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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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. If yes, this blog will identify some key points and how such technology is transforming the scope of games. How Mobile Technology is Changing The Gaming Landscape?
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QORPO brings generative AI features to AneeMate with AWS
AWS Games
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Most recently, QORPO integrated Amazon GameLift into its infrastructure to enable scalable cross-platform server hosting and matchmaking across titles. The platform is developed with blockchain technology, bridging Web2 and Web3 gaming experiences. Amazon GameLift is very user-friendly and easy to scale for our needs.
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How to market console and PC games in a mobile world
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 20, 2023
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. Meanwhile, some of the most successful titles are embracing a cross-platform strategy from conception.
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Warner Bros. addressing "volatile" AAA console space with live services, mobile free-to-play
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 5, 2024
Discovery has been historically focused on AAA console games, but the company's CEO and president of global streaming and games JB Perrette wants to change that. The gaming business of Warner Bros.
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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. Controlling costs at scale Bringing any one game to a streaming platform for the first time can be a major undertaking and Jackbox Games has a sizable game library.
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W4 Games Release Godot W4 Console Pricing
Game From Scratch
DECEMBER 12, 2023
GameFromScratch.com W4 Games Release Godot W4 Console Pricing W4 Games, the Godot focused development company which just received an additional $15M in funding, just announced pricing for W4 Console.
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How Cloud Gaming Will Change the Mobile Game Development Landscape?
Big Games
JANUARY 12, 2025
This rapid growth highlights a major technological shift in the gaming industry, where accessibility and innovation take center stage. As mobile gaming continues dominating the gaming market, developers are increasingly looking toward cloud technology to enhance user experiences and streamline workflows. What is Cloud Gaming?
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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Newzoo’s latest report: Almost 9 in 10 gamers spend money on in-game items
PreMortem.Games
JUNE 22, 2023
More than one platform Almost half of all gamers actively play on more than one platform. A particularly appealing segment is the tri-platform players, who have played games across all three platforms within the past six months. Console gaming has the highest players-to-payers conversion, mobile gaming has the lowest.
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Aldora market forecast 2025: Game Industry is slowly moving upward
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 26, 2024
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. Emerging Technologies show promise, due to aggressive investments from large tech firms (ie. billion (3.6% billion (3.1%
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Technology Advancements Impacting Esports Gaming
iXie gaming
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Behind this growing demand lies various technologies impacting eSports gaming. In fact, technological advancements in eSports have been a key source of growth for the gaming sector. New technologies have seen the eSports industry become more and more competitive. Well, it makes it easier for the public to play games.
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Godot and consoles, all you need to know
Mircosoft Game Dev
JULY 14, 2022
The subject of running Godot games on consoles pops up very often. In this article you will find information about the following topics: How console development works. The challenges that Godot faces for supporting those platforms. Which alternatives exist to publish your Godot games for consoles.
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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. Nothing like this currently exists.”
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Scaling Art Production for Live-Service Games: Challenges, Innovations, and Future-Ready Pipelines
iXie gaming
MARCH 2, 2025
The answer lies in scalable art production pipelines that balance speed, quality, and cross-platform optimization. Cross-Platform Considerations Live-service games must be optimized for PC, console, and mobile. Cloud-Based Collaboration Studios leverage real-time cloud collaboration platforms like: (i).
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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
On the technical side, the various walled garden networks - PSN, XBL, Nintendo Online - each have their own set of protocols, ports, technology, etc. There's a good reason for this - they weren't built by the same people or using the same technology, so their internal workings are all different.
AWS gears up for action-packed Gamescom and Devcom 2024
AWS Games
AUGUST 15, 2024
Historically, it’s also been a forum for launching new game development offerings, making partnership announcements, and debuting compelling technology demos. The demo illustrates how the technology can make NPCs more dynamic and intelligent to enhance the player experience. Register here.
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The Top 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools
Logic Simplified
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
It is highly extensible, and is available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, providing a common ground for developers working on multiple platforms. Mixamo - Animation and Motion Capture Mixamo is a 3D computer graphics technology company that develops and sells web-based services for 3D character animation.
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. Well, it implies that cross-platform compatibility testing is more critical than ever. Well, it implies that cross-platform compatibility testing is more critical than ever. Enhanced user experience (UX).
7 Game Testing Techniques You Must Master to Achieve Infallible Console Games
iXie gaming
AUGUST 8, 2023
Game QA is an integral part of game development which ensures that the end products of console games are safeguarded against glitches. There are several different platforms or models within the same platform where a game is expected to perform optimally. For developers and QA teams, their work is cut out for them.
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Reality, Upgraded: Navigating VR/AR Gaming with Alex Silkin
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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Untold Stories of ex-Activision Blizzard King’s Founders
Deconstructor of Fun
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
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. Out of the 28 companies that raised funding: — 17 making PC&сonsole games, of which six are also developing for mobile platforms. —
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What’s New In Unity 2023 – All You Need To Know
Logic Simplified
JULY 24, 2023
The creators of the popular JetBrains Rider IDE wrote on their blog“ At present, Unity stands out as one of the most popular and versatile cross-platform game engines available, catering to the creation of 2D, 3D, virtual reality, and augmented reality games. Some popular games built with Unity include Angry Birds 2 and Pokémon Go”.
UEFN & HaZ Dulull- A New Dawn for Creators
Game Dev Unchained
JULY 26, 2023
The realms of gaming and the film industry are coming together in a harmonious convergence, as the technology and expertise of both fields are being shared and utilized to create impressive results. Dulull explained how he used the technology during the pandemic when traditional filming was put on hold.
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How Dream11 uses an in-house scaling platform to scale resources on AWS for efficiency and reliability
AWS Games
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
With over 190+ million users, Dream11 is the world’s largest fantasy sports platform. Dream11 is the flagship brand of Dream Sports, India’s leading Sports Technology company. For instance, manual scaling involves directly inputting changes through a console, command line interface (CLI), or infrastructure as code (IaC) deployment.
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The Biggest Game Development Trends of 2023
iXie gaming
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
The gaming industry has continued to grow with time as new technologies emerge. In fact, 2023 has had some of the biggest game development trends thanks to the increasing use of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). Immersive Technologies Immersive technologies have grown significantly with time.
Disney’s $1.5 billion push into gaming and the future of entertainment
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Younger audiences The push into gaming is also a partial answer to concern from activist investors to improve Disney’s presence and relevance across novel distribution platforms, like streaming video, and entertainment categories that resonate with younger audiences. Sometimes it takes a while for technology to catch up to a creative vision.
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Top Unreal Game Development Companies in 2024
Logic Simplified
APRIL 1, 2024
To keep the game exciting, the game is often updated by adding new modes, features, levels, etc Our Unreal Game Development Services & Solutions As a leading Unreal Game Development company , Logic Simplified is committed to creating high-quality, cross-platform games that are safe, ethical, and entertaining.
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Bucking the Recession in Mobile Gaming
Deconstructor of Fun
DECEMBER 5, 2022
After soaring to new heights during the lockdowns, mobile gaming got hit by platform privacy changes and an overall decrease in engagement as the world opened up again. What continues to make mobile games appealing is the unrivaled player base, established distribution platforms, and performance marketing, which enables games to scale.
In your answer about technical designers, you remarked that technical artists are “special unicorns” - what sorts of things give them that status, and what does it mean for a technical artist’s career? Are there any other jobs in game dev you feel fall into the “special unicorn” category?
Ask a Game Dev
JANUARY 4, 2024
Besides Technical Artist, there's also console architecture experts and Houdini VFX experts. Being able to build out and improve the tools and technology for other artists to create high quality visuals is in high demand because just about every team needs one. This also makes console architecture experts a "special unicorn" role.
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The Evolution of Game Testing: How Modern QA Teams Adapt to Complex Gaming Landscapes
iXie gaming
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Embracing Cross-Platform Testing With games now available across multiple platforms—PC, consoles, mobile devices, and even VR—cross-platform testing has become a critical component of the QA process. This shift requires testers to be more versatile and knowledgeable about various platforms and technologies.
Now Available: NVIDIA DLSS 3 for Unreal Engine 5
Nvidia
JUNE 21, 2023
NVIDIA DLSS 3 is a neural graphics technology that multiplies performance using AI image reconstruction and frame generation. NVIDIA DLSS 3 is a neural graphics technology that multiplies performance using AI image reconstruction and frame generation. It’s a combination of three core. NVIDIA has now released DLSS 3 for Unreal Engine 5.2,
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2022 Review & 2023 Predictions for Blockchain Games
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
A tale of two halves: H1 and H2 of 2022 During the last quarter of 2021, almost every successful blockchain game had one thing in common: They were developed by crypto native teams who were well versed in the blockchain technology, but lacked experience in game development.
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2+ MILLION DOWNLOADS: MMO strategy game porting results
Moonmana
JULY 26, 2022
Porting video games is one of the most valuable components of game development that helps to widen the borders due to flexibility and cross-platform functionality. From web to mobile, from console to PC, from console to mobile – porting ensures higher attraction of players and speeds up the ROI. 2 Engineers.
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7 x Game Industry Truths with Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla
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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Passionate Resilience: The Rise of Pineapple on Pizza Studios with Kushal Sithlu
PreMortem.Games
JULY 8, 2024
We lived in a complex in Durban, and I was lucky enough to have my big cousins as neighbors with games and consoles. We learned about different business strategies and technologies we didn’t know existed,” he says. At Africa Games Week, I was on the business platform and booked around 12 meetings.
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Are You Porting Games? Ensure You Take Care of These Top 5 Essentials Before Release.
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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5 Real-World Applications of Extended Reality
Logic Simplified
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Extended Reality or XR is a technology transforming the business landscape across different industries. Its capabilities go far beyond our imagination, which comes with the possibility of these technologies working together in diverging ways. Explore the groundbreaking trends in Extended Reality technology shaping the future.
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Video Game Development Trends That You Should Know
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.
The Present and Future of Automated Game Testing
iXie gaming
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Also, the companies in this sector are expected to accelerate and invest more resources to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technology and ensure a seamless gaming experience. As we look into the future, these technologies are likely to play a more critical role in automated game testing.
Best Online Game Development Solutions for Your Smartphones
Big Games
AUGUST 17, 2021
Earlier the game players were constricted to play online games such as simple puzzles to adventures series only on the desktop, but the massive development of mobile technology within the past few years has brought a noticeable change in the game application development industry. Sometimes, you might have to update the game each year.
The Key Differences Between 2D and 3D Animation in Game Development
Big Games
MARCH 28, 2025
If you look back at the evolution of gaming, you will notice a huge technological advancement over time. The simplicity of the 2D style laid the foundation for gameplay mechanics and player interactions, particularly in platformers and side-scrollers. These games used 2D sprites, with each frame presenting a specific pose.
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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. It involves a multidisciplinary approach that combines creativity, design, programming, and technology to bring virtual worlds to life. This could be a classic arcade game, a 2D platformer, or a text-based adventure.
Godot Showcase - Resolutiion developer Monolith of Minds talks about their experience
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 19, 2021
Introduce your project in a few sentences: description, supported platforms, release date, etc. How do you find Godot's multi-platform support, both for the editor and your final project? Also being able to export to all PC platforms, iOS and Android is definitely one of Godot’s strengths.
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