GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 3, 2024

While the growth outlook for mobile is much more optimistic than it has been in years – with Data.ai projecting up to 4% year over year growth – Epic and Google's court proceedings and Apple's response to Digital Markets Act legislation have cast a shadow over this promising growth and the future of the mobile games industry.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Joost van Dreunen argues there’s a deeper, cyclical pattern that explains why interactive entertainment has entered a down period. A visualization of annual consumer spending on interactive entertainment, alongside key industry events, illustrates these shifts. And finally, mobile gaming further transformed the industry.

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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. Dedicated game console Across every generation, mobile is the most used platform for playing games. Gen X (born 1965-1980 / 43-58 y.o.) Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964 / 59-65 y.o.) Where do we spend our money on?

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

But fast forward to today, with the effects of the DMA now taking shape in reality, what does this all really mean for the games and interactive entertainment industry? The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) was passed in November 2022 and at the time was heralded as a proverbial "game patch" set to rebalance the digital playing field.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 29, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox African mobile games publisher Carry1st announced it has received an investment from Sony Innovation Fund. It's the first to receive funding from Sony's initiative that intends to expand entertainment businesses within Africa. Read more

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I believe that mobile games could be facing the same deliberate death-by-a-platform as games Facebook suffered a decade ago. Just remember one thing: Even though Facebook pulled the plug on games, the gaming business rose to unexpected new heights on a new platform, which was mobile. We’re like frogs being slowly boiled alive.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

. - Executive of a small developer who has till date amassed well over 100M installs on mobile The end of discovery also means that there will be no indie breakouts from small indie developers. Join one of the few powerful game companies taking over mobile. Exit mobile. Instead, the indie developers will have three options.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Mobile games firm Nordcurrent has acquired Cinemaware's title portfolio from Starbreeze Entertainment. Nordcurrent intends to expand its game offerings with titles such as Defender of the Crown, Wings, and S.D.I. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Kato previously worked for Sony Interactive Entertainment as vice president of business development for eight years. She became vice president of mobile business in 2020 before leaving the position a year later. Read more

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Masters of simulation, this studio is renowned for making popular sim games for mobile. Torchlight Infinite by XD Entertainment. Torchlight Inifinite is an ARPG (action roleplaying game), and the fourth title in the series made by XD Entertainment. Summoners War: Chronicles is yet another MMORPG to make it to mobile.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 15, 2024

There were also sales declines across its mobile, tabletop and entertainment divisions, but the company said these were in line with expectations due to a quieter release slate compared to the same quarter last year. billion ($754 million).

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Smartphones are as much a tool for entertainment as they are for communication, and mobile games rule the roost for keeping users entertained. 2D Teen Patti Mobile Game Development Cost Factors Before developing a successful game, you need to figure out who your target audience is and which platform will best serve them.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 27, 2024

The upcoming title, which is due to launch in 2025, won Best Sony PlayStation Game and Best Announcement alongside the Most Epic and Most Entertaining categories. Warhorse Studios' Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 was awarded Best PC Game while HoYoverse's Genshin Impact won Best Mobile Game. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 28, 2024

The modern era of virtual reality as we know it started around June of 2012, when John Carmack brought the Oculus Rift to the Electronic Entertainment Expo and showed it off to attendees with Doom 3 BFG Edition. VR continued to build hype in the intervening years, but mostly in the background.

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iXie gaming

JUNE 19, 2024

One of the most important trends is 3D art, which is shaping interactive entertainment. This means that developers and artists can now make dynamic and immersive environments that players can enjoy in real-time, whether through virtual reality (VR) headsets or traditional mobile or computer devices. The outcome?

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 17, 2023

Sega has announced it is set to buy Rovio Entertainment in a deal worth €706 million ($776 million). The logic behind the deal involves utilising Rovio's expertise to accelerate Sega's IP in the mobile space -- IP such as Sonic The Hedgehog, which has seen some mobile success already. a share and €1.48 per option.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 7, 2023

Square Enix's Digital Entertainment division is broken down into HD Games, MMO, and mobile/PC browser sub-segments. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Final Fantasy creator Square Enix released its financial earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This time the problems stemmed from a Blizzard Entertainment all-hands meeting that was reported on by Game Developer. Morale at Activision Blizzard took a hit this week, which is probably a lead we could have used for any This Week in Business column of the past year and a half. Read more

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Juego Studio

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Video games have become one of the grossing entertainment industries in recent years. Consoles and mobiles are two of them. Whereas mobiles […] The post Mobile vs. Whereas mobiles […] The post Mobile vs. Console Gaming: A Detailed Guide appeared first on Juego Studio.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 31, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Respawn Entertainment has announced that it will be shuttering Apex Legends Mobile. The studio released a statement on Twitter and said that the portable shooter's servers will go offline on May 1. Read more

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Big Games

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Following good values and trends are essential for any mobile game development company. Hashbyte Studio is a leading mobile game development company that focuses on providing high-quality games to our audience. Hashbyte Studio For Passion and Transparency Hashbyte Studio is a prominent mobile game development company.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The acquisition will see the digital entertainment company provide the Swedish-based studio with tools and knowledge to help it "diversify [its] revenues and expand [its] player base," said MTG group president and CEO Maria Redin. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 7, 2023

Top image: Marvel Strike Force by Scopely This week Savvy Games Group , a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investments Fund, announced that it agreed to purchase Scopely , a privately held mobile game publisher, for $4.9 billion purchase of King Digital in 2015 and last year’s acquisition of Bungie for $3.6 billion by Sony.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

It’s a fully animated social game for mobile and desktop. They are a hosting company that specializes in providing high-performance, low-latency infrastructure for real-time entertainment. Their mission is to connect people through innovative social games. But we are considering expanding to consoles and VR as well.”

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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 Mobile gaming continues to dominate this category, accounting for $109.6 billion in consumer spending in 2025E , up 4.6% year-over-year. Content stays king. year-over-year to $186 billion in 2024. billion (3.6%

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

billion) agreement to divest mobile developer Easybrain to digital entertainment firm Miniclip. Embracer has entered a SEK 12.9 billion ($1.2 Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Now a subsidiary of Sega's Europe division, the Finnish-based Rovio has spent the past 12 months integrating into Sega and providing tools and support in expanding the Japanese firm's capabilities on mobile. These efforts will culminate in the release of its battle royale title Sonic Rumble this winter.

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Game Development News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Video games are no longer the most profitable form of entertainment in the UK

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This venture involved work in embedded systems, IoT projects, animations, and mobile app development. In 2023, Africacomicade’s referrals led Nigerian-based Dash Studios and Deluxe Creation Entertainment to win competitions and funding. Despite initial success, Esio also ventured into agriculture, cultivating cucumbers and maize.

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

What Makes a Great Mobile Game? We have first understood the success strategy of a mobile game. So, a mobile game is considered great or successful when it is able to engage the players in the long run and when it makes a profit. Building a Riveting Mobile Game. Make a User-friendly Game. Appealing UX/UI of A Game.

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Game Development News

JUNE 29, 2023

Formation Games has appointed a new senior advisory group that will ‘steer development’ on its upcoming mobile football management sim CLUB - MCV/DEVELOP

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Big Games

AUGUST 19, 2021

In general, non-gamers do not have a good opinion about playing mobile games. And discussing the benefits of playing mobile games is a bit of a controversial topic. Though people might find it outrageous to get to know the benefits of playing mobile games, there are authorized and genuine studies and research on this topic.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2024

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. 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.

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Game Development News

APRIL 25, 2023

SYBO and Outplay Entertainment have released a new entry in the Subway Surfers franchise, Subway Surfers Blast. The original Subway Surfers is an endless runner title that first launched in 2012, which has consistently been one of the most popular (if not the most popular) downloaded games for around a decade. The latest entry by …

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Academy Award for Best Picture is essentially the same product whether viewed in the theaters or on a mobile device, but the Game of the Year award is evaluated quite differently for mobile games than it is for PC and console titles. Additionally, the lines between “mobile devices” and consoles are increasingly blurring.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2022

These are the Mobile Games Defying Economic Headwinds — and Why In data.ai These are the Mobile Games Defying Economic Headwinds — and Why In data.ai What continues to make mobile games an appealing market is their unrivaled player base, established distribution platforms, and performance marketing which enables titles to scale.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 15, 2024

Toyosumi's former role at Bandai Namco involved the "procurement, distribution, and management of mobile devices used in the development of game software." As reported by The Japan Times , Toyosumi allegedly embezzled ¥54 million ($345,300) worth of assets including company-owned smartphones and other items in 2020. Read more

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