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Checkmate: Discussing the Rise of Chess Games on Mobile

Game Refinery

Digital Chess, one of the first video games ever created, has experienced a massive revival on mobile, with hundreds of Chess games available to download from the iOS store. million people signing up to the browser-turned-mobile game Chess.com and a 603% leap in chess book sales in the US; it now even has an exclusive game on Netflix.

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Bukola Akingbade of Kucheza Gaming on nurturing dreams and shaping industries

PreMortem.Games

Her Nigerian-based studio aims to use the power of video games to engage and get future generations ready to pursue careers in gaming. So far she has facilitated the awards of esports athletes between the ages of 8 and 18 with rewards such as dedicated gaming laptops and Amazon vouchers.

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2023: Year in Retrospect for the Gaming Industry

iXie gaming

This implies that players switch between mobile, PC, and console. More Robust Franchises Have Gone Mobile There’s a significant increase in the use of smartphones in 2023. Top gaming companies have expanded their reach across different platforms, including mobile, console, and PC. But what does this mean for developers?

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Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio

Deconstructor of Fun

Supercell announced over a year ago that they will be opening a studio in North America. TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? One could wonder if this makes Ryan a bold choice to lead the studio. Listen to one of our podcasts from this week, we’ve got ? Subscribe here!

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The Best 3D Art Outsourcing Studios in the Industry

iXie gaming

Although it’s difficult to find a trustworthy game art outsourcing studio with a solid industry background and portfolio, I’ll show you 10 reliable art outsourcing companies in this blog. . Below are 10 reliable outsourcing studios that you’ll find extremely helpful: 1. Bosi Art Studio. Winking Corporation.

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New report shows game investment slowdown

Game Daily

The most active sectors by value were technology (24 percent), followed by mobile and esports (19 percent each), mobile cloud gaming (18 percent) and console / PC (15 percent). Other companies that attracted investment include esports production company Nodwin Gaming ($28 million), mobile MMO developer Madngine ($22.5

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Supercell’s Strategic Initiatives that Will Transform the Company

Deconstructor of Fun

In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. All in all, Ilkka’s yearly blog is an inspirational and quite sincere vision of the top brass of a major mobile games company.

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