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Checkmate: Discussing the Rise of Chess Games on Mobile

Game Refinery

Digital Chess, one of the first video games ever created, has experienced a massive revival on mobile, with hundreds of Chess games available to download from the iOS store. million people signing up to the browser-turned-mobile game Chess.com and a 603% leap in chess book sales in the US; it now even has an exclusive game on Netflix.

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Bukola Akingbade of Kucheza Gaming on nurturing dreams and shaping industries

PreMortem.Games

So far she has facilitated the awards of esports athletes between the ages of 8 and 18 with rewards such as dedicated gaming laptops and Amazon vouchers. She highlighted the shift from scheduled TV programs where TV was on between 4 pm and 10 pm when she was a child to on-demand content today. Now there are hundreds of millions.

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2023: Year in Retrospect for the Gaming Industry

iXie gaming

This implies that players switch between mobile, PC, and console. Developers are now using AI for natural language processing (NLP), procedural content generation, and personalized gaming experiences. More Robust Franchises Have Gone Mobile There’s a significant increase in the use of smartphones in 2023. Approximately 6.92

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Gaming vs. Movie Industry Revenue: Striking Revenue Gap Revealed

Game Errors

Many believe that Gaming and Esports industry has taken a hard hit as the offices reopened after COVID-19, and the downfall of this industry has begun. The reason behind this is the portability of mobile devices and their affordability compared to other gaming devices available out there.

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Analysis • Saudi Arabia spends big on gaming with acquisition of Scopely

PreMortem.Games

Top image: Marvel Strike Force by Scopely This week Savvy Games Group , a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investments Fund, announced that it agreed to purchase Scopely , a privately held mobile game publisher, for $4.9 The current transaction is a clear indication that is also building a content catalog.

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[From the industry] Xsolla powers web shop launches for 40 of the top 100 mobile games

Game Development News

Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, shares insights that 40 of the top 100 mobile games have launched their Web Shop using Xsolla's solution

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She Got Game on cultivating a thriving environment for female game developers

PreMortem.Games

Whereas if 90% of the people in a bar were women, the idea is that the environment is more appealing than the actual content. ” Based in Kenya, Adeline is passionate about creating immersive gaming experiences and has diverse experience in game development projects, from mobile to PC and VR.