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For Zelnick, games will have an awesome future and by the looks of it, games will become photorealistic. According to him, the reason behind such optimism is supported by various factors. The ever-growing audience, technological advancement are some of the most important factors that will make the next 30 to 40 years to be the best ever for gaming.
The COVID-19 crisis has caused a lot of challenges for esports and gaming events which resulted in mass cancellations and postponement. Epic regards health and safety as their top priority for both its staff and Fortnite players in these challenging times. Even if a biosecure environment is created, uncertainty still prevails and it seems that it will persist for another year.
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The gaming industry is becoming the top choice for people when it comes to entertainment and that is exactly seen in the Game Awards where the audience grew to 84% year-on-year. The audience tally reached a whopping 83 million for this year’s Game Awards, a number which can be easily compared to the Academy Awards.
Take-Two’s attempt to takeover Codemasters has been all for naught as EA made a much higher and successful bid of $1.2 billion to acquire the UK racing specialist gaming studio.
Roblox, a user-generated gaming platform, has acquired a real-time animation startup studio, Loom.ai for an amount that is still undisclosed. Loom.ai is a startup based in San Francisco founded by a team of talented individuals hailing from Dream Works and Lucas Film. Loom.ai specialized in real-time facial animation technology and 3D avatars.
24.7 million Concurrent Users; an all-time high for Steam! Steam has hit new concurrent users‘ best figures with more than 24 million players. Amid a
All in all the US consumers spent $7 billion on gaming products in November alone, a new record for November, NPD affirms. NPD’s latest report suggests that there was an increase of 35% on gaming hardware, accessories, and content when compared to the previous year’s November. One of the obvious reasons was the launch of both next-gen consoles; PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.
Despite all these powerful stats and hype, CD Projekt Red stock fell to 29% from PLN 443 per share after the launch. The decline was surprising and can be attributed to complaints of bugs and glitches by the players on social media and game streaming platforms. But still, it is speculated that this game will likely become the tenth biggest selling game of all time with a projected sale of 29.7 million units.
Exciting insights on mobile revenues have revealed that there were more than 130 billion mobile app downloads across Google Play and iOS in 2020 and a staggering 40% is coming from games.
The year 2020 has proved to be the banner year for YouTube Gaming as it has crossed the 100 billion watch hours mark. The viewership numbers for YouTube Gaming got doubled since 2018.
Google Stadia is all set to fulfill its biggest promise of letting its users live-stream games directly to YouTube starting from today.
Hutch witnessed an increase of 158% year-on-year during the first nine months of the current year. The CEO of Hutch Games also released a statement and said, “We are excited to join MTG—in them we have found a home that believes in our values, supports us in our mission and can help take our company and our games to the next level.”
Activision takes Netflix to court Netflix is GUILTY..or not, this is gaming news? Activision has decided to go to courts over the alleged poaching of
Call of Dutch Black Ops earns more then $3 billion Black Ops Cold War gaming news! Activision has shared some staggering figures of its shooter
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As you all know that the Holiday Season is just around the corner and everyone is on a shopping spree may it be adults, kids, or gaming corporations. Yes, you read that right, EG7 continued its holiday shopping and bought Daybreak Game Company. Daybreak is famous for EverQuest, H1Z1, and other various multiplayer games.
Apple has released its Apple App Chart 2020, and Apple App Awards list. A couple of surprises in Apple’s most downloaded apps this year; Among Us and Zoom.
The report shows a changing consumer behavior this year as digital games have earned $3.9B worldwide; a decline of 10% year over year. What has caused this change in shopping behavior this year; let’s see what the report has to tell about it.
Gaming news; Some exciting developments happening in the gaming industry where some veterans have joined hands to make an independent gaming studio and TikTok maker ByteDance is ready to challenge the gaming hegemon in China. Get ready as we will be pouring down a lot of exciting game-industry information in this piece.
Moreover, the report also indicated a surge in the growth of VR in 2020 thanks to COVID-19 lockdowns worldwide. The demand got sky-rocketed but the supply, on the contrary, got disrupted due to “manufacturing challenges in the first half of 2020 and the November launch of next-gen games consoles diverting gamers’ attention and budget.”
Xbox boss Phil Spencer went candid in an interview with The Verge and talked about the Xbox Game Pass business model and console tribalism
Ladies and gentlemen, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia’s foundation is to buy a lion’s share in SNK, a huge deal, and investment in the works, through his gaming firm Electronic Games Development Company.
Esports and the gaming industry are capitalizing on the scene of marketing trends in a way that more people watch esports than the NBA and Major Baseball League in the US. In an interview with Forbes, Thamba Tharmalingam COO of Enthusiast Gaming shares exciting insights about the potential of the gaming industry and how marketers can take advantage of this massive shift in the entertainment industry.
The US-based gaming firm Roblox filed for an IPO and to attain future growth the children and community-focused gaming platform is preparing to enter China. The details were revealed for the first time in its IPO prospectus.
Despite India being a promising venue for games, there isn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the industry. A political spat and military tension between India and China caused a considerable dent in the gaming industry. Following military tensions at the border lead to a ban on 59 Chinese apps and six weeks later a ban was expanded to 118 more apps.
Fortnite Crew it is! We have a huge announcement for the Fortnite Battle Royale community. Epic is all set to launch Fortnite’s Fifth Season along with a monthly subscription of $11.99 for exclusive in-game items.
Game Awards 2020 is right around the corner, and guess what? We are here with the nominees of Game Awards 2020. The Game Awards 2020 nominations have been dominated by some of the most successful and massive titles such as Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Hades, Ghost of Tsushima, and The Last of Us Part II. These titles have booked their spot in most of the categories like Game of the Year, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Game Direction, Best Score, and Music.
October 2020 was no less than a worldwide gaming fest as consumers spent a whopping $10.6B on digital games. This extraordinary figure is a 14% increase when compared to October 2019.
Epic Games continues to grow big as they have recently acquired Hypersense, a real-time animation company. With this acquisition in place, Epic Games is looking to introduce real-time face animations in Fortnite where player avatars will copy real face expressions of the players and that too in real-time. Hypersense will also collaborate with 3Lateral and Cubic Motion to “make content production more accessible.”
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In an official press-release today, Capcom revealed that the ransomware attack took place on November 2nd, 2020 and the organization behind the attack was Ragnar Locker. The attacker demanded heavy ransom money to release the encrypted data on the company servers.
The details are as follows; starting from next year that is January 2021, developers that have earned less than $1 million during 2020 will be subjected to pay only a 15% share of their App Store earnings from apps and in-app purchases.
EMEAA game rating chart for October 2020 is out. The related term “EMEAA” refers to “Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia”.
The battle between tech giants is heading towards a new Ozzie Battleground in addition to the California hearing which is due May next year.
There are hundreds of videos that have been taken down by Twitch due to copyright infringement and streamers are not happy about it. There was a time when Twitch only received close to 50 DMCA notifications per year but now these numbers have reached thousands per year.
There are some flagship features in Xbox Series X like a quick resume, fast load times, and some notable hardware-driven performance upgrades and it can be safely said that this console is a powerful machine that flexes muscles in many ways.
Ladies and gentlemen, NPD research firm has shared an astounding report on the US consumer spending on games in Q3 of 2020. The report suggests that the consumers spent a colossal $11.2 billion between July and September which shows an increase of 24% when compared to last year’s Q3. NPD is expecting this upward trend and is positive that Q4 will also shatter previous records like Q3.
MacOS Big Sur has finally passed the beta testing phase and Apple has officially announced its general public release.
PS5 Review it is, brace yourselves as we are taking you to a review of the next-gen gaming console. Let’s hop straight into it, shall we?
Take-Two is eyeing Codemasters and is ready to acquire and add Codemasters to its rosters of developers. Codemasters is famous for its racing games like Dirt, F1, and Project Cars racing franchises. Racing publisher shares that their deal is in the discussion phase and it is valued at nearly $1 billion.
iOS Fortnite fraternity, rejoice! Fortnite will be back on iPhones and iPads in the coming months, and thanks to Nvidia GeForce Now. The catch here is that it won’t be as easy as opening the Fortnite app on your mobile phone. So how’s is it going to be playable after all Epic versus Apple clash of tech giants?
Worldwide XR Revenues Report Q3 2020 is in! Some interesting insights in a report recently published by SuperData about the revenue generated by XR worldwide in Q3 of 2020. Let’s dig into the report and crunch some numbers, shall we?
Best Game Podcasts 2021; It’s impossible to keep up with and play every video game out there. Each week, a handful of new games are released, along with a slew of news stories pertaining to the industry. One of the best ways to stay updated on everything is by listening to video game podcasts.
Monthly game subscription you say? Yes, Amazon’s Luna is officially rolled out to testers for beta and we have some exciting information on its User Interface and gameplay. Amazon gave invitations to a small set of customers in the US, yes, it is limited to the US only.
Cyberpunk delayed, it is what it is, gamers, this is not a joke, not a meme, Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed yet again. When I got tagged on Twitter by some of our team members, I saw the yellow background and I was determined that this is an old post, someone is trolling, fake account blah blah. Then I saw the checkmark in front of the Twitter account name, then it finally struck me and I was like, “Oh no! Not again!”
Social media tech giant Facebook is all set to enter the uncharted lands of cloud gaming but Facebook’s approach is a lot different when compared to its competitors like Amazon’s Luna and Google. Facebook is offering cloud games to its existing app and several of its games are playable right now.
Twitch has taken down several videos from partnered streamers channels earlier this week in what is described as the strongest action taken against copyrighted content to date. The mass-ban continued on content that was found to include copyright infringement material.
Addiction to anything is injurious, ladies and gentlemen, and China has recently revised its laws pertaining to internet addiction and minors. China has asked online service providers to restrict time and internet consumption limits for children. Of course they mean Game Addiction!
Digital Games Spending September 2020! The month of September saw huge success in terms of the digital games market worldwide. According to Super Data, digital games earned a mammoth $10.7B in September 2020, an increase of 14% year over year. When compared to 2019, this year games earned a lot more across all platforms. We can also see a significant increase in mobile game revenues that has gone up by 9%. PC on the other hand has also witnessed an 8% increase but the console earning topped them all by 40%, thanks to all the major titles that hit the market.
Unskippable ads are always painful, whether it’s on YouTube or in-game adverts. And for this very reason, NBA 2K21 is under fire after they placed unskippable in-game ads to the full priced NBA 2K21. Paying in full and still getting unskippable ads, that ladies and gentlemen, is unacceptable. Why would you put unskippable ads in a $60 game?!
Today we are here with a horror game review; Frictional’s Amnesia: Rebirth. It is a self-respecting and spine chilling horror game that departs a lot from horror clichés like gloomy corridors and shadowy corners. Some bold choices made by the developers indeed.
Staggering numbers shared by YouTube; Among Us, videos have reached 4bn views in September 2020. Well, blow me down! I never thought that Inner Sloth’s asymmetrical multiplayer would reach such heights.
The holiday season is around the corner and yes, it is one of the most important occasions for everyone around the globe. And for us gamers, this holiday season is going to be fantastic. There’s plenty in store for gamers; Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and several awesome games ready to make our holidays worth the while.
Amazon oh Amazon! if you are a fan of Crucible, the happy days are over for you. Amazon has decided to shut it down for good and the servers will go offline on November 9th this year.
A significant development in the Epic VS Apple clash of digital titans, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has granted an injunction that permanently restrains Apple from retaliating against Unreal Engine. A sigh of relief for the Epic Games but there are some lemons too. The judge refused to grant an injunction against Apple that would force Apple to reinstate Fortnite on App Store.
Some games show their supremacy right from the start, and MiHoYo’s Genshin Impact is one of them. This open-world action-adventure grossed more than $60m in its launch week and that only on mobile; App Store and Google Play.
A huge development has come out of the studios of CD Projekt, Cyberpunk 2077 has gone gold. Brace yourselves fellows because in this news article we will pour a lot of exciting and new information about Cyberpunk 2077.
Facebook Gaming News! Since the pandemic there, has been a steady rise in the viewership of live streaming and gaming. The most-watched platforms with millions
Gaming news Alert! This one is for the huge fan base of Minecraft and Super Smash Bros. You probably saw the reveal video of the latest DLC Fighter Smash Ultimate where Nintendo announced the inclusion of Steve and Alex from Minecraft to Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
Nexus Mods has imposed a site-wide ban on US political mods in response to ‘provocative and troll mods.’ As the US general elections are drawing close, the current political situation is getting hot by every passing minute.
Ladies and gentlemen, who doesn’t love games podcasts? Podcasts are awesome. Whether you are snoozing off, driving to work, on a train or a plane, and don’t want to sleep, Podcasts are your go-to entertainment partner.
There have been new developments in the Apple VS Epic lawsuit. The anti-trust dispute between Epic and Apple is being overseen by the US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers and she has proposed a trial by jury. And from the looks of it, trial by jury will likely take place next year.
Discord popular, yeah baby look at those numbers! The success and popularity of some products can result in an automated success of other products. Today, let’s analyze the sudden spike in popularity of Discord, a mobile app that is used as a communication tool in games.
Amazon is a new contender in the Cloud gaming market, and I bet that no one will take it lightly. The news came out yesterday that Amazon, at its annual Alexa Hardware event, is set to launch its new cloud gaming platform at some point in the near future. Luna will have a $5.99 per month introductory price in its early access phase. It is going to be supported across mainland US at the start and no support for Hawaii, Alaska, and the US territories. Yes, fellow, at the moment it is extremely limited.
Microsoft just dropped a bomb on the gaming industry; one of the biggest acquisitions we have ever seen. Microsoft bought ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, Arcane studios, Tango, Game works, and more under one brand and that is Xbox.
Jeez, talk about the ripples of trade war reaching the gaming industry. The US government has decided to probe Epic Games and Riot Games after
Mark your calendars and set alarm on your clocks, Xbox next-gen consoles will start on 22nd September 8 am PT/11 am ET at various retailers. And for digital preorders, online retailers like Target, Best Buy, Walmart, Gamestop, Amazon, Costco, Newegg, and more will carry the online preorder bookings for both Series X and S.
The Ubisoft Forward event was not all about games; Yuves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, addressed allegations of racism, lack of diversity, and sexual harassment at the workplace by saying, “We are at a start of a long journey. Real change will take time.” Some more announcements were also made which include a mentorship program for women and individuals from minority/underrepresented groups.
Last night a massive next-gen news package was dropped. Following the suit of Microsoft, Sony finally announced some of the most awaited details of PS5. Raising the expectations of the fans, the PS5 September showcase event announced several game trailers and new game announcements. These new games included the much anticipated God of War, Hogwarts Legacy, and Final Fantasy XVI. So let’s jump right into the details, shall we?
Razer oh Razer! Personal data breach or leak is always a nightmare. A cybersecurity researcher, Volodymyr Diachenko discovered that the personal data of gaming users was available and accessible on Razer’s website due to a server misconfiguration. The accident exposed the personal information of more than 100,000 gamers for almost a month.
Arm is a UK based semi-conductor firm famous for creating technology and designs related to CPU and processors used in various mobile phones. Arm was one of the integral suppliers for Apple. And in a recent and surprising development, graphic card giant Nvidia bought Arm for $40bn.
The Weekly Gaming News Recap, ladies and gentlemen, a lot has been happening lately in the gaming industry, some exciting news and announcements made headlines this week. Let’s jump right into the recap session of this week.
Microsoft Xbox Series S is looking real; Microsoft has announced its Xbox Series S, priced just $299. We witnessed an absolute avalanche of leaks all over Twitter about the brand new lower end version of the Xbox Series X. The long-rumored Xbox Series S will finally hit the market on November 10 and it will be digital-only. The next generation consoles are looking spicy!
The courts are busy nowadays to sort things out between some of the big guns of the gaming industry, yes I am talking about Apple versus Epic and Google’s resorting to court. The trust in the gaming industry is hitting a new low especially between Epic Games and Apple as the trust between both of them is hitting a new rock bottom every passing day. The Unreal Engine firm has filed another preliminary injunction against Apple to stop them from retaliating.
Ladies and gentlemen, a lot has happened this week in the gaming world; another eventful week has come to an end. A lot of news is worthy of mentioning, one recap article won’t do justice, so in this one, we will highlight some of the important news and stuff that you as a gamer must know.
Biden for President in Animal Crossing? Well, well, talk about some smart moves, ladies and gentlemen, political campaigns have reached the virtual world and virtual yard signs are available in a Nintendo game. A smart move indeed to engage the virtual online community in voting when the traditional way of campaigning has become unsafe.
Nielsen, Nielsen on the wall, which game is most anticipated in this fall?
Well, who doesn’t know about Nielsen, it is a measurement and analytics firm that has a global reach. Nielsen released a report a couple of days ago about the most anticipated games this fall, and guess what, the three games which we talked about the most; Marvel’s Avengers, Marvel’s Spiderman: Miles Morales, and Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War topped the list.
What’s up fellow gamers, a couple of years ago a game called atomic heart was announced, an action RPG. A game, developed by Russian developers Mundfish, takes place in USSR and an open-world game. It is what I believe is the most unique open-world games that I have seen in years. Like Bio Shock, this game also takes place in an alternate reality; a reality placed between the 1930s and the 1960s.
We have had an eventful week in the gaming industry, a lot has been happening lately and this week we have covered a lot of interesting and exciting news for you. If you didn’t get a chance to follow any of the news, don’t you worry, we are here to summarize all the things that you need to know about the gaming industry this past week. Let’s hook you up with hot news of the week.
Gamescom it is, despite COVID-19, social distancing limitation, and going virtual, Gamescom opening night live was a major event and big success. The virtual mega event was a two-hour long show that showcased awesome trailers and important announcements that included everything from Fall Guys to upcoming Star Wars: Squadrons and COD: Black Ops Cold War. Let’s talk about some of the games that Gamescom revealed.
Fall Guys of Mediatonic is the title, and the cute little beans have taken over the PlayStation Network and they are unstoppable at the moment. Fall Guys has become the most downloaded game in the history of PS Plus. The Mediatonic juggernaut has sold more than 7million units on Steam and stats show total world domination of this game. It has taken the gaming world by storm in mere months.
Listen, it is official, there is a new Batman game in the town; Gotham Knights. If you haven’t watched the trailer yet, please do, I bet it will blow your mind. The trailer confirms that it will be a co-op game featuring Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin, and Red Hood. But the sad thing is that Batman is apparently dead and his allies are the ones who have to save Gotham this time.
Epic Games, Apple and the fight continues, poor Fortnite!
We have just witnessed a big showdown between Apple and Epic Games on Monday to settle the round 1 of their lawsuit war. Epic filed a restraining order against Apple, Apple planned to pull out Unreal Engine from its platforms, terminating Epic’s developer account and removal of Fortnite from iOS Store. Epic was of the view that it would be “irreparably harmed” if Apple executes its aggressive designs.
Unity has decided to go public when its arch-rival Epic is entangled in a legal battle against Apple. With 2 billion monthly active users and 1.5 million game creators, Unity is considered as a formidable competitor of Epic’s Unreal Engine. Despite the gigantic success of Unity, it hasn’t been all rainbows and sunshine for them.
Spotify and Riot Games are working to create and launch several new League of Legendspodcasts. Untold Stories: Top Moments from Worlds, a 9-episode series leading up to the 10th League of Legends World Championship this fall, will be the first. Listeners will be able to hear about the top players and anthems through game highlights, recorded interviews, game sound effects, and new interviews with key players. Thanks to our extended partnership, we look forward to evolving this podcast over the years to come.
Hiberworld is a fun and creative social games platform where users can create, share, and play their games. There is always something new and exciting to play on Hiber when thousands of games are being created each week. And as far as 2020 is concerned, users have developed more than 300,000 games.
Epic Games is successfully placing the ongoing dispute in the limelight by using an in-game event for Fortnite. As our audience already knows that Apple has blocked Fortnite from its App Store, consequently, iOS users cannot get any new Fortnite updates, so now at the end of the ongoing season, Epic Games is closing off with the #FreeFortnite Cup. The FreeFortnite event will run across all platforms today, and it has to offer a lot of prizes based on the Epic VS Apple dispute, which also includes #FreeFortnite hats with a mockery of Apple’s logo.
It is a simulation game with everything from fine-tuning your aircraft takeoff to making adjustments inflight during sudden turbulence. This game provides newcomers with a comprehensive tutorial that covers everything; controlling a throttle, taking off, landing, navigation, etc.
Ladies and gentlemen, especially the Call of Duty fan-base, COD has broken the internet after the release/leak of its official trailer, COD Black-ops Cold War. The trailer, which took the gaming fraternity by storm, called ‘know your history’ confirmed that COD Cold War is a thing now and is going to be revealed worldwide on August 26. The COD players worldwide are getting crazy and so am I. Let us hop the hype-train and see what is in store for us.
Take Two, Cut! The developer of the mobile games Dots, Two Dots, and Dots & Co has reached an agreement with Take Two Interactive and now Playdot is considered acquired. The deal is concluded at $192M which Take Two Interactive will pay in $90 million cash and remaining $102 million in newly issued Take Two shares.
Tencent and Voodoo. Not a spell, an investment! When we talk about gaming empires and their expansion, Tencent is by far one of the most influential players in the gaming industry. Tencent’s expansion hasn’t stopped and it has acquired a minority share in Voodoo, a French game company. Tencent has now expanded in the domain of casual mobile gaming with the help of this deal. Though the funding amount is yet to be disclosed by the company Tencent has done it all form hefty checks to buy full control of studios like Riot Games to become a minority shareholder in Epic Games.
Covid-19 & Gaming in a few words? A drastic change in mobile phone user behavior due to COVID19!
It is now without any doubt that the global pandemic has influenced many areas, domains, and technologies and the mobile phone industry is of no exception. App Annie is of the view that COVID-19 has “changed consumer behavior on mobile forever.”
The best PS5 games of 2020 was a request from our visitors. So here it is! 2020 is more than halfway done and next-gen consoles are right around the corner. In today’s article, let’s talk about some of the most anticipated PS5 video games that are confirmed. Though several games are set to release but here we will round up some of them for you that will surely get you excited. Let’s highlight some of the games that you should consider picking up.
DFC Intelligence has shared an eye-popping report that there are more than 3 billion people worldwide that play video games.
That, my fellow gamers, is some serious numbers because Earth has a total population of 8 billion; this means that 40% of the world population is video game consumer of some sort. Another interesting insight this report gives is that the fastest-growing category of video game consumers is on mobile phones.
The report also sheds light on the dedicated gamers; of 3.1 billion people there are approximately 8% who are dedicated console players and this category has the record of highest per-user spending.
Crash Bandicoot 4 is back with a bang, full of colors, weird effects, awesome skins, and Nverted gameplay, a lot to offer. Let us dig straight into it, shall we? Toys for Bob revealed some new insights on Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s about time, showcasing awesome character cosmetics, levels, and spectacular effects.
Crash 4 is a direct sequel to Crash Bandicoot warped; the devious villains finally escaped their inter-dimensional prison leaving a hole in the universe. Now they have got their eyes set up not only simply conquering this dimension but all dimensions. And it’s up to Crash and Coco to save the day.
Epic Games is on a roll! Someone has decided to go “epic” and has said that enough is enough. In the last couple of days, Epic Games and Apple locked horns and now the courts are involved.
All hell broke loose when Epic Games introduced a new payment method in Fortnite which bypassed Apple and its 30% fee, and not just that Epic also offered discounts to players if they purchased directly from them.
But this step from Epic Games breached Apple’s App Store policies and in turn, Apple responded aggressively and went all out on Epic Games by completely removing it from their App store.
Hitman 3 and VR…Boy oh boy, thats going to be magic! Big news for Hitman fan-base, Sony State of Play announced lately that Hitman 3 will have support for PSVR headset. Players will directly step into the shoes of Agent-47 and experience the adrenaline rush like never before. The game will be released on both PS4 and PS5 in January 2021. Now let’s jump into the gameplay and let’s see what is in store for us. The game will take you via a smooth transition from third to the first-person perspective. The trailer was promising where it showed the Agent 47 walking into a bar waiting to take down his target.
Halo Infinite won’t see the daylight in 2020, as it is delayed to 2021!
But alas, Halo Infinite won’t be the one. But there are many other awesome confirmed games such as Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Gear Tactics, Dirt 5, Yakuza: like a Dragon, Watch Dogs: Legion.
Yoshinori Ono has left the the building (of Capcom) after 27 years!
Capcom has just had big shakeup right now as iconic Capcom figure. He was the Street Fighter Series executive producer, and one of the leading figures who helped in the resurrection of Street Fighter after 2008 when Street Fighter 4 came out.
Tencent Holdings, according to various credible reports, wants to merge the two Chinese live streaming giants, Huya and DouYu. Resultantly, the shares of both these companies popped in response to Tencent’s idea.
Tencent Holdings, entertainment, and the tech giant has more than one-third share in both Huya and DouYu and wants to become the largest stakeholder of the combined live-streaming platform. The market capitalization of both Huya and DouYu is huge, both sitting at $5.9billion and $4.9billion respectively. And according to Reuters, if this merger happens it will also include Tencent’s e-Game streaming platform which is the fourth largest in China.
Epic Games, Epic Funding And Epic Future!
Epic Games is now valued at $17.3 billion after concluding an epic funding deal of $1.78 billion. This investment came in the form of primary capital as well as secondary purchases. To put it simply, some investors bought new shares while others bought shares from existing shareholders. Epic Games disclosed that the investment also included a strategic investment of $250 million from Sony, which was announced last month.
The investors that bought into the company are; Fidelity, fund, and accounts managed by BlackRock, Baillie Gifford, Light Speed Venture Partners, the Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan Board, and Hedge fund manager David Tepper among others. Some of the existing backers also increased their holdings.
Hello, fellow gamers, today we are here for an exclusive PS5 game overview; Godfall. Counterplay Games previewed Godfall gameplay on PlayStation 5 development kit. Let us dig in and find out what is in store for gamers.
Godfall is an epic melee-focused action PS5 game that takes place in a high-end fantasy world. It is to be noted that the game is still a work in progress and some of the aspects of the game might change in the future as the developers are still learning new stuff about Sony’s next-gen console.
Godfall is a leader-slasher that involves intense action, satisfying moment to moment action, and a robust progression system. You can enjoy the game at your own pace, you can go solo or play online coop with your friends.
Call of Duty: Warzone has done it again, another release and yet another colossal surge in UK’s web traffic!
Gamers went crazy in the UK as Virgin Media observed a web traffic surge of 60% over the previous Wednesday, and according to them, a huge chunk of it was due to COD’s latest update of 48GB on PC. Virgin Media further told that during peak, the data being downloaded was 33.9GB every second, and all of them were Warzone patches. And according to them, “That is an additional 22 petabytes of data for the Monday to Friday period for a single ISP alone.” Staggering figures isn’t it.
A similar surge was recorded last time and that too due to COD, COD: Warzone mid-season 4 update on June 30th, just another day at the office for Call of Duty. Well, it’s all fun and games for you, the player but it isn’t all rainbows and sunshine for your ISP when you download updates, take the latest update of 47.4 GB, that accumulatively reached more than 200GB. Hey, you are paying for them, so why not, right?
Animal Crossing: New Horizon. Who is not playing it?
We have come across some mind-blowing information about Nintendo that will surely knock your socks off. In the galaxy of multi-billion dollar gaming industry, where money flows like a river, Nintendo’s net profits year-on-year have grown by over 500% thanks to Animal Crossing: New Horizon and Nintendo Switch.
Animal Crossing: New Horizon is being loved by a vast majority of gamers; it sold over 22 million copies and become second best-selling Switch game after Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which sold 26.74 million units.
Microsoft’s early cutting off of xCloud’s iOS testing has put a question mark on its future on Apple devices. The xCloud game streaming test ended a bit too earlier than expected for iOS devices yesterday.
Microsoft was conducting these tests on iOS in a very limited fashion for quite some time now but didn’t make any concrete announcements on the release of xCloud on iOS. The only announcement made by Microsoft, earlier this week, in this context was for the Android platform.
Ubisoft has gone deeper and farther into the world of game streaming by joining hands with new Parsec partnership. Game streaming and Ubisoft are no strangers given the past with Google Stadia but now it seems that Ubisoft is comfortable exploring and expanding this technology with new partners like Parsec.
In a blog written by Parsec, this multi-year will see Ubisoft using Parsec’s platform and technology to “power in-game experiences, demos, events and other projects.”
Hello gaming fraternity, today’s piece is dedicated to our VR gamers. In today’s article, we will be covering some of the best games launched in July 2020. Though there were lots of new games we will focus on the best ones.
This year we have seen VR jump to the popularity and increase demand, not just due to the pandemic but also beam support game releases like Half-Life: Alyx, and the popular Oculus Quest and its new version around the corner. Especially, July was a big month for VR gamers with a lot of new games and releases. Let’s talk about some of them, shall we?
The mobile games industry is up for a bumpy ride with Apple removing the IDFA (technically IDFA will still exist post September but with a very, very low adoption rate). The change will happen swiftly as iOS14 will quickly adopt.
So what are the opportunities and risks for game developers and publishers? Well, if you are dependent on media buying, things are going to change. If you are dependent on advertising revenues, things are going to change.
Apple is under fire and its claim of equal treatment to every developer is being tested by the US Congress.
This claim was seriously dented when the negotiations related to Amazon Prime Video between Amazon and Apple surfaced. To the chagrin of other developers, Apple agreed to take lower its revenue share to lure in Amazon Prime Video to iOS store, according to an email released by the US House Antitrust Subcommittee.
Riot games was under fire over a League of Legends European Championship (LEC), a top tier e-sports tournament, sponsorship deal with Saudi MegaCity Neom.
Earlier, it was announced by the developers that they had concluded a sponsorship deal with its main sponsors as Neom, Kit Kat and KIA.
Roblox is a platform that hosts a little over 19 million multiplayer games and over 115 million players. Roblox values at $4 billion after its recent funding. An interesting thing about this platform is that anyone can build a game. And most of the games are build by the community of players i.e. children. This platform is also popular among teenagers with an average of more than 40 million hours played each month.
Worldwide XR Revenue Update: Q2 2020; A while ago, an estimate of $6.3B was put forward by the data scientists regarding XR hardware and consumer software but 2020 is showing a lot more promising figures now. It is projected that the revenue will reach $6.9B, quashing the previously estimated figure.
Keeping up with new games and sorting out what to play is a strenuous task. When it comes to Steam, there are almost a dozen new games that are released every day. Though it seems a good thing it has a downside; some of the exciting and gem of games can get lost in this deluge. But you need not worry as we have sorted out five games that are worth your time, money and will surely tickle your fancy.
Now lets talk number shall we, Twitch recorded approximately 5.2 billion hours in Q2, a jump of 56% when compared with Q1. The peak was recorded in April with a whopping 1.8 billion watch hours which eventually took a bit of decline path over May and June. But when contrasted with Q1, all three months were well ahead.
Epic Mega Grants are real! Epic Games in a bid to accelerate the work on its Unreal Engine, has awarded $42 million worth of grant to more than 600 developers. Epic Games has found a perfect way to get awesome games in the market as early as possible.
Super Evil Megacorp is back with a bang and released the much-awaited successor of Vainglory, Catalyst Black. Catalyst Black is a game that takes place in a world of mystery, magic, and a whole new array of combat experience.
The League of Legends esports is getting a rebrand and is going global. LoL esports is played throughout the world currently, there are 12 major LoL leagues. A loyal fan-base of LoL finds it pretty hard to follow every major league.
Hello gamers, let’s talk about the market review of June 2020 for the gaming industry. How is the digital gaming market doing throughout the world?
It’s impossible to keep up with everything that happens in the gaming industry. Each week, there is news about games that are being released, along with news stories and certain insight to our industry. One of the best ways to stay updated on everything is by listening to my video game podcast called Game Consultant.
The Ghost of Tsushima Review! Ever since Assassin’s Creed started leaping around in time and space, there has been a long-standing thirst to see an open-world stealth action game set and fueled in Japan.
Lego and Nintendo join forces. Creative designers from both companies took imagination to a legendary level. This new lego brick-kit will contain 2,646 brick pieces along with a controller.
Everyone, get ready to become a street artist or a bee-keeper, a construction worker, or any other citizen of the city. Yes, you can play
Behold Assassin’s Creed fans, more fun, and gaming to you guys as Ubisoft has unveiled the newest addition in the Assassin’s Creed franchise; Assassin’s Creed
Ladies and gentlemen, what feels like an eternity of wait, Ubisoft has finally revealed the next Far Cry game. Far Cry 6 is in a politically charged environment and is a huge expansion in terms of new characters, elements, and playground. The game was revealed a couple of days ago in Ubisoft’s Forward live-stream event and is scheduled to hit the market on February 2021.
Pulling slot machine levers or playing Black Jack can become an addiction and drain bank accounts. These gambling activities are not limited to casinos anymore,
What about esports in 2020? COVID-19 has brought a lot of change in every nook and corner of the world; abrupt social changes, lockdowns, and suspension of sports and entertainment have had influenced various industries. Esports industry is no exception; this article will analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the gaming industry and will also shed some light on the forecast.
Finding success as a new MMO in the crowded gaming industry is not a walk in a park. Amazon games hope to add New World to the smallest of truly successful big-budget MMO games when it releases spring next year, yes, delayed yet again.
Apple has removed more than 8,000 from the iOS App Store in China, and is expected to pull more by the end of the month.
The bidding war for Leyou Technologies continues with Tencent said to be the latest potential suitor. Bloomberg reports that the Chinese giant is currently in talks to acquire Leyou, citing anonymous sources close to the matter.
Sony Corporation has invested $250 million into Epic Games through one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquiring a minority interest in the company.
Asus and Lenovo are two companies that plan to use the processor in their upcoming gaming phones. Qualcomm’s high-end Snapdragon processor is getting a speed bump to make mobile gaming even more immersive. And one of the first phones to use the chip will be the upcoming Asus ROG Phone 3.
Mobile gamers keep breaking app store records in 2020. Covid-19 makes people search for mobile games and download. Long live gaming!
Microsoft And Warner Bros Gaming, a deal from heaven? Microsoft Corp has expressed interest in buying Warner Bros’ gaming unit.
Social media app TikTok is set to leave the Hong Kong market over the next few days. “In light of recent events, we’ve decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong,” said a TikTok spokesman.
The Eurovision of Games? Yes, you heard it well. Seven trade bodies from various European nations have joined forces for a special games competition this summer. The EuroPlay Games Contest is being positioned as the “Eurovision of games”, as will be held on August 28, alongside the various digital events running in the place of this year’s cancelled Gamescom.
Global player spending in Niantic’s chart-topping Pokémon Go has surpassed $3.6 billion since launching four years ago today. Despite global lockdown, Niantic’s location-based mobile game is on track for another record year.
Andrew Day is chief executive officer of computer games developer Keywords Studios. Andrew knows from personal experience just how addictive some computer games can be. “I have one of those horrible personalities, that if I open a game, I find, before I know where I am, that I have spent tens of hours on it,” says the 56-year-old.
The coronavirus crisis has proved a bonanza for video game makers, as shut-in consumers turn to digital distractions in greater numbers and for longer sessions than ever before.
You say, Huya and DouYu? What about it, is it in China? So Huya recently introduced its Yowa cloud gaming service, following rival DouYu’s launch of its own cloud games platform in March. But here comes a very funny fact; both companies are controlled by Tencent Holdings, which runs the world’s largest video games business by revenue.
Sony Corp. is weighing a bid for Leyou Technologies Holdings Ltd., people familiar with the matter said, paving the way for an intensified bidding war for the Hong Kong-listed gaming firm.
Tencent’s PUBG Mobile has seen strong revenue growth in the first half of 2020, bringing it to $3 billion in total lifetime revenue.
Paradox Interactive today announced the acquisition of Paris-based Playrion Game Studio. Playrion was founded in 2010 to expand on Airlines Manager, a browser-based student project launched in 2007.
Gaming publisher and flash portal Kongregate announced a series of changes coming later this month which resulted in the layoff of multiple employees and the closing of submissions for new titles on the site, as spotted by GamesIndustry.biz.
With Mixer users now being forwarded to Facebook Gaming, video game live streaming is down to Facebook and Twitch.
Ladies and gentlemen, Epic Games has just pulled out an event, The Vault, which led to a massive 61 million monthly active users on its store, the Epic Games Store.
Discord on Tuesday announced it’s making a number of changes to expand its service beyond the gaming community. The company says the change is one its users have requested as Discord has become more of a tool for “day-to-day communication.”
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has responded to the wave of abuse allegations throughout the industry that began earlier this month.
Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm has been banned from Twitch again. BUT; Twitch also has temporarily suspended the official Donald Trump Twitch channel for hateful conduct.
Teenagers who use the virtual gaming world of Roblox say that they are using games such as Roblox to stay in touch with their real-life friends, according to a survey by the company. They’re also playing online games a lot more, and they’re going online with their parents’ permission.
China’s largest company has been quietly testing a mobile-focused streaming network via an affiliate in the U.S. since at least March. Initially called Madcat and
The title says it all; Epic versus Steam. Valve’s Steam has found a competitor in Epic Games and since then both have locked horns in an ugly battle in the gaming industry.
US video games trade body the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has spoken out about President Donald Trump’s executive order that places a freeze on non-immigrant visas. Speaking
It all started in 2014 when Gearbox decided to sue 3D Realms and Interceptor Entertainment over Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction; a property owned by the Gearbox in 2010.
The number of gamers around the globe will top 3 billion by 2023, according to market researcher Newzoo.
Twitch revealed this week it will be handing out permanent suspensions amid the latest wave of abuse allegations. Investigation is ongoing as Twitch takes additional steps to combat abuse and hate within its communities.
Microsoft said it will add $150 million to its diversity and inclusion investment while working to double the number of Black employees in senior and leadership positions at the company by 2025.
5G gaming is expected to be one of the biggest technology trends of the next few years. Countries like India are a potential blue ocean for western game developers. No lag during your gameplay is a major promise for 5G users.
Mixer Live Streaming is dead. Yes, you are reading this well! Could you imagine that thousands and thousands of people finding out that they lost
It is always difficult to decide what are good games podcasts and why. I did choose the five best games podcasts of 2020, so far, for me. Oh yes, I did put my own game podcast on the list.
After more than 70 allegations surfaced on Twitter this weekend, gaming companies and streamers responded with action. Some say it’s the beginning of real change in the industry. So, Women in Gaming Speak Out About Sexism and Harassment!
Call of Duty; Mobile has hit 250 million downloads since its debut on October 25, according to mobile measurement firm Sensor Tower.
EA has said that it is currently looking at soft-launching its mobile port of Apex Legends by the end of 2020.
U.S. gamers and movie watchers are binging on entertainment during the pandemic, and game companies and streaming movie services are vying with each other to get consumers to sign up for their services, according to Deloitte‘s 14th annual Digital Media Trends report.
After April’s digital spending record of $10.5 billion due to COVID-19 lockdowns, May spending dipped only 3% to $10.2 billion as regions began to reopen.
This year Electronic Arts E3 press conference went virtual and was called EA Play Live. What would have been a massive press conference with a live audience, EA followed suit of other gaming publishers and went online.
Apple repeatedly rejects Facebook Gaming app for App Store inclusion.
Platform’s rules ban apps whose main focus is distributing other games
In case you are living under a rock for the last couple of months, Valorant is the newest release from Riot Games. It is the second big release from the Riot Games after the League of Legends. But unlike LoL, Valorant is an FPS. Let’s review and talk about Valorant and some of its basics. But I am sure the majority of you will find plenty of similarities when compared to other FPS games.
I know some of you have loved it and god damn it, some of you did hate it. PS5 has a polarized design that created polarized views. PS5 showcase gave people a lot to talk about, including game developers. Fans as well as developers both were pretty hyped up.
Since Valorant has surfaced in the gaming industry, there is a question that has surrounded many; is Valorant Counter-strike? Or is Valorant a rip off of Counter-strike? Well, yes, but actually no. In this article I take you through a close comparison between Valorant and Counter-Strike. Let’s see if we can answer this question.
From finding bugs to creating a tailor-made experience for gamers, AI, artificial intelligence, has been involved in the gaming industry since the olden days.
What is game streaming, what kind of technologies are out there? These questions I do get a lot, so I thought to write a short article about game streaming technologies.
Good days for gaming fans are about to come as Playstation 5 is arriving this year. With an ocean of fans desperately waiting for this news, they have finally announced, officially, that it will be out for the public in November or December 2020. Yes! it’s true. The device is coming with many sizzling updates and features that would amaze you. Wanna know about it? Let’s have a look.
For those of you who don’t know, Cloud Gaming is a method of playing video games with the help of remote hardware. Cloud Gaming enables you to play high-quality games on your local devices.
The true thrill and excitement in gaming can only be obtained through competing and challenging one another. Esports was developed keeping the same purpose in
It’s a great pleasure for the organisers of NG20, 27-29 May in Malmö, Sweden to announce that John Clark, VP of partnerships, Europe at Tencent, have joined as a speaker. NG20 migrated online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place from May 27 to 29
Game spending totaled a record-breaking $10.5B in April 2020, showing the continued strength of the medium during the COVID-19 crisis.
My interview today is about Esports and how important legal is. Not only the contracting part but also having a legal expert advising you on
The Game-Consultant.com has been in the gaming industry for so many years, which came into existence with a mission to provide consultancy to the shareholders,
Looking for a new podcast for the latest gaming news, reviews, and the odd scoop? Look no further, here’s five of the best games podcasts in 2020.
I am getting the hang of it. It was my 20th episode of PodcastGameConsultant this week. I started when some people said, give it a try, it will be fun to listen to you interviewing other gaming people. So I first started to read everything, then came the mic, then came the website. Slowly but surely I was getting on the road of podcasting!
Chinese tech and entertainment giant Tencent has teamed up with Huawei to build a cloud games service.
In this episode 14, I am asking a few questions besides my take on what might happen in the games industry! I am inviting you to come and brainstorm. Let other people know, that I am trying to get something going here, where we, as a gaming industry, compare notes/thoughts/ideas. What can we expect from ourselves, the consumer and more. Check the question below and give me your input in the comments.
How the IGDA is helping game developers deal with crisis
Episode 12; Jacob and Teddy explain Nordic Game, New item (Cris) Reed thinks is about esports and latest game news
Episode 11 Interview with Oscar Clark, Former Evangelist for Papaya Mobile, Applifier and Unity Technologies
Episode 10 with interviews Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat and Odile Limpach
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