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Sony accused of ‘blatant anti-competitive conduct’

Ryan Daws — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:19:29 +0000

Congress has raised concerns about Sony’s monopoly on the gaming market in Japan, calling for an investigation into the firm’s alleged “exclusionary conduct.” Senator Maria Cantwell told a Senate Finance Committee hearing: “Sony controls a monopoly of 98 percent of the high-end game market, yet Japan’s government has allowed Sony to engage in blatant anti-competitive... Read more »

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Microsoft intends to launch a mobile app store

Ryan Daws — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:15:32 +0000

Microsoft is planning to launch a mobile app store that will compete against the App Store and Play Store. According to Microsoft’s Xbox head Phil Spencer, Microsoft will take advantage of an upcoming EU law that will break up the monopoly held by the two major smartphone platform holders. “We want to be in a... Read more »

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Project Moorcraft: Xbox will pay game developers to publish demos

Ryan Daws — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:46:28 +0000

Xbox has unveiled Project Moorcraft, an initiative to boost the demos available on Game Pass while helping developers to earn some bucks. This month is when game developers and fans usually flock to the E3 Expo to see the latest game reveals and platform updates and get their hands on early previews of upcoming titles.... Read more »

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The Coalition celebrates Unreal Engine 5’s release with impressive demo

Ryan Daws — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:01:51 +0000

Game studio The Coalition has celebrated Epic’s launch of Unreal Engine 5 with an impressive tech demo. The demo shows off Unreal Engine 5’s most exciting new features, including Nanite and Lumen. Nanite is Unreal Engine 5’s virtualised geometry system. According to Kate Rayner, Technical Director at The Coalition, Nanite allows for over 100x the... Read more »

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Unity says PSVR2 takes VR gaming ‘to a whole new level’

Ryan Daws — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:11:23 +0000

Unity held a ‘Building Next-Gen Games for PSVR2’ session at this year’s Game Developers Conference and the company appears to be as excited as many developers about the upcoming VR hardware. “PSVR2 takes VR gaming to a whole new level, enabling a greater sense of presence and allowing players to immerse themselves into game worlds... Read more »

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Microsoft says developers have earned $2.5B through ID@Xbox

Ryan Daws — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:24:09 +0000

According to Microsoft, game developers have made a fair chunk of change through its ID@Xbox program. ID@Xbox is the gaming brand’s program to support independent developers and has been used to publish titles including Dead by Daylight, Warframe, SMITE, Dead Cells, Spelunky 2, The Long Dark, Kerbal Space Program, Human Fall Flat, Overcooked, Grim Dawn,... Read more »

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Microsoft sets out to woo regulators with ‘Open App Store Principles’

Ryan Daws — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:31:23 +0000

Microsoft is getting ahead of potential new laws governing app stores by announcing its Open App Store Principles. Last week, Developer reported on Apple’s latest fight against such legislation after the company sent a letter to US lawmakers urging them to reject S. 2710—a bill that would force Apple to open its notorious “walled garden”... Read more »

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Developers claim that PlayStation is particularly difficult to work with

Ryan Daws — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:02:15 +0000

Independent game developers have bemoaned the difficulty of working with PlayStation over Xbox and Nintendo. Iain Garner of independent game publisher Neon Doctrine recently posted a tirade on Twitter where he suggested that getting prominent promotion on the store of a “very successful console” that “does not have Games Pass” (i.e not Xbox, and presumably... Read more »

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Xbox sets out its vision to bring ‘gaming to everyone’

Ryan Daws — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:10:35 +0000

Ahead of its E3 2021 showcase with recent acquisition Bethesda, the Xbox team has set out its vision to bring “gaming to everyone”. Enabling everyone to enjoy gaming has become an increased focus for Xbox in recent years – whether that’s through delivering groundbreaking accessibility devices and features to help those with limited mobility, a... Read more »

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GDC: Developers judge 30% store cuts unfair, PS5 most interesting console

Ryan Daws — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:55:35 +0000

The latest report from the Game Developer Conference (GDC) provides various insights into how developers view the current gaming landscape. GDC surveyed over 3,000 gaming industry professionals for its 2021 State of the Game Industry report. Just three percent of developers felt it was fair for digital stores like Steam and GOG to take 30... Read more »

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