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Mobile gaming cross platform Pley brings games to the web

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Mobile gaming cross platform Pley brings games to the web


  • Tuesday, November 21, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Pley has partnered with Tilting Point to distribute its farming simulation game Homesteads: Dream Farm from Enixan, to the web. The Pley solution expands a games audience and brings high-quality mobile games to browsers with no downloads, installs, o...


Future of game development report from Xsolla

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Future of game development report from Xsolla


  • Thursday, November 9, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Xsolla recently released the Fall 2023 edition of The Xsolla Report: The State of Play, which revealed game-changing insights for the future of gaming and game development and a preliminary analysis of 2023 metrics and upcoming trends....


Forge beta launches to reward gamers for their achievments

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Forge beta launches to reward gamers for their achievments


  • Wednesday, October 25, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

Founded by Gaming Pioneer Dennis “Thresh” Fong, Crunchyroll Founder Kun Gao, and Cyence Founder George Ng, Forge launched into beta and allows gamers to automatically earn rewards based on their gaming profiles and achievements....


Galactic Acres mobile game anticipated to launch early 2024

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Galactic Acres mobile game anticipated to launch early 2024


  • Monday, October 23, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

Good Gaming, Inc. has partnered with ViaOne Services to launch a web3-enabled mobile game titled Galactic Acres. Galactic Acres aims to launch in early 2024 and will offer dynamic gaming experiences that cater to both traditional mobile game players ...


User engagement promotion from Honeygain and JumpTask

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User engagement promotion from Honeygain and JumpTask


  • Tuesday, October 17, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

Honeygain And JumpTask have unveiled their gamified collaboration which aims to promote user engagement and participation through inventive gamified experiences, the new release is an extension of their ongoing partnership....


Unity price changes result in developers revolting

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Unity price changes result in developers revolting


  • Tuesday, October 17, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

We recently caught up with Vanessa Mullin from Agora and discussed the ramifications of Unity's price change, the subsequent walkback of their policies, what other game development engines some developers switched to, and whether Unity can rebuild it...


Slime Rancher 2 gets major updates

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Slime Rancher 2 gets major updates


  • Monday, October 16, 2023
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

The second major update to Slime Rancher 2 called "Come Rain or Slime" is coming this Fall for Xbox Series X/S and Windows PC.  It will deliver an array of new weather elements, the return of Tangle and Dervish Slimes, Weather Symphony, new mysterie...


Top 10 video game soundtracks of 2023

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Top 10 video game soundtracks of 2023


  • Wednesday, October 4, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

The gaming experts from SecureCheats revealed their findings of the top ten songs of every game soundtrack, tracked through the Spotify royalty calculator. GTA Came in first, followed by The Elders Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Last of Us, Death Standing, a...


Most popular 2D game in America is Sonic the Hedgehog

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Most popular 2D game in America is Sonic the Hedgehog


  • Wednesday, September 13, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

New research revealed the most popular 2D games in each state. With over 767K average monthly Google searches over the past year, Sonic the Hedgehog is the most popular 2D game across America, with Tetris coming in second, and Geometry Dash coming in...


WW2 mobile game Warpath reaches 30 million downloads

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WW2 mobile game Warpath reaches 30 million downloads


  • Friday, August 18, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

The developers of AFK Arena and Rise of Kingdoms, Lilith Games, announced that its military strategy game Warpath has surpassed 30 million global downloads, with a 4.6 star rating on iOS and over 146 times on the Apple app store front page....


African gaming market continues to grow driven by mobile game revenues

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African gaming market continues to grow driven by mobile game revenues


  • Friday, July 21, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Newzoo and Carry1st reveals new data that the African gaming market is set for continued growth, driven by increased mobile gaming revenues. ...


Multiplayer solution for game developers from Coherence

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Multiplayer solution for game developers from Coherence


  • Tuesday, July 18, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Coherence recently announced the launch of its new multiplayer solution for game developers, which offers developers a robust set of tools that allows them to have multiplayer prototypes running effortlessly, in only a matter of minutes....


Most time demanding video games revealed

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Most time demanding video games revealed


  • Friday, May 26, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Cribbage Online recently revealed the results of the most time demanding video games after a study they conducted found that Ancient Domains of Mystery took the top spot and that an average of 940 hours of playtime is required to complete the games i...


The Baby in Yellow Black Cat update is out now

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The Baby in Yellow Black Cat update is out now


  • Friday, May 26, 2023
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

The Scottish indie developer Team Terrible has launched its first major update for their mobile hit, The Baby in Yellow. The Black Cat update is out now, giving gamers a hauntingly captivating experience that pushes the boundaries of imagination and ...


Code editor and AI features coming to GameMaker engine

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Code editor and AI features coming to GameMaker engine


  • Thursday, May 11, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

GameMaker has announced its roadmap revealing the major new features and additions coming to the engine in 2023, including a new code editor, enhanced modding capabilities and AI support, and many more new features that compliment and simplify the pr...


AI content generator from YAHAHA Studios steals the show at GDC

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AI content generator from YAHAHA Studios steals the show at GDC


  • Friday, April 14, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

YAHAHA Studios recently stole the show at GDC with their new AI-generated content tool, Co-Pilot. YAHAHA can now generate locales, environments, and worlds with just a few text prompts. Nearly 800 games were created and uploaded to the platform at it...


Gamers attitudes towards misleading GamePlay Ads

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Gamers attitudes towards misleading GamePlay Ads


  • Tuesday, April 11, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

A recent survey from Nexters revealed that over half of gamers will tolerate non-core gameplay ads. While misleading ads can be negatively perceived, 35% to 46% of gamers worldwide reported they would not stop playing the game immediately but would r...


IGF Awards winners for 2023

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IGF Awards winners for 2023


  • Wednesday, March 29, 2023
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

Winners of the Independent Games Festival Awards were revealed live at the Game Developers Conference (GDC 2023) and on GDC's Twitch channel. Cosmo D Studios' Betrayal At Club Low won the Seumas McNally grand prize for Best Independent Game....


Most profitable mobile games from 2022

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Most profitable mobile games from 2022


  • Monday, February 27, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Statista.com has revealed its findings of which mobile games were the most profitable in 2022. At the top of the list was Honor of Kings which earned over $2B from in-app purchases, with PUBG Mobile in the second spot after earning over $1.7B in reve...


Online gaming connectivity solution from Edgegap

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Online gaming connectivity solution from Edgegap


  • Thursday, February 9, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

We recently caught up with Mathieu Duperre from Edgegap and chatted about their Edge computing solution that helps developers improve online gaming connectivity, how they teamed up with a research firm and created the 2022 Online Gaming Connectivity ...


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