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Mobile-games-are-main-income-for-developers

Mobile games are main income for developers


Monday, September 16, 2024 by

Mobile games continue to be the primary source of income for mobile app developers. According to the numbers presented by NoKyc.com, mobile games are expected to account for 52.2% of all downloads in both major app stores in 2024. Mobile users are expected to download 150.4 billion games in 2024 Mobile phone users are more likely to download games than a...


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Game technology report from Perforce reveals role of game engines


Thursday, September 5, 2024 by

Perforce Software, the DevOps company for global teams requiring speed, quality, security and governance at scale along the development lifecycle, announces the release of the 2024 State of Game Technology Report. This year's study, conducted in collaboration with JetBrains - a global software company specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhanci...


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Arena Breakout Infinite early access launches on PC


Friday, August 23, 2024 by

Global game developer MoreFun Studios announced that Arena Breakout: Infinite (PC) is available now exclusively on the official website, arenabreakoutinfinite.com. Jump into the early access version of Arena Breakout: Infinite for free, no strings attached, and experience an immersive tactical extraction shooter in the war-torn region of Kamona. Arena Breakout Infini...


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Blizzard developers form union with WoW Game Makers Guild


Wednesday, July 31, 2024 by

Over 500 workers at the World of Warcraft development team have joined the Communications Workers of America and Microsoft subsidiary Blizzard Entertainment has recognized their union. The World of Warcraft Game Makers Guild - CWA Union (WoWGG-CWA), which includes designers, engineers, producers, artists, quality assurance testers, and other game developers, is the firs...


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API Consumption Management report highlights


Wednesday, July 24, 2024 by

Lunar.Dev recently announced the release of its inaugural report, "The 2024 State of API Consumption Management." This report focuses on API consumption management and includes an in-depth analysis of current trends, challenges, and strategies involving over 200 companies in managing third-party APIs. As companies increasingly use and rely on dive...


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Tilting Point lawsuit settles for 500K after violating COPPA and CCPA


Monday, July 22, 2024 by

On June 18, 2024, the California Attorney General and Los Angeles City Attorney settled a case against Tilting Point Media LLC for violating privacy laws related to children's data. The video game developer allegedly breached the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) through their mobile app, &q...


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GameMaker free access sparks wave of new users


Thursday, July 18, 2024 by

More aspiring young game developers than ever are starting their game design journeys with GameMaker after access to the platform was made free for non-commercial users to create and share games late last year. The latest GameMaker user survey has found that the percentage of new 13-17-year-old users has rocketed by two-thirds (63%) since access was made free. At the...


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In-game audio ads are coming to MENA


Monday, June 10, 2024 by

Odeeo has announced a game changing partnership with Evolution Media Group, MENA’s most prominent in-game advertising business with a reach of 2.5bn users, that will bring in-game audio ads to the region. The new partnership will help MENA-based brands and publishers make waves with regionally relevant in-game audio ads. 50% of app downloads in MENA are attribu...


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Ad free game catalog from Subscrible


Friday, May 17, 2024 by

Subscrible announced the launch of its game catalog app that offers an ad-free, uninterrupted gaming experience. It is free for gamers to use and addresses the problem that developers frequently lose revenues from poor-quality ads, as they degrade the user experience, and disabling ads does not solve this problem for gamers. Founded by Evgeny Unegovsky and ex-Playrix...


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Mobile Games Index 2024 is out now


Wednesday, May 15, 2024 by

The anticipated fourth edition of the annual Mobile Games Index, powered by adjoe and Statista, is now available. The latest report offers a clear look into the current state of the mobile gaming sector, analyzing the past 12 months of the first-party data from 95 million app interactions across 27 million users. The MGI 2024 reveals what people choose to play on the...


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Buildbox 4 AI turns game ideas into reality faster than ever


Tuesday, April 30, 2024 by

Buildbox launches Buildbox 4, a new AI game engine that puts the power of game development in your hands, no matter your experience level. Simply enter your prompt to create and watch as the AI generates game assets, and entire scenes, and assists you in editing levels as you build out your game. Turn your game ideas into reality faster than ever with Build...


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GDC 2024 conclusion


Wednesday, April 3, 2024 by

This year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), the event serving professionals dedicated to the art and science of making games, has officially come to a close after hosting nearly 30,000 registered attendees for five full days of inspiring sessions and networking opportunities with peers and leaders in the games industry. GDC will be returning to the Moscone ...


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Illuminate development tool from PubNub announced at GDC 2024


Monday, April 1, 2024 by

PubNub announced the launch of their newest product, PubNub Illuminate, at the 2024 Game Developers Conference. Illuminate gives product owners the ability to easily map the KPIs that are important to their game’s success, trigger decisions based on live game state, and see instant outcomes without requiring engineering resources. They can m...


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Gaming app insights report from AppLovin and Adjust


Monday, April 1, 2024 by

Adjust released The Gaming App Insights Report, a first-of-its-kind resource for studios, developers, and mobile marketers, pairing global mobile gaming app data with expert insights from AppLovin and its in-house creative agency SparkLabs. Notable growth in gaming app installs and in-app revenue in 2023 continued into 2024 reveals a resurgence across many subverticals ...


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Forge API launches for game developers


Thursday, March 21, 2024 by

Forge has launched Forge API. Designed to empower game developers by providing a seamless solution for creating and managing "battle pass" experiences, the Forge API allows them to reach new gamers, drive sustained engagement, and reward players for their commitment. The full toolkit is available today and interested developers can learn more and get...


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AI game development platform modl appoints new leadership


Wednesday, January 31, 2024 by

modl.ai announced today the appointment of James Gwertzman as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors. As Chairman of the Board, Gwertzman will play a critical role in advising modl.ai through its next phase of growth and development in the AI and games industry. "I'm thrilled to join modl.ai’s world-class team of developers and researchers. Game de...


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GDCA 2024 nominees and honorable mentions revealed


Friday, January 26, 2024 by

The finalists for the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards, the peer-based video game event celebrating the industry’s top games and developers, have been revealed. The winners in all categories will be honored at the Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) ceremony, which takes place at the 2024 Game Developers Conference (GDC) on Wednesday, March 20, and is he...


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Avatar cloud engine from NVIDIA debuts Gen AI models


Tuesday, January 9, 2024 by

NVIDIA recently introduced production microservices for the NVIDIA Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) that allow developers of games, tools, and middleware to integrate state-of-the-art generative AI models into the digital avatars in their games and applications. The new ACE microservices let developers build interactive avatars using AI models such as NVIDIA Omniverse ...


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Hybrid casual mobile games will get hotter in 2024 says Mintegral


Wednesday, December 20, 2023 by

In the evolving mobile gaming landscape, the hottest trend is hybrid-casual games, where downloads grew by 13% and revenues reached $1.4 billion in 2022.  Hybrid-casual fills a need between hyper-casual games, usually free-to-play games with simple gaming mechanisms, and mid-core games, which customers purchase to play and are rewarded with intricate gameplay and ...


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E bike software Starmatter launches from Verge Motorcycles


Tuesday, November 21, 2023 by

The Starmatter platform announced by electric superbike manufacturer Verge Motorcycles is shaking up the entire vehicle industry. Starmatter offers automatic over-the-air updates (OTA), allowing Verge customers to access new functions and improvements for their motorcycles. In addition, the platform includes capabilities to utilize artificial intelligence and machine le...


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Mobile gaming cross platform Pley brings games to the web


Tuesday, November 21, 2023 by

Pley, the cross-platform solution that makes mobile games playable on the web, announced a partnership with Tilting Point to distribute its farming simulation game Homesteads: Dream Farm. Pley’s complete solution has enabled Tilting Point and game developer Enixan to port and distribute the title on Pley’s "native web" browser platform, e...


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Future of game development report from Xsolla


Thursday, November 9, 2023 by

Xsolla released its inaugural edition of "The Xsolla Report: The State of Play." This resource is designed to serve as a strategic compass for everyone involved in the ever-evolving gaming industry and game development community. Xsolla announces game-changing insights for the future of gaming and game development: A preliminary analysis of 2...


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Forge beta launches to reward gamers for their achievments


Wednesday, October 25, 2023 by

Forge, the video game platform that connects and rewards gamers for their gaming achievements and ongoing play has opened to players in beta. The platform announced a $11 million seed funding round, led by Makers Fund, BITKRAFT Ventures, and Animoca Brands, with participation from Hashkey Capital, Polygon Ventures, Formless Capital, and Adaverse. Forge’s...


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Unity price changes result in developers revolting


Tuesday, October 17, 2023 by

The world of video game creation is always changing, with developers always looking for the best tools to make their games. For a long time, many have chosen Unity because it was easy to use and had clear costs. But recently, Unity changed how they charge, and it's caused a lot of upset. Many developers feel let down and are thinking about using different tools. Thi...


Network-based-cybersecurity-threat-detection-SDK-launches

Network-based cybersecurity threat detection SDK launches


Monday, October 16, 2023 by

Enea has launched the Enea Qosmos Threat Detection SDK. This revolutionary threat detection system has the potential to double performance in network-based cybersecurity solutions. The Qosmos Threat Detection SDK enables the integration of Enea's flagship deep packet inspection (DPI) engine, Qosmos ixEngine, with core IDS capabilities drawn from Suricata, the wid...


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Game Development World Championship 2023 Winter Season


Thursday, October 12, 2023 by

The Game Development World Championship (GDWC) has opened the 2023 Winter Season for submissions. Games can be submitted until the end of the year. Winners will be announced in February 2024. Winter Season breaks records with the biggest prize pool in GDWC history, totaling over $660,000 in value. Prizes are spread across 12 award categories and range from swag &...


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Top 10 video game soundtracks of 2023


Wednesday, October 4, 2023 by

Music has always been an essential part of the gaming experience; therefore, video game developers always place great importance on the soundtrack selection for each game. Gaming experts at SecureCheats have compiled a list from the IMDB of the 50 most popular video games. Spotify data was then found for 29 of the games; as every game soundtrack has a different number o...


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JSON RPC Hedera integration brings EVM tools and wallets


Monday, August 21, 2023 by

JSON-RPC is now openly accessible and ready for in-production application use on the Hedera network, the open-source, leaderless proof-of-stake public network. By incorporating JSON-RPC support, Hedera fosters increased interoperability and greater EVM equivalence, streamlining the Web3 development experience for developers and infrastructure providers. As an open-sourc...


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Detect hard coded secrets with new capabilities from Cycode


Thursday, August 10, 2023 by

Cycode announced the expansion of its hard-coded secrets detection in cloud-based workplaces, as well as a collaboration with Azure DevOps pipelines to ensure end-to-end supply chain integrity and a new IDE plug-in for seamless integration with VS Code. Building upon its existing code-to-cloud coverage, Cycode now extends its secrets scanning capabilities to encompas...


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Emergence web3 SDK for game developers from Crucible


Tuesday, August 1, 2023 by

Crucible continues to create new standards and essential tools for developers with the launch of Emergence SDK. The software development kit, developed with the Open Meta Association, is available to developers building on Unreal Engine. This new and innovative set of tools has already been downloaded over 33,000 times and adopted by 3% of total active Unreal developers...


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Multiplayer solution for game developers from Coherence


Tuesday, July 18, 2023 by

Coherence has announced their revolutionary network engine that redefines "effortless" for multiplayer connectivity is available now. Coherence is the first network engine that a designer can use with zero need for coding, offering a powerful set of tools that allows developers to have working multiplayer prototypes running in a matter of minutes. It is o...


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AI content generator from YAHAHA Studios steals the show at GDC


Friday, April 14, 2023 by

Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2023 saw YAHAHA taking over the convention from March 20th - 24th, drawing more than 2,700 participants to its in-booth speeches, over 5,000 people to its networking party, and supporting the creation of nearly 800 games during GDC. All games were created by attendees during YAHAHA's live events and supported by YAHAHA's code-free...


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IGF Awards winners for 2023


Wednesday, March 29, 2023 by

Cosmo D Studios' Betrayal At Club Low won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game at the 25th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards tonight. The IGF Awards honors the most innovative and excellent independent games of the past year and took place as part of the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the Moscone Convention Center...


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Online gaming connectivity solution from Edgegap


Thursday, February 9, 2023 by

Mathieu Duperre explains what Edge computing is, how Edgegap is helping game developers solve connectivity issues, and reduce latency and lag, plus what the limitations are for large publishers that use traditional infrastructures. Even more, he goes into depth about the findings from the 2022 Online Gaming Connectivity Report which had responses from over 2000 gamers i...


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Indie game dev platform The Mirror lands $2.3M in funding


Thursday, December 22, 2022 by

The Mirror has raised a $2.3M Pre-Seed Round led by Founders Fund. Participants in the round include early-stage investment firms Konvoy Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Florida Funders, and Palm Tree Crew. Founded in Miami, Florida, in 2022 by Jared McCluskey (CEO and CTO), The Mirror simplifies the complexities of game development into a single platform, providing indie g...