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Let's talk about those Xbox studio closures. | Microcast

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The video will be available tomorrow. This week, we take a quick dive in Xbox's closure of four Bethesda-owned studios , as well as what this means for Microsoft's wider gaming strategy, the future of the smaller studios it still owns, and its reputation with the rest of the industry and gamers. Read more

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Call of Duty couldn't stop video game sales dipping in November | UK Monthly Charts

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million video games were sold during November in the UK, a drop of 3% over the same period in 2022. This is according to GSD data, which tracks digital and physical video game sales. The drop is due to a weaker release slate in November this year. Read more

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A podcast recently talked about how some games, like Contra Operation Galuga are struggling to run on Nintendo Switch, because they developed it for higher end systems(PS5, Xbox series, PC) first then port it to Nintendo Switch. They suggested it should have been done the other way around, so every platform has a version of the game that runs perfectly(barring AAA high quality titles like God of War and Spider-Man). How true is this?

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It's true that developing with the Switch as the primary platform would make it work well on the Switch and perform well on other platforms. However, the tradeoff is that the game would look like an upscaled version of a Switch game on the higher-end platforms.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom shatters sales records in the UK | UK Boxed Charts

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the biggest boxed video game launch of the year in the UK. Switch digital sales are typically much lower than the other platforms, so it's unknown if the game outsold Hogwarts overall (Nintendo doesn't share digital data with the charts companies). Read more

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Keep your store page active and alive – or lose sales and money

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Steam Data Suite dove into Steam store pages to find out how much publishers change them and if that relates to being successful on the platform. The shocking numbers Looking at store pages for games released after 2020 found that many assets have never changed. as many videos changes 2.2x as many videos changes 2.2x

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Michael Blaker’s Video Game Tuesday: Mega Publishers

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Hey all, I’m back with a question for you all for this week’s Video Game Tuesday. Console exclusive games are popular. Console exclusives are good for driving the sales of consoles, but it’s a shame that they are only released on certain platforms. Will this ultimately help or hinder the game industry and its players?

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How mastering three diverse skills has shaped Steve Mwangi’s success

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He’s not just an indie game developer; he’s a music producer and a 3D animator. His impeccable animation skills shine in the teaser videos he meticulously moulded for his debut title Kanairo 101. They hired him to create animations for an augmented reality game. As a child, Mwangi had a deep love for cartoons.

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