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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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EA investing in building "games as a platform"

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Electronic Arts says its future lies in developing "games as a platform," building on the success it has seen with live service models for titles such as FIFA, The Sims and Apex Legends.

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Help with build,

Cocos

Then get started with electron js by following this guide: electronjs.org Quick Start | Electron This guide will step you through the process of creating a barebones Hello World app in Electron, similar to electron/electron-quick-start. Choose "Web Mobile" as the platform.Once built.

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Help with build,

Cocos

I don’t know if you’re building as native for a certain reason but you can build as web mobile and then use electron js to build for windows, linux or mac. It’s a lot easier.

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

GamesIndustry.biz

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. million from backers.

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[Cocos Creator 2.4.x] build custom cocos2d-x engine on Mac?

Cocos

_load (electron/js2c/asar_bundle.js:5:12913) _compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1078:30) 1078:30) at Object.p (/Applications/Cocos/Creator/2.4.13/CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/editor-framework/lib/share/require.js:1:1814) CocosCreator.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/editor-framework/lib/share/require.js:1:1814)

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EA restructuring, laying off 6% of workforce

GamesIndustry.biz

Electronic Arts today announced that it will be laying off approximately 6% of its staff as part of a restructuring plan that also includes optimizing its real estate portfolio and re-focusing its efforts around growth opportunities.