AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Check it out , and follow the recap below for a full rundown of AWS for Games activities at GDC 2024.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 13, 2024

There's uncertainty about the content. If things really go sideways, you're looking at a little bit more. There's so much uncertainty when you look at the sales data or look to project this year. There's uncertainty around the hardware. Who the hell's making the games?" Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 26, 2024

Capcom has announced that it has revised its full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. The change was attributed to the performance of its digital content business. Previously, the figure was ¥140 billion ($892 million), and now the forecast is set to ¥152.4 billion ($971 million).

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 17, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Microsoft has announced that it will be closing the digital Xbox 360 Store on July 29, 2024. Consumers will not be able to purchase games, DLC, and content from the store on 360 consoles and the Xbox 360 Marketplace. Read more

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

From strategy development, content creation, coding to testing, the development process reflects on the successful delivery of the game. Top Unreal Game Development Companies to Watch in 2024 01 LOGIC SIMPLIFIED Logic Simplified is a leading game development company in India, with 12+ years of experience in creating top-notch games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 28, 2024

Strategic deployments with content creators simply hold too much potential to ignore when launching a game, particularly as budgets continue to tighten for the vast majority of teams through the foreseeable future. Read more

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 21, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Blender Launch Blender Extensions App Store At GDC 2024 the Blender Foundation have publicly revealed their new App Store of sorts for Blender, Blender Extensions. This will replace the existing add-ons system as well as provide a portal for discovering add-ons and themes for Blender.

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Cocos

MARCH 31, 2024

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We look towards 2024 with a mixture of hope and fear, but also with a strong belief in the ability of people to bounce back. See you in 2024! This year was a two-faced monster. A stellar year for game releases, that’s for sure. But also a dreadful year for job security in game development, with a heartbreaking 10.000 layoffs.

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Cocos

MARCH 28, 2024

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 8, 2024

Let’s find out how KAYAC approaches development of Hypercasual games in 2024; what their expectations from the market are; which best practices for game development they can point out; and what tips for adapting games for the Western region they have to offer. As such, we intend to pursue both moving forward!”

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Nvidia

MARCH 19, 2024

At GDC 2024, NVIDIA announced that leading AI application developers such as Inworld AI are using NVIDIA digital human technologies to accelerate the deployment.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The final 2024 number by the end of next year will also be higher, almost certainly breaking the record. Funny enough that was a mere precursor to what is continuing to happen to the other content it was to be a part of (now Beta 13, but soon to be more than that xD). More on that later.

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Nvidia

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With USD, we envision a future where XR content creation becomes more streamlined, efficient, and scalable, empowering users to bring their visions to life with ease.” Dive into the future of mixed reality with Varjo CEO Timo Toikkanen at GTC 2024. Varjo XR-4 headset The Varjo XR-4 series is now available to order.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

The problem is that at the end of 2024, the market is still noticeably smaller than it was three years ago in 2021. 2024 will be a lean year for gaming companies Executives, according to Newzoo, are expecting there to be even more releases this year than there were last year. Yet I don’t believe that will happen in 2024.

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Nvidia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Subscribe to the Developer Newsletter and stay in the loop on 2024 content tailored to your interests. This integration enhances video encoding and decoding, improving compression efficiency, quality, and increased throughput, making it ideal for various video applications.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Starting in January 2024, Unity will introduce what it calls a ‘Runtime Fee’. Digitalization has resulted in a glut in gaming content and increased marketing expenses. Large platform companies often initially subsidize third-party content creators to ensure widespread adoption of their technical standards.

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Cocos

JANUARY 12, 2024

Extended iteration, dozens of different platforms, numerous online project validations, extensive user device coverage, continuous issue fixes, and detailed optimizations have made Cocos Runtime a mature, high-performance, highly available, multiple instances, and secure commercial mini-game and interactive digital content runtime SDK.

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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. Looking ahead, Sony has forecasted sales for this fiscal year (ending in March 2024) to reach ¥12.4 billion), representing 67.6 trillion ($28.85

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Game Industry News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve settled into a holiday lull for a bit in new Star Trek streaming content, so I want to take a moment to look into 2024. We’re also going to get a chance to watch Star Trek: Discovery ’s final season sometime in 2024.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 3, 2024

There's no shortage of success stories surrounding Baldur's Gate 3, and Larian Studios creative content manager Ben Maltz-Jones added to the stack in a Game Developers Conference session titled "Roll Play: The Strategy Behind Baldur's Gate 3 on TikTok." million likes spread across more than 100 TikToks uploaded to the site.

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Nvidia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Subscribe to the Developer Newsletter and stay in the loop on 2024 content tailored to your interests. Follow us on Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , and Discord for the latest developer news.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

However, the game's recent success is evident in its January 2024 performance, marking a historic high in revenue and unprecedented engagement metrics. New content releases would drive intermittent spikes in revenue, that would push revenue up to between $500k and $750k.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Creators succeed Kyle Billings, director of product and content strategy, laid out some of the company’s plans, while reassuring developers and publishers that “our commitment to the store is unwavering” He said: “We succeed when our creators succeed. ” You can see the full presentation here.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 4, 2024

Following another big week in terms of headcount reductions, interactive entertainment is on track to shed a record number of jobs in 2024. 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. Each has let go of a similar portion of its workforce.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In this essay, I will provide you with an overview of the market, discuss the role of apps versus games, the major changes impacting the games business in 2024, and conclude with what may be the future of this rather negative scenario. In theory, AI promises rapid dynamic personalization for users on the content side.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 18, 2024

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Nvidia

JANUARY 8, 2024

NPCs are not limited to interacting with the player—they can also interact with fellow NPCs, making the world come alive with real-time generated dialogue content. NVIDIA showcased Convai and the latest NVIDIA ACE technologies in the NVIDIA Kairos demo that debuted at CES 2024. Learn more about Convai technologies.

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Nvidia

OCTOBER 13, 2021

We have several GTC sessions for game developers , content creators, and engineers looking to explore new tools and techniques accelerated by NVIDIA technologies, from real-time rendering to cloud gaming. Gameplay screenshot from the upcoming title Battlefield 2024.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 19, 2024

If I could make one change to the Larian design aesthetic: Yes, gamers love content. FIFTY EMPTY BOXES ARE NOT CONTENT. In 2024, a game with a ton of reading can do well, but it won't be a megahit. Another example of giving interesting choices early only. Having Gale need to eat a useless magic item occasionally is genius.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 2, 2023

My estimation is that - if it happens at all - it would happen somewhere in 2024 the earliest. The main reasons are (1) that the open positions are for systems & liveops design, and multiple artists; and (2) that the game RPD looks flat, which points out to a lack of content and endgame systems.

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Nvidia

JANUARY 8, 2024

They are advancing real-time content generation, text summarization, customer service chatbots, and question-answering use cases. AT CES 2024, NVIDIA announced several developer tools to accelerate LLM inference and development on NVIDIA RTX Systems for Windows PCs.

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Game Errors

APRIL 12, 2023

Table of contents: Update your Network Drivers Disable Windows Firewall Give admin privileges to Battlefield’s.exe file Verify the integrity of your game files 1. Before jumping into the solutions listed below, ensure your internet connection is stable and check the game’s server status. Get DriverFix 2.

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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. It was a 20-minute-long video release that featured a few new trailers and some advertisements for some exclusive Sony content. State of Sony so Far.

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iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2023

The industry has also created job opportunities in areas such as game development, coaching, and management, as well as content creation and broadcasting. eSports is also an Olympic event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with games like Gran Tourismo, Just Dance, and Tennis Clash.

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AWS Games

APRIL 4, 2023

Stay tuned for follow up content on these sessions! Each year brings something new, but one thing is certain – GDC is back and we can’t wait to see it grow bigger, better, and even more accessible and inclusive in 2024. FromSoftware – Elden Ring won three awards, including Best Design, Best Visual Art, and Game of the Year.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Not only are collaboration events a great way to engage players, but they’re also a great way to boost your game’s monetization through the addition of new content, such as event-exclusive cosmetic items and collectibles. The best in-game collaboration events are often mutually beneficial. Source: GameRefinery SaaS Platform.).

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