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Google Cloud and Somnia bring AI to gaming and game development

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 by Austin Harris

Somnia, the high-performance Layer 1 blockchain supported by a $270m fund and designed for reactive, fully on-chain applications in gaming and entertainment, recently announced a collaboration with Google Cloud. This collaboration integrates Google Cloud's sophisticated technical infrastructure, AI agent development platform and frameworks, and robust security fe...

Mobile Casual Benchmarks Report 2025

Monday, May 5, 2025 by Austin Harris

Appodeal Publishing, part of Appodeal Ad Mediation Solution for Mobile Apps and Games that helps developers and studios launch and scale their games, released its latest report, which takes a deep dive into the casual mobile games category, sharing a wealth of data on the best and worst performing casual game genres and subgenres. The report found that, while the best-p...

SEMO game development degree announced

Monday, April 28, 2025 by Richard Harris

Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is taking gaming to the next level with its new Bachelor of Science in game development, launching fall 2025. Designed for students passionate about joining the over $100 billion video game industry, this program blends technical expertise with creative storytelling, preparing graduates for careers at major studios like Sony, M...

Brazil Games and ApexBrasil to participate in GDC 2025

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 by Richard Harris

The Brazil Games Export Program, a partnership between the Brazilian Game Companies Association (Abragames) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), is excited to announce its participation as an official exhibitor at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2025, taking place from March 19 to March 21 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Cal...

GDC reveals recipients of lifetime achievement and pioneer awards

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 by Austin Harris

Organizers of the 25th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) have revealed the recipients of two of the awards show’s most prestigious accolades, the honorees of the Lifetime Achievement and Pioneer Awards. This year, the Lifetime Achievement Award will be shared with the iconic video game writer and director Sam Lake, who’s known for his role...

Hill Climb Racing most downloaded racing game

Friday, December 20, 2024 by Austin Harris

Hill Climb Racing is a global phenomenon known for its cartoony style, simple gameplay, and smooth, fun physics. Since the original was launched in 2012, Fingersoft has constantly been developing the game, its sequel, and, subsequently, the franchise. Recently, Fingersoft announced an exclusive IP collaboration with Konami Digital Entertainment in the form of an in-game...

Video game sales by Capcom to pass 50M in 2024

Monday, October 21, 2024 by Austin Harris

Capcom is one of the biggest video game developers/publishers in the world. The Japanese company has witnessed healthy growth in its sales numbers in recent years, and this trend is going to continue in 2024. According to the numbers presented by NoKyc.com, Capcom expects to sell about 50 million games in FY 2024. Capcom targets 50 million vi...

Mobile games are main income for developers

Monday, September 16, 2024 by Richard Harris

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...

Game technology report from Perforce reveals role of game engines

Thursday, September 5, 2024 by Austin Harris

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...

Blizzard developers form union with WoW Game Makers Guild

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 by Austin Harris

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...

API Consumption Management report highlights

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 by Richard Harris

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...

GameMaker free access sparks wave of new users

Thursday, July 18, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger

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...

In-game audio ads are coming to MENA

Monday, June 10, 2024 by Austin Harris

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...

Ad free game catalog from Subscrible

Friday, May 17, 2024 by Richard Harris

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...

Mobile Games Index 2024 is out now

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger

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...

Buildbox 4 AI turns game ideas into reality faster than ever

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

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...

GDC 2024 conclusion

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 by Richard Harris

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 ...

Illuminate development tool from PubNub announced at GDC 2024

Monday, April 1, 2024 by Richard Harris

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...

Gaming app insights report from AppLovin and Adjust

Monday, April 1, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

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 ...

Forge API launches for game developers

Thursday, March 21, 2024 by Richard Harris

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...

GDCA 2024 nominees and honorable mentions revealed

Friday, January 26, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

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...

Avatar cloud engine from NVIDIA debuts Gen AI models

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 by Richard Harris

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 ...

Hybrid casual mobile games will get hotter in 2024 says Mintegral

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 by Richard Harris

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 ...

Mobile gaming cross platform Pley brings games to the web

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 by Richard Harris

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...

Forge beta launches to reward gamers for their achievments

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 by Freeman Lightner

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...

Unity price changes result in developers revolting

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 by Richard Harris

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

Monday, October 16, 2023 by Freeman Lightner

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...

Game Development World Championship 2023 Winter Season

Thursday, October 12, 2023 by Freeman Lightner

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 &...

JSON RPC Hedera integration brings EVM tools and wallets

Monday, August 21, 2023 by Richard Harris

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...

Detect hard coded secrets with new capabilities from Cycode

Thursday, August 10, 2023 by Freeman Lightner

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...

Emergence web3 SDK for game developers from Crucible

Tuesday, August 1, 2023 by Richard Harris

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...

Multiplayer solution for game developers from Coherence

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 by Richard Harris

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...

AI content generator from YAHAHA Studios steals the show at GDC

Friday, April 14, 2023 by Richard Harris

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...

IGF Awards winners for 2023

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 by Brittany Hainzinger

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...