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

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For years I’ve characterized the Japanese powerhouse predominantly as a consumer electronics manufacturer. Sony currently maintains its dominant position in console gaming with a 2-to-1 ratio for installed devices compared to its main rival Microsoft. 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.

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The new normal • Video game layoffs are a feature, not a bug

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Before the news cycle had fully absorbed Sony’s announcement that it was letting go of 900 people, Electronic Arts released a similar statement regarding the termination of about 5 percent of its total headcount, approximately 670 jobs. It tells you that the current console cycle has reached its final stage.

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Why did Sega buy Rovio?

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It's the latest example of a long-standing console and PC publisher trying to establish a foothold in the lucrative but highly competitive mobile gaming market, following Take-Two's $12.7 billion purchase of Zynga , Electronic Arts' $2.1

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

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Following good values and trends are essential for any mobile game development company. Hashbyte Studio is a leading mobile game development company that focuses on providing high-quality games to our audience. Hashbyte Studio For Passion and Transparency Hashbyte Studio is a prominent mobile game development company.

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What are AAA Games and Mobile Games?

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With the rise of the gaming industry, two distinct categories of games have emerged: AAA games and mobile games. As a result, mobile gaming is pushed aside in favor of AAA titles, which have their own position in the market. But now, we have more complex 3D mobile games like PUB-G. Can Mobile Games Be AAA?

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

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At Electronic Arts he did the graphics in Will Wright’s team that created Spore. Detective Dotson is expected later this year for PC, consoles and mobile. We hope to address this issue after our release, by giving assets back to the community so other creators don’t hit roadblocks in telling their stories from modern India.”

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