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How Milestone turbocharged the ‘Hot Wheels Unleashed’ franchise with Amazon GameLift

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When game developer and publisher Milestone released a third-person racing game based on Mattel’s Hot Wheels toy line, “Hot Wheels Unleashed,” in September 2021, it quickly gained a dedicated following. The game sold more than one million copies in less than three months, making it Milestone’s fastest-selling title ever.

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Top Unreal Game Development Companies in 2024

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To keep the game exciting, the game is often updated by adding new modes, features, levels, etc Our Unreal Game Development Services & Solutions As a leading Unreal Game Development company , Logic Simplified is committed to creating high-quality, cross-platform games that are safe, ethical, and entertaining.

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EA’s Metalhead launches ‘Super Mega Baseball 4’ with cross-play for six platforms using Amazon GameLift

AWS Games

As the developer behind popular video game franchise “Super Mega Baseball,” the studio has taken each installment to new heights, growing its own capabilities and talent base in tandem. Centralized development on AWS has also made it easier for the team to deploy the game across platforms and facilitate cross-platform play.

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Bucking the Recession in Mobile Gaming

Deconstructor of Fun

The Idle Games have seen renewed growth with IP-driven games like The Office and RuPaul Drag Race, which are both keeping up their revenues despite the decline in downloads. We’ve also seen the launch of PC clients for cross-platform play as well as websites offering players to top up their purchases with better-valued deals.

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Calling on Xbox Game Pass Profitability

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Between hardware costs, bandwidth costs, cost of studios, distribution, and engineering there is no way. After all, there are very few truly cross-platform titles. The team also discusses Modern Warfare II topping $800M in sales, Rovio's new Barcelona studio, and Netflix's acquisition of SpryFox. raises $8.4M

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The Hunger Games for User Generated Content: Case Fall Guys

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Fall Guys, a knockout party game by Epic Games’ Mediatonic studio, is following the heels of Fortnite’s blockbuster “Creative Mode” circa 2018 with their own “Creative Construction” mode. Mediatonic must cherry-pick UGC rounds to appear on the main menu, although the team reports working on discoverability throughout 2023.

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Unity vs. Unreal: What to Choose for Your Game? | Moonmana

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Both Unity and Unreal are popular choices among giant game development studios as well as indie developers. Some say Unreal is better just because it’s a common choice for AAA studios. Now cross-platform game development with Unity is possible. Do you want your game to be available across multiple platforms?

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