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DIY desserts and tie dye shirts – Mobile games inspired by social media (part 2)

PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For example, the DIY home improvement retail market was valued at $848.20B in 2021 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.73% from 2022 to 2030. No wonder it scores so well as mobile games. views on TikTok, and it also has a ‘simulator’ following in the mobile games industry. views on TikTok.

Mobile Gaming

Mobile Gaming Media Mobile Mobile

Industry Voices: Social mobility and the games industry: how an industry worth £4.6 billion is failing its talent

Game Development News

JUNE 12, 2023

Dan Ahern, QA lead at Radical Forge talks about social mobility in the games industry - MCV/DEVELOP

Mobile

Mobile Mobile Games Development

Niantic’s Peridot is mobile AR’s biggest opportunity in years

Game Daily

MAY 10, 2023

Despite massive hits like Niantic’s own Pokemon Go, augmented reality games on mobile have yet to live up to their promise. ” The post Niantic’s Peridot is mobile AR’s biggest opportunity in years appeared first on GameDaily.biz | We Make Games Our Business.

Mobile

Mobile Mobile Retail Technology

Bandai Namco is opening a store in London

Game Development News

JUNE 28, 2023

Bandai Namco has announced it is opening a new ‘interactive retail experience’ store in July 2023 - MCV/DEVELOP

Retail

Retail Development Console PC

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

Game Development News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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

Mobile Gaming

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GameStop circles the drain

Game Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

Of course, this still happens, but the rise of digital sales has significantly diminished their financial significance, and thereby the power of GameStop, America’s biggest physical games retailer. Over the years, various attempts to diversify into digital retailing, mobile phones and, most recently, NFTs, have come to nothing.

Retail

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How Developers and Publishers Can Use HTML5 Games to Drive Revenue

iXie gaming

JUNE 16, 2023

In today’s ever-evolving digital landscape, the gaming industry is undergoing remarkable growth, driven by the soaring popularity of online and mobile gaming. Traditionally, game development necessitated the use of intricate and platform-specific software.

Development

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GAME to stop selling pre-owned games in the near future

Game Development News

JANUARY 17, 2024

UK retailer GAME is going to stop selling pre-owned video game software soon

Retail

Retail Games Software Console

Epic’s ‘biggest ever bet’ is a Web3 game creativity tool

Game Daily

MARCH 23, 2023

Tim Sweeney’s stage presence isn’t likely to attract the attention of the Oscars or Grammys live show organizers, but in yesterday’s State of Unreal presentation at Game Developer Conference, he fairly electrified his audience. His nerdy mannerisms aren’t something he decided to develop in order to gain social favor.

Entertainment

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The finalists have been announced for the Game Developers Choice Awards 2024

Game Development News

JANUARY 18, 2024

The list of finalists for this year’s Game Developers Choice awards has been announced

Game Developer

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Epic Games Store to trade revenue share for exclusivity window

GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 23, 2023

After the end of the six months (or earlier if a developer chooses to leave the program), Epic will begin taking its standard cut of 12% of revenues.

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Console Games Mobile Mobile

Liverpool’s Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced a pledge to develop a new generation of creators in the city

Game Development News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Liverpool's Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced that he intends to develop a new generation of video game creators in the region - MCV/DEVELOP

Development

Development Games Retail Console

MY.GAMES’ War Robots is returning to China

Game Development News

JANUARY 19, 2024

MY.GAMES has announced that its mobile shooter War Robots will return to stores in China

Mobile

Mobile Mobile Retail Development

Game companies enact callous layoffs, amid their own competence controversies

Game Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

One example is Christina Grace, a senior producer who currently works for developer Caged Element. ” Developers who suddenly find themselves in urgent need of a job are a common sight on places like Twitter. She is running a Google Doc for unemployed gaming workers. At the time, staff were told further layoffs would not occur.”

Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance Media Games Communications

The Role of Computer Science in Video Games

Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

If you’re an avid gamer who loves computers, you may be thinking about pursuing a career as a game developer. Game development is a specialized, comparatively small, and lucrative industry. Retail gaming in the United States is estimated to be worth $4.19 Computer science in gaming will help you develop games.

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Jingle Jam has announced its charity partners for 2023

Game Development News

AUGUST 21, 2023

Jingle Jam has announced the charity partnerships for its 2023 fundraising event, which is set to take place over two weeks in December - MCV/DEVELOP

Development

Development Retail Console Mobile

Industry Voices: Games are the media altar every brand should be praying at

Game Development News

JULY 11, 2023

Harry Lang, VP of Marketing at Kwalee on why games are bigger than a new religion - MCV/DEVELOP

Media

Media Games Development Esports

Party Chat: RallyHere’s Trevor Williams on the changes to Hi-Rez, and what their live service game tools can do

Game Development News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Vince Pavey met with Trevor Williams, CMO at RallyHere, to discuss the Hi-Rez backed platform and what its tools can do for live service games - MCV/DEVELOP

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Platformer Games Development Retail

New Kids On The Block: Wayne Meazza on Behaviour’s UK expansion

Game Development News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Vince Pavey checks in with Wayne Meazza, executive vice president for Behaviour Interactive, to ask about group as it expands into the UK - MCV/DEVELOP

Development

Development Retail Console PC

Geoff Keighley on what makes gamescom Opening Night Live special, and why there’s no Autumn Game Fest

Game Development News

AUGUST 15, 2023

Ahead of this year's gamescom Opening Night Live showcase, Geoff Keighley has taken the time to talk to Vince Pavey from MCV/DEVELOP about how, when and why the live show happens each year

Development

Development Games Content Retail

Keywords’ Player Research has announced a new accessibility initiative and services suite

Game Development News

AUGUST 21, 2023

Player Research, a Keywords Studio, has announced a brand new accessibility services suite as part of a new initiative ahead of gamescom 2023 - MCV/DEVELOP

Studios

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Q&A: The games industry looks back on gamescom 2023

Game Development News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We pulled aside five of them to see what they thought of it - MCV/DEVELOP There were 320,000 people at this year’s gamescom.

Games

Games Development Indy Retail

[From the industry] The TIGA Games Industry Award Winners 2023 have been revealed!

Game Development News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The great and the good of the games sector were celebrated at the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2023 on November 16, 2023 at the iconic Troxy London - MCV/DEVELOP

Games

Games Development Retail Console

The final speaker and sponsor line-up is now available for Games Growth Summit North

Game Development News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Manchester edition of the Games Growth Summit North is taking place in November - MCV/DEVELOP

Editing

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When We Made… Wildfrost

Game Development News

JUNE 27, 2023

Developers Will Lewis and Gaz tell card game aficionado Vince Pavey about their roguelike Wildfrost before it kills them in one turn and makes them start over with a new deck

Development

Development Games Retail Console

Chris Charla on the past, present and future of ID@Xbox

Game Development News

JUNE 13, 2023

Chris Charla tells Richie Shoemaker and Vince Pavey all about Microsoft’s independent developer initiative ahead of his ID@Xbox keynote session at the Develop:Brighton 2023 conference

Development

Development Retail Console PC

A Raftur Of Opportunity – Malize Evans on offering support to the games industry with new indie publisher Raftur Games

Game Development News

JANUARY 30, 2024

As well as funding, the proudly neurodivergent co-founders hope to offer unrivalled marketing and business support that will help get developers back on their feet. New indie publisher Raftur Games was set up late last year, partly in response to the layoffs that were blighting the industry. CMO Malize Evans told us more

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MY.GAMES’ retreat from Moscow

Game Development News

JUNE 22, 2023

Richie Shoemaker questions MY.GAMES’ CEO Vladimir Nikolsky about cutting ties with Russia and the future beyond its borders - MCV/DEVELOP

Development

Development Retail Console PC

Starfield is officially Bethesda’s biggest game launch ever

Game Development News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Bethesda has announced that Starfield is now its biggest launch title ever - MCV/DEVELOP

Games

Games Development Retail Console

Business Savvy – Brian Ward on what Savvy is currently up to in the games and esports industries, and why

Game Development News

APRIL 3, 2023

Brian Ward, CEO of Savvy Games Group, tells Vince Pavey about its mission to drive the growth and development of the games industry in Saudi Arabia and beyond

Esports

Esports Games Development Retail

The shortlist has been revealed for the TIGA Game Industry Awards 2023

Game Development News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This year’s shortlist for the TIGA Awards has been announced - MCV/DEVELOP

Development

Development Games Retail Console

NetEase Games has opened up a new studio called PinCool in Tokyo

Game Development News

JUNE 8, 2023

NetEase Games has announced a new game studio named PinCool in Tokyo, Japan - MCV/DEVELOP

Studios

Studios Games Development Retail

Early bird tickets for EGX 2023 are now available

Game Development News

JUNE 12, 2023

Tickets are now on sale for EGX 2023, and there's a discount on prices until later this month - MCV/DEVELOP

Development

Development Esports Retail Console

Top GBA Games by Nintendo (2023 Update)

Game Designing

APRIL 16, 2022

The developers were able to combine the best of the two previous versions of Castlevania in this game, creating an icon for the ages. With multiple weapons and mobility options to choose from, there’s a lot of excitement going on at every level. The Best GBA Games. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. WarioWare Twisted. Wario Land 4.

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Games Fantasy Fighting Graphics

Here's How Subscriptions Will Disrupt the Games Industry

Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

While the model did not have a huge impact on the traditional game companies (who were selling their product for a fixed cost in retail), it was blue ocean as it brought an entirely new demographic into gaming. The largest retailer in the world (by market cap), Amazon, uses its Prime subscription service to lock in customers.

Games

Games Content Entertainment Retail

iXie’s approach to achieving 100% first-submission pass on all platforms

iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Legendary developer and Industry Icon Shigeru Miyamoto once said, “ A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.” Today, games are available on various platforms like home consoles, mobile devices, handheld gaming devices, cloud gaming services, and the various launchers available on PCs.

Platformer

Platformer Retail Mobile Mobile

Regional Spotlight: Hamburg

Game Development News

AUGUST 18, 2023

What’s it like to make games in Europe’s biggest non-capital city in Europe’s largest games market? Richie Shoemaker quizzed three local studios in the hope of finding out

Localization

Localization Studios Games Retail

Develop:Brighton is now open to speaker applications

Game Development News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Tandem Events is now open to speaker submissions for Develop:Brighton 2024

Esports

Esports Retail Console PC

Drive-Up Your Revenues with Seasonal Events

Game Refinery

MARCH 16, 2023

From national calendar days to religious holidays, seasonal events are a great way for mobile games to find new and exciting ways to drive player engagement. We’ve updated the blog post with new seasonal event implementation examples and best practices for introducing seasonal events into your mobile game.

Mobile Gaming

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Content

How Flying Sheep raised funds to make its ‘frictionless’ Web3 game Star Life

Game Daily

APRIL 20, 2023

Initially, the company struggled to compete in a hyper-competitive global market, and in a development sector that lacks sophisticated off the shelf game engines. “While our games were web2 focused, we had been following the development of the NFT market,” says Rössig, who also serves as iCandy’s head of Europe.

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UK games industry recruitment agency OPM has closed after 26 years

Game Development News

JANUARY 23, 2024

One Player Mission (OPM, formerly OPMJobs and OPM Response) has announced its decision to close down after 26 years of providing recruitment services to the UK games industry

Games

Games Retail Console PC

Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023

Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Last week in Istanbul, Google and Deconstructor of Fun brought together a thousand-strong group of high-level mobile game execs to talk about the future of the business. His data and insights were based on US data as a proxy for the western market, and focused on platform privacy, or the “Apple global mobile game recession”.

Games

Games Cross platform Mobile Mobile

Wish You Were Here? A Spotlight On The Canary Islands

Game Development News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Canary Islands is one of Europe’s most popular year-round holiday destinations, but the autonomous region of Spain (that is closer to Africa than it is Europe) has in recent years attracted the curious eye of a gaming industry looking to explore new horizons. Richie Shoemaker talks to four studios that have successfully settled in the sun

Studios

Studios Pixel Games Retail

Shuji Utsumi is the new boss at SEGA

Game Development News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Shuji Utsumi is now President, COO and Representative Director of SEGA Corporation, CEO of SEGA America, and CEO of SEGA Europe

Retail

Retail Console PC Mobile

DIY desserts and tie dye shirts – Mobile games inspired by social media (part 2)

Industry Voices: Social mobility and the games industry: how an industry worth £4.6 billion is failing its talent

Trending Sources

Niantic’s Peridot is mobile AR’s biggest opportunity in years

Bandai Namco is opening a store in London

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

GameStop circles the drain

How Developers and Publishers Can Use HTML5 Games to Drive Revenue

GAME to stop selling pre-owned games in the near future

Epic’s ‘biggest ever bet’ is a Web3 game creativity tool

The finalists have been announced for the Game Developers Choice Awards 2024

Epic Games Store to trade revenue share for exclusivity window

Liverpool’s Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced a pledge to develop a new generation of creators in the city

MY.GAMES’ War Robots is returning to China

Game companies enact callous layoffs, amid their own competence controversies

The Role of Computer Science in Video Games

Jingle Jam has announced its charity partners for 2023

Industry Voices: Games are the media altar every brand should be praying at

Party Chat: RallyHere’s Trevor Williams on the changes to Hi-Rez, and what their live service game tools can do

New Kids On The Block: Wayne Meazza on Behaviour’s UK expansion

Geoff Keighley on what makes gamescom Opening Night Live special, and why there’s no Autumn Game Fest

Keywords’ Player Research has announced a new accessibility initiative and services suite

Q&A: The games industry looks back on gamescom 2023

[From the industry] The TIGA Games Industry Award Winners 2023 have been revealed!

The final speaker and sponsor line-up is now available for Games Growth Summit North

When We Made… Wildfrost

Chris Charla on the past, present and future of ID@Xbox

A Raftur Of Opportunity – Malize Evans on offering support to the games industry with new indie publisher Raftur Games

MY.GAMES’ retreat from Moscow

Starfield is officially Bethesda’s biggest game launch ever

Business Savvy – Brian Ward on what Savvy is currently up to in the games and esports industries, and why

The shortlist has been revealed for the TIGA Game Industry Awards 2023

NetEase Games has opened up a new studio called PinCool in Tokyo

Early bird tickets for EGX 2023 are now available

Top GBA Games by Nintendo (2023 Update)

Here's How Subscriptions Will Disrupt the Games Industry

iXie’s approach to achieving 100% first-submission pass on all platforms

Regional Spotlight: Hamburg

Develop:Brighton is now open to speaker applications

Drive-Up Your Revenues with Seasonal Events

How Flying Sheep raised funds to make its ‘frictionless’ Web3 game Star Life

UK games industry recruitment agency OPM has closed after 26 years

Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023

Wish You Were Here? A Spotlight On The Canary Islands

Shuji Utsumi is the new boss at SEGA

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