GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox While we find ourselves experiencing a wave of announcements that online games are closing down, perhaps the most surprising was EA's decision to scrap Apex Mobile , the smartphone spin-off of its battle royale Apex Legends. Read more

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

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. According to reports, the game cost more than a quarter-billion dollars to develop and market.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 8, 2024

At Electronic Arts he did the graphics in Will Wright’s team that created Spore. Now it’s an independent studio of 30 developers, animators, storytellers and artists. “We started referencing the India around us rather than the image of it in collective media and that re-training was quite a challenge.”

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 12, 2023

During re:Invent 2023, the AWS for Games team showcased the latest ways our customers are using AWS game development tools and introduced several new purpose-built guidance and partner solutions that are now available in the AWS Games Solution Library.

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Cocos

MAY 7, 2023

pstrejczek: Is there a reason Electron is the preferred way for Steam publishing ? But currently we don’t have builtin Steam SDK integration yet, and there is mature Steam SDK integration in Electron. But currently we don’t have builtin Steam SDK integration yet, and there is mature Steam SDK integration in Electron.

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Game Development News

JANUARY 18, 2024

PopCap Studios has announced a brand new Plants vs Zombies mobile game

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I first interviewed John Riccitiello in the late 1990s, when he was pretty new at Electronic Arts. He said all the right things about what a great company Electronic Arts was. In those days, executive appointments from outside the gaming industry were still rare. His interest was in opportunity, growth and, of course, money.

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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. You can also download the AWS Events mobile app for iOS or Android to plan and navigate your re:Invent experience.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here are a few reasons why developers must prioritize game security testing in today’s fast-paced gaming realm: 1. Electronic Arts Server Cyber-Attack (2021) In 2021, hackers breached the Electronic Arts (EA) server and maliciously obtained the source code as well as the Frostbite engine’s internal tools that power several EA games.

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Game Development News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Electronic Arts and football’s world governing body properly went their separate ways in May.

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Game Errors

APRIL 19, 2023

Japanese games have gained a significant following in the West, with many gamers eagerly anticipating the latest releases from developers like Square Enix and Capcom. Storytelling In terms of storytelling, Japanese games tend to rely heavily on intricate narratives and well-developed characters to engage players.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

His propensity for talking up his latest development project began to sound hollow, almost to the point of parody. The badly botched launches of Kickstarter game Godus, and mobile game Curiosity further damaged his reputation. Indeed, a Twitter parody account called Peter Molydeux regularly posts amusingly bats-arse game design ideas.

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Game Daily

MARCH 15, 2023

Gordon, a storied shaper of Electronic Arts’ legendary rise, is currently a partner at Silicon Valley investment house KPCB. Off the back of a $2 million seed fund, the company launched a series of successful collectible RPGs for mobile, including MiniMonsters, Cat Game, and Dog Game.

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Game Development News

JANUARY 23, 2024

Paul Gouge and Alex Rigby have announced that they’re opening a new mobile free-to-play game studio

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 4, 2023

We dive into decline of hypercasual games and hybridcasual, an attempt by mobile game developers to adapt to the new normal in the industry. It’s no surprise to any readers of this newsletter that Apple set off a nuclear warhead into the heart of the mobile games business with IDFA deprecation, under the thin veil of user privacy.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Ethan is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Platform. If you’re interested in growing your business on mobile and beyond, look no further. Personally, I enjoy the early part of a game’s development and lives best. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game.

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Game Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

I wrote that the place, where millions of games and electronics were turned around for resale “isn’t just a factory, it’s a mint” In those days, used games were a valid currency, with much of the revenue generated from trades going back into the purchase of new games. to more than $80.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In looking at recent innovations, a few key takeaways: Platform Expansion: We saw 1 new platform emerge but it was a huge one that now eclipses the other platforms: mobile Genre Expansion: We continue to see genre expansion and as before likely powered by technology enablement (e.g., Recent Innovations.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 10, 2022

Lilith, the developer, probably seeks to introduce Turn-Based CCG-RPG to Gen-Z players through this work. With the purpose of vadaliting it, Lilith tries to establish a sustainable/scalable business model of game development and publishing, as well as build up an even more diversified portfolio.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Disney and Electronic Arts both spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to acquire companies in the space. Finally, subscriptions offset risk in developing and launching new content. In mobile games’ subscriptions design, some offer a booster or bonus points, to reinforce the action of ‘play.’

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Logic Simplified

MAY 5, 2022

The tokens are authentic digital certificates that are stored electronically in a decentralized distributed database that is publicly verified called the blockchain. NFTs are offering many benefits to game app developers and gamers. Furthermore, in-game purchases of digital assets also bring in income for the game developers.

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Radiator Blog

APRIL 9, 2021

Warning: this is a fairly technical game developer-y post. For an upcoming project commission, I'm making a 2D game with crowd simulation and simple controls that works well on mobile browsers. Here was my thought process: Unity WebGL: way too heavy and slow for mobile browsers, and maybe overkill for a no-physics 2D game anyway.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Mythical Games’ NFT-based mobile racing game Nitro Nation World Tour (NNWT) is out now on Android and iOS. The report points out continued activity in the NFT space from the likes of Roblox, Take-Two, and Electronic Arts Inc. billion in 2022 rising to $9 billion in 2028, representing 18 percent annual growth.

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