16, 2024
A group of Latin American game studios will receive a share of $2 million, with each recipient receiving between $150,000 to $200,000. The fund is open to indie game developers that have already launched a game on Google Play or other mobile platforms, PC and console. Read more
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Jackbox Games unlocks new opportunities with Amazon GameLift Streams
AWS Games
MARCH 6, 2025
Based on our experiences talking with other streaming platforms, we were anticipating having to do a custom build, but we didnt need to. The whole process was efficient, and the game looked and sounded great. Updating games has historically been a complicated process for the teamuntil now.
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Take a break from busy GDC and meet Dutch developers at The Netherlands Lounge
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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Behind the Veil: The Complexities of Game Development and Market Reception
Game Dev Unchained
MAY 17, 2023
In the expansive and rapidly evolving world of video games, the stakes have never been higher. The rise of increasingly intricate and expensive game schemes has not only upped the ante for game developers but also heightened the expectations of an ever-demanding audience. “Game schemes are expensive. .
Scaling Art Production for Live-Service Games: Challenges, Innovations, and Future-Ready Pipelines
iXie gaming
MARCH 2, 2025
How do top game studios maintain a constant flow of high-quality assets without bottlenecks? The answer lies in scalable art production pipelines that balance speed, quality, and cross-platform optimization. Live-service game development presents unique challenges that traditional pipelines werent designed to handle.
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The Role of Post-Launch Support in Game Development
Starloop Studios
JULY 17, 2024
In the modern gaming industry, the game development process rarely ends after launch and continues in another form with post-launch support. 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.
The transition to live services continues | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 13, 2023
For decades, conventional wisdom about game development has stated that the launch of a new hardware generation would bring with it a step change in costs.
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Developers’ Guide to Multi-Platform Game UI Design Best Practices
Starloop Studios
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Game UI design for multiplatform projects is a significant challenge for game developers. Video game UI requires certain elements regardless of platform, but the platforms can have wildly different requirements from game UI design.
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Mobile vs. Console Gaming: A Detailed Guide
Juego Studio
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
The advancement in technology has given rise to many gaming platforms. Consoles and mobiles are two of them. Both platforms have their advantages and disadvantages. Consoles have larger screens, and high-quality graphics, and can perform multiple actions using game controllers.
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5 Tactics for the Volatile PC/Console Market
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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Video Game Development Trends That You Should Know
Moonmana
JULY 25, 2022
What are the fresh trends in the gaming industry? The last few years have been motivating the game development field quite actively. Game developers, designers, and artists had to be quite inventive and creative to move it forward. Video games development incorporates PC games and consoles.
6 Best Console Game Testing Practices to Wow Your Players
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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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement
Game Refinery
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Of course, we’re referencing the action RPG’s collaboration with Dave the Diver , a restaurant management sim turned action-adventure fishing hit that has sold over three million copies across PC and console.
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Why 70% of Developers Prefer Unity for Mobile Game Development
iXie gaming
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Unity provides numerous essential tools to facilitate seamless mobile game development. It allows developers to create and optimize their games for hundreds or even thousands of mobile devices. This makes it a complete, scalable, and seamless mobile game development solution. Let’s find out.
Add eSports mode to expand your game and gain a new income stream with Moxy
PreMortem.Games
JUNE 1, 2023
Disclosure: This article has been written as a part of a paid cooperation with Moxy Moxy , founded by a group of game industry veterans and blockchain experts, aims to transform the gaming landscape by providing a platform for eSports-style competitive gaming with real rewards for existing games.
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AWS gears up for action-packed Gamescom and Devcom 2024
AWS Games
AUGUST 15, 2024
One of the world’s most anticipated games industry events, the conference brings together developers, publishers, hardware manufacturers, and cloud providers from around the world alongside the gaming community to celebrate industry achievements and discuss the trends shaping the industry’s future. Register here. Register here.
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7 Game Testing Techniques You Must Master to Achieve Infallible Console Games
iXie gaming
AUGUST 8, 2023
Game lovers can agree that the quality of a gaming application is the most exciting thing about a game setup. Game QA is an integral part of game development which ensures that the end products of console games are safeguarded against glitches.
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Top Emerging Free Game Development Tools and Trends!
Big Games
JANUARY 8, 2024
Have you ever dreamt of crafting your own epic game? Buckle up, aspiring developers, because the barrier to entry just shrunk to the size of a pixel! We’re talking free game development software , mind-blowing technology, and trends hotter than a dragon’s breath. And guess what? Let’s jump in!
The Advantages of PC Game Development
Starloop Studios
AUGUST 24, 2022
The gaming industry continues to grow year after year and proves to be one of the most popular forms of entertainment out there. It’s never been easier to find games to play due to their accessibility on consoles, mobile devices, and PC. Each platform has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, but PC [.].
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Level-Up Mood Board Creation with Amazon Bedrock and Miro – Part 1
AWS Games
JULY 3, 2024
These versatile tools empower artists and designers to visualize concepts and establish a cohesive vision across various creative industries, including: Video Game Development: Shaping the visual identity of characters, environments, and user interfaces. In this blog post, we will use the Stable Diffusion (SDXL 1.0)
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Untold Stories of ex-Activision Blizzard King’s Founders
Deconstructor of Fun
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Finally, we concentrated exclusively on the gaming industry. While this includes companies beyond game development — such as platforms, tech solutions, and web3 startups — all the entities in our study operate within the gaming sector. 4 mobile games developers, founded mainly by former King’s employees. —
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What Makes Unity So Popular for Game Development
iXie gaming
JULY 23, 2023
In this article, we will discuss the factors that contribute to Unity’s continued dominance in the game development industry. Users find Unity’s developer-friendly interface to be easy to use and intuitive, which makes it simple for them to bring their original ideas to life.
New Solution Guidance for building scalable cross-platform game backends on AWS
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. Customers share with us that setting up a game backend service requires a fair amount of undifferentiated heavy lifting.
Top 5 Coding Languages Compatible with the Unity Game Development Engine
iXie gaming
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Unity is a leading game development engine used by about 70% of game developers globally. This platform provides numerous features and tools to build games for several devices, including consoles, desktops, virtual reality/augmented reality, and mobile devices. But Why C# For Unity Game Development?
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Unreal Engine for Android Game Development: What to Expect
Moonmana
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Mobile games are currently at the peak of their popularity. They continue to attract diverse audiences all over the globe, and game developers, for their part, continue offering unique and thrilling titles to suit any taste. . Game development companies catch the wave and try to please picky gamers with compelling mobile games.
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From past responses you clearly have some experience with the console cert process. I was wondering: why do so few games offer cross platform play? Does the cert process become disproportionately more difficult when communicating to other systems becomes involved? Or is it just a difficult feature from a purely engineering pov? Thank you!
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.
iXie’s Guide to Mastering Cross-Platform Compatibility Testing for Your Game
iXie gaming
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
As the world goes digital, the diversity in platforms and devices that users interact with has significantly increased. But what does that mean to the game development fraternity? Well, it implies that cross-platform compatibility testing is more critical than ever. What is Cross-Platform Compatibility Testing?
Best Online Game Development Solutions for Your Smartphones
Big Games
AUGUST 17, 2021
You can create a good game only through a dedicated software or a game engine. Game App Development Solution The demand for game apps on mobile phones has increased, and many game development companies are interested in developing mobile games.
How Do You Enter The Game Development Industry As A Beginner?
Big Games
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The realm of game development is a captivating blend of creativity, technology, and passion. If you are a beginner and thinking of entering this world of game development, then this can be both an exciting & daunting journey. What is Game Development? What draws you to the world of game development?
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