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Global gaming industry in 2019

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Global gaming industry in 2019


  • Thursday, January 9, 2020
  • By Christian Hargrave

Mobile climbs to the top of the game development industry and Adjust becomes the first mobile measurement partner in Unity Technologies’ Verified Solutions Partner Program....


In game advertising extends beyond casual games

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In game advertising extends beyond casual games


  • Tuesday, December 31, 2019
  • By Freeman Lightner

In-game advertising extends beyond casual games as developer confidence grows, finds deltaDNA study. Developers are using more ad formats and showing more ads per session as confidence grows and revenues rise....


Mobile game players earning big money

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Mobile game players earning big money


  • Thursday, December 19, 2019
  • By Freeman Lightner

Mobile gaming is constantly on the rise, figures show that there are approximately 2.4 billion active mobile gamers worldwide. The experts at the online marketplace OnBuy.com sought to find out the highest-paid mobile game players from the US, and ho...


MEGAFANS new advertising strategy

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MEGAFANS new advertising strategy


  • Monday, October 14, 2019
  • By Freeman Lightner

MEGAFANS Inc. (Mobile eSports Games Fanatics) has launched a new self-sustaining advertising strategy, unlike anything eSports companies have done so far....


Unity buys deltaDNA but it will operate as a separate entity

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Unity buys deltaDNA but it will operate as a separate entity


  • Wednesday, September 25, 2019
  • By Christian Hargrave

Unity Technologies buys deltaDNA. This is Unity’s third acquisition in the last 12 months, following their purchase of Vivox (cross-platform voice and text chat) and Digital Monarch Media (next-generation filmmaking)....


How game developers can drive more revenue

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How game developers can drive more revenue


  • Monday, September 23, 2019
  • By Offer Yehudai

Offer Yehudai, President at Fyber explains how identifying user patterns, segmenting users into clusters, and customizing the gameplay experience based on behavior can bring game developers more revenue....


MobilityWare acquires Jump Ramp Games including Lucktastic brand

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MobilityWare acquires Jump Ramp Games including Lucktastic brand


  • Tuesday, September 3, 2019
  • By Brittany Harris

MobilityWare makes a strategic and complementary acquisition of Jump Ramp Games and will take over Jump Ramps flagship Lucktastic franchise, as well as integrate its performance marketing technology and data platforms. ...


Mobile game Warhammer Odyssey coming soon

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Mobile game Warhammer Odyssey coming soon


  • Friday, August 30, 2019
  • By Brittany Harris

Coming soon from Games Workshop and Virtual Realms is Warhammer: Odyssey an MMO that brings the Warhammer Old World to Android and iOS devices....


Sprint 5G phones include Hatch Premium and cloud gaming

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Sprint 5G phones include Hatch Premium and cloud gaming


  • Thursday, August 29, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Sprint 5G smartphones include a complimentary three-month subscription to Hatch Premium and Hatch Cloud Gaming is now available to Sprint 5G customers, it has more than 100 premium games, cloud streaming and the ability to face off with friends in li...


Hot Wheels Infinite Loop mobile game released

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Hot Wheels Infinite Loop mobile game released


  • Friday, August 23, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Mattel releases the mobile platform Hot Wheels Infinite Loop for fans ages 13+, first-ever free to play game for the Hot Wheels brand. ...


What your zodiac sign says about your gaming personality

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What your zodiac sign says about your gaming personality


  • Tuesday, August 20, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

All gamers have different interests and styles. So what does your zodiac sign say about your gaming personality? Fort Mason Games might just have the answer....


Independent Games Festival 2020 now accepting submissions

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Independent Games Festival 2020 now accepting submissions


  • Wednesday, July 31, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Informa Tech, organizer of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2020, is now accepting submissions for the 22nd annual Independent Games Festival (IGF), the longest running festival, summit and showcase of independent games....


Buildbox game creation software bought by AppOnboard

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Buildbox game creation software bought by AppOnboard


  • Thursday, June 13, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Buildbox game creation software has been purchased by AppOnBoard to further the low code movement and to empower more game developers....


New hyper casual game development studio emerges from Gismart

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New hyper casual game development studio emerges from Gismart


  • Wednesday, June 5, 2019
  • By Christian Hargrave

Gismart launches new hyper casual game development studio and is looking to recruit over 40 talented games industry professionals....


Apple Arcade game development and Stadia set to shift gaming industry

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Apple Arcade game development and Stadia set to shift gaming industry


  • Wednesday, May 1, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

Will game streaming pull viewership away from video streaming platforms? How will Google's Stadia, and Apple Arcade game development affect app publishers? We sat down with Rafael Vivas, President of AppLovin's Lion Studios, to discuss the changes in...


Using data driven design for mobile games

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Using data driven design for mobile games


  • Tuesday, April 2, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

We chat with Billy Quick of Games Guild to discuss data drive design for mobile games, and how it helps in many ways after the game is developed....


Making mini games for WeChat's platform now possible

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Making mini games for WeChat's platform now possible


  • Tuesday, March 26, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

WeChat has opened a new game developer program for U.S. based developers that enable them to create mini games on WeChat's unique ecosystem which has over a million monthly active users....


The Game of the Year winner is God of War announced at GDC 19

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The Game of the Year winner is God of War announced at GDC 19


  • Friday, March 22, 2019
  • By Brittany Harris

God of War was honored with the Game of the Year Award at the 19th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA), presented at GDC 19. ...


The most popular gaming platform, and why cloud gaming sucks

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The most popular gaming platform, and why cloud gaming sucks


  • Friday, March 22, 2019
  • By Richard Harris

What is the most popular gaming platform? Why are gamers frustrated about online gaming? Do men play more games than women? A new report out from Limelight Networks offers insights into many questions every game developer should raise an eyebrow to....


Everything Unity said at GDC 19

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Everything Unity said at GDC 19


  • Thursday, March 21, 2019
  • By Brittany Harris

Unity was a GDC 19 in full force this year. Tencent, Activision, NVIDIA and Glu Mobile where amongst the companies featured on stage with first looks at real-time ray tracing, Call of Duty: Mobile, System Shock 3, Oddworld: Soulstorm and more....


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