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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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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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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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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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Game Developer
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Description of the base structure, modules and functions of a self-made Unity template project which could be run on many different platforms (PC, Web, Mobile).
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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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Game Developer
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Here's the path this ant sim took from mobile pitch to full-blown RTS on PC.
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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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PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
PC gaming is set to outperform both mobile and console gaming in revenue growth, with a projected increase of 4.0% In contrast, mobile gaming, despite its significant market share, is expected to grow at a slower rate of 3.0% Biggest growth The market dynamics reveal a notable shift among gaming platforms. increase year-on-year.
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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. Meanwhile, some of the most successful titles are embracing a cross-platform strategy from conception.
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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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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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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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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. Development for the title began in 2021, but it currently does not have a planned release schedule. Read more
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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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Game Developer
DECEMBER 13, 2024
While Microsoft's new global marketing campaign reaffirms a shift in their strategy to attract Xbox users off-console, questions are raised over the company's readiness in the cloud, mobile, PC, and handheld segments.
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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
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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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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GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
The biggest declines during the period were across in-game monetisation, which covers more casual mobile titles. Ampere says that the decline is due to the economic situation in the UK, including the growing cost of living crisis. Read more
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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. Spending is most common in mobile gaming, with 38% of Gen Alpha, Gen Z, and Millennial gamers saying they spend on mobile.
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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?! I'm being a bit cynical here, as it is undeniable that quality free-to-play mobile games were produced before, but Genshin Impact pushed the envelope.
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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. Nevertheless, mobile gaming represents a whopping 61% of all games revenue , a number that would be even larger should we account for all the in-app-ad revenue.
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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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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PreMortem.Games
JULY 7, 2023
When developing games Polish studios declare PC as leading platform (68.4%), with mobile trailing behind in second place (12.8%). According to CD Projekt, less than 30% of Cyberpunk 2077 copies were sold in physical form, compared to a remarkable 68% for The Witcher 3, in its premiere year seven years earlier.
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GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 15, 2024
billion, and digital PC software sales increased 4.5% Mobile sales were also up, reaching £1.52 PC, on the other hand, showed quite a decline, with sales decreasing 11% year-on-year, falling to £673 million. Looking at digital sales more precisely, digital console software sales were up 5.6% to £2.48
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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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Game Analytics
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Masters of simulation, this studio is renowned for making popular sim games for mobile. But not only is it the first to make it to mobile, it’s also the first one to be free to play. Summoners War: Chronicles is yet another MMORPG to make it to mobile. It’s tricky taking any game from PC and Console to mobile.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 1, 2024
for developers that release eligible Unreal Engine games on Epic Games Stores at the same time as other mobile, console, or PC platforms. Epic Games will drop its royalty fees from 5% to 3.5% Read more
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GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 5, 2024
The mobile publisher now holds a 3.58% share of Devolver, which was made as part of its strategy to increase exposure of its PC and console segment. The investment follows the recent launch of PC rhythm shooter Robobeat, developed by Insanity Games. Kwalee has announced a minority investment in Devolver Digital.
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Game Errors
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Forza Horizon 3 is available on Xbox One and Windows 10 and because the game requires a lot from your PC, you might encounter some issues like crashes and launching cases. The most common Forza Horizon PC issues that users complain about are crashes at startup or crash to desktop problems. Why does my Forza Horizon 3 keep crashing?
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GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 8, 2024
That includes sales of digital and physical video games, covering PC, mobile and consoles. 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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GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 5, 2023
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. The company also said the deal will allow it to "extend its live services expertise to new segments like PC, console, and other genres of gameplay."
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GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 17, 2024
A couple of paragraphs also go through the studio's history, saying: "Pieces Interactive released over ten titles on PC, console and mobile since 2007," and finishing on: "Our last release was the reimagining of Alone in the Dark." Read more
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GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 9, 2024
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. According to the report , TikTok was the second most used platform at 36%, following by Instagram (35%), Facebook (34%) and word of mouth (32%).
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GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Niko has released its new 2024 India Gamer Behavior and Market Insights Report, revealing that over 75% of PC gamers self reported that they spent more on PC games in Q1 2024 than in the same period a year ago. respondents engage with esports - either through play, viewing, or competing themselves - and 57.2% Read more
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GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 9, 2024
Host and MobileGamer.biz editor Neil Long noted that, with console, mobile and PC well-established, it "doesn't feel like there's anything new on the horizon" that might bolster the games market. In the opening keynote of Develop:Brighton today, the Super Evil Megacorp CEO was asked about the state of platform and the industry.
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Half Geek
AUGUST 3, 2022
In summary, developing for mobiles is high maintenance compared to PC, where you can at least be confident that your game 5-10 years ago still run fine on modern hardware. Mobile apps need constant updates to keep up with Google & Apple shenanigans. Sometimes these updates will force hard choices.
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Juego Studio
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Among the variety of games, mobile games are becoming the most popular with almost 50% of the global population indulging in mobile gaming. The video game industry is booming, irrespective of the game genre and platform.
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GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 16, 2024
The fund is open to indie game developers that have already launched a game on Google Play or other mobile platforms, PC and console. A group of Latin American game studios will receive a share of $2 million, with each recipient receiving between $150,000 to $200,000. Read more
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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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