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EA cutting "small number" of staff as it sunsets two mobile games

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Electronic Arts is set to lay off "a small number of staff" due to its decision to close two of its mobile titles: EA Sports MLB Tap Sports and F1 Mobile Racing.

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Playdemic founders' new studio ForthStar Games will "test and kill" to find its next Golf Clash

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The pair set up their first mobile games studio, BattleMail, in 2001 and sold it to (M)Forma a year later. Shortly after, they formed Rockpool Games, made the J2ME edition of Worms, and sold the developer to Eidos/Square Enix in 2007. billion – one of the biggest UK games acquisitions to date.

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Learn From the Best: Top 10 Mobile Game Development Companies in the World

Big Games

Following good values and trends are essential for any mobile game development company. Hashbyte Studio is a leading mobile game development company that focuses on providing high-quality games to our audience. They try to provide a wide range of gaming experiences to the players.

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What are AAA Games and Mobile Games?

iXie gaming

With the rise of the gaming industry, two distinct categories of games have emerged: AAA games and mobile games. These games offer different gaming experiences, target different audiences, and have unique testing requirements for game QA. Can Mobile Games Be AAA?

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Why did Sega buy Rovio?

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It's the latest example of a long-standing console and PC publisher trying to establish a foothold in the lucrative but highly competitive mobile gaming market, following Take-Two's $12.7 billion purchase of Zynga , Electronic Arts' $2.1

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AWS for Games updates from re:Invent 2023

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Improve your mobile and web app quality using AWS Device Farm : Riot Games details how it uses AWS Device Farm to streamline its mobile app testing process, improve the quality of mobile games and SDKs, run automated and manual tests on real devices in the cloud, identify and fix issues faster, and release updates more frequently.

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Japanese Games VS Western Games:

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However, it’s important to note that the gaming industry is a global one, and while Japan has made significant contributions to the industry, it is not the only major player. What happened to the Japanese gaming industry?

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