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Nintendo lowers FY forecast as sales drop 31% to $6.1bn
Firm experienced a 30.6% fall in hardware and 24.4% decline in software
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Games industry contributed $5.1bn to Canada's economy in 2024
3% economic growth in sector since 2021 despite slight decrease in employment and number of studios
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Report: 82% of mobile game devs say reward-based UA outperforms traditional channels
77% of mobile game makers are already running a reward-based UA campaign, according to new study
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The future of storytelling with Ken Levine
Acclaimed developer also discusses Judas, generative AI and why it "wasn't easy to step away from BioShock"
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Community matters: How audience engagement in games is shaping other industries | Playable Futures
Wooga's lead social media and community manager April Laws explores the growing trend of games-like community management in other sectors
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Raccoon Logic: We're doing the last hurrah of the games industry we grew up with
Revenge of the Savage Planet creative director Alex Hutchinson shares his views on finishable games, subscriptions and a hectic 2025
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GamesIndustry.biz presents… The Year In Numbers 2024
Our annual infographic reveals the global games market value, best-selling games, biggest mobile markets, and more
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Horizon: Forbidden West | Games of the Year 2024
A welcome second journey into Guerrilla's incredible post-apocalyptic world
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Should Xbox and PlayStation make a handheld console? | Opinion
When it comes to the PlayStation or Xbox handheld console, the question is not whether they could, more whether they should.
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Elite Dangerous | Games of the Year 2024
George Corner explores how a resurgent year for Frontier's acclaimed space sim has added to the game's unending sense of wonder
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Alan Wake 2 - Night Springs & The Lake House | Games of the Year 2024
Unsurprisingly, Sophie McEvoy found herself caught in another endless time loop
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Loot Box State of Play 2024: Another trip around the world of regulation
Researcher Leon Y. Xiao updates us on the legislative developments on the divisive monetization methods in key markets around the world
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What impact have layoffs had on the games industry over the past two years?
InGame Job CEO Katya Sabirova shares the key takeaways from the Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2024
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Stardew Valley | Games of the Year 2024
Why play new games when you can just keep playing Stardew Valley instead, Marie Dealessandri argues
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Sounds disruptive: How video games are resetting the music medium's conventions | Playable Futures
Games have become destinations to host concerts, share singles, and support stars – but the potential impact on music is only just getting started
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Why Krafton "made a sizeable bet" on India
Krafton India CEO Sean (Hyunil) Sohn discusses the impact of BGMI on the local market, the support the company is offering startups, and prospects for Palworld Mobile
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How Ogre Head Studio found its niche with Indian folklore
We talk to founder Zain Fahadh about the challenges of funding an indie studio, and the inspirations behind Ogre Head's games
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Why RuneScape creator Andrew Gower has returned to MMORPGs with Brighter Shores
Veteran developer discusses how his plan to create an off-the-shelf engine led him back to the genre where he began
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Meet GDAI, India's first video games trade body
Association's president Sridhar Muppidi shares how the new organisation hopes to ramp up games development in India
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Why gaming is India's "new entertainment frontier"
Developers and other experts take us through the challenges they face, and how rising player spending is fuelling more ambitious games
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Sponsored | Why neural networks are the future of mobile gaming growth
Lingqiang Kong, technical manager of engineering at Liftoff, shares learnings from Cortex, its new machine-learning ad platform
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Making a Monument Valley for the Netflix generation
We talk to Ustwo Games about its vision to deliver "Monument Valley snacks," pivoting to live service in an ethical way, and the challenges of making MV3
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Why Cult Games decision to acquire Neonhive was a no-brainer
We talk to Helen Burnill and Korina Abbott about the decision to team up, and what they can provide developers with their joint expertise
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Crazy Taxi | Why I Love
Solo developer Tim FitzRandolph discusses the joy of hidden mechanics and giving skilled players unlimited power, inspired by Sega's classic arcade game
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Stories from 30 years of PlayStation
Former UK and European PlayStation veterans share stories from their time working on PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4