Report: Sony making PlayStation mobile store for F2P games
Game Developer
MAY 22, 2024
Now that it's in the PC market, Sony is seemingly taking its first steps into phones with a PlayStation mobile platform.
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Google Play Games aims to capture Android and iOS mobile game revenue on PC
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Google Play Games is a defense strategy against competing storefronts that host PC ports of mobile games, ensuring Google continues to capture revenue from users who abandon mobile to play on PC.
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Webinar Recap: How Mobile Game Developers Are Using IP Collaborations to Enhance LiveOps
Game Refinery
MARCH 27, 2025
From PUBG x Dragon Ball to Goddess of Victory: NIKKE x Nier: Automata and State of Survival x Resident Evil , collaboration events with renowned franchises have consistently demonstrated their ability to significantly enhance mobile game performance. Below, we go through the highlights.
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Mobile game Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is coming to PC
Game Developer
APRIL 4, 2024
Bringing the revenue-generating juggernaut to PC gives the game new life.and possibly expanded revenue for EA.
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Gameloft closes Budapest studio as it shifts focus to console and PC
Game Developer
MARCH 7, 2023
Gameloft will still make mobile games, but it sounds like it wants to continue pursuing the PC and console crowd after the success of Disney Dreamlight Valley.
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Apple stakes its claim to AAA gaming on mobile with iPhone 15 Pro series
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Apple revealed the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro series, powered by a redesigned GPU, with exclusive ports of AAA console and PC games. This insight explores its importance, and why meaningful gains for publishers are far from guaranteed.
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East Asia PC and mobile games market expected to hit $30bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
A new report from Niko Partners projects that the East Asia PC and mobile game markets will hit $29.8 Meanwhile, the Korean PC games market makes up over 55% of East Asia's games revenue. billion in 2023. The study comprises of Japan, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei. Read more
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How Istanbul Became the New Capital of Mobile Gaming – And Where It’s Headed Next
Deconstructor of Fun
MARCH 10, 2025
Written by Michail Katkoff , founder of Deconstructor of Fun, a games industry veteran of 15 years, who's no stranger to hammams, pide and late-night kebabs around Taksim. Trkiye has rapidly established itself as one of the world's most dynamic mobile gaming hubs. Watch the 2024 talks here. billion acquisition in 2020.
Epic Games launches mobile store, bringing Fortnite and Fall Guys to iOS and Android
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 16, 2024
The Epic Games Store is launching on mobile today. The Fortnite firm announced it will be bringing its games marketplace to Android worldwide, and to iOS in the European Union thanks to this year's Digital Markets Act requiring Apple to enable third-party stores on its mobile ecosystem. Read more
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How to Create Mobile Game Features That Stand Out
Starloop Studios
MARCH 20, 2025
Mobile games have changed significantly since their early years. Now, mobile games are complex titles that can sometimes rival what console and PC games have to offer in terms of their immersion, complexity, and game features.
How to market console and PC games in a mobile world
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 20, 2023
Traditionally, the console and PC gaming markets have operated very differently to mobile. But that’s changing as technological advancements are allowing mobile developers to bring their games to console, and vice versa.
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Does a game being 'mobile-first' limit the amount a developer can charge on console?
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 25, 2024
Some of the biggest titles of the past few years have demonstrated that mobile platforms do not need to be a lesser alternative to a title's home console editions. Other titles from major IP holders are now set to have simultaneous releases across both home consoles, PC, and mobile devices. Read more
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Levelling Up: What We Learned After Building a Studio From Scratch
Game Developer
DECEMBER 15, 2023
In 2021, we started building one of Saudi Arabia’s first-ever dedicated games studios, aiming to create ground-breaking titles for PC, console, and mobile that the region could call its own.
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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement
Game Refinery
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. However, as we wrote last year , many top-grossing mobile games have found that minigames are the best way to boost UA and player retention.
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Console revenues decline as PC soars; Mobile still dominates in $187 billion market
PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
The global games market is navigating a period of slow but steady growth, according to Newzoo’s Global Games Market Report 2024. Biggest growth The market dynamics reveal a notable shift among gaming platforms. PC gaming is set to outperform both mobile and console gaming in revenue growth, with a projected increase of 4.0%
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Epic aiming for 50 third-party titles and free games program on mobile store by 2025
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Further details have emerged about Epic's plans for its mobile games store, including its aim to offer up to 50 third-party titles and introduce its giveaway program from the PC marketplace by year's end. Read more
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Polish games industry employs over 15.000 people (same as France)
PreMortem.Games
JULY 7, 2023
Image: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – CD Projekt Red According to the latest report on the state of the games industry in Poland , the country ties with France at second place after the UK for biggest European games industries. 494 Game companies But Poland has plenty to be pleased with.
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The continuing quest to bring Age of Empires to mobile
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 25, 2024
Age of Empires was originally launched for PC in 1997. Since then, the historical real-time strategy series has had multiple releases on platforms such as home consoles and mobile devices. It is currently co-developed by TiMi Studio in partnership with World's Edge, and Xbox Game Studios serves as its publisher. Read more
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A crash course in porting your game to mobile
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Porting successful PC and console games to mobile has become common practice. Vampire Survivors is the latest example in a long line of PC hits triumphantly making the jump to smart devices. Poncle's title was downloaded one million times in just a week when it launched in December. Read more
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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 9, 2024
When you live in a country that houses twenty percent of the entire worlds population, yet hardly see a genuine and honest representation of that country in video games, its time to take matters into your own hands. And thats precisely what Shalin Shodhan is doing with his studio, Masala Games. That choice was very much deliberate.
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Zenless Zone Zero, NTE and the new wave of Chinese games pushing the limits of free-to-play | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 6, 2024
Since MiHoYo released Genshin Impact in 2020, an irreversible shift in perception happened across the gaming industry and among many gamers: free-to-play mobile games can actually be good?! Arguably, Genshin Impact had all the ingredients of a fully-fledged AAA console/PC game.
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SEA-6 PC and mobile games market projected to hit $6bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Market research firm Niko Partners released its SEA-6 Games Market reports, which say that PC and mobile games are poised to hit $5.8 billion in 2023. Read more
Ampere Analysis: UK console, PC and mobile games revenue declined in 2022
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
UK spending on video games dropped 1.6% The games market received an artificial surge in sales caused by the lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. The biggest declines during the period were across in-game monetisation, which covers more casual mobile titles. to £5.38 Read more
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Get our 2022 LTS best practice guides for optimizing mobile, console, and PC games
Unity Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Our updated optimization guides include the latest updates from Unity 2022 LTS and provide you with useful tips and tactics to optimize your projects.
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Epic Games lowers royalty fee for games released simultaneously on Epic Games Store
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Epic Games will drop its royalty fees from 5% to 3.5% for developers that release eligible Unreal Engine games on Epic Games Stores at the same time as other mobile, console, or PC platforms. Read more
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Bucking the Recession in Mobile Gaming
Deconstructor of Fun
DECEMBER 5, 2022
and Deconstructor of Fun’s latest collaborative report, we dive deep into a comprehensive analysis of the mobile gaming sector and which genres are defying the economic slowdown. These three factors have traditionally made mobile gaming venture capital (VC) friendly, which brings in the capital that keeps the flywheel going.
UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 15, 2024
UKIE published its latest Consumer Market Valuation Report, showing that the UK games market was worth £7.82 While overall game sales were up in the UK in 2023, boxed sales have continued their decline and were down 5% to £495 million compared to 2022. billion, and digital PC software sales increased 4.5% to £2.48
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Newzoo looks at different generations • Mobile most popular among all ages
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Top image by Freepik In their latest report , Newzoo looks at how different generations engage with gaming. It will come as no surprise that across all age groups people play games, but there are some significant differences between the older and newer generations. With each passing generation, gaming becomes more popular.
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Savvy Games Group acquires Scopely for $4.9 billion
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 5, 2023
Scopely today announced that it has struck a deal to be acquired by Savvy Games Group for $4.9 The mobile publisher behind titles like Marvel Strike Force, Stumble Guys, and Star Trek: Fleet Command is the latest in a string of games investments for the Saudi Arabian government-owned Savvy. Read more
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Only a handful of studios in Slovakia generate the lion share of game revenues
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Top image: The House of Tesla by Blue Brain Games This year the Slovakian games industry is expected to generate an estimated €70.3 Pixel Federation is still the biggest game studio in the country, both in employment (270 workers) and revenue. Game designers and graphic artists are also in demand, with 15.9% of releases.
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Are games consoles facing extinction?
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 20, 2024
The games industry is in constant flux; what we think we know today as fact is gone often completely different the next day. Developers used to have to partner with publishers for their games to reach market; now they can use digital platforms and release their wares into the world without a middle man. Read more
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Report: Console gaming more popular among Japanese youth than mobile
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 21, 2023
of the group, followed by mobile gaming at 63.5%. of respondents played on PC. The market research firm's annual Japan Youth Gamers report surveyed more than 300 parents of gamers aged six to 18 and over 90 gamers between the ages of 16 and 18. Console is the most popular format among Japanese gamers, used by 72.3% Only 14.7%
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The Mobile Games Industry In the Year 2023
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 31, 2023
Unlike the years before, we decided to really leverage our fantastic community of senior games industry folks to present you with trends that will shape our industry during the year. The k-factor, which measures the virality of a game, is at an all-time low. Is it the artwork in itself that is not selling the game? Exit mobile.
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Study finds YouTube is the most popular and trusted platform for game discovery
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 9, 2024
A new study has found that YouTube is the most popular and trusted platform for discovering new games among players. PR and marketing agency Big Games Machine surveyed 1,000 US-based console and PC gamers about how they find new titles to purchase and play, of which 64% said they discover games via YouTube. Read more
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Stumble Guys vs. Eggy Party: Which Fall Guys Clone Is the King of Mobile?
Game Refinery
JANUARY 5, 2023
They say imitation is a form of flattery, and there’s no shortage of mobile games that share a striking similarity with other popular titles in the PC, console and mobile markets. Why isn’t there a mobile version of Fall Guys?
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Unity vs. Unreal Engine: Which is Better for Android Game Development?
Big Games
MARCH 27, 2025
The mobile gaming industry has exploded recently. Developers are constantly seeking the best tools to create engaging, high-performance games that can run smoothly on a wide range of Android devices. Two of the most popular game enginesUnity and Unreal are the top choices for Android game development.
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The top 22 mobile games of 2022
Game Analytics
DECEMBER 28, 2022
But one thing that hasn’t changed is new hit games entering the market. So to end the year on a high, we rounded up our top 22 games to hit the charts this year. Here are the top games we loved playing this year. If you want some inspiration for games to binge over the holiday period, look no further. Net Fishing!
Video games is no longer the biggest entertainment medium in the UK
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 8, 2024
The the first time in over ten years, video games is not the UK's biggest entertainment medium. ERA, which is the UK trade body representing video, music and games retailers, says that revenue made by video games in the UK reached £4.74 billion, a rise of 2.9% over the year before.
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Game Pass would fare better on PC and mobile than PlayStation and Nintendo | Microcast
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Chris Dring and James Batchelor discuss the biggest stories of the past week, starting with the mixed messages over whether Xbox Game Pass is heading to Nintendo and PlayStation consoles.
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The problem with making games for Mobiles.
Half Geek
AUGUST 3, 2022
Google Android 9 & 10 in particular, broke code back compatibility, the game would crash, a pretty major flaw. In many cases (I’ve done the research), game studios that update their games using the latest SDK (Software Dev Kit) and API, find that their game suddenly no longer works on older hardware or OS versions.
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Viewfinder wins Game of the Year at the UKIE Video Game Awards 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 8, 2024
The UKIE Video Game Awards 2024 took place last night, with Sad Owl Studios' Viewfinder taking home UK Game of the Year alongside best console game. Bonsai Games was named Rising Star, an award sponsored by GamesIndustry.biz. Read more
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Industry Voices: Social mobility and the games industry: how an industry worth £4.6 billion is failing its talent
Game Development News
JUNE 12, 2023
Dan Ahern, QA lead at Radical Forge talks about social mobility in the games industry - MCV/DEVELOP
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Newzoo: Global games market expected to grow to $189bn in 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 23, 2024
The global games market is expected to generate $189.3 The data firm added it was "optimistic' for the PC and console segments, while mobile gaming is "likely to recover" after difficult conditions for the past couple of years. billion in 2024, Newzoo estimated in its latest report. Read more
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