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Analysis • Sony moves away from customer electronics to become a media empire

PreMortem.Games

For years I’ve characterized the Japanese powerhouse predominantly as a consumer electronics manufacturer. Over time the entertainment business has grown to become more than just a useful complementary asset and will account for over 60 percent of revenue by 2026 according to some estimates. Sony will always keep a foot in electronics.

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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India

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At first, we went looking for some assets in the marketplace to get a running start, but soon realized that there are no 3D assets representing modern India out there! At Electronic Arts he did the graphics in Will Wright’s team that created Spore. So we had to build all of that on our own.

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Solo dev Jonathan C Haman created “the glorious Drift Type C – which no one is buying”

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Haman in his home office, surrounded by unfinished electronics projects, lit by an implausible number of computer monitors and sipping off-brand energy drinks. To get the cars in Drift Type C well… drifting, Haman fixed a fundamental flaw in the Unity assets he used: “Two lines of nasty-hack later and the cars felt great and realistic.”

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Top Game Development Sessions at NVIDIA GTC

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And speakers from leading companies such as Electronic Arts and Square Enix will share some of their experiences with the latest graphics technologies. More Realistic 3D Reconstruction of Human Performances Join this session to discover the realistic methods of capturing human performance and animated assets with volumetric video.

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The fall of Riccitiello

Game Daily

I first interviewed John Riccitiello in the late 1990s, when he was pretty new at Electronic Arts. He said all the right things about what a great company Electronic Arts was. In those days, executive appointments from outside the gaming industry were still rare. His interest was in opportunity, growth and, of course, money.

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Fortifying the Gaming Realm: A Deep Dive into Game Security Testing 

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This results in players losing key in-game assets and data to the attackers. Electronic Arts Server Cyber-Attack (2021) In 2021, hackers breached the Electronic Arts (EA) server and maliciously obtained the source code as well as the Frostbite engine’s internal tools that power several EA games.

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How Mino is using NFTs to promote monster game Dimensionals

Game Daily

Gordon, a storied shaper of Electronic Arts’ legendary rise, is currently a partner at Silicon Valley investment house KPCB. Mino recently raised a $15 million investment bundle, led by Standard Crypto. Game industry warhorses Bing Gordon and Don Mattrick were also announced as advisors.