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New hardware, more layoffs, AI in game dev: Analyst predictions for 2024

GamesIndustry.biz

This year we've got all of last year's participants returning: Niko Partners' Lisa Cosmas Hanson, Midia Research's Karol Severin (offering the firm's take alongside Perry Gresham), Kantan Games' Dr. Serkan Toto, and Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls. Serkan Toto, and Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls. Read more

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China's games market reached $45.5bn in 2022

GamesIndustry.biz

Chinese games companies accounted for 47% of the mobile games revenue worldwide and 39% of the PC games revenue, a new report from Niko Partners showed. The games market in China reached $45.5 billion in revenue in 2022 – that's including mobile, console and PC.

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GameMaker offers free development engine access

Game Daily

Announcing the deal in a blog post , GameMaker head Russell Kay referenced rival engine Unity’s recent turbulent experience with price changes, that enraged developers and led to the departure of company chief John Riccitiello. “Our success is measured by the number of people making games!”

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Does Tencent Hate Riot?

Deconstructor of Fun

Tencent Games, the world’s largest video game company, is often misunderstood by outsiders, and even after working on Wild Rift for several years, I have to admit that my understanding of the politics at the leadership level is still cursory at best. One question remains: how will Wild Rift fare with this new challenger approaching?

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Blizzard and NetEase end licensing agreement

Game Daily

. “We’re immensely grateful for the passion our Chinese community has shown throughout the nearly 20 years we’ve been bringing our games to China through NetEase and other partners,” Blizzard president Mike Ybarra said in a statement. ” China is one of the largest and most lucrative markets in the games sector.

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App Store’s NFT Guidelines: Imminent peril or entry ticket for blockchain games?

Deconstructor of Fun

However, I don’t think any company in the world would just deny a sustainable cash flow in the long run. The company, formed by ex-Meta veterans, has raised a $300m treasure trove to build a new and better Layer1 blockchain purpose built for Web3 gaming. percent Subscription-based gaming to reach $24.1

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