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African mobile game publisher Carry1st nets $27M in funding

Game Developer

Carry1st, which published Call of Duty: Mobile in South Africa, plans to use its newly raised money to license more games and develop its own.

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Unity lays off nearly 300

GamesIndustry.biz

Unity Technologies is laying off 284 people, the company confirmed to the Wall Street Journal today. In a letter to employees about the cuts, Unity CEO John Riccitiello explained, "We reassessed our objectives, strategies, goals and priorities in light of the current economic conditions. While we remain focused on the same vision, we decided that we need to be more selective in our investments to come out stronger as a company.".

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Ubisoft Paris called to strike after "catastrophic communication" from Yves Guillemot

Game Developer

"Because Mr. Guillemot and his clique only understand the relationship of power, Solidaires Informatique is calling on the employees of Ubisoft Paris to go on strike.

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Six reasons why 2023 will be huge for video games (and six reasons why it won't)

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox. There is a level of anxiety around the video games market at the moment. Last year's results were a mixed bag. Console sales fell in some markets sharply, mostly due to stock shortages for PlayStation 5. Read more.

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Ubisoft's Anno 1800 reaches 2.5 million players

Game Developer

Now that it's the most successful game in Ubisoft's 25-year-old city builder series, Anno 1800 is the first entry in the series to be ported to consoles.

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Four years and 70 issues later: Why Wireframe magazine is closing down

GamesIndustry.biz

At one point in time – many years ago now – it was probably a shock when print publications were closed down. These days, that is sadly not true. Over recent years, we’ve seen countless game magazines shutting their doors. Usually, it’s for the same reason: circulation dropping as a result of people preferring to read coverage online or in video form.

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How to Write a Software Requirements Specification (SRS Document)

Perforce

In this blog, our experts give tips for writing better SRS documents, including detailed software requirements specification examples.

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Unity Software to lay off nearly 300 employees

Game Developer

The new string of layoffs at Unity come after its acquisition of IronSource, and the layoffs it previously made in summer 2022.

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Microsoft plans to add AI capabilities into every product

GamesIndustry.biz

Microsoft plans to incorporate artificial intelligence products from ChatGPT and Dall-E 2 maker OpenAI in all of its products, CEO Satya Nadella said in a panel interview with the Wall Street Journal at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today. "We will incorporate this in our own applications, so you can fully expect us to obviously [use AI]," Nadella said.

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UK House of Lords says government complacency putting creative industries at risk

Game Developer

"The Government’s failure to grasp both the opportunities and risks is baffling.

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Carry1st raises $27m in funding

GamesIndustry.biz

African mobile games publisher Carry1st announced it has raised $27 million in funding. The company said the investment will expand its business operations and game development. Bitkraft Ventures led the funding, while Andreesen Horowitz, TTV Capital, Alumni Ventures, Lateral Capital, Kepple Ventures, and Konvoy participated. Read more.

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Activision Blizzard confirms NetEase spurned chance to extend partnership

Game Developer

NetEase chose not to extend its long-standing partnership with the company for another six months.

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NPD: US game spending dipped 5% to $57bn in 2022

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox. According to tracking firm NPD's latest report, US games sales in 2022 totaled $57 billion; the figure represents a 5% decline compared to 2021, which amassed $60 billion. Software comprised most of the year's revenue (84%), with game content spending reaching $47.5 billion in 2022.

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Modern Warfare II and God of War Ragnarok were 2022's most-downloaded PlayStation games

Game Developer

Apparently, war is good for downloading onto your PS5.

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Time is running out for nominations for MCV Women in Games 2023!

Game Development News

Nominations for the MCV Women in Games 2023 awards show will end later this week.

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Respawn is making Apex Legends matchmaking more fair

Game Developer

Respawn's tweaks to its matchmaking system aim to make Apex Legends less of an uphill battle for more green and inexperienced players.

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FIFA 23 ends God of War Ragnarok's run at No.1

GamesIndustry.biz

FIFA 23 topped the charts in a very quiet week for UK boxed game sales. GfK data shows FIFA sales dropped 20% week-on-week, but it still jumped to No.1 because God of War Ragnarok's sales fell 38%. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 holds third place (sales down 15%), while Mario Kart 8: Deluxe is still at No.4 (sales down 22%). Rounding off the Top Five is Nintendo Switch Sports, which moved up a spot despite sales falling 26%.

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Unity 3D Game Development Super Humble Bundle by Packt

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com. Unity 3D Game Development Super Humble Bundle by Packt. There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Unity 3D Game Development Super Bundle by Packt. This bundle is a collection of ebooks and video courses (with supporting project files) for both the Unity game engine and on using Blender for game development.

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Activision Blizzard claims NetEase rejected proposal to extend China partnership

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox. Activision Blizzard has said it asked NetEase to delay the end of the long-running partnership between the two companies – whereby the handled publishing and operations for key Blizzard titles in China – but NetEase declined. Reuters reported Blizzard China posted a statement on Chinese social media platform Weibo, in which it said it contacted NetEase last with with a proposal for an extension.

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The State of the Mobile Games Market in 2023

Deconstructor of Fun

Shorts are analyses and opinion pieces originally published as a part of our weekly newsletter. If you’re not one of the 10,000 subscribers of our newsletter, tap here! State of the Mobile Games Market The Western mobile games market , which we broadly analyze by removing the Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean markets from the numbers, saw overall installs climb by 14% to 47.5B while the net revenues declined by 11% to $38.2B.

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China's games market drops for the first time in two decades

GamesIndustry.biz

Video game sales dropped 10.3% to 269.5 billion yuan ($39.7 billion) in China in 2022. It's the first time the market has decreased in the country since figures first started being reported in 2003, the South China Morning Post reported. The number of players also slightly decreased 0.33% to 664 million, according to figures from analytics firm CNG published by government body Gaming Publishing Committee of the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association.

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How to Fix Space Engineers Projector Not Working [Quick Steps]

Game Errors

Space Engineers is a space-themed sandbox and simulation game. The game has engineering, construction, exploration, and survival features that make it exciting to play. Unfortunately, more players have been complaining about the Space Engineers projector not working. This article will explain how you can fix the problem and get Space Engineers on track again. .

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The Last of Us TV show debuts with 4.7m viewers

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox. HBO's The Last of Us live-action adaptation pulled in 4.7 million US viewers with its first episode. As reported by Variety , per Nielsen ratings and Warner Bros. Discovery data, the series' debut was second to Game of Thrones: House of Dragons. Read more.

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How to Start an Online Gaming Website For Your Business?

Artoon

Online gaming is one of the most successful industries in recent years. […]. The post How to Start an Online Gaming Website For Your Business? appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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French union calls for half-day strike at Ubisoft Paris

GamesIndustry.biz

French union Solidaires Informatique today called for a half-day strike at Ubisoft Paris in response to a change in strategy Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot articulated last week alongside a number of game cancellations and a slashed financial forecast for the publisher. The group's call for a strike referenced comments made in a call with investors last week to trim operating costs "through targeted restructuring, divesting some non-core assets and usual natural attrition.".

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At The Dream End

Indie DB

New chapters for this sci-fi RPG indie are discussed

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Nintendo Switch becomes best selling console ever in France

GamesIndustry.biz

The Nintendo Switch has become the best selling console of all time in France. According to French publication Le Figaro , the Switch has sold 7.09 million units in the country since its launch in 2017, taking over the record previously held by the Nintendo Wii. The latter had been the record holder for the past decade, having sold 6.3 million units.

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Ternion

Indie DB

This sci-fi galactic exploration indie makes its Steam debut

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House of Lords calls on UK government to better support creative industries

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox. The House of Lords has warned the government that it must not get complacent when it comes to the UK's creative industries, urging better support in order to remain globally competitive. The House published a new report by its communications committee today, in which it laid out recommendations for ways the government can bolster the growth of games, film, TV, music and other creative business in the UK.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 13

Mircosoft Game Dev

With the first Godot 4.0 Release Candidate on the horizon we continue to release beta snapshots frequently and relentlessly! Such cadence allows us to better measure the overall stability and quickly catch regressions, especially when a lot of features are worked on at the same time. This week we release a new batch of improvements and fixes, as well as some new features.

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Taking Syberia into uncharted territory

GamesIndustry.biz

Benoît Sokal died in May of 2021. While he was a celebrated comic artist in his own right, the gaming world knew him best as the creative force behind the Syberia adventure game series. At the time of his death, he was working on the fourth installment in the series, Syberia: The World Before, which was still almost a year away from completion.

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Why Businesses Should Invest in ETL Automation?

Rocket Brush Studio

ETL automation is rapidly becoming an essential part of any modern business's toolkit. This process enables businesses to extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources into a single system, allowing for faster and more efficient data analysis. This kind of automation also helps businesses save time and money by eliminating manual processes such as data entry and data cleansing.

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