GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Entertainment Contents division – which encompasses video games, toys and animation – saw sales rise 34% to ¥72.7 year-on-year) Entertainment Contents net sales: ¥72.7 The publisher generated ¥15.1 billion ($102.5 billion ($493.3 Net sales: ¥104.7 billion ($710.5 million, down 3.2%

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Nvidia

MARCH 1, 2023

In addition, due to the topology creation process, 3D modeling is time consuming and has a high entry barrier for content creation. According to Ashot Gabrelyanov, CEO of Shapeyard development company Magic Unicorn, “As the web evolves, its content form does, too. This makes them inoperable with multiple platforms in the metaverse.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 6, 2024

The closure of the gaming and entertainment brand will result in layoffs for 150 full-time employees, with additional contractors and content creators losing a source of income as well. Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down its Rooster Teeth division, according to a Variety report.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 19, 2024

stake in content creator-focused entertainment company Faze Media. Richard 'Faze Banks' Bengtson has acquired a 25.5% Bengtson, also its CEO, now owns 31% of the firm. Previous majority owner GameSquare will still have a controlling interest in the company, to ensure its "stability and continued growth," the announcement said.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 26, 2024

The round was led by London Venture Partners, with participation from Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund, Overwolf, Crush Ventures, the venture arm of Crush Music, Hasbro, Pix Capital, and Hibbard Road Partners. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Great entertainment is timeless (unless it is indeed a live service title in which content can be removed from the internet at any time). Alas, tomorrow is my last day at this wonderful website, so I'll do what I want. At GamesIndustry.biz , we refuse to be tethered by arbitrary constructs such as the calendar year.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Stressful During the day he works as a Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, creating games like Hearthstone. I prioritize creating content based on what I believe will facilitate the games marketing efforts, he explains. Because Houllier is working alone, he needs players feedback to shape his games.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 9, 2024

He worked on some of the most well known entertainment IP during his time in the US. Solid pipeline By taking the time to build a solid pipeline the team is now at a place in development where it’s easy to create new content such as episodes, story beats and missions.

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iXie gaming

JUNE 19, 2024

One of the most important trends is 3D art, which is shaping interactive entertainment. But what will the future of interactive entertainment look like with 3D art? Join us as we explore the power of 3D art in the world of interactive entertainment. How Does 3D Art Benefit Interactive Entertainment Experiences?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

“Therefore we would love to connect with publishers and studios for Indies, classic AA, family friendly, or casual titles that want to bring their game to a global audience”, says Content Partner Manager Rachelle Verheijden. Utomik Another well known Dutch game tech company is i3D.net. In 2019 Ubisoft bought the company.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This includes Innovation Session “ MAE203-INT: Reinventing Entertainment ” on December 2, 2024 at 1:30 PM, presented by Samira Panah Bakhtiar, General Manager for Media & Entertainment (M&E), Games, and Sports at AWS. Keep reading for a list of programming highlights in chronological order and register for AWS re:Invent today.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Let’s do a quick Twilight reference bingo for this game and see if it has it all: Title ASO In-game content Ad creatives Before diving deep into the review, however, let’s also take a step back and understand why we’re again obsessing over the lion falling in love with the poor lamb. The Twilight Saga: Is It Back?

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Let’s admit it—over the past three years, some of the most buzzworthy entertainment hasn’t come from traditional Hollywood blockbusters, but from gaming adaptations and transmedia storytelling. They’re not content to simply license their IPs anymore—they want to be part of the action, creating immersive experiences for their fans.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

Titles like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Genshin Impact have redefined player engagement through frequent content drops, seasonal events, and community-driven updates. Continuous Content Updates: Players expect frequent refreshes in the form of character skins, props, and new environments. These include: (i). Common issues include: (i).

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 18, 2023

He was followed by Spry Fox lead game designer Alicia Fortier, Blizzard Entertainment lead content designer Osama Dorias, and The Outsiders lead UX designer Anna Brandberg sharing their own experiences with occupation burnout and what they've learned from the ordeal.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2023

Dominant position In Sony’s case, to help sell its headphones and television sets it ensures there is ample content available that showcases the full capability (e.g., In its most recent earnings report, the combined revenue for digital software, add-on content, and network services was $5 billion. Blu-Ray) of its devices.

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Indie DB

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Grey Alien Games has teamed up with the fabulous Night Signal Entertainment to bring you a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 26, 2024

Some highlights from the report: The global market for interactive entertainment is on course to reach $250.2 Content stays king. Among the more notable trends on the horizon are the expanding efforts around transmedia strategies, as major entertainment companies adopt cross-platform approaches. year-over-year.

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Game Daily

APRIL 11, 2023

“We’re trying to make it really easy for anyone to be able to build content that’s a lot more user friendly and accessible than the applications that exist today,” says Pinnock. “We want to make it easier to build triple-A content that people can expand upon.”

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 7, 2024

As part of that, add-on content sales particularly grew compared to the same period last year, up 37%. For the three months ended June 30, 2024: Software sales represented ¥486 billion ($3.30 billion) in revenue out of the total for the G&NS segment, an almost 20% growth year-on-year. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 7, 2023

The current transaction is a clear indication that is also building a content catalog. It is an opinion shared in other entertainment categories and it got pro-golfer Phil Mickelson in hot water. The PIF has so far deployed about half of the $38 billion it earmarked for interactive entertainment, leaving it plenty of runway.

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Game Daily

MARCH 30, 2023

Under the rules outlined earlier this month, all advertisers are now required to hide “all advertising content from users under the age of 13” Although this is only one of many specific changes in Roblox’s advertising guidelines, it’s clearly the most important.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Sony had previously announced that users will not be able to watch Discovery content on PlayStation from December 31, even if they had already purchased it. PlayStation will no longer be removing over 1,300 Discovery TV shows from its platform next month.

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Game Dev Unchained

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

We are are approaching a point where artists can change jobs seamlessly across all industries and the only thing that matters is the type of content we want to work with. This is where, game techniques for years have been perfecting for decades and technology has caught up where the graphical quality is turning heads.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The highlights Sony attributed the increase in sales during the second quarter to growth in its G&NS, music, and picture sectors, while also experiencing an income decrease in its financial and entertainment, technology and services segments. Software sales were up 26% to ¥479 billion ($3.16 billion), representing 67.6

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For Generation Alpha, video games are the number one source of entertainment, with 22% of their leisure time spent on gaming. Older players spend more on handy purchases like gear and content packs. Gen X (born 1965-1980 / 43-58 y.o.) Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964 / 59-65 y.o.) With each passing generation, gaming becomes more popular.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2025

Eight demo stations, staffed by AWS experts, highlighted services and solutions for cloud game development, game content creation, backend and infrastructure, and player acquisition, engagement, and monetization. Additionally, booth visitors experienced AWS for Games technologies across the game development lifecycle.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Even as creatives in other entertainment industries continue to fight to make fair wages, a new front has opened in gaming as developers figure out what to do about Unity’s new fee structure. Digitalization has resulted in a glut in gaming content and increased marketing expenses.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 28, 2024

Best in Innovation – Don’t Forget Developed by: Digital Arts And Entertainment (Belgium) Recollect your memories by looking for clues and playing brain-stimulating minigames while battling the effects of dementia. Explore three different key events of your life to figure out what has happened. Download the game here.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Games lag well behind other forms of entertainment though, on average Europeans spend 14 hours per week on social media and a whopping 24 hours on tv. Most people play on their mobile phone (68%), followed by console (58%) and PC (48%). Average playtime has returned to pre-covid levels, and is 8,8 hours a week.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 19, 2023

TB of content from Insomniac Games following a breach last week. A ransomware group has published 1.67 As Cyber Daily reports, the Rhysida ransomware group stole data from the PlayStation studio on December 12. It put the data on auction for 50 bitcoins (roughly $2 million) with a week's deadline before releasing 1.67

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CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

While the courses are not focused exclusively on the entertainment industry, they will give students a solid foundation in business and leadership–highly transferable skills that can be applied in numerous contexts. Graduates will understand what it takes to launch, scale and sustain a thriving business in a modern world.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 12, 2023

Top image: Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, made by Tomas Sala As an artist and game developer, I have witnessed the gaming and entertainment industry evolving rapidly over the years. So we are all going to have to be influencers and content creators. Make sure you’re in a place others cannot copy. It adds value.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2023, we witnessed an exceptional year of content, featuring a multitude of high quality games, encompassing both small and large-scale innovative titles. Don't Nod clarified to GamesIndustry.biz that this restructure does not mean redundancies, with a spokesperson saying: "There were no layoffs at Don't Nod following this reorganisation.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With the technology and tools we’re developing alongside our partners, we want to foster a community for our namesake game that is able to create their own content and benefit from it, and immerse themselves in content that others have made and shared.” ” Core to Avalon will be player-created content.

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 30, 2025

The creative elements of coming up with story and narrative bits that will work within the constraints of a word budget, screen space, and even linguistic and cultural context is excellent (and transferable) practice for building narrative game content. If you want to be a narrative designer, you should go for it.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 4, 2023

Top image by Freepik The games industry has been one of the most resilient and profitable sectors in the entertainment industry. Games like Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox have achieved great success by adopting this approach, which focuses on providing players with regular updates and new content.

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