AWS Games

JULY 16, 2024

Azur Games , a mobile game publisher and developer, recently achieved over 8 billion game installs across their portfolio of hypercasual games. Screenshot of Kingdom Clash, published by CASUAL AZUR GAMES. A hypercasual game is a simple, easy-to-play mobile game with low barriers to entry.

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Game Developer

JULY 11, 2023

New data from the Entertainment Software Association offers data on possible underserved audiences in the game market.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

In response to a comment by Bill Markus, the co-founder of Dogecoin, that gamers have become “ideologically captured,” Elon Musk announced that his firm xAI will open a game studio. Musk states: “ Too many game studios that are owned by massive corporations ,” and that said studio will “ make games great again.”

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 23, 2024

French publisher Red Art Games has "suffered a cyberattack." In an email to customers, Red Art Games said customers' data had been compromised during the attack, including first and last names, birthdates, email addresses, shipping addresses, order details, and phone numbers.

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Game Developer

MARCH 14, 2023

Unity's data shows that indie developers are looking to crunch less, and strategizing to get games to market faster.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Telemetry data indicated the game's tutorial has a significant impact on retention rates. Here's how UX played a role in improving it.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 12, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox In 2023, the Asia-Pacific region accounted for 64% of consumer spending on mobile games. That's according to a new report from data analyst firm Global Data, which says that the sector generated $124 billion. Read more

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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. Jackbox Games north star is accessible gaming, which means meeting customers where they are.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Learn how you can drastically increase user adoption and other key metrics by automating, modeling, and visualizing PlayFab data

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 4, 2025

Lag, desync, and glitchesthe unholy trio that can kill a multiplayer game faster than a rage-quitting gamer smashing his keyboard! Ever wondered why some multiplayer games feel smooth and lag-free, while others frustrate players with constant glitches? Synchronization: Ensures that game states remain consistent across all clients.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

"It will probably be part of the contractual process where [developers] have to state they are not using AI to pull data."

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Game Refinery

MAY 31, 2023

When Apple introduced its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy in April 2021, it forced companies to seek permission from app users before tracking their data and activity across other apps and websites for advertising purposes. This got us wondering: is there an ideal time to ask users for data tracking consent?

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Game Developer

AUGUST 10, 2023

New data from research firm Gamesight shows that VTubers are becoming a main staple of the livestreaming ecosystem.

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Game From Scratch

DECEMBER 2, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Rust Powered Bevy Game Engine Release 0.15 Almost 5 months after the previous release the open-source Rust powered cross-platform 2D/3D data driven game engine/framework Bevy just released Bevy 0.15. release in […] The post Rust Powered Bevy Game Engine Release 0.15

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Game Developer

MARCH 7, 2023

With NPD and IRI's merger now complete, the two companies have rebranded to Circana to become a leading provider on data, analytics, and technology.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

He started his journey as a trained Petroleum Engineer but discovered his true passion for Data Science during his final year at Covenant University. “I I worked with a lot of data then,” he recalls, “and I loved how the data told a story and gave insights on what should be done.” Games were a big part of Ikpeme’s childhood.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Following a quiet week - at least in terms of business news - the two discuss the slew of announcements from and around the Nintendo Partner Direct, and the opportunities afforded to games that might have struggled to gain attention in a blockbuster-heavy year like 2023. Read more

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Unity Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Hear from Unity experts and devs using DOTS in production, and learn best practices and hard-won tips about using data-oriented design in your game.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention. Several exploration games also incorporate similar story designs. The core gameplay in Gossip Harbor.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 18, 2024

Earlier this week, Insider Gaming reported the studio had suffered a breach that stole over 4TB of data, including the complete source code for Ready or Not. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With the success rate of the new games released drastically low, one can’t help but ask two questions: When releasing a game in 2024, which genre should I choose to make the most of it? To operate with representative groups, we compared games across top-level subgenres. You can explore all the collected data in the spreadsheet.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 28, 2025

LiveOps has become a cornerstone of player engagement and revenue growth in the gaming industry, but what truly sets top-performing strategies apart? If you’re looking to refine your LiveOps strategy and stay ahead of industry trends, this report is your ultimate guide.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Multiplayer games are becoming more complex every single day – but so is the challenge of maintaining a stable, high-performance environment. Scaling is not merely about increasing server capacity but requires a nuanced approach to managing synchronization, network stability, security, and cross-region data consistency.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 7, 2025

Is your game ready for Gen Z? By 2026, Gen Z will be the largest spending audience in gaming, and theyre already setting trends. Mobile gaming alone has grown by 9% since 2020, and 82% of them play on their phonesbut theyre also active on PC and console. What Makes Gen Z Unique? Gen Z plays more than any other generation.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2024

Astro Bot is the winner of the summer games showcases (so far), with the most wishlists of all the games shown and announced over the past two weeks. The data comes from IGN Playlist, which is a backlog and play activity tracker that is available on the web and via a mobile app.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 19, 2023

TB of content from Insomniac Games following a breach last week. 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 TB of stolen internal data earlier today.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Africa is home to nearly 200 million gamers, who spend hundreds of millions in US dollars on video games (primarily on mobile). That's according to the newly-published Africa Games Industry Report, which goes live today in the aftermath of Africa Games Week.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 14, 2025

Joakim Achrn helps founders build successful games companies. Hes investing in games through F4 Fund which he started in 2023, together with with David Kaye. To follow his work, subscribe to Elite Game Developers. The post Game investor Joakim Achrn: The answer to: “How much are you raising?”

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

One of the things that makes Worlds so special is Riot Games ’ commitment to push the boundaries of the player and fan experience. This advanced stat, introduced by popular community demand, changed the game by providing a second-by-second prediction of the probability of which team would win. Figure 1: Win Probability Powered by AWS.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 16, 2024

million PC and Console games were sold across Europe in December, according to the latest GSD data. This data covers all physical game releases in major European markets, and digital game sales from most major publishers. compared with the same period in 2022.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

1 across Europe during its launch week, GSD data shows. The Xbox game, which is also on PC, became the fastest-selling new IP of the year, and the fifth fastest-selling game of the year overall. Starfield was also a day one Xbox Game Pass release, and that data isn't included here, either. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

million video games were sold across European markets, a drop of 7.3% over the same period the year before, GSD data reveals. The data covers all physical game sales and digital game sales from most major games publishers (Nintendo is the notable absentee). EA Sports FC 24 was comfortably the No.1

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

million video games were sold in the UK during August, a slight drop of 1.5% over the year before (GSD data). Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 8, 2024

The average basic salary in the UK games industry is over £8,000 higher for men than it is for women. That's according to the latest data from Brightmine, which produces salary benchmarking for video games companies. The data is based on more than 25 games businesses, and covers over 3,000 games employees.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Grabbing the attention of gamers is challenging in a crowded market, but QORPO s unique video gaming experiences stand out. Leveraging many managed services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the game developer, publisher, and solutions provider accelerated creative game development for popular titles like Citizen Conflict.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

million video games from AAA publishers were sold across Europe last month, GSD data reports. It's an impressive result, especially as the big game of August - Baldur's Gate 3 - is not counted in this data as publisher Larian is not part of the GSD panel. That's a rise of nearly 29% over August last year. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 16, 2024

More than 190 million people in the US played video games for at least one hour a week in 2023, according to new data from the Entertainment Software Association. The ESA's 2024 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry report was conducted in October 2023 by YouGov, including data from 5,000 respondents. Read more

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