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DECEMBER 20, 2023

From Unity's botched Runtime Fee to Embracer going scorched earth on its own development studios, here are the events that shaped the game industry in 2023.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

MiHoYo's space-fantasy RPG Honkai: Star Rail took the top spot at Google's awards for 2023's best games and apps on its titular store.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Find out why Alan Wake 2, Hi-Fi Rush, and Humanity were all among the best games we played in 2023.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Despite the lack of upward pay in 2023, most developers are hopeful for some kind of raise to come through in the next year.

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APRIL 13, 2023

The massive success of Elden Ring in 2022 has led to its director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, being crowned one of Time Magazine's most important people of 2023.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Game Developer news editor Chris Kerr discusses his favorite titles of 2023.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Ubisoft's handful of 2023 releases prevented it from having a dud of a third quarter.

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DECEMBER 27, 2023

Game Developer's contributing editor Justin Carter reveals his top five games of 2023.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

2023 may have just ended, but there's still awards for Baldur's Gate 3 to win.

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JULY 26, 2023

2023 is shaping up to be one of Capcom's best years, and its first quarter report for the fiscal year highlights its newest hits and solid catalog titles.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This article examines the utility of kinetic and chromatic unpredictability in the game music of Jurassic World Primal Ops (from Winifred Phillips’ highly-rated GDC 2023 lecture, “Chaos Theory in Game Music.”)

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 15, 2024

billion in 2023, a 4.4% 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. UKIE published its latest Consumer Market Valuation Report, showing that the UK games market was worth £7.82 to £2.48

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Indie developers like Quinn K, Cosmo D, Taylor McCue and more name their "unsung heroes" of 2023.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Senior editor Bryant Francis shares his favorite games released in 2023.

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MAY 12, 2023

Square Enix starts 2023 off on a down note, with financial dips across its various divisions and its premium games not performing to expectations.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Beyond the back catalog, Assassin's Creed Mirage and The Crew Motorfest helped boost Ubisoft's Q2 and overall first half revenue for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Epic Games' breakdown for 2023 shows its store greatly benefitted from the year's deluge of releases.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 1, 2024

in 2023, from 1,009 studios in 2021 to 1,042 in 2023. From the data compiled between 2022 and 2023, the study found that revenue generated by Brazil's games industry was $251.6 The number of studios in the Brazilian games industry grew by 3.2% million in 2022. Read more

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Game Developer

AUGUST 30, 2023

Gamescom, the world’s biggest games event, took place in Cologne from August 23–25, 2023. Omdia’s games team were again in attendance and provide highlights from the show in this opinion.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 20, 2024

Remedy has published its financial results for 2023, and reported a 22.2% Q4 2023: Read more decrease in revenue to €33.9 million compared to €43.6 million during the same period last year. The Finnish developer reported an operating loss of €28.6 million in royalties from Alan Wake Remastered.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In an email sent to staff, Phil Spencer said Kotick will remain with the Call of Duty publisher "through the end of 2023."

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MAY 3, 2023

YoYo Games 2023 plans for its GameMaker program include AI integration, full mod support, and a redesigned version of its Code Editor tool.

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Game Developer

MARCH 27, 2023

While making Just Dance 2023 , Ubisoft's Paris studio was reportedly hit hard with demanding management and burnout.

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Game Developer

APRIL 4, 2023

Generative AI was the biggest talking point of GDC 2023, but few commercial products have so far reached the market. Meanwhile the metaverse, last year’s big theme, has taken a backseat, though there remain some reasons for cautious optimism.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This article explores the power of Polytonality in the game music of Jurassic World Primal Ops (from Winifred Phillips’ highly-rated GDC 2023 lecture, “Chaos Theory in Game Music.”)

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Game From Scratch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Unity Alternatives in 2023 With the recent pricing changes at Unity which have not been well received several developers are now actively searching for Unity game engine alternatives. As you … Unity Alternatives in 2023 Read More The post Unity Alternatives in 2023 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game Developer

APRIL 5, 2023

The 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) proved a showcase for many innovations and developments in the area of living room gaming experiences, which are now ripe for the picking in terms of addressing a wider family audience.

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Game Developer

MAY 16, 2023

Ubisoft continues to tout the success of its live services and franchises as it gears up to release more games through the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 18, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox CI Games has generated over $60 million in consolidated net revenue for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The figure represents a 400% year-over-year growth, the highest in the company's history. Read more

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Several of the games on the IGF 2023 Entries list include Devolver Digital's Cult of the Lamb , Finji's TUNIC , Ron Gilbert's Return to Monkey Island , and Blackbird Interactive's open-source game Hardspace: Shipbreaker.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Unity released its fourth quarter full-year financial earnings for 2023 yesterday, which saw a jump in revenue and decrease in net losses both in its Q4 and FY 2023 results. Q4 2023 Read more Despite these results, shares dropped 17% as reported by CNBC.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Independent Games Festival is part of GDC 2023, which will be held in San Francisco March 20-24, 2023. Here are this year's finalists for the 25th annual IGF Awards, part of the longest-running festival, summit, and showcase celebrating independent games and their creators.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 22, 2024

Capcom took the number one spot in 2023 for Metacritic's game publisher rankings. Its highest-rated release during 2023 was Resident Evil 4 Remake on the PlayStation 5, which scored 93 from critics. According to the 14th annual report , it received an average Metascore of 84.5. Read more

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Game Developer

MARCH 28, 2023

More publishers pull out of E3 2023, raising questions about the event's future months ahead of its intended June launch.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 5, 2024

NetEase released its financials results for 2023, with the Chinese gaming firm experiencing growth across the board – particularly in its games division. billion) in 2023, compared to RMB 52.8 The firm's overall revenue rose to RMB 103.5 billion ($14.6 billion) from RMB 96.5 billion ($13.4 increase year-over-year. billion ($8.9

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Game Developer

JANUARY 4, 2024

The Meta Quest platform continued to lose momentum in 2023.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 15, 2023

I started 2023 not knowing who or what Alan Wake was, let alone that a sequel was on the way. This article contains spoilers for events that occur within Alan Wake 2's narrative. Read more

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