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Warner Bros. addressing "volatile" AAA console space with live services, mobile free-to-play

GamesIndustry.biz

Discovery has been historically focused on AAA console games, but the company's CEO and president of global streaming and games JB Perrette wants to change that. And having 11 owned studios where we're not just a publisher of games but actually a developer of games, we think is a differentiative asset for us." Read more

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Unity vs. Unreal: What to Choose for Your Game? | Moonmana

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Some say Unreal is better just because it’s a common choice for AAA studios. Due to its extensive asset store, versatility, and a multitude of tutorials and online courses, Unity has become the most popular 2D and 3D development platform in the world. Unreal, on the other hand, is considered to be the main player in the AAA industry.

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The Invincible by Starward Industries: A stellar fusion of sci-fi literature and gaming greatness

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It was founded by a group of seasoned developers who were instrumental in the success of several AAA franchises including The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 and, Dying Light. The team found the novel The Invincible to be the perfect hook for their studio’s philosophy: creating meaningful experiences in high quality PC and console games.

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The Best 3D Art Outsourcing Studios in the Industry

iXie gaming

AAA Game Art Studio. AAA Game Art Studio is willing to take on all difficulties as long as they are connected to outsourcing game art. Apart from providing top-notch gaming assets for different genres, the studio also specializes in UI/UX, 2D, and 3D graphics, as well as animation. It specializes in game development. .

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The Inevitable Blockchain Revolution

Deconstructor of Fun

GTA5 has spanned 3 console generations thanks in large part to GTA Online. The seismic shift enabled by microtransactions and live services won’t be complete until there are no more annual releases because every tentpole AAA game has transformed into a live-operated platform. Which game would you play?

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How to Build the Amazon of Game Companies

Deconstructor of Fun

Budgets for AAA console games could be more like $20M-$50M (notwithstanding Activision’s $200M+ budgets for Call of Duty although also including marketing and distribution). In the mobile free to play area, additional capital also means the ability to fund long payback games at scale (e.g.,

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Reflecting Upon the Last year in Blockchain Games

Deconstructor of Fun

Although most of them come from the F2P mobile sector, the industry has observed professionals transitioning from the PC/console space to focus on developing AAA-quality blockchain games. It is not just the ownership of an asset in the shape of an NFT, but the ownership of the game itself.

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