GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 6, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new Omdia report estimates that the lifetime sales count for Valve's Steam Deck will reach over 3 million units in 2023. The research firm also predicts that last year, the handheld PC console sold 1.6 million consoles. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 16, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Newzoo's newest report reveals that global consumer spending for PC and console gaming declined by 2.2%, totaling $92.3 Here's what you need to know from Newzoo's PC and Console Gaming Report 2023: Read more billion in 2022.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 16, 2024

182 million PC and console games were sold across Europe in 2023, a rise of 1.7% EA Sports FC 24 sold 9% fewer units in 2023 compared with FIFA 23 in 2022, but when you factor in the rebrand and the fact there was a World Cup in December 2022, it's not particularly unexpected. over the year before. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 19, 2023

September 2022 was a five-week month, and as a result the numbers appear down 16% over September 2023. Video game sales across Europe were down in September compared with the year before, according to the latest figures from GSD. But this year was a four-week month. The main reason for the drop was this year's EA Sports FC 24.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Top image: Baldur’s Gate 3 by Larian Studios It’s time to look back at what the year 2023 has meant for the games industry. billion in 2023, growing +0.6% billion in 2023, growing by +6.3% Biggest performer This year’s biggest performer in terms of growth is the download/boxed PC games segment. year on year.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 8, 2024

million PC and console games were sold across the UK during March, an impressive rise of 26% over the same period in 2023. Helldivers 2 has a lower price and is also available on PC. They are, of course, very different games, with Spider-Man 2 retailing at £70 and only releasing on PS5. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The results for the three months ending December 31, 2023 showed decent sales across the company, despite declines in its PC/console games segment, but the group still ended the year with a net debt of SEK 16.1 billion ($1.5 Read more

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In their latest free report , Newzoo is optimistic about the total market outlook for PC and console. And even though this year’s release catalog is expected to be less impressive than 2023’s, live-service games, and back catalog sales will make up for it. And cutting costs by laying off staff will likely continue for a while.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 12, 2023

Newzoo analyzed over 1,600 DLC releases on PC and console from April 2020 to April 2023 and found out what DLC can do for your game. By 2022, premium transactions accounted for more than 50% of the total spending on console and PC games in the US.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 19, 2024

The gaming industry has achieved significant milestones in recent years, and 2023 was no exception. Recent data has shown that 2023 has been among the best years in the gaming sector. Join us as we look back at some of the key trends and issues that shaped the gaming industry in 2023. But was it all rosy? Approximately 6.92

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Video Game Market “ Savvy analyst Matt Piscatella walked online viewers through a ream of stats and information about how gaming has settled into a “new normal” in 2023, following the boom and droop of the pandemic, and its aftermath. On PC, it’s evenly split 50/50.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 23, 2024

Newzoo said the market generated an estimated $184 billion in 2023, a small 0.6% 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. increase over 2022, which itself was down 5% year-on-year.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Niko Partners today revised its China Games Market 2023 Half-Year Update Report, saying that the country's gaming revenues are on pace to not only grow this year, but more than make-up for 2022's uncharacteristic decline. billion in 2023, up 5.2% Niko now believes China's gaming revenues are on track to total $47.7 year-over-year.

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Jaunty Bear Games

APRIL 5, 2023

In this blog post, we will take a closer look at Unity engine vs Godot in 2023. Unity supports a wide range of platforms, including PC, mobile, and consoles. In 2023, both engines are likely to continue to evolve and improve, making them even more attractive options for game development.

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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. Restart your PC. Restart your PC. 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).

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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. PC games grew driven by dominating live service franchises and a slew of innovative AA titles. And originally Newzoo reported that the Console market would grow by 7%. Yet this did not materialize.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Krafton announced its fourth quarter and full-year earnings today, showing declines for 2023 overall and mixed results for the fourth quarter, including the company's first quarterly net loss since it began trading publicly in 2021.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 18, 2023

Here's what you need to know for the period ending June 30, 2023: Embracer's net sales saw 20% organic growth, which was attributed to Dead Island 2's sales for its PC/Console segment. Embracer Group has published its financial results for Q1, showing growth in net sales in all but one operating segment. Read more

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Game Errors

JUNE 6, 2023

Here are the system requirements for Apex Legends: Processor: Core i3 6th Gen/AMD FX-4350 or Better RAM: 6GB Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640/Radeon HD 7730 Disk Space: 22 GB+ Operating System: Windows 7 or higher After knowing the required specifications, you can see that a PC with basic hardware can run Apex Legends without any problem.

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Game Errors

APRIL 4, 2023

Before you proceed to try the primary troubleshooting methods below, you may try the following preliminary steps to check if it helps fix the issue: Restart your PC. Reboot the game, the console, or the PC Check your internet connection. Reset your network devices. Then check the boxes under Private and Public , and press OK.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The two studios are collaborating on the online action multiplayer game, which is heading to PC and console starting with a closed beta in 2023. The acquisition was mentioned in a press release for Transformers: Reactivate, which was announced during last night's The Game Awards. Read more.

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Game Development News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The great and the good of the games sector were celebrated at the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2023 on November 16, 2023 at the iconic Troxy London - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for November 2023 - MCV/DEVELOP

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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. Console gaming has the highest players-to-payers conversion, mobile gaming has the lowest. Or that 87% of players spend money on in-game items?

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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. Will Netflix launch its first proper hit game in 2023? Don’t miss our podcast crew’s predictions. There are several points that was covered in the podcast, that we didn’t dive into this post. #1

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Game Development News

JULY 5, 2023

Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for July 2023 - MCV/DEVELOP

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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.

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Game Development News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for September and October 2023 - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for August 2023 - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

JUNE 12, 2023

Tickets are now on sale for EGX 2023, and there's a discount on prices until later this month - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

MAY 22, 2023

Tandem Events has confirmed that Guerrilla Games will provide the headline keynote session at Develop:Brighton 2023

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Game Development News

JUNE 13, 2023

Tandem Events has announced the shortlist of finalists for the Develop:Brighton 2023 Indie Showcase competition - MCV/DEVELOP

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

But we are considering expanding to consoles and VR as well.” With the vast library of 1400+ games via PC, as well as via the Cloud on Samsung & LG Smart TV’s and Android, Utomik has quite the reach. 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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Game Development News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Here are the key upcoming events and releases to mark in your calendar for December 2023

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Game Development News

MARCH 28, 2023

WINGS has announced that the ELEVATE Game Accelerator will return in 2023

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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

JUNE 5, 2023

Diablo 4, the most recent game in the Diablo series, will be released on June 6, 2023. The early access version of this game, which is presently accessible on Windows PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, has been reported by players as being incredibly engaging. This is presumably due to a variety of factors that Blizzard best knows.

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