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Several genres have gone extinct in the AAA space. Point and click adventure games, plastic instrument rythme games, and others are on life support like RTSes. What other genres do you think are next of being unprofitable at AAA production values?

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For example, I think fighting games that aren't Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat have little chance of AAA success nowadays. You are correct about RTS games falling off - genre-adjacent games like MOBAs and Tower Defense games have fallen off alongside them. I think short-form narrative games (e.g.

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MSFS Crashing Xbox: How to Fix This Annoying Issue

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Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) is an amateur flight simulator available for play on your Xbox Series X. Although the game offers stunning visuals and quality graphics, it experiences several issues that make seamless gaming impossible. Delete saved games Time needed: 2 minutes. Set it up and launch MSFS.

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Center for BrainHealth teams up with AWS to grow Charisma program using generative AI and cloud gaming

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The program is now at an inflection point. To substantially scale the program over the next few years, the center has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to leverage generative AI and pixel streaming technology – the backbone of cloud gaming – to make Charisma easier for others to adopt and use.

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Football Manager 2024 Crashing: How I Solved It

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The game presented a canvas of strategic decisions, player dynamics, and the unpredictable nature of the beautiful game. Interesting fact The intricate simulation of Football Manager 2024 isn’t just a virtual sport. It can stress our gaming systems. Right-click your graphics card and choose Update driver.

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7 Subtle Player Behaviors You Should Notice When Play-Testing

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Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. Tabletop Simulator Demo of Highways & Byways (Version Highway 4). Need help on your board game?

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How to Play a Lot of Board Games with Little Time and Little Money

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Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here. This week with Highways & Byways , I’ve been making little improvements to the game to make it more usable and easy-to-understand. Need help on your board game?

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The Art of the Paper Test: Catching Accessibility Issues Early

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Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. Many of you know that I am open and activate promoter of the Tabletop Simulator software available on the Steam store.

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