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PC and Console markets show modest growth but playtime is decreasing dramatically

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In the wake of 2023, a year marked by blockbuster game releases, the global PC and console gaming market is facing a period of moderation. According to the latest PC and Console Gaming report by Newzoo , the PC and console gaming market generated $93.5 billion in revenue in 2023, representing a modest growth rate of 2.6%

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Top Unreal Game Development Companies in 2024

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Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Is it well-defined?

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Newzoo expects a ‘lean year’ for the industry but also predicts growth for 2024

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In their latest free report , Newzoo is optimistic about the total market outlook for PC and console. That also turns mobile developers to launch their existing mobile games on PC as a way to boost both retention and engagement. Another way of diversification is to develop new games specifically for PC (and console).

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Viewfinder wins Game of the Year at the UKIE Video Game Awards 2024

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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. Sumo Digital won the accolade for best developer and Secret Mode took home the award for best publisher. Bonsai Games was named Rising Star, an award sponsored by GamesIndustry.biz.

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"We never really thought anyone was going to make a Playdate game"

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70,000 units had been sold as of February 2024 , and Panic revealed a few more stats about its cranky yellow console last week , to celebrate its anniversary. 150,000 games have been sold since the March 2023 launch of the Playdate storefront, Catalog, representing $544,290 in revenue for the developers behind them.

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A report from Eurogamer and VGC stated that Nintendo showed their next console to a select few developers at Gamescom behind closed doors. Do you think the report is plausible? And is it generally common for console manufacturers to talk about their next console to developers privately towards the end of a console generation?

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The Nintendo Switch started development around 2012-2013, was unveiled in 2016, and was released in 2017. If Nintendo started developing a new console shortly after the Switch's launch (2018), we're about due for a new console unveiling. How do you think the new console's third party launch games get made?

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Demade, remade: What game demakes offer to publishers

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Given that can only be done by someone with deep knowledge of both the IP and older consoles these demakes are love letters from fans or the official developers of the original title. But some love letters are unwanted by their recipients.

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