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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. Unlike Microsoft, which develops operating and application software, and Nintendo, which considers itself a toymaker, Sony has long focused on building high-quality media devices. Sony will always keep a foot in electronics.

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VR hype soars as Facebook buys Oculus | 10 Years Ago This Month

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The modern era of virtual reality as we know it started around June of 2012, when John Carmack brought the Oculus Rift to the Electronic Entertainment Expo and showed it off to attendees with Doom 3 BFG Edition. VR continued to build hype in the intervening years, but mostly in the background.

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

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So we had to build all of that on our own. Three Oscars Shalin Shodhan is no stranger to building immersive worlds. At Electronic Arts he did the graphics in Will Wright’s team that created Spore. So we’ve tried to build a framework for what Dotson is and isn’t, we creatively explore that space to delight the audience.

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Some questions about Cocos Creator

Cocos

I see that there are games published on Steam, but they are exported and integrated with steam SDK using Electron. Cocos Creator is also capable to make nice native builds for Win and Mac - I checked it out and it works nice. Is there a reason Electron is the preferred way for Steam publishing ?

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Some questions about Cocos Creator

Cocos

pstrejczek: Is there a reason Electron is the preferred way for Steam publishing ? Are there any plans to make Steam SDK integration in Win and Mac native builds possible ? But currently we don’t have builtin Steam SDK integration yet, and there is mature Steam SDK integration in Electron.

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Learn From the Best: Top 10 Mobile Game Development Companies in the World

Big Games

They share value in staying flexible and adaptable in this contact-changing industry, building expertise in different aspects of the game, and exploring partnerships to expand their capabilities. One thing that they prioritize is quality in all aspects of the game development, and also build a strong portfolio of successful projects.

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What are AAA Games and Mobile Games?

iXie gaming

Meaning of Mobile Games Mobile games are those created for portable electronic devices including smartphones, cellphones, pocket PCs, PDAs, tablet PCs, and portable media players. These video games were developed for PCs of greater quality and newer console generations. In 2015, nine million copies of The Witcher 3 were sold.

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