GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox UK studio Frontier Developments has reduced its revenue targets for the financial year, following the disappointing performance of its recent Warhammer title.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Sony Corporation has made some changes to its top management, with CFO Hiroki Totoki due to be promoted to president at the beginning of the next financial year. Totoki's role is currently director, representative corporate executive officer, executive deputy president and chief financial officer.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Top image: Photo door Andrea Piacquadio, Pexels.com Community management has become a vital aspect of maintaining a successful gaming ecosystem. Jared Creasy , Senior Community Manager at Tripwire Interactiv e, shared his insights during his IndieGameBusiness Sessions talk.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Since then, the game managed to sell well over a million copies, granting the developers financial independence on their first go. “We Lavish purchases The success of Dredge brought the studio financial independence. So, what lavish purchases have the team made with their recently acquired wealth?

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 7, 2023

Last week, Konami published its financials for the three months ended June 30, 2023, with the Japanese company's revenue on a par with last year, but its games segment dipping. After FY2023 sales being mostly flat for its Digital Entertainment segment , Konami has not managed to reverse the trend quite yet. billion ($106 million).

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Financial Side of Creativity Throughout his journey, Dean has garnered impressive achievements. It was an interesting journey and it made me understand how professionals on the financial side of creativity think about stories and content. Having alternative income sources eases the financial pressure of game development.”

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Filmustage

JUNE 5, 2023

Analyzing movie budgets provides valuable insights into how resources are allocated, enabling better financial planning and cost management in future productions. This financial transparency not only fosters better decision-making but also promotes financial accountability, a significant aspect of a successful film project.

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Filmustage

APRIL 21, 2023

This article presents crucial guidelines for filmmakers to create a feasible film budget, improving financial administration throughout film production, and tells about "Clerks" budgeting success. Sourcing funds and financial strategy Acquiring funds and financial strategy are fundamental parts of creating a feasible movie budget.

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Game Analytics

JANUARY 31, 2023

This stands for an internationally recognized standard that ensures that our services and products meet the best practice for an information security management system. Compliance Statement GameAnalytics is committed to providing secure products and services to safely and easily manage billions of digital records across the globe.

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Filmustage

JUNE 9, 2023

For instance, the sci-fi epic "John Carter" (2012) suffered from overly inflated revenue expectations and spiraling production costs, leading to significant financial losses. Cutthroat Island" (1995) , despite a promising start, suffered from poor resource management, making it one of Hollywood's biggest flops. John Carter" (2012).

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 11, 2024

Despite the AI news bombarding us from every side, Unity managed to captivate the entire industry in Q4 with its introduction of Runtime Fee. The plot thickened in June with a $2 billion deal with Savvy Games falling through, exposing financial vulnerabilities. The voting crowd was evenly divided, which is quite astonishing.

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Big Games

JANUARY 7, 2024

Whether you’re collaborating with a mobile game development company or managing an in-house team, a clear roadmap ensures that everyone is on the same page, working towards a shared vision. A well-structured timeline enables efficient project management, identifying and mitigating issues before they become insurmountable obstacles.

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Filmustage

JUNE 7, 2023

Image source: IMDb.com Understanding the cost factors in High Frame Rate filmmaking The financial implications of HFR filmmaking stem from several cost factors: Equipment and camera technology: HFR requires advanced cameras capable of capturing high frame rates, leading to increased expenses. Avatar 2 (2022)".

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Filmustage

MAY 30, 2023

Secondly, cost management becomes crucial, considering the long-term subscription-based revenue models. By adapting strategies and staying flexible, filmmakers can successfully plan and execute budgets that support their creative vision and ensure financial viability. Challenges will persist, but the opportunities are vast.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 19, 2024

Quitting a stable software job to pursue this dream, facing fierce competition, and worrying about post-launch success and financial stability have led to many sleepless nights and anxiety. Community management is also a significant challenge. Despite the difficulties, my passion for making games keeps me going.”

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Filmustage

JULY 19, 2023

It underlines the necessity of managing copyrights and film rights meticulously. Image source: IMDb.com Managing film rights and licensing Securing film rights and managing licensing is another integral aspect of the filmmaking process. Compliance mitigates these financial risks. Max Schreck in Nosferatu (1922).

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This digital transformation wave affected several industries, from retail to healthcare, from hospitality to financial services. Besides that, the cloud brought to developers the ability to use several different technologies such as ML , IoT and Blockchain , in a way that doesn’t require them to build and manage a whole stack of new products.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

By using Amazon GameLift for dedicated server management, the Norsfell development team can easily test and deploy new environments and scale Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud ( Amazon EC2 ) fleets based on demand and budgets. Norsfell Team “GameLift is specifically designed for game servers, and has been proven by notable development studios.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Over time, and to our surprise, many users expressed a wish to contribute financially to the project to speed up development. They also managed the creation and growth of the Godot PLC (Project Leadership Committee), formed by some of the most veteran contributors at the time. What will change?

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

is in some serious financial trouble. If they had managed to keep costs at double their spending in 2019, they still would have earned $243 million in profit. I wanted to give them at least 24 hours before I posted my take on it - let the dust settle a bit so I could get a chance to read the new policy properly and all that.

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Filmustage

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They navigate a complex web of creativity and commerce , managing the delicate balance between ambition and financial reality. Budgeting: Creating and managing the budget, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently. This financial acumen can be the difference between a profitable blockbuster and a financial flop. ?

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iXie gaming

APRIL 24, 2023

7 Challenges in the Metaverse Below are the common challenges one is likely to face when developing Metaverse games: Monetization: Generating revenue from Metaverse games may be difficult since creators must strike a balance between user satisfaction and financial sustainability.

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Game Daily

JULY 18, 2023

Last week, Bungie was awarded almost half a million dollars in damages against a scumbag by the name of Jesse James Comer, who was found to have conducted a hate campaign against some of the company’s community managers. ” Bungie pointed out that the community manager needed time off from work to recover from the attack.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 6, 2019

Product-market fit is essential and without it, financial success much harder to obtain. It wasn’t all about costs and benefits, supply chain management and marketability. If you want a board game to succeed financially, you have to learn project management, cost management, and supply chain management.

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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. In its most recent quarterly financial statement, the company posted sales of $1.2 billion (down 10% year-on-year from $1.4

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CG Spectrum

AUGUST 2, 2023

According to a study by the Policy and Evidence Centre, employers don’t just value creativity alone: they look for artists who also possess qualities such as good project management and organizational skills, which fall under business acumen.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2021

XR: Fix size issue for ARVR managed viewport ( GH-56072 ). A big thankyou to everyone who has contributed their time or financial support to the project! If you'd like to support the project financially and help us secure our current and future hires, you can do so on Patreon or PayPal. This reverts a change introduced in 3.4.1

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Over time, and to our surprise, many users expressed a wish to contribute financially to the project to speed up development. They also managed the creation and growth of the Godot PLC (Project Leadership Committee), formed by some of the most veteran contributors at the time. What will change?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 25, 2024

Despite missing most classes, he still managed to do well in class due to his experience at eMobilis. He shared encounters with influential figures like the manager of the recently retired Kenyan Afropop Band – Sauti Sol. The eMobilis course introduced Kiragu to general programming and sparked his interest in game development.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 14, 2023

While Microsoft would have the ability to make Call of Duty exclusive to its platforms, Corley stated it would not have the incentive to do so as this would limit its user base, potentially cause reputational harm, and not make financial sense. Having read through Corley’s statement, it is highly unlikely the watchdog will manage to do so.

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Gamesbrief

MAY 27, 2022

By the financial year 2025, it intends to have 12 live service games. Development, marketing, publishing, financing, forcasting, operations, analytics and community management needs to change. Sony currently has one “Live Services” Game as a first party publisher. This is going to be VERY interesting.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2023

The remainder is made up of Imaging and Sensing Solutions, Entertainment Technology, and Financial Services. Crunchyroll Beyond its gaming assets, Sony has managed to establish a strong presence in other growing content categories as well. But that’s expected to change.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Additionally, the project manager now defaults to using the OpenGL renderer to ensure that users' first experience with the engine isn't a warning message saying "sorry, your computer doesn't support Vulkan" Support. A big thankyou to everyone who has contributed their time or financial support to the project! Prior to 4.0.beta

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

After all, Kickstarter has a financial incentive to get people to see campaigns they are likely to back. The criticism is tough if the game is your darling idea and the financial side is tough if you don’t have a good grasp on operations or what the market wants. Are You Launching the Right Product?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Additionally, the project manager now defaults to using the OpenGL renderer to ensure that users’ first experience with the engine isn’t a warning message saying “sorry, your computer doesn’t support Vulkan”. A big thankyou to everyone who has contributed their time or financial support to the project! Prior to 4.0.beta

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 20, 2023

Linux/Windows: Force disable Vulkan overlays in the editor and project manager ( GH-71515 ). A big thankyou to everyone who has contributed their time or financial support to the project! If you’d like to support the project financially and help us secure our future hires, you can do so on Patreon or PayPal.

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2023

I think that every game release, Pokemon or no, is a delicate balancing act between adding enough new and engaging content and polishing the experience enough to reduce overall player frustration to manageable levels. I think that players always retain the right to walk away from the franchise if they don't feel their needs are being met.

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