PreMortem.Games

JULY 4, 2023

AppMagic has released a new quarterly report with an overview of the most successful hypercasual games on the market right now. Top 10 Games By Downloads Now, it’s time for a deep dive into the top 10 hypercasual games by downloads. The game features different modes and progressively more challenging levels.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Epic Games has announced a partnership with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to rate all islands and other content published through Fortnite's Creative Mode. Read more

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Players who make and release Fortnite islands to be shared with the larger community will have to make sure it's secured an age rating from the IARC.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 21, 2023

For as long as PC games have existed, the boundary between developer and fan has been blurred. Players have been building their own content since the dawn of computer games, as seen in the many mods and game modes created from other titles. The latest platform to enter this fray is Singapore’s CliCli. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox For the first time in three years, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's pay targets did not include a specific growth milestone for Xbox Game Pass. Read more

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Game Developer

JULY 12, 2023

Aspiring developers and creatives now have permission to use their original content in Dreams for outside-game use, including portfolio reels and merchandise.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

As the Managing Director of South African-based Alkemaiz Games, she recalls how people were amazed by her artistic talents as a child. In September 2023, she received a Rising Star Award at the Fak’ugesi Festival for her game ‘Rapz,’ which she created to foster a sense of self-love in young girls. It stuck with her.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Microsoft has released the results for the first quarter of its financial year, showing a strong start for its gaming business thanks to the launch of Starfield and the inherent impact on Xbox Game Pass. billion (up 3%) from the More Personal Computing division, which includes Xbox.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 30, 2023

of players would be "motivated" to pay for environmental content in games if it adds to the experience. When asked whether they would like to see environmental content in the games they play, the respondents replied "Yes, definitely" at 35.4%, and "Maybe, if it fits the game's universe/narrative" at 46%.

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Game Development for Beginners

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The digital age has presented an unprecedented opportunity for the younger generation to not only consume content but to create it. Game development for children is a frontier that combines the allure of play with the rigors of education, offering a unique blend of fun and learning. It is an artistic and scientific playground where.

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It normally costs tens of thousands of dollars per hour to pay for all of the time, equipment, and labor for all of the people involved, and everyone has a busy schedule - actors have other jobs lined up, the capture studio has other customers hoping to do their own recording sessions, and the developers have a whole game to build.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Developer Epic Games fires 830 people this year. The games industry is doing better than it’s ever done. According to videogamelayoffs.com , a site that tracks public announcements across the industry, a reported total of 8,000 people have lost their jobs in gaming in 2023. Top image: Fortnite. women, and people of color).

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 3, 2023

An update in YouTube's moderation policies has reportedly led to increasing demonetisation of gaming content on the platform. According to VentureBeat , YouTubers like Penquinz0 have noticed an uptick in demonetised videos after a policy update cracking down on game violence.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 30, 2023

Kiro’o Games is an ambitious game development company based in Yaounde, Cameroon. Founder and CEO Olivier Madiba is pursuing his dream of creating the biggest African game studio by building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem which encapsulates games, comics, animation and even restaurants. This is his story.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This challenge presents itself in many industries – ranging from gaming to social media networks. We shall be using a multi-player gaming scenario to illustrate this, but the steps below could be applicable to any community with user-generated content and interactions between users.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2023

Written by Tiffany Keller , who is a Director of Product and investor with a decade of experience in mobile games across Scopely, Activision Blizzard, Miniclip, and Zynga. Mobile knockout games are springing up everywhere - such as Stumble Guys or Netease’s Eggy Party , which launched with a UGC creator mode last May.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Video Games Europe, formerly ISFE, says that minors, on average, spend €39 a month on games. This is according to a new report in by Ipsos , which surveyed 2,808 caretakers from the UK, Germany, Italy, France, and Germany. Read more

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Jesper Juul

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

20th Anniversary notes on The Game, the Player, the World: Looking for a Heart of Gameness. What is a Game? What is a game? What is a game? Many people had already tried to answer the question and I had read many previous game definitions. What is a game? Written November 2023.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 31, 2023

When creating a game, game app developers analyze player behavior to improve their interactive scenarios, by identifying what works and what doesn't for the players in a game. This is done to refine the game design and create a more enjoyable experience for their audience. How We Use Analytics To Optimize Games?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In the report All About Games – European Key Facts 2022 from Videogames Europe and the European Game Developer Federation ( EGDF ), we get a detailed insight into both consumer behaviour and professional activities in -you guessed it- Europe. million people play games in Europe. 46,7% are female, that’s about 59 million.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Picking a live service title for my 2022 game of the year felt like a bit of a copout, and I'm sure at any other game website, it may be perceived as such. If this piece had to be about a game released this year, I have some solid favourites: God of War: Ragnarok, Citizen Sleeper, and Neon White, to name a few. Read more.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We have officially announced our next game, Geneforge 2 - Infestation ! This is a giant remaster of one of our most popular games, with everything redone and tons of new material. There'll be more of it in March, when we release the game for Windows & Mac. These days, we are a tiny, tiny fish in the indie gaming pool.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 22, 2023

Image: pikisuperstar on Freepik Newzoo’s Global Gamer Study 2023 is a true treasure trove of interesting facts about the people out there that hopefully end up with your game in their hands. Did you know that more than half of all people with an internet connection play games? Or that 87% of players spend money on in-game items?

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Video game development is a collaborative process that involves various people with specialized skills. The two most critical roles in this process are game artists and designers. Since most of us are unaware of the process of creating a game, we usually confuse game design and game art as being the same.

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In order to monetize your board game idea successfully, you must first understand what your gamers expect from your games and how much they are willing to spend. What is game monetization? Game monetization is the process of making money from games. To generate revenue through the game.

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Game Developer

JUNE 29, 2023

The company told one Steam developer it "cannot ship games for which the developer does not have all of the necessary rights."

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The UK Games Fund has received £5 million in additional investment to establish the UKGF Content Fund. As of today, studios and developers can apply for the new funding, which will be available over the next 18 months, to support games in development and ready them for market. million into studios between 2022 and 2025.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 26, 2023

AWS re:Invent 2023 is fast approaching, and AWS for Games is gearing up to welcome attendees from around the globe at the annual conference for developers in Las Vegas November 27 – December 1. Programming includes sessions led by Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers such as Riot Games, Epic Games, and Nintendo Systems.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 21, 2023

In early 2021, Cukia Kimani , co-founder of South Africa’s renowned studio Nyamakop , and a close-knit circle of four friends embarked on an extraordinary challenge that involved making 12 games in 12 months. He recalls booting it up and as soon as he saw the magic within, asking his mum if people create games for a living.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 10, 2023

Some of the leaders behind the Forza Horizon series have formed a new AAA games studio in Leamington Spa called Maverick Games. He is joined by other ex-Playground veterans including executive producer Tom Butcher, CTO Matt Craven, content director Gareth Harwood and audio director Fraser Strachan.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 7, 2022

That’s why Spectrum Labs’ content moderation AI is used by developers like Riot Games and Wildlife Studios to guard against toxic and illegal behavior. Spectrum Labs helps scale content moderation teams’ coverage and provides fully automated solutions that utilize the most advanced natural language AI moderation available.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Developing a game is no child’s play! Game developers can vouch that the game development landscape does not look as pretty and exciting as it seems. Months, sometimes years of planning, impending deadlines, trials, and corrections go into creating a video game loved by the targeted audience.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Xsolla has been growing its services beyond the traditional operations of a video game commerce company over the past decade. Since its founding in 2005, Xsolla quickly zeroed in on the need for digital payment services in games, and particularly the burgeoning online multiplayer market left out of traditional provider services at the time.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 31, 2023

There is one area every game designer must focus on to ensure that their games are captivating enough to entertain and provide an impactful experience to the user: game mechanics. When creating a new game, video game mechanics are often considered the most important factor. What are game mechanics?

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 13, 2023

GamesIndustry.biz Game Changers is a series of profiles on the groups and individuals going the extra mile to make the games industry a better place. You can read more Game Changers interviews here. You can read more Game Changers interviews here. Read more.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 16, 2023

The veterans who left Need for Speed developer Criterion in December last year have reunited to form a new AAA studio: Fuse Games. The new outfit has been founded by studio general manager Matt Webster, head of content Steve Uphill, head of production Pete Lake, head of technology Andrei Shires, and head of operations Alan McDairmant.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 5, 2023

Shueisha Games , the dedicated games branch of Japan’s renowned manga publishing house, Shueisha, has successfully established itself as a promising player in the games industry. “Our aim is to develop projects that honor the vision and creative abilities of game creators.”

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