More Game-Services Inbound. 95% Devs Creating 'Em or Intend to
The latest report on the video game industry provides us with a number of interesting insights into the health of development teams. The main conclusion? Games-services continue to rule, although their creation is burdened with increasing costs as well as risks.
video games
Marcin Przała
February 6, 2024
Microsoft Layoffs Commented by Industry. 2024 Could be Black Year
Microsoft alone just fired as many developers as the industry in general had by mid-2023. Lay-offs included Call of Duty developers and Activision Blizzard's physical editions and customer service departments, as well as others.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 26, 2024
Mobile Game Revenues Down Again in 2023; Still Remain Impressive
In 2023, the mobile game segment recorded a decline in revenue. However, it is still the absolute leader of the video game market, and the sums it generates make one's head spin.
video games
Marcin Przała
January 11, 2024
Live-service Games at Loss, Switch 2 Steals the Show; Predictions for 2024
Live-service games will remain on top, but will lose heavily in the eyes of game developers in 2024. That's one of the predictions of analysts, who also expect, among other things, the debut of Switch 2.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 4, 2024
AI Will Speed Up Game Development, Gaming Industry Analysts Say
Analysts believe that in 2024 developers will use artificial intelligence more often in game development, but it will also allow for more people to be making games.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 4, 2024
2023 Brought Record Number of Outstanding Launches and Layoffs
The ongoing year 2023 is full of releases of truly excellent games, and critics' ratings suggest that the last few months in gaming may have been the best period in the history of digital entertainment. Nevertheless, the industry is struggling with a wave of mass layoffs.
video games
Marcin Przała
October 31, 2023
Peter Molynuex Thinks Modern Games and Their Devs Fear Risk: 'Making Sequels Used to be Shameful'
According to Fable creator Peter Molynuex, the current realities of the gaming industry effectively block developers from creating entirely new, revolutionary brands.
video games
Kamil Kleszyk
October 3, 2023
![Actors Strike May Spill Over Into Games; Industry's Future Depends on Ongoing Negotiations [Update]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/433513214.jpg)
Actors Strike May Spill Over Into Games; Industry's Future Depends on Ongoing Negotiations [Update]
The fate of the strike in the game industry is at stake. One of SAG-AFTRA's main demands is to protect voice actors from artificial intelligence.
video games
Maciej Gaffke
September 29, 2023
As Many as 87% of Retro Games Have Been Lost
For many years, the game industry has faced the problem of perpetuating its own heritage. Sad conclusions about the current state of affairs are presented in a report by the Video Game History Foundation.
video games
Adam Celarek
July 11, 2023
Games For 'Hardcore Gamers' Form Increasingly Small Part of the Market
A report revealing the shape of the US gaming market can lead to surprising conclusions. In particular, the progressive disparity among the major branches of the industry seems particularly interesting.
video games
Adam Celarek
June 20, 2023
Gaming Market Loses Despite Player Number Growth; We Have an Idea Why
The gaming industry has significantly increased its reach over the past two years. As a result, there are more and more players every year. At the same time, the value of the market has shrunk significantly in 2022, making the situation complicated.
video games
Wiktor Szczesny
November 22, 2022
Why do Games Keep Getting Delayed? Head of Xbox Game Studios Explains
Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty explained the reason for the current wave of delays in the industry during a panel at PAX West. On the occasion, the developer expressed his wish to harness artificial intelligence to test games.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
September 6, 2022
Journey Devs Admits Live-service Games are Best for Developers
Co-creator of the iconic Journey, Jenova Chen from thatgamecompany studio, says that working on live-service games is much less stressful than on a classic titles. It also allows for a healthy work-life balance.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
August 2, 2022
Diablo Immortal Devs Invest in Polish VR Studio
The developer responsible for Diablo Immortal - Chinese company NetEase - has invested several million dollars in Polish studio Something Random. Its debut game is expected to be released in 2023.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
July 5, 2022
Game Pass Could be a Threat to the Industry; Xbox Co-creator Warns
Game Pass is an ideal service for many gamers. However, the former Xbox vice president has a different opinion, believieng the service could have a bad impact on the industry.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
May 24, 2022
Video Games are World's Biggest Entertainment Medium, Take-Two Reports
Take-Two's financial report included a lot of interesting information about the overall health of the video game market and the directions of its development.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 18, 2022
Hard Times for PC - Segment Will Grow Slower Than Console Market in 2022
This year, video game market revenues are expected to exceed $200 billion for the first time. The console segment will grow the fastest.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 6, 2022
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War in Ukraine - Developers and Gaming Organizations React [UPDATED]
This morning Russian troops attacked Ukrainian territory, starting a war. This shocking situation has caused an avalanche of comments and opinions - also in the gaming community.
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Michal Ciezadlik
March 17, 2022
Exiting Russia Means Loss of a Market Worth Billions of USD for Game Publishers
Game developers and publishers (and more) are pulling their products out of Russia en masse, and in doing so are rejecting a market that generates billions of dollars in revenue.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 10, 2022
In Five Years, 90% of Games Will be Play-to-earn, Says Reddit Co-founder
If the vision of making money while playing games sounds like a dream to you, you'll have to wait another five years for it to come true. At least that's what one of Reddit's founders, Alexis Ohanian, thinks.
video games
Miriam Moszczynska
January 21, 2022