Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Nintendo Switch started development around 2012-2013, was unveiled in 2016, and was released in 2017. If Nintendo started developing a new console shortly after the Switch's launch (2018), we're about due for a new console unveiling. How do you think the new console's third party launch games get made?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 16, 2023

So, how (relatively) bad did the PC and console market do in 2022? In the first ever PC & Console Gaming Report Newzoo dives into this section of the market. Pandemic gaming Last year, the combined revenue from the PC and console market reached $92.3 The battle for attention in the PC and console market is heating up.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

Now that Mordhau has arrived on both PlayStation and Xbox , console players finally get the chance to hack & slash their way through medieval battlegrounds. The brutal and bloody combat game from Slovenian developer Triternion has already been very successful for the last 4 years on PC.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 5, 2024

Discovery has been historically focused on AAA console games, but the company's CEO and president of global streaming and games JB Perrette wants to change that. And having 11 owned studios where we're not just a publisher of games but actually a developer of games, we think is a differentiative asset for us." Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 20, 2023

Traditionally, the console and PC gaming markets have operated very differently to mobile. But that’s changing as technological advancements are allowing mobile developers to bring their games to console, and vice versa.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 4, 2023

According to Newzoo’s PC & Console Gaming Report , the PC and console market still outperformed previous forecasts despite a slight decline of revenue (-2,2% year over year) in 2022. With over one billion PC players and 611 million console players, there are still plenty of opportunities for growth and expansion.

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Starloop Studios

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Effective UI design in console game development can be the difference between a player enjoying their time with your title and them never picking it up again. For something purely visual, UI design is absolutely integral in a good gaming experience. That might sound dramatic, but effective UI design is a fast track [.].

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Testing console games is crucial in ensuring your game functions as intended before releasing it to the audience. While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach for testing your console game, several best practices can help you test your console game thoroughly. But why is console game testing important? Let’s find out.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Is it well-defined?

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 7, 2024

This week, we discuss the reported troubles at Take-Two with claims that indie-focused label Private Division, Rollerdrome developer Roll7 and Kerbal Space Program 2 studio Intercept Games were all affected (and, in some cases, closed) by the planned 580 layoffs.

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Juego Studio

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Consoles and mobiles are two of them. Consoles have larger screens, and high-quality graphics, and can perform multiple actions using game controllers. Whereas mobiles […] The post Mobile vs. Console Gaming: A Detailed Guide appeared first on Juego Studio. Both platforms have their advantages and disadvantages.

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Game Developer

JUNE 9, 2023

Here's how these developers are pushing the limits of an outdated console that was famously hard to develop for.

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iXie gaming

JULY 23, 2023

Exciting as well as essential, game testing throughout the development process is a step that must be taken to deliver a high-quality experience to the user. In this article, we will examine important tips and strategies that will allow you to improve the efficiency of the console game testing process you are responsible for.

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Ask a Game Dev

JUNE 22, 2023

I’ve only ever had the chance to buy a console early once and that was a special dispensation from Nintendo to buy a Wii (at a discount) from them directly as thanks for being a developer on a launch title. The rest of the time, I’ve had to buy new game consoles the same way everybody else does.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 28, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa says the firm aims to "smoothly transition" its consumers to the next console. Read more

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Starloop Studios

AUGUST 29, 2023

With AAA console game developers focusing on ensuring their games are more immersive than ever, intersecting gameplay and narrative has never been more crucial. Though the vast majority of games have a story, very few of them allow for meaningful gameplay and story integration.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Spider Web of Narratives Developing a game with a complex narrative structure, multiple endings, and randomized events can be a daunting task. His experience in those fields really helped him in his game development career. Consoles and Mobile will follow in a few weeks.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 14, 2022

The subject of running Godot games on consoles pops up very often. In this article you will find information about the following topics: How console development works. Which alternatives exist to publish your Godot games for consoles. What is the consoles market like? How does one develop for consoles?

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 8, 2023

Game QA is an integral part of game development which ensures that the end products of console games are safeguarded against glitches. For developers and QA teams, their work is cut out for them. This is especially important for developers because they can have testers test their products to avoid confirmation bias.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Growth is coming firstly from increased availability of new consoles, most especially PlayStation 5, and from a collection of major releases this year, such as Bethesda’s Starfield, which is out this week. In comparison to previous console generations, the new crop of machines are more than holding their own.

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Digital Ephemera

JANUARY 17, 2024

This has meant returning to how I was testing different input and, accidentally, learning more about console testing in the framework I use named Jest. In the new update, it instead produces a warning using the Console : /** * name: (string) Required. * jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation();

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 15, 2023

This license allows the publishers to use things in advertising like the console logos, images of the consoles, trademarks such as the words “Playstation” or “Xbox” or “Switch” and related accessories (e.g. Joycon”, “Sixaxis”, “Kinect”, etc.).

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

Here you will find game developers, publishers and tool- and tech providers ready to do business. But the Dutch industry is also home to a vibrant community of indie game developers. By providing top-quality game development from A to Z. So we are open to new opportunities for co-development or work for hire.

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A console dev kit is a lot like a networked computer fused with a game console. It has beefier hardware than the retail console (because it needs to be able to hold and run debug builds of the game). Game consoles today typically have plugins for Microsoft Visual studio to handle the remote debugging process.

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Starloop Studios

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There’s a reason that games on Unity make up somewhere around half of all games on mobile, PC, and console. Unity game development is user friendly, accessible, highly customisable, and offers a wide range of opportunities for developers to implement into their final gaming experience.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 23, 2024

70,000 units had been sold as of February 2024 , and Panic revealed a few more stats about its cranky yellow console last week , to celebrate its anniversary. 150,000 games have been sold since the March 2023 launch of the Playdate storefront, Catalog, representing $544,290 in revenue for the developers behind them. and the likes.

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Big Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

Our smartphones have become more than just communication devices- they are now powerful gaming consoles that fit right into our pockets. With an extensive array of games at our fingertips, turning your smartphone into a gaming console is easier than ever.

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Gamesbrief

MAY 27, 2022

Development, marketing, publishing, financing, forcasting, operations, analytics and community management needs to change. But don’t let anyone tell you that the console market is not big enough for F2P. The post Can consoles support large F2P games? By the financial year 2025, it intends to have 12 live service games.

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Real Programming

JUNE 12, 2023

Video games are played on phones, computers, gaming consoles, and tablets. We use video games as a scaffold to frame our programming lessons around, but some RP4K students do go on to become professional video game developers. C++ The coding language C++ is one of the foundations for most major consoles and Microsoft Windows games.

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 7, 2024

What publishers do is provide logistical support to the development studio. Most game studios don't want to do these things because it means the studio leadership has to step away from overseeing the game development and focus on setting up all of those logistical elements.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A staggering 70% of the top Android and iOS developers use it to develop exceptional mobile games. Unity provides numerous essential tools to facilitate seamless mobile game development. It allows developers to create and optimize their games for hundreds or even thousands of mobile devices. Let’s find out.

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Starloop Studios

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Game UI design for multiplatform projects is a significant challenge for game developers. PC, console, mobile, and any other platforms imaginable have much in common regarding their needs from game UI design, but they [.]

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 25, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox During the Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct Showcase, new exclusives and launch dates were unveiled. The title is available via Game Pass on the Xbox Series X|S consoles and PC. Among the announcements was Tango Gameworks' newest action title Hi-Fi Rush.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox When you play Resident Evil Village on an iPad Pro, it's flabbergasting to believe that this is Capcom's latest mainline entry running natively on a mobile device, looking every bit as good as its home console counterparts.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In their latest free report , Newzoo is optimistic about the total market outlook for PC and console. That also turns mobile developers to launch their existing mobile games on PC as a way to boost both retention and engagement. Another way of diversification is to develop new games specifically for PC (and console).

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 11, 2024

Given that can only be done by someone with deep knowledge of both the IP and older consoles these demakes are love letters from fans or the official developers of the original title. But some love letters are unwanted by their recipients.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 25, 2024

Since then, the historical real-time strategy series has had multiple releases on platforms such as home consoles and mobile devices. Development for the title began in 2021, but it currently does not have a planned release schedule.

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