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The Three Game Industry Trends to Watch in 2024

Deconstructor of Fun

If market trends, especially on PC and Console, are something you want to hear more about, I highly suggest you check out my conversation with Newzoo’s Head of Consulting, Ben Porter below. Most AAA simply cannot afford the team sizes of today. Fighting against the AI revolution is not the answer.

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Months Late Game Review. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The Good Things.

The Bottom Feeder

Which makes sense, because the AAA game scene right now is soooo tedious. I'm not the first person to observe this, but one of the most amazing things about Zelda is how they use a 7 year old console that was underpowered when it was released and filled it with one of the best physics engines ever. Elden Ring. Baldur's Gate 3.

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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. Created by Epic Games in 1988, Unreal has won worldwide recognition for high-end graphics and photorealistic quality and has taken the mantle as the AAA game engine. Unreal, on the other hand, is considered to be the main player in the AAA industry.

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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success

Game Refinery

The game is an almighty genre mishmash almost reminiscent of a AAA console game, carefully combining heavy story and character-driven RPG elements with hectic shooter gameplay. The narrative is a vital part of the drive toward in-game progression. Genshin Impact’s turn-based TCG minigame, Genius Invocation.

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The top 22 mobile games of 2022

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But for this game, they layered in choice – fight enemies to make your character stronger, and avoid ones that are too tough. It’s tricky taking any game from PC and Console to mobile. If you’re looking to switch your game from console to mobile, then Dicey Dungeons is a prime example of doing this right. out of 10 in no time.

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Supercell’s Strategic Initiatives that Will Transform the Company

Deconstructor of Fun

It’s Team Fight Tactics for casuals. Clash Royale was reminiscent of some popular Starcraft/Warcraft mods like Nexus Wars or Castle Fight. Supercell attempted to fight this trend by building better tools and a greater focus on user-generated content. This has increased the interest in PC and Console platforms.

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The 7 Steps to Successfully Greenlight a Game with an IP

Deconstructor of Fun

This is almost impossible to make game about unless it was a AAA console action game in the vein of Uncharted. Ralph fights, the Incredibles fight, here and there a lot of the other characters in Battle Mode fight in their perspective universes, but by-and-large that is not what those characters are about.

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