GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Looking at GN&S more closely, growth was attributed to an increase of sales in hardware, non-first-party titles including add-on content, and the impact of foreign exchange rates. million copies sold across PlayStation consoles. Software sales were up 26% to ¥479 billion ($3.16 billion), representing 67.6

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

source: Newzoo reports Despite the unprecedented slate of blockbuster titles, console games grew at a slower pace than inflation. Diablos, EAFC, Madden, Hogwarts Legacy, Baldurs Gate 3, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom… 2023 seemed like the year for consoles with all those blockbusters launching back-to-back.

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AWS Games

APRIL 4, 2023

Over 28,000 developers, artists, visionaries, and storytellers came from around the world to meet, learn, share experiences, and celebrate the global video game industry at the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco March 20 – 24. Stay tuned for follow up content on these sessions! Learn more.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

Image: pikisuperstar on Freepik Newzoo’s Global Gamer Study 2023 is a true treasure trove of interesting facts about the people out there that hopefully end up with your game in their hands. They are likely to have higher levels of engagement, increased spending on gaming, and a greater inclination towards consuming gaming content.

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Game Errors

JUNE 6, 2023

So, we have made our estimation for 2023’s data in some cases. Year Apex Legends Fortnite 2020 13,093,785 191,302,008 2021 67,563,911 338,845,462 2022 99,458,463 312,730,506 2023 17,333,097 71,906,471 The following smooth line graph shows the trend of active peak players over the last three years.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 4, 2024

Certainly, after 2023’s breakneck release slate, the coming 12 to 18 months will be more modest. It tells you that the current console cycle has reached its final stage. Since the start of the year, there have been 7,800 announced layoffs so far in 2024 , compared to 10,500 for all of 2023 and 8,500 in 2022.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

The game may very well set revenue records in 2023, which is a fantastic feat for a game that was launched in late 2014. #5 Yet well-known IP games such as Diablo Immortal and Apex Legends Mobile saw success in adoption and IAP consumer spending as mobile games are now capable of offering console-like graphics and gameplay experiences.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

1 Organic Discovery Will Be Declared Deceased In 2023, the iOS and Play stores will be officially declared dead - and no funeral will be held. Secondly, these gigantic streaming platforms are engaged in ruthless cutthroat competition for subscribers and content. Will Netflix launch its first proper hit game in 2023?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

But we are considering expanding to consoles and VR as well.” Our commercial team will be looking to engage with game developers working on exciting projects”, says Content & Communications Specialist Zahaid Rehman. Edwin van Gessel is CEO of this newly formed studio and he’s showing off his first title to their publishing partner.

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AWS Games

MARCH 14, 2023

By Rob Schoeppe, General Manager, Global Game Tech Solutions & Business Development at AWS With the 2023 Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) just one week away, the AWS for Games team has been talking with our customers, partners, and internal team about the trends they think will have the largest impact on the industry over the years to come.

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Game Errors

APRIL 4, 2023

Reboot the game, the console, or the PC Check your internet connection. Table of Contents Check for game server outages or maintenance Allow MW2 through your firewall Release and renew your IP and flush your DNS Update the game Try using a VPN 1. Reset your network devices. Then check the boxes under Private and Public , and press OK.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Commodore 64 console was her first gaming experience. She therefore inherited consoles from older siblings and cousins. She highlighted the shift from scheduled TV programs where TV was on between 4 pm and 10 pm when she was a child to on-demand content today. Bukola grew up surrounded by siblings and cousins.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

global growth for 2023, mainly driven by demand for the newest generation of consoles, which are now in ready supply. The report said that console sales will rise by 7.4%. PC gamers make up 892 million people, followed by 629 million console players. in 2023, far lower than growth rates in prior years.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 11, 2023

Role-playing Games (RPGs) Role-playing games are one of the most immersive and content-rich games one can play. It has grown from simple text-based console games to aesthetically rich 3D experiences since its inception with popular games like Star Wars, Battletech and Dungeons & Dragons.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The two largest recipients of these flows in recent years have been: Web3 / crypto / blockchain games PC + console / Games-as-a-Service (GaaS) I’m not going to talk about crypto, suffice to say that its prospects currently look about as bleak as SBF’s. The pivot into PC and GaaS is more interesting. Games become more expensive to make.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2024

If market trends, especially on PC and Console, are something you want to hear more about, I highly suggest you check out my conversation with Newzoo’s Head of Consulting, Ben Porter below. During the lockdown years companies grew in headcount to supply content against the massive surge of demand. Just consider last year.

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Game Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s the question addressed by Ampere Analysis’ Piers Harding-Rolls in a recent webinar report, titled Dissecting the competitive landscape for console games in 2023. Harding-Rolls shared how much live service and multiplayer games have come to dominate the console landscape.

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Game Errors

JULY 24, 2023

Two record-breaking games from Blizzard certainly marked 2012 and 2023, the years they were respectively released. In January 2023, Microsoft announced acquiring Activision Blizzard for $68.7 From delivering DLCs and additional content on physical DVDs and BluRays to making the extensions exclusively digital.

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AWS Games

JUNE 15, 2023

To do that, select the Content Drawer in the bottom left of the editor screen. Cooking content Before you can play the game, you will need to cook the content. Now verify the Build Target is set to LyraServer , and then select Cook Content. This will cook the server content so you can launch the server on windows.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sony holds its exclusive State of Play event every year where they announce new products, intellectual properties and exclusive content for previously released games. Console game testing is an ever-changing skillset as there are more advanced hardware with bigger and more complex games every generation. Pacific Drive.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Along with the pre-order already live for the release in February 2023, the game is garnering a lot of traction in the media. Morality System, Quidditch & Exclusive Content. The community has had mixed views on the contents of the collector’s edition.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 8, 2023

trillion by 2023. Its interpretation of “metaverse” includes digital spaces where “individual interactions are highly multidimensional, and they can participate more profoundly with digital content,” than with written content. A newly published report from Market.us

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AWS Games

JUNE 13, 2023

Metropolis Origins” launched in limited beta in November 2021, and the QXR Studios team anticipates a wider commercial release at the end of 2023. I could start on a server with a token that would bridge to Anywhere and make that fleet available via the AWS Console in the AWS cloud. It was easy for me to set up a Windows environment.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Cross-Platform Compatibility Cross-platform gameplay is one of the biggest game development trends of 2023. More gamers prefer games that can be played on multiple devices, including consoles, laptops, and mobile devices. As a result, they can make informed decisions to improve their game content. Let’s find out.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 26, 2023

Another great use case is for PC and console games that require compute flexibility ( Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) , hybrid cloud paired with on-premises gear) with ability to burst into the cloud. Metaverse – metaverse experiences are creating results for 3D content creation, gaming, interactive events, and XR streaming.

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 9, 2023

With such frequency and enthusiasm that, in April, 2023, Humble Bundle did a "Best of Survivors-Like Bundle" This, of course, was only a small selection of "Survivors-Like" titles, with the more successful ones (like Brotato and 20 Minutes Till Dawn) absent. When its couch co-op patch comes out, I'm buying a second copy on console.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio A year ago, Supercell announced their intention to open a studio in North America with the mission of developing games for PC and Console. Their first step would be to hire a core founding team around which they would build the development team.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 26, 2023

The highly anticipated game, Forspoken has finally been released to the public on the 24th of January 2023 on PC and PlayStation 5. Power cycle the console. Press and hold the power button on the front of the console until you hear a second beep (about 7 seconds). Unfortunately, players are reporting frequent crashes and freeze.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It’s worth noting that the regional divide has lessened in recent years, with the success of recent titles like Monster Hunter World, which was released on home consoles rather than portable platforms, making it a more recognized IP among Western audiences , largely explaining Monster Hunter Now’s success in the US.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

The game is an almighty genre mishmash almost reminiscent of a AAA console game, carefully combining heavy story and character-driven RPG elements with hectic shooter gameplay. The narrative is a vital part of the drive toward in-game progression. The range of genres on display in X-Hero is incredibly diverse.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As we look out to our plans for 2023, we will continue to increase marketing investment in our growth franchises while being disciplined and data-driven in how we allocate marketing capital. billion in September quarter but lowers outlook NCSoft invests $15M in Mysten Labs for Web3 gaming infrastructure Square Enix' s H1 sales dip to $1.1

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 28, 2023

Indeed that’s the expectation for almost any game, that the majority of players can participate and experience most of the content (at least in theory). Stable Asset Price Floor $60, now quickly becoming $70 is the widely cited price for a console game. You’ve found one. Sign up for book updates and the InterSheets mailing list here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But with inflation reaching an average of 10% in several key countries during 2023, the growth of the revenue would have to at least match that of the inflation. In theory, AI promises rapid dynamic personalization for users on the content side. You should also keep in mind that the revenues are not inflation-adjusted.

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AWS Games

JULY 6, 2023

Blog authors: Gena Gizzi, Jake Wolf, and Noor Fairoza Democratizing Unreal Engine development on AWS with End User Compute products and advanced GPU-based EC2 instances Introduction The games industry is evolving and user-generated content (UGC) is leading the change. However, game development and content creation is intricately hard.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 27, 2023

Since its launch on the 27th of January, 2023, there has been a lot of hype and excitement around Dead Space Remake. The game has been made specifically for new-gen consoles, which allow it to leverage the capabilities of frostbite engines and faster SSDs to remove any noticeable barriers, including loading screens.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

Supercell attempted to fight this trend by building better tools and a greater focus on user-generated content. And yet, 2023 seems to be the year when Supercell finally gives in to larger teams that are “ unrestrained by anything except what’s best to serve players ”. This has increased the interest in PC and Console platforms.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Pros of Unity Game Engine Advanced cross-platform interoperability allows for games to be launched on all significant mobile, VR, desktop, console, and TV platforms, besides the Web. Moonmana develops games that provide unforgettable experiences on any PC configuration, console, mobile device, or in a web browser. No problem!

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