Game Development News

JUNE 28, 2023

Bandai Namco has announced it is opening a new ‘interactive retail experience’ store in July 2023 - MCV/DEVELOP

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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. Over the years, various attempts to diversify into digital retailing, mobile phones and, most recently, NFTs, have come to nothing.

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Game Development News

JANUARY 17, 2024

UK retailer GAME is going to stop selling pre-owned video game software soon

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Game Refinery

MARCH 16, 2023

From national calendar days to religious holidays, seasonal events are a great way for mobile games to find new and exciting ways to drive player engagement. We’ve updated the blog post with new seasonal event implementation examples and best practices for introducing seasonal events into your mobile game.

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Gamesbrief

MARCH 19, 2021

billion remains the largest single market, edging out mobile which has £1.5 Digital console grew more in 2020 (24%) than mobile (21%). Looking at the infographic, several points stand out: Digital console software at £1.7 That may be a Covid effect as people have more time locked in their living rooms, but will be interesting to watch.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Today, games are available on various platforms like home consoles, mobile devices, handheld gaming devices, cloud gaming services, and the various launchers available on PCs. These tools help perform tests more efficiently and help find issues that would otherwise be impossible in a retail environment.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 8, 2023

Mobile revenue due to increase 0.8% The mobile market is due to reach $92.6 The mobile market is due to reach $92.6 At a glance: Market estimated to generate $187.7 billion in 2023, up 2.6% billion Consoles expected to produce $56.1 billion in 2023, a 2.6% increase year-on-year, according to Newzoo's latest report. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Newzoo attributed its lowered forecast in part to challenges in the mobile market, suggesting that a "challenging privacy landscape will somewhat limit growth until 2026", including potential impact of the Epic vs Google antitrust trial. The data firm previously estimated that the games market would experience a 2.6% rise to $187.7

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In October, the data firm lowered its games market value forecast predicting a stable growth of 0.6%, which it attributed to challenges in the mobile market. Newzoo has maintained its games market forecast for 2023 to remain at $184 billion in its annual review. to reach $187 billion in 2023. Read more

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Game Development News

JANUARY 19, 2024

MY.GAMES has announced that its mobile shooter War Robots will return to stores in China

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Epic Games Store is taking another approach to combating Steam, as Epic today announced a new opt-in First Run Program that will trade the company's share of revenues for the first six months of release in exchange for exclusivity.

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Game Daily

MARCH 23, 2023

He is chief of one of the most powerful organizations in entertainment, overseeing the outstanding development tool Unreal Engine, the aggressive online retail portal Epic Games Store, as well as Fortnite, one of the world’s most valuable properties.

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Game Daily

APRIL 20, 2023

The iCandy group also owns mobile studios Appxplore and Joyseed Gametribe as well as art and animation production house Lemon Sky, Html5 publisher Storms (which handles web distribution for games like Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride) and Hashcode, which specializes in blockchain law and practice.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Last week in Istanbul, Google and Deconstructor of Fun brought together a thousand-strong group of high-level mobile game execs to talk about the future of the business. His data and insights were based on US data as a proxy for the western market, and focused on platform privacy, or the “Apple global mobile game recession”.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

” Dang, a small developer best known for mobile game Boomerang X announced yesterday that it is shutting down, due to an inability to find funding for its next project. Meanwhile, struggling game retailer GameStop – not known for its benevolence toward employees – has told workers to tighten their belts.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2023

Polygon has a huge ecosystem of games, art collections, big retail brands (like Starbucks), and so many more. Of course, it’s important not to reduce it to 1 or 2 like today’s mobile gaming, but I hope we can do better than that… Written by Ahmetcan Demirel ?️ Deconstructor of Fun Podcast ? TWiG 228 - Sega Buys Rovio!

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Retail gaming in the United States is estimated to be worth $4.19 Accessible Gaming There are so many platforms on which we can play games from mobile phones, video game consoles, and computers. Even the conservative senior citizen who isn’t that tech-savvy can play a game on their mobile phone. billion in 2023.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

TWIG #216 Ubisoft Staff Threatens to Strike over 4-Day Work Week / Laying out the Bull case for Mobile ? Moreover, different thematics appeal to different people – mobile games will relaunch the same game with a reskin (ex: change the dragons to fairies ), to attempt to appeal to a broader audience. Signups liver January 25th!

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iXie gaming

JUNE 16, 2023

In today’s ever-evolving digital landscape, the gaming industry is undergoing remarkable growth, driven by the soaring popularity of online and mobile gaming. Partnering with retailers or licensing companies allows developers to expand the game’s brand beyond the digital realm, creating new avenues for revenue generation.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

While the model did not have a huge impact on the traditional game companies (who were selling their product for a fixed cost in retail), it was blue ocean as it brought an entirely new demographic into gaming. The largest retailer in the world (by market cap), Amazon, uses its Prime subscription service to lock in customers.

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Radiator Blog

JULY 6, 2021

For the longest time, I've wanted to make a gay mobile game, but I was unsure how to get my queer politics past Apple and Google's anti-sexuality censors. However, the photorealistic 3D graphics of my past games are too heavy and slow for a mobile browser, so I need to make a 2D game even though I've neglected my 2D visual skills.

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Game Designing

APRIL 16, 2022

With multiple weapons and mobility options to choose from, there’s a lot of excitement going on at every level. By May 15, 2010, all sales of GameBoy Advance games had also ceased in retailers around the world. Your job is to rescue her. Astro Boy: The Omega Factor. Wario Land 4. Wario is Mario’s evil counterpart.

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Game Development News

AUGUST 18, 2023

What’s it like to make games in Europe’s biggest non-capital city in Europe’s largest games market? Richie Shoemaker quizzed three local studios in the hope of finding out

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Game Development News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Tandem Events is now open to speaker submissions for Develop:Brighton 2024

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Game Development News

AUGUST 21, 2023

Jingle Jam has announced the charity partnerships for its 2023 fundraising event, which is set to take place over two weeks in December - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

JANUARY 23, 2024

One Player Mission (OPM, formerly OPMJobs and OPM Response) has announced its decision to close down after 26 years of providing recruitment services to the UK games industry

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Game Development News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Canary Islands is one of Europe’s most popular year-round holiday destinations, but the autonomous region of Spain (that is closer to Africa than it is Europe) has in recent years attracted the curious eye of a gaming industry looking to explore new horizons. Richie Shoemaker talks to four studios that have successfully settled in the sun

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Game Development News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the midst of celebrating 20 years of the PEGI ratings system at WASD x IGN, Ian Rice, director general of the Games Rating Authority, took some time out to answer our questions

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Game Development News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The great and the good of the games sector were celebrated at the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2023 on November 16, 2023 at the iconic Troxy London - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

JULY 11, 2023

Harry Lang, VP of Marketing at Kwalee on why games are bigger than a new religion - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Shuji Utsumi is now President, COO and Representative Director of SEGA Corporation, CEO of SEGA America, and CEO of SEGA Europe

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Game Development News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

There were 320,000 people at this year’s gamescom. We pulled aside five of them to see what they thought of it - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Vince Pavey spoke with Allard Laban, chief creative officer at Jackbox Games, to find out more about Jackbox Party Pack 10, their latest pack of game night essentials. Here’s what was said

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Game Development News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Vince Pavey met with Trevor Williams, CMO at RallyHere, to discuss the Hi-Rez backed platform and what its tools can do for live service games - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Vince Pavey checks in with Wayne Meazza, executive vice president for Behaviour Interactive, to ask about group as it expands into the UK - MCV/DEVELOP

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Game Development News

AUGUST 15, 2023

Ahead of this year's gamescom Opening Night Live showcase, Geoff Keighley has taken the time to talk to Vince Pavey from MCV/DEVELOP about how, when and why the live show happens each year

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Game Development News

MAY 15, 2023

Game Republic el presidente Jamie Sefton grants an audience to Richie Shoemaker as Yorkshire’s industry network celebrates 20 years of interdependence

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