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. PC gaming emerges as a key growth segment, fueled by cross-platform releases and a shift in player preferences.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 26, 2024

Content stays king. growth), while PC gaming shows the strongest growth at 4.2%, reaching $31.4 However, this downturn is partially offset by the resilience in the gaming PC and laptop market. Some highlights from the report: The global market for interactive entertainment is on course to reach $250.2 year-over-year.

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Big Games

MARCH 27, 2025

Unreal Engine Here’s an overview of these two dynamic mechanisms that will help you understand what they are, how they work, and the merits they offer to Android programmers: Unity It is a popular game engine renowned for its cross-platform compatibility and intuitive user interface that supports both 2D & 3D game development.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Rocket League was not allowed to let Playstation players communicate with PC players because of potential content ratings). Microsoft had already been dabbling in that arena by allowing Xbox to play with PC players (since most players ran on Windows anyway, so they were both Microsoft platforms), but Sony refused.

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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. Why is cross-platform testing important in game QA?

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Moonmana

JULY 25, 2022

Video games development incorporates PC games and consoles. Cross-platform Video Game Development Trends. Game developers have to be more flexible and agile than ever before to develop games and provide Games as a Service (GaaS) for pc and varieties of consoles. Now let’s get closer to the current gaming trends.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

on Xbox Game Pass Profitability Last week Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer spoke at The Wall Street Journal ’s Tech Live conference saying that Xbox Game Pass is already profitable and accounts for around 15 percent of Xbox content and services revenue. We’re seeing incredible growth on PC. I don’t think it gets bigger than that.

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Moonmana

DECEMBER 27, 2022

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. UE provides advanced tools and packages for visual content creation, animation, coding, and even QA. . Cross-platform development and game porting capabilities.

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Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Here are some of them: AI-Powered Content Creators Ludo AI: This tool excels at generating gameplay concepts and mechanics based on your preferences. Cross-Platform Development Unity : A versatile game engine supporting development for PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, HTML5, VR platforms, and several consoles.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Console gaming: challenges and opportunities Chris explored the dynamics of the console market, acknowledging its growth while highlighting challenges arising from diverse business models dominating PC and mobile platforms. Amid these uncertainties, Chris reflects on the unknowns looming over the console gaming landscape.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2020

Last week Tencent and Pokemon unveiled Pokemon Unite , a jointly-developed cross-platform MOBA for smartphones and Nintendo Switch. As commentary, I wrote: “Yes, Tencent already owns the biggest MOBA franchises on PC (League of Legends) and mobile (Honor of Kings). You can sign up to the newsletter at the bottom of this text.

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 16, 2024

Further, developing on XSX also mostly works out of the box with DirectX, which means it is easy to also get the game running on PC. It's relatively easy to build a game out of a generic system and task our engine programmers with getting that generic system working on each of our target platforms.

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AWS Games

MARCH 14, 2023

Based on what we heard, a few themes that are top-of-mind include: cloud-based game development (aka Game Studio in the Cloud), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help support player community health, content moderation, and AI-driven game development.

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Nvidia

APRIL 5, 2022

Evolving from its state-of-the-art use in game engines into a multitude of industries, Unreal Engine is an open and advanced real-time 3D creation platform. Evolving from its state-of-the-art use in game engines into a multitude of industries, creators can deliver cutting-edge content, interactive experiences, and immersive virtual worlds.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

It specializes in producing both 2D & 3D content and has up to 200 employees. Specialties: – 3D Modeling, Physically Based Rendering, 3D Animation, 3D Design, Architectural Visualization, 3D Presentations, 3D Art, 2D Art, 3D Printing, 3D Multiplication, Interactive Walkthroughs, 3D Content, 2D Animation, NFT, and Metaverse.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio A year ago, Supercell announced their intention to open a studio in North America with the mission of developing games for PC and Console. Summarizing: a professional well experienced with PC, with first-hand experience leading a team/company.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

He also said there are opportunities in going cross-platform and direct billing. Cross-platform is becoming more important too, he said. Apple has really screwed us over in a really big way and everyone is responding. Then, think about play diversity, mastery, depth and social features that make the game even stickier.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

But please keep in mind that Hearthstone is cross-platform title making likely over 80% of its revenue on PC. Clash Royale’s gacha driven collection economy with a fairly limited amount of content has been evidently too shallow for a battle pass leading to long-lasting impacts to a game’s revenue stream.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Understanding players and marketability have also become more important, leading to larger companies increasingly building content fortresses – in which they acquire a user and move them between games in their portfolio. Game-makers will partner on more IP collaborations, push into alternative payment systems, and make more sequels(!)

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 23, 2023

What's surprising is that the game is also accessible on PC, even though it was designed primarily for mobile. Each Season Pass has both free and paid content, and the free content is indicated with a "Free" tag in the corner of the pass.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Yet they are not that difficult to get greenlight because of the multi-billion-Dollar success of the Honour of Kings and League of Legends (PC). And it’s also not that difficult to get the talent to build these games as we developers want to make MOBAs because we love playing them on PC.

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Cocos

MAY 14, 2023

Content Although the Deferred Rendering technique was officially proposed at GDC in 2004, nearly 20 years have passed, and there are still many people who don’t know the details, especially those who are new to 3D programming. GBuffer Content To complete lighting processing, some basic information is essential, such as. width, height).setPassInput(this.lastPass.slotName(camera,

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 13, 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 money you save on platform fees will go directly into further improving and growing your games. But there is a problem.

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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 27, 2022

This has made core CCG fans passionately receive it as a refreshing experience, although retaining them for a long time may put a lot of pressure on the flow of new content. So while it’s possible to gather insights about Snap in the mobile platform, we really can’t compare its revenue to say which games are bigger.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

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. Check out Xsolla’s solutions for more information.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 19, 2024

Growth in Cross-platform Gaming Cross-platform games have become more popular than ever. One out of four gamers play cross-platform as of 2023. This implies that players switch between mobile, PC, and console. But what does this mean for developers? This will cushion them from future layoffs.

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Game Errors

JUNE 6, 2023

Here are the system requirements for Apex Legends: Processor: Core i3 6th Gen/AMD FX-4350 or Better RAM: 6GB Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640/Radeon HD 7730 Disk Space: 22 GB+ Operating System: Windows 7 or higher After knowing the required specifications, you can see that a PC with basic hardware can run Apex Legends without any problem.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Now cross-platform game development with Unity is possible. Due to its extensive asset store, versatility, and a multitude of tutorials and online courses, Unity has become the most popular 2D and 3D development platform in the world. Do you want your game to be available across multiple platforms? What is Unity?

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Most of the games on blockchain run either on browser or PC. The rules regarding IAP methods are now the following: Apps may not use their own mechanisms to unlock content or functionality, such as license keys, augmented reality markers, QR codes, cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency wallets, etc.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

to assist content creators using AI-based animation Nexon revenues jump 28% year-over-year Roblox revenue up 2% as quarterly losses hit $300 million Web3-based MMO develope r wins $10m in new capital Bandai Namco H1 sales rise above expectations Unity Q3 revenues are up but losses deepen to $239.6m

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Making Call of Duty free Back when CoDO was conceived, consoles didn’t officially exist in China, AAA Mobile gaming was not yet a ‘thing’ and PC gaming mostly happened at Internet Cafes, where gamers paid to sit in front of computers to play, watch videos, eat, smoke and chat.

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