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Panic, Playdate and the crank: A lesson learned in engaging the games industry
The last two days have been a bumpy ride for Panic. The software company and occasional game publisher recently dazzled the global games industry by revealing its delightfully unconventional gaming handheld, the Playdate. Then the organisers of a modest gaming event [...]
Tencent and Riot rumoured to be partnering on League of Legends mobile
Chinese technology giant Tencent is understood to be partnering with Riot Games to bring the latter's globally popular PC game League of Legends to mobile. While Tencent can feel like a company that dominates the headlines all too often, this one [...]
Minecraft revealed as best selling game of all time... probably
As Minecraft's tenth anniversary dawns, its owner Microsoft has revealed that the game has sold 176 million copies. The news came via a Microsoft blog post - spotted by PC gamer - that also reveals a new AR title called Minecraft [...]
Sony and Microsoft partner to explore cloud gaming and more
Sony and Microsoft are to collaborate to develop their respective cloud platforms, covering gaming and other entertainment forms. The pair will also partner to pursue innovations in artificial intelligence and semiconductors. While the two tech giants are looking at the potential [...]
One Billion Female Gamers: How the Demographics of Play are Shifting
New research conducted by game analytics outfit Newzoo has revealed that today over 46% of gaming enthusiasts are women. That’s perhaps as many as one billion people. While the sheer size of the audience offers plenty to be optimistic about, their [...]
Google Shifts Weighting of Game Ratings on Play Store
Google has revealed subtle tweaks to the way mobile games on its Android Play Store are rated. Google detailed its new plans for rating games at its own I/O developer conference this week. The changes have been enacted to help – [...]
China’s Mobile Game Revenue Predicted to Exceed USD$25bn by 2023
That figure – and Niko's other findings – point to rapid growth in China’s games market, despite state involvement stifling game releases in the country through 2018 and into this year. Niko's in-depth report points to the fact that China presently [...]
Google CEO: Game publishers want to see our commitment to Stadia
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed that game publishers have been keen for the tech giant to assert its commitment to its new Stadia streaming platform. Revealed at GDC earlier this year, the Stadia platform offers consumers a cloud-based gaming system. [...]
Next-Gen On-Device Mobile AI: What Is It & What Might It Mean for Game Ad Tech?
Tencent, Qualcomm, and Vivo recently announced a new partnership, with a view to refining game experiences by harnessing the potential of on-device mobile AI. We've all heard so much about AI in recent months that it's easy to assume any reference [...]
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