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Why it's become harder to raise investments in mobile game development in 2024

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox During the pandemic, the margins in the mobile games market continued to grow, surpassing expectations. Game development professionals often regarded other business niches with disdain, citing superior financial metrics as the reason.

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The app store standoff is a chance to reshape mobile game discovery | Opinion

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2024 hasn't exactly gotten off to the best start for the game industry: mass layoffs loom over large publishers like Epic and Riot Games , and it's becoming harder and all the more expensive to develop and deliver breakthrough games. The general atmosphere is one of distrust and dissent, to say the least. Read more

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Football Manager 2024 Mobile exclusive to Netflix subscribers

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Football Manager 2024 Mobile will launch exclusively on Netflix Games. The next mobile instalment of the football franchise will only be accessible via a Netflix subscription, unlike FM23 which was part of Apple Arcade.

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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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12 Best AI Tools for Mobile Testing in 2024

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AI in mobile testing is booming, pushing developers to stay competitive and enhancing regression testing, script, data, performance, usability, and visual testing.

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Mattel begins self-publishing mobile games

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Mattel, the toy firm behind Barbie, has announced that it will self-publish mobile titles. In an interview with GamesBeat , global head of digital gaming, Mike DeLaet, said that announcements for the company's self-published games will begin later in 2024.

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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.