Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2025

Game consoles are primarily platforms on which to deliver content to players, alongside PC, mobile, VR, and other various devices. Adding or fragmenting more exclusive content among more platforms isn't necessarily a good thing. They're all essentially fighting over distribution of the same pool of overall content.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

Like subscription-based gaming platform Utomik. With the vast library of 1400+ games via PC, as well as via the Cloud on Samsung & LG Smart TV’s and Android, Utomik has quite the reach. Tech-savvy Besides game developers and publishers, several tool- and tech providers will also be available for a chat.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

These emerging players are at the forefront of consuming game-related content alongside their active involvement, emphasizing the growing trend of watching gaming-related media alongside playing. More than one platform Almost half of all gamers actively play on more than one platform.

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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. Mobile Opening Up: mobile gaming is set to grow by 3%, driven by improving economic conditions, platforms opening up, and increasing the success of existing big hits.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Typically highlighting a game’s mechanics in their raw form, even before content and visuals receive their final polish. Aim to show off a vertical slice that is about 80% mechanics-focused and 20% content-focused. Publisher demos are tailored for pitch meetings and potential partnerships.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

While most types of game testing can be conducted by a keen-eyed tester who understands games, compliance testing requires talent with a deep understanding of the platform being tested on. But why is compliance testing so important and how does iXie deliver first-submission passes across platforms? Let’s have a look.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Dedicated game console Across every generation, mobile is the most used platform for playing games. Meanwhile, console and PC gaming are significantly popular among younger generations. Only 5% of them play on all 3 platforms. Gen Z has the highest number of multi-platformers with 18%. Download the full report here.

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Big Games

MARCH 27, 2025

This article compares these two platforms in detail and explores their features, benefits, and real-world applications to help you make an informed decision. Its active collaborative forums provide extensive support through forums, tutorials, and user-generated content. But which one is better suited for your next project?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Succinctly, the Play Pendulum theory suggests that the video game industry alternates between two primary types of innovation: content innovation and distribution innovation. With this framework in mind, we can explore how different eras of the industry have oscillated between content and distribution innovation.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The two largest recipients of these flows in recent years have been: Web3 / crypto / blockchain games PC + console / Games-as-a-Service (GaaS) I’m not going to talk about crypto, suffice to say that its prospects currently look about as bleak as SBF’s. The pivot into PC and GaaS is more interesting. Games become more expensive to make.

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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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Cocos

JANUARY 12, 2024

Mini-Game Runtime In China, many popular mini-game platforms, such as WeChat, Douyin (TikTok), QQ, and Kwai, have opted for Mini-Game Runtime technology architecture rather than the traditional H5/Webview as their runtime environment. Rich content sources, compatible with mainstream H5 engines all over the world. WebAssembly support.

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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. Despite generating substantial revenues, major platforms like Twitch continue to struggle with profitability. year-over-year.

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Game Errors

AUGUST 21, 2023

Rockstar has an in-game clip recorder and Editor that allows players to record video content when playing GTA 5. This feature is an excellent way to show off your unique skills in the game and create content for later use. This article outlines how to stop recording videos on GTA 5 on all platforms, including PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox.

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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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Game Errors

JULY 3, 2023

Windows 11 is one of the most flexible gaming platforms. Players can upgrade desktop PCs by adding more RAM and better graphics cards. Doing that is one surefire way to improve Windows PC gaming performance. However, players can also enhance PC gaming performance in various ways without upgrading hardware components.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 30, 2023

Table of Contents: Run game as an administrator Check for low disk space and free up space Uninstall apps you don’t use anymore Defragment the hard drive Close unnecessary background apps Move CoD Advanced Warfare to an external hard drive with more free space 1. If you have enough space on your PC, try the next suggestion.

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 22, 2024

With 95% of game makers developing or maintaining a live service game, live events have become one of the most important elements of finding and maintaining success in not just the mobile market, but PC and console too. The mobile market is incredibly competitive and there’s a growing number of AAA console and PC developers entering the fray.

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Game Errors

MARCH 1, 2023

Call of Duty Vanguard is an extremely popular multiplayer game since its launch, however, for some gamers, it has been crashing on their PC as they try to join the game. Why does Vanguard keeps crashing on my PC? Background apps – Chances are, that apps are running in the background causing Vanguard to crash on your PC.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In order to solve this, the any third party developer needs to build a system that can take data from any supported service and translate it in real time so all players on other platforms understand what's happening in the game. Every sale within that walled garden typically earns the platform owner a 30% cut.

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Game Errors

APRIL 18, 2023

Do you want to make games download faster on your PC? PC game download speed depends on many things. It applies to any conditions, whether you try to download and install a game from Steam, Xbox app, EA Play, Epic Games, Ubisoft Connect, or you are trying to download in-game content. Power cycle your PC and Router.

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Greenheart Games

MARCH 8, 2018

Swap and late-game PC. We have added the Ninvento Swap to the platform list, including a corresponding news story telling you all about bitter cartridges. We have also added a new late-game PC image to the game. – New: Added new modern PC image. Added: Translations of new content. documentation ).

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Game Errors

JANUARY 30, 2023

Furthermore, you may also experience Rise of the Tomb Raider not launching on PC or other platforms: on Xbox One X on Mac on Epic Games launcher For some players the game doesn’t even start, they click the Play button in the Steam interface and nothing happens. After installation, restart your PC to finish.

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Game Refinery

APRIL 6, 2023

Inspired by TikTok and other social media platforms, the Doge trend has also been used in a few other idle RPGs, such as Valor Legends, as well as in another popular Save The Doge hypercasual game. Very nifty way to, for example, map out LiveOps requirements and content of your next live event project.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

There will be no Nintendo Switch version of Evil Dead: The Game and development of new content for the game on other platforms has ended, Saber Interactive announced. The multiplayer game launched on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC last May as an Epic Games exclusive. Initial sales saw the title debut at No.4

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Years later, modders would discover a whole bunch of unfinished endgame content in [ KOTOR 2's original files ]. Some of them collaborated to unlock, fill out, debug, and finish that content and restore it. Eight years later, Aspyr announced that things had fallen through and the Restored Content DLC was cancelled.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 25, 2023

XCOM 2 is a highly popular and critically acclaimed turn-based strategy game that has been enjoyed by players on a variety of platforms including PC, Xbox One, PS4, and PS5. XCOM 2 keeps crashing on the PC because of compatibility problems or coding errors in the game. Restart your PC and launch the game.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Norsfell has grown from a small startup developing mobile games into a studio with nearly 40 team members who helped launch the award-winning multi-platform game, “ Tribes of Midgard.” The team collaborated with Epic to ensure a successful launch on all platforms.

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Starloop Studios

JULY 17, 2024

New releases across all platforms, including mobile, console, and PC, generally receive varying degrees of post-launch support with game updates comprising bug fixes, new content, and more. In the modern gaming industry, the game development process rarely ends after launch and continues in another form with post-launch support.

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Cocos

JANUARY 5, 2024

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

Our opinion on why is in line with Ilkka’s words above The lack of successful new game launches by Supercell stems mainly from the fact that all their games after Brawl Stars only offered incremental innovation over products that already existed in mobile , instead of a more disruptive proposal on the platform.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 25, 2023

A lot of them are complaining about the fact that the game is poorly optimized and that it has freezes or launching problems on multiple platforms like Epic Games, Xbox One, and Steam Deck. Before starting with the complex guide, make sure to try relaunching your gameplay or restarting the PC to see if that problem is resolved.

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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 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

JANUARY 31, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. 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.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 17, 2020

I got involved in Twitch streaming when it was migrating from JustinTV, which was basically a platform where people could stream media over the internet and talk about it while watching. The pool of content creators is small but growing pretty rapidly. Will: I’ve been building my PCs for the last 15 years.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Since its launch in 2018, Epic Games Store has spent bucket loads of money on giving away free games, in order to attract PC gamers away from Steam. “Don’t have a store page up on another platform or storefront months ahead of time, and then throw your Epic Games Store store page up just days before [launch].

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