#gaming-industry

#gaming-industry

Things really took off when [Steve] Jobs and Apple launched the original iPhone in 2007, which going back to that day, actually, it was a closed ecosystem. There was no app store when Apple launched the iPhone. That first year in 2007, which is when I became interested in gaming as a business, a team of coders cracked the phone,

Established wisdom used to be that buying a game console at launch was a bad idea. It was the worst-possible version of the experience: launch consoles cost more and had fewer games, and often these consoles got not only cheaper but better over time, through revisions that made them smaller or added features. For the current generation, though, those who bought at launch look like geniuses - video game consoles just keep getting more expensive. And it couldn't come at a worse time for the industry.

With an estimated annual revenue of over £139 billion, the gaming industry is one of the biggest and most successful in the world. There are enough games out there to appeal to a wide range of people, from every background and walk of life and with so many genres of games to choose from, it makes sense that the industry should be so popular.

Tencent has been alleged by Sony to have created a game that resembles Horizon Zero Dawn after their licensing requests were refused, leading to legal repercussions.

Computer Entertainer, owned by sisters Marylou Badeaux and Celeste Dolan, was established in 1982 and uniquely survived the 1983 crash, offering critical insights into the industry.

"I've applied to so many jobs this year. But it's just, it's really tough."

Disney's investment of $1.5 billion with Epic aims to create a Disney universe inside Fortnite, with concerns over sign-off processes from various divisions.

"Launch sales of hardware doesn't often correlate to the lifetime sales. Some systems have had incredible early sales but later fell off, while others started slow and became huge hits later."

Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 has become the best-selling game on PS5 this year, surpassing 3 million copies sold, enabled by a recent 25% sale.

Obsidian Entertainment announced that The Outer Worlds 2 will retail for $69.99 instead of the previously stated $79.99, following feedback from the gaming community.

The announcement of new game projects often leads to excitement, but months or years of silence follows. Titles frequently arrive without gameplay or only a logo.

MSI's Claw 8 handheld features an eight-inch FHD+ touchscreen with a 120Hz refresh rate, delivering excellent visuals and smooth animations, outperforming the Steam Deck's display.

The Emoji Game is a part logic, part word game inspired by how we use emojis to communicate. Players try to solve phrases using emojis.

Analogue has announced the shipping delay of its Analogue 3D console until late August due to sudden tariffs that have affected its supply chain.

"Since I began my remarks with an announcement, I might as well finish with another: We started our rollout of the Sega Saturn yesterday..."

A dog game could be a very simple thing. Taking inspiration from Little Kitty, Big City, we could control a wayward hound searching for a way home. Naturally, hijinks would ensue - just think of all the trouble your homebound pup gets into, and imagine the damage he could do when loosed on the world.

Psyonix's decision to launch Rocket League as a free game for PlayStation Plus subscribers was a game-changing marketing strategy due to their limited budget, yet it proved successful.

To position Gaming for enduring success and to focus on strategic growth areas, we will end or decrease work in certain areas of the business and remove layers of management.