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Game Developer
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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Game Developer
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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Game Developer
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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Game Developer
MAY 23, 2024
Ahead of the release for its big triple-A title The Last Sentinel, Lightspeed has brought on an executive with years of marketing and brand experience.
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PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Top image: Gnoumagbee and Teninke Camara Photo by David Gossard from Tribune de Lyon It’s 3 am, and while the world sleeps, a creative force comes alive in the heart of Teninke Camara , the brilliant Creative Director and Founder of Blind Bend Studio. In true sibling territory-marking fashion, he monopolized the console.
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Game Developer
DECEMBER 15, 2023
In 2021, we started building one of Saudi Arabia’s first-ever dedicated games studios, aiming to create ground-breaking titles for PC, console, and mobile that the region could call its own.
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Game Developer
JUNE 15, 2023
Xbox Games' Matt Booty confirmed that going forward, none of the console maker's first-party studios were making games could be run natively on the Xbox One.
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GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 24, 2024
Lightspeed Studios has appointed industry veteran Michael Pattison as vice president of its publishing division for PC and console. After Pattison's departure from Team17, he worked in consulting before his appointment at Lightspeed Studios. He left SIE in 2021, and was appointed CEO of Team17 in 2021 for two years. Read more
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Game Developer
JUNE 12, 2023
Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, Matt Booty, and Todd Howard take a look at the year ahead for Microsoft, Xbox, and the company's newly acquired studios.
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iXie gaming
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
First-time success in console submission is no small feat. Console platforms set a high bar for certification, encompassing stringent compliance, functional, and performance criteria. Understanding the High-Risk, High-Reward Nature of Console Certification The high stakes of first-time console submission are a blend of risk and reward.
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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. We will also reveal what we learned while comparing 3D Games to console Games. Lets discuss what is the core difference between console and 3D games.
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Game Developer
MAY 7, 2024
Here are the steps Pingle Studios took to implement multiplayer on multiplatform, with five key takeaways from the project.
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PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Pixel Federation is still the biggest game studio in the country, both in employment (270 workers) and revenue. Mobile games follow, with 31%, while consoles like PlayStation and Xbox each represent 18.8% The post Only a handful of studios in Slovakia generate the lion share of game revenues appeared first on PreMortem Games.
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GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 13, 2024
This week, we take a quick dive in Xbox's closure of four Bethesda-owned studios , as well as what this means for Microsoft's wider gaming strategy, the future of the smaller studios it still owns, and its reputation with the rest of the industry and gamers. The video will be available tomorrow. Read more
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Ask a Game Dev
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
For your first question about what kind of non-creation teams there are: Game dev studios typically have internal support teams - back end, build, IT, user research, etc. that are primarily there to support game development and content creation efforts.
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GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 3, 2024
One such studio is As Dusk Falls developer Interior Night. While this often translates to how well said characters do in combat or when confronted by puzzles, developers are exploring more ways in which players can shape stories as well.
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GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Brand strength and digital library lock-in are certainly among them, but the ultimate, seemingly insurmountable barrier was Sony's first-party studio system, which delivered an extraordinary line-up of hit software throughout the PS4 era and carried over into the current generation seemingly without stumbling – until now.
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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. And having 11 owned studios where we're not just a publisher of games but actually a developer of games, we think is a differentiative asset for us." Read more
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GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 4, 2023
Phil Spencer says making great games wouldn't be enough for Xbox to claw out of third place in the console race. We're not in the business of out-consoling Sony or out-consoling Nintendo," Spencer said. There isn't really a great solution or win for us.
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PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 30, 2023
This Kenyan-based studio is on a mission to tell authentic, ultra-African stories. Inspired by Kunta Kinte from the historical book and miniseries ‘Roots’, their studio name and logo also hold a powerful secret, the numbers 17 and 67, symbolising the year Kunta Kinte was captured. .” One alone is incomplete.
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GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 1, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Development services provider Room 8 Group has launched Heroic, its new production studio. The firm said that Heroic will focus on creating high-end trailers for PC, console, and mobile titles. Read more
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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 console version supports 64-player online matches with crossplay exclusively for console players. So, we had to be smart and make everything dynamic.
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Ask a Game Dev
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Certification, [ the process by which the console makers grant legal permission to sell and distribute games for their consoles ], is an extremely expensive and rigorous process. This is because the console makers require a certain minimum bar of quality for player experiences.
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GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 10, 2024
Since Sony entered the console market thirty years ago, it has devoted an immense amount of time, money, and focus to building up a studio system to deliver a steady flow of high-quality exclusive games for PlayStation platforms.
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GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios has cancelled the development of its first console-centric title, codenamed Project 8, resulting in an unknown number of layoffs. Read more
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PreMortem.Games
JULY 8, 2024
This couldn’t be truer for Kushal Sithlu , CEO of the South African studio Pineapple on Pizza. Today, his award-winning studio, just a year old, has been a part of the prestigious Google Indie Games Accelerator and the Creation Africa Program. We’re even going to India for the program’s graduation, where we’ll meet other studios.
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GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 17, 2024
Embracer has reportedly shut down Pieces Interactive, the studio behind the recently released Alone in the Dark. As reported by IGN , the studio's website now shows an image of its logo and the text: "2007 - 2024, Thanks for playing with us."
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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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GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 15, 2024
patch was delayed on Microsoft consoles. The Finals developer Embark had apologised to Xbox players after its feature-rich 3.4 Whilst the update was rolled out successfully on PC and PS5 last week, Xbox fans are having to endure a "lengthy delay" due to a unspecified "situation that's blocking the 3.4 release on Xbox." release on Xbox.
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GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 7, 2024
This week, we discuss the reported troubles at Take-Two with claims that indie-focused label Private Division, Rollerdrome developer Roll7 and Kerbal Space Program 2 studio Intercept Games were all affected (and, in some cases, closed) by the planned 580 layoffs.
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PreMortem.Games
MAY 13, 2024
Layoffs and studio shutdowns are barely newsworthy anymore, considering their frequency. It is now the third-largest game company in the world and generated $23 billion in revenues across console hardware, and first- and third-party software sales last year. Stick with the winners while it’s still winter.
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AWS Games
MARCH 6, 2025
Jackbox Games is a Chicago-based game studio best known for its lineup of popular party-game hits such as Quiplash , Fibbage , Drawful , Trivia Murder Party , and more. New players, who do not own a gaming console, can explore Jackbox Games offerings more easily than ever before.
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GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 23, 2023
Sega says it is restructuring the studio to focus on core franchises, including the Company of Heroes series. Company of Heroes 3 launched on PC in February and arrives on consoles this month. Sega has announced it will make 121 redundancies at Company of Heroes developer Relic Entertainment.
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PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 9, 2024
And thats precisely what Shalin Shodhan is doing with his studio, Masala Games. While there certainly are games which feature India as a setting, both from Indian studios and international companies, they tend to focus on fantasy or mythical aspects of the nation. Detective Dotson is expected April 3, 2025 for PC, consoles and mobile.
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Ask a Game Dev
APRIL 14, 2025
Since we can still use the tools that the game was built with, we (or some contracting studio) can get it working on the new hardware. This is usually the choice for newer games and projects - stuff that's more recent usually doesn't rely on obsolete tools or a workflow that is no longer supported.
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PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 7, 2023
Top image: Gnoumagbee and Teninke Camara It’s 3 am, and while the world sleeps, a creative force comes alive in the heart of Teninke Camara , the brilliant Creative Director and Founder of Blind Bend Studio. In true sibling territory-marking fashion, he monopolized the console. said Teninke. We are a great pair.
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GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 21, 2024
Microsoft has confirmed that subscribers who pay for its Core and Standard tiers of its Game Pass subscription service may not be able to play titles from its first-party studios "up to 12 months or more" after release. Read more
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Deconstructor of Fun
APRIL 7, 2025
Mobile gaming alone has grown by 9% since 2020, and 82% of them play on their phonesbut theyre also active on PC and console. Some key trends: Gen Z plays more across mobile, PC, and console than any other generation. Think Multi-Platform: They expect seamless experiences across mobile, PC, and console. What Makes Gen Z Unique?
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PreMortem.Games
MAY 10, 2024
With the game Hollow Home , Ukrainian indie studio Twigames shows what it means to live in an occupied city. Valerii Minenko , Founder of Twigames studio, explains how his team came up with the idea of the game. The studio is mostly self-funded through contract work and they reinvest their profits back into the company.
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Starloop Studios
MARCH 20, 2025
Now, mobile games are complex titles that can sometimes rival what console and PC games have to offer in terms of their immersion, complexity, and game features. The post How to Create Mobile Game Features That Stand Out appeared first on Starloop Studios.
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 25, 2024
Since then, the historical real-time strategy series has had multiple releases on platforms such as home consoles and mobile devices. It is currently co-developed by TiMi Studio in partnership with World's Edge, and Xbox Game Studios serves as its publisher. Read more
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GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 5, 2024
Outward developer Nine Dots Studio has announced its plan to publish third-party games, with the launch of Nine Dots Publishing. Speaking to GamesBeat , Nine Dots CEO Guillaume Boucher-Vidal said the studio will continue developing and publishing its own games, but will partner with other studios to publish their titles.
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