PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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). Despite the projected growth, Newzoo predicts that it will be a ‘lean year’ for many companies.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 21, 2024

During a GDC talk yesterday, Nintendo looked back at the creative process for Super Mario Bros Wonder, particularly how the large development team dealt with incorporating everyone's input when creating the game's 'Wonder effects'. The first 2D Mario platformer in 11 years, Super Mario Bros Wonder released last October.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 25, 2024

Browser-based games platform Arkadium has opened to third-party developers. The firm will offer developers a 75% revenue share model, and game makers globally can submit their titles to the Arkadium for Developers program. Arkadium aims to release 30 new titles from third-party developers in 2024 via the new initiative.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 11, 2024

Fan demakes are a popular genre on platforms like itch.io. They distil the essence of a beloved IP and marry it to the limitations of older platforms to create something entirely new. But some love letters are unwanted by their recipients.

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Cocos

JANUARY 12, 2024

Mini-Game Runtime In China, many popular mini-game platforms, such as WeChat, Douyin (TikTok), QQ, and Kwai, have opted for Mini-Game Runtime technology architecture rather than the traditional H5/Webview as their runtime environment. Capable of spanning mainstream platforms. Engine separation support. WebAssembly support.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 16, 2024

This trend isn’t likely to change as we look into 2024. Here, we explore some fundamental factors to help you choose a reliable and efficient gaming partner in 2024. Why is Selecting a Gaming Partner So Important in 2024? This is because the cost and time of rectifying an error increase with each game development stage.

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Game Development News

MAY 1, 2024

Skybound Entertainment Continues Executive Hiring Streak with Chief Financial Officer, Head of Consumer Strategy Positions Added Gregg Sulak (Wondery) joins as CFO and Will Kassoy (Omaze) to lead Consumer Strategy Los Angeles, CA; May 1, 2024 – Skybound Entertainment, the creator-led, multi-platform entertainment powerhouse behind mega-hit franchises (..)

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Game developers worldwide have until February 21, 2024 to submit completed or beta versions of Android mobile games that have been released into the mobile market or have an upcoming expected release date in 2024. The winning game will be showcased at the annual Games for Change Festival in New York City in Summer 2024.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 2, 2024

The prevalence of games-as-platforms, epitomized by titles like Fortnite and Roblox, presents a formidable hurdle for new entrants. Looking forward into 2024, the trend will likely continue as playtime in January 2024 is down -10% year-over-year. The market will grow by a forecasted $14.1

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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. Developers can choose the best conditions from many publishers.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 13, 2023

Sony Group is significantly increasing its research and development investments into its games segment, with a particular focus on live service games and opportunities in extended reality.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 16, 2024

The duo keeps a steady finger on the gaming community's pulse, GTFO was 10 Chambers' first game, a passion project of the founding members and the original crew of developers. "It Why 10 Chambers Continues to Choose Lurkit Tapping into the tight, niche communities is usually the biggest struggle for game developers.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the upcoming horror platformer Unlife , players have to navigate a post-apocalyptic world where mankind is all but wiped out from a nuclear war. Developer Dmitriy Gusev , operating under the name Diedemor Studio, made this game by himself. “And Why did you become a solo developer? I just love creating games”, he explains.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

He has helped numerous developers close deals and accumulated a ton of invaluable experience in the world of game publishing and funding. “I I get to travel the world and help indie game developers succeed.” In the meantime developers are forced to get really creative”, says Berenbaum. I am super lucky in the role that I have.

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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. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Younger audiences The push into gaming is also a partial answer to concern from activist investors to improve Disney’s presence and relevance across novel distribution platforms, like streaming video, and entertainment categories that resonate with younger audiences. Regardless of the outcome, it increases its risk profile.

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Moonmana

JULY 4, 2022

So what are the top game development trends in the current year? What to Expect in Game Development? To estimate the industry and the whole game development future is not an easy task, as life is truly unpredictable. As a result, game development saw their sales increase. 2022 Game Development Trends.

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Unity Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Find out how Unity is changing its engine development methodologies to provide you with the most stable builds.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Promotional collaboration events popularity across US, China and Japan (source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). Promotional collaboration events in the top 10% (Revenue) of China midcore games (source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). Developed by Netease, Vikingard is a casual simulation RPG set in the Viking era.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

But there’s little doubt that EGS has work to do, in order to get the most out of third party publishers and developers. At the recent Unreal Fest , the company sought to persuade partners to throw in with EGS, with a range of programs and promotions that it says will maximize revenues, without harming lifetime sales on other platforms.

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Nvidia

JANUARY 8, 2024

Convai is a versatile developer platform for designing characters with advanced multimodal perception abilities. Convai is a versatile developer platform for designing characters with advanced multimodal perception abilities. To address these limitations, Convai has developed a proprietary AI-driven suite of technologies.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Make sure to sign up for our newsletter to be the first one to read our predictions for 2024. The importance of app stores as a discovery platform has been on a steep decline ever since Apple’s App Store received its design update in 2017 , which puts emphasis on editorial over what users actually care about.

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OPM Jobs

APRIL 13, 2023

Or maybe you want more business development and dealmaking opportunities? February 2024 events and dates TBC Hyper Games Conference Global 2nd – 3rd | Online A business event for mobile game and web3 game industry leaders, connecting game developers with publishers and game services around the world. Find out more.

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Tom Francis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Last week, Unity announced that they will soon start charging developers $0.20 This came as a surprise to me and a few thousand other developers who chose Unity, invested in it, and paid for it in large part because they told us they wouldn’t take any of our revenue. Which sucks for players almost as much as it sucks for devs.

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Nvidia

JANUARY 8, 2024

However, many use cases that would benefit from running LLMs locally on Windows PCs, including gaming, creativity, productivity, and developer experiences. 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 Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Rachel Crawford: It’s a great platform for promoting your company and sharing your news with people who are relevant to your business. Rachel Crawford: It’s a great platform for promoting your company and sharing your news with people who are relevant to your business. A virtual event is also planned in mid-May next year.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

By understanding these complexities, we can gain valuable insights into the dynamics shaping the contemporary gaming landscape and explore potential pathways for future growth and development. The problem is that at the end of 2024, the market is still noticeably smaller than it was three years ago in 2021.

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Game Errors

MARCH 24, 2023

Battlefield 2042 is a multiplayer first-person shooter game developed by DICE. One of the most popularly reported Battlefield 2042 errors that affect a large number of players across all platforms by prompting them with an error message suddenly and restricting them from continuing the game is the “ unable to load persistence data.”

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AWS Games

MARCH 8, 2024

Unity is used for use cases beyond games, and these new use cases may not run on traditional game platforms, so being able to build for a wide variety of platforms is critical. AWS has the flexibility and scalability to meet these requirements, and it allows customers to scale capacity to meet their needs and compute demands.

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iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2023

The popularity of the sport has led to the development of dedicated eSports arenas, where fans can watch competitions live, and players can compete in a professional environment. The industry has also created job opportunities in areas such as game development, coaching, and management, as well as content creation and broadcasting.

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Game Designing

AUGUST 26, 2023

billion by 2024. Moreover, video games can be excellent learning aids that promote the development of skills like multi-tasking , decision-making , problem-solving , communication, and teamwork. Here, we discuss the three-step process of cultivating new habits to help you understand how habits and addictions develop.

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Grid Sage Games

JANUARY 1, 2024

This marks the beginning of what will be the most significant undertaking in Cogmind’s UI development history: making everything bigger. Phase 4 Phase 3 is definitely being worked on now, with plans to release it in early 2024. A long time in coming, but here we go!

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Even as creatives in other entertainment industries continue to fight to make fair wages, a new front has opened in gaming as developers figure out what to do about Unity’s new fee structure. Starting in January 2024, Unity will introduce what it calls a ‘Runtime Fee’. There are market conditions to consider, however.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As the current Chief Business Officer and Board Member at FunPlus , an independent game developer and publisher, Chris has traversed through a myriad of remarkable roles. To make sure you don't miss out on all the valuable insights and juicy bits, I recommend listening to the full podcast episode on your platform of choice.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Yesterday, Unity – maker of a popular game development engine – introduced plans to “introduce a new Unity Runtime Fee that’s based on game installs” The response from game developers was swift and excoriating, with many game-makers posting furious reactions on social media. About $40k a year.”

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AWS Games

MAY 7, 2024

Introduction Developing an online multiplayer game capable of supporting thousands of concurrent players is an incredibly complex endeavor. Throughout the development process, unforeseen obstacles and hurdles arose, testing the team’s resilience and problem-solving abilities.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting. After a five-year hiatus from game development, he returned as a solo developer to create his debut game Repunk. After a five-year hiatus from game development, he returned as a solo developer to create his debut game Repunk.

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