GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As the ninth generation enters mid-life, the rumour mill has started again on what new console hardware will look like. If there is one thing the video game industry does very well, that is jumping on trends, especially if plenty of money could be made. This time it’s all about gaming mobility.

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JULY 6, 2023

Integrating its Atari VCS console and game library with Playmaji's Polymega allows Atari to refresh its hardware operations after a shaky half-year in 2022.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

With Mixed Reality (MR) as a key feature in current and next generation VR hardware and headsets, many developers are wondering if their console skill sets transfer to more virtual settings.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Author: Richard Dansky Every video game ultimately becomes a story. The elements of the game, even and perhaps especially the narrative ones, are inert until they are suddenly interacted with by the player. The game, in all its complexity and grandeur and expense and expended sweat, comes down to a story.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Developers at Pearl Abyss, Round8 Studio, Shift Up, and other studios say developers and players in the region want to break out of the free-to-play market.

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JULY 30, 2024

Developers Squid Shock and Stairway are unable to push console updates, and the former is resorting to Patreon while looking for a solution.

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MARCH 7, 2023

Gameloft will still make mobile games, but it sounds like it wants to continue pursuing the PC and console crowd after the success of Disney Dreamlight Valley.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

NCSoft and SIE plan to partner on a number of "global businesses.across and beyond genres and regions," including the mobile games space.

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JUNE 17, 2024

CI will handle the console publishing for the alleged Lords of the Fallen 2, but Epic Games has the sequel for its PC storefront.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

No game left behind.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

UK players spent 2022 buying games from their phone or consoles instead of dealing with traffic and physical lines.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Frostpunk 2 creator said Project 8 had too many 'unresolved issues and challenges' to continue development, which initially started back in 2018.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With River End under its belt, Nordcurrent aims to get deeper into the console and PC game market while maintaining its strong mobile presence.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 20, 2024

The games industry is in constant flux; what we think we know today as fact is gone often completely different the next day. Developers used to have to partner with publishers for their games to reach market; now they can use digital platforms and release their wares into the world without a middle man. Read more

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

More third-party studios are speaking out about their difficulties making (or porting) their games for Xbox's dual current-gen consoles.

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APRIL 15, 2024

Console hardware and digital software sales propped up the latest valuation.

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JULY 8, 2024

As Cities: Skylines II's one-year anniversary draws closer, the game is facing a tumultuous rehabilitation and expansion.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A new program within the Xbox Research division allows developers to give the console maker feedback and help it improve in key areas.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Console gaming is dying. In the early 2000s, it was PC gaming that was dying. Consoles were booming, piracy was putting off publishers, and the same old games were topping the charts. If you've been in this business for more than 15 years, you've probably heard a sentence like that before.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Kinetic Games' paranormal horror game has sold nearly 22 million total copies since its Early Access launch in 2020.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

With much of Xbox' playerbase already converted to Game Pass, Microsoft has dreams of taking the service to its distinguished console competitors.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Here's how these developers are pushing the limits of an outdated console that was famously hard to develop for.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 8, 2023

£167 million worth of video game consoles, accessories and physical games were sold over the Black Friday week in the UK, GfK reveals. It's the third biggest Black Friday for video games so far. The UK physical video games market saw a revenue jump of 22% compared with last year's event. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

On the surface, it looks like it's been a banner year for video game console sales. Overall in every major market, video game console sales are up. PS5 sales are up over 100% in some European countries, while Nintendo Switch sales are incredibly up year-on-year, despite it approaching its seventh anniversary.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

76% of children in the US are planning to ask for game-related gifts this holiday season, with almost half of those surveyed requesting consoles. Read more

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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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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Now that Nintendo Switch Online has games from the Game Boy family, the Switch is even more of a handheld console than before.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Microsoft today addressed recent reports and rumors about a change to its first-party strategy in an Xbox podcast presentation, confirming that a slate of four titles would be released on non-Xbox consoles. Read more

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MAY 24, 2023

Sony's pitch seems to be that this console generation is just beginning.

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JULY 10, 2023

Games from older consoles are being made less and less available to the point so much of the industry's history could easily vanish without any real effort.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 25, 2024

Some of the biggest titles of the past few years have demonstrated that mobile platforms do not need to be a lesser alternative to a title's home console editions. Other titles from major IP holders are now set to have simultaneous releases across both home consoles, PC, and mobile devices. Read more

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MAY 31, 2023

Epic Games, the publisher behind Alan Wake 2, a premium single-player game on consoles and PC, is defying consumer expectation by releasing the game as an exclusively digital release.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Apple revealed the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro series, powered by a redesigned GPU, with exclusive ports of AAA console and PC games. This insight explores its importance, and why meaningful gains for publishers are far from guaranteed.

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MAY 28, 2024

Adding controller support to the PC version of Besiege isn't as simple as copy-and-pasting its console counterpart's code.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 4, 2024

Everyone’s favourite candid games exec, Phil Spencer, was in the news last week discussing the concerning ‘lack of growth’ in video games. Game Pass has clearly disrupted things, but it’s not transformed the business in the way subscriptions have in movies and music. And the results have been mixed.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Like with the original Final Fantasy 7, PlayStation will be the only console home for Square Enix's remake games.

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APRIL 7, 2023

Over on the Xbox Series X|S, unofficial emulators are out as Microsoft cracks down on third-party apps that let players access games from older console hardware.

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