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October 9th, 2019, 21:21 Posted By: wraggster
Neo Liu leads Tencent Games' North American publishing team, and while there are other projects on his plate and things planned for the future, right now his focus is on PUBG Mobile and growing the game's profile as an esport.
Needless to say, there are some challenges with that proposition. When Liu speaks with GamesIndustry.biz about those challenges, he readily acknowledges some of the hurdles in front of him. For one thing, the field of "mobile esports" is even less developed than PC and console esports in North America.
"In the US or the North American market, console and PC are still dominating," Liu says. "A lot of players use these devices, but the trend with mobile users is increasing and especially as more people have affordable mobile devices, more people will want to enjoy games on them."
He likens the situation to what happened in China earlier this decade, when mobile esports were just starting to gain traction. At the time, Liu says people didn't really take mobile esports seriously for similar reasons, but, "they eventually figured out mobile esports is something real, something capable of being accepted by a wider audience. But the way it's viewed through the public is a little different from the traditional console or PC esports, because people are more casual."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ts-for-casuals
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October 9th, 2019, 21:21 Posted By: wraggster
Much has been made about Nintendo's latest mobile game launch. Mario Kart is one of Nintendo's crown jewels; a game that is both a system-seller for whatever generation of Nintendo device you can think of, as well as a game that continually sets the standard for what a fun racing game should be.
Nintendo games running on Nintendo's own hardware tend to be a seamless experience. However, shifting these games onto mobile has meant that the combination of classic Nintendo IP and free-to-play monetization has created a very different user experience.
Nintendo has already experimented with different monetization models. The first foray into mobile, Miitomo, used in-app purchases to allow players to customise their Mii avatar. This was quickly followed by Super Mario Run, which was positioned as a free-to-start game with a $10 price tag for the full experience. Subsequent games Fire Emblem Heroes and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp make use of a stamina/energy system that is very familiar to many free-to-play games."Mario Kart Tour is probably the first implementation of a Battle Pass that puts a game mode behind a paywall"
For Mario Kart Tour, Nintendo has shifted its monetization approach once again, using its own take on the 'Battle Pass' approach. The hard paywall this has introduced to the game has already created plenty of negativity, but as we'll see, Nintendo is just the latest games company to use battle passes as their key monetization strategy.
Mario Kart's season (tours) last for two weeks and players have a limited time to complete and earn the rewards. Similar to any Battle Pass, the Gold Pass unlocks the "premium" reward track. One interesting difference from the norm, however, is the implementation of the gold pass as a monthly-based subscription, whereas other Battle Passes ask for a single transaction for the entire season (e.g. two months). Mario Kart Tour also puts the fastest racing class behind the paywall of the Gold Pass instead of just giving better season progression rewards.
Battle Passes are relatively new to the mobile gaming market. Fortnite was the first major title to introduce it back in spring of 2018 with the game's mobile launch. For a while, the feature was mainly seen in other Battle Royale games, but if we fast forward to today, its popularity has skyrocketed. The big boom started early this year, back in February only 2% of top 100 grossing games (iOS US) included a Battle Pass and today we are at 13% with a clear increasing trend.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ur-battle-pass
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October 7th, 2019, 19:22 Posted By: wraggster
PPSSPP v1.9.3 is released. PPSSPP is a fast and portable PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, written in C++.
PPSSPP v1.9.3 Changelog:
* Flicker fixed in God of War that appeared with newer drivers for Mali GPUs (#12224)
* Improve performance of God of War on Vulkan (#12242), implement built-in GPU profiler (#12262, #12266)
* Vertex range culling fixed on ARM Mali (#12227)
* Started to improve VFPU precision, resulting so far in a fix for the long standing Tekken 6 leg shaking problem (#12217)
* Fixed a VFPU precision snafu on ARM64, fixing disappearing officers in Warriors Orochi (#11299) and some problems in Tomb Raider (#11179).
* Vulkan is the default again on Android versions newer than Pie
* Fix various homebrew store issues
* GPU pause signal handling fixed, fixing some hangs in Bleach and Armored Core games (#12160)
* Audio sample rate conversion handling fixes (#12147)
* Some Vulkan optimizations (pre-rotation (#12216), perf fix in Metal Gear Acid, etc)
* Multiple fixes for the UWP build (#12036, others)
* MP3 playback fixes (#12005)
* Audio in Motorstorm: Arctic Edge fixed by returning errors correctly (#12121)
* Audio glitches in Final Fantasy Tactics fixed (#9956)
* Camera display in Invizimals fixed (#12278, #8521)
* Added hotkeys for texture dump and replace (#11938)
* Added Visual Studio 2019 support. Windows XP is no longer supported (#11995, others)
* Fixes for video capture (#12069)
* Added a separate sound volume for alternative speed (#12124)
* Improved mouse control (Windows only) (#12173, #12176)
* Support for installing texture packs and ISOs from zips (#12175)
* Right analog support for touch controls (only used by patched games and some HD remasters) (#12182)
* Android: Fix OpenSL initialization, possibly helps audio crackle a little. (#12333).
* Fix graphics on Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K
* Fixed strange vehicle behavior in MGS:PW (somehow) (#12342)
* Ported to the Nintendo Switch by m4xw! Builds available on m4xw's Patreon.
http://www.emucr.com/2019/10/ppsspp-v193.html
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October 4th, 2019, 22:54 Posted By: wraggster
Checkm8, by axi0mX, is a bootrom exploit for most modern iOS devices that was released earlier today, a little over 9 years since limera1n‘s release which was a bootrom exploit that worked on the iPhone 3GS/4 and other A4 devices. This exploit, which can be accessed from DFU mode, was patched by Apple in summer 2018 during the iOS 12 beta phase and makes use of a UaF (use-after-free) vulnerability found in iBoot’s USB code.
Checkm8 works on Apple A5 to A11 (included) devices which include:
- Every iPhone from the iPhone 4S to the iPhone 8 (Plus)/iPhone X
- The iPod Touch 5, 6 and 7
- Every iPad from the iPad 2 to the iPad 7th generation (no word has been given on whether the exploit is compatible with the iPad 7th generation (released in 2019) but it’s doubtful that Apple has released a bootROM update for A10 devices as the iPod Touch 7 was released earlier this year after the bug was found and patched and is still vulnerable to it)
- Every iPad Pro excluding the 2018 models
- Every iPad Air excluding the iPad Air 3 (2019)
- All iPad Mini devices excluding the iPad Mini 5 (2019)
http://wololo.net/2019/09/27/ios-dev...-the-iphone-x/
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October 4th, 2019, 22:31 Posted By: wraggster
Pokémon Masters has grossed $33.3 million in its first month, making it the second best performing Pokémon mobile title.
Developed by Nintendo's longtime mobile partner DeNA, Pokémon Masters grossed way above any other Pokémon mobile title -- while also racking up 12 million downloads -- according to data from Sensor Tower Store Intelligence.
The Pokémon Company's own mobile offering Pokémon Quest is a distant third with $7.5 million gross revenue in the first month, followed by Pokémon Dual ($3.7 million), Magikarp Jump ($3.3 million), and Rumble Rush ($760,000).
However, Pokémon Masters still pales in comparison to Niantic's Pokémon Go, which generated nine times more spending in its first month to gross around $302 million despite being available in only five markets.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...in-first-month
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October 4th, 2019, 22:29 Posted By: wraggster
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is the latest game to enable cross-play between Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Cross-play between consoles like this was pretty much unheard of until last year, when Sony caved and allowed it in Fortnite.
With the precedent set, there is now a small but growing number of games which allow full cross-play, such as Dauntless, Rocket League, and Smite.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...nabled-in-pubg
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October 4th, 2019, 22:28 Posted By: wraggster
Mario Kart Tour is by far Nintendo's most successful mobile game in terms of first week downloads, according to data from Sensor Tower.
Mario Kart's mobile debut was downloaded by 90 million unique users in its first week, which is six times more than Nintendo's second most popular game.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp was downloaded 14.3 million times over the same period, according to Sensor Tower's estimates, ahead of Super Mario Run with around 13 million downloads.
However, while Mario Kart Tour has made the fastest start, it isn't the most lucrative of Nintendo's mobile games. In fact, it's third on that list with $12.7 million in its launch week, behind Super Mario Run ($16.1m) and Fire Emblem Heroes ($28.2m).
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...its-first-week
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October 4th, 2019, 22:26 Posted By: wraggster
In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, Ustwo studio head Dan Gray said that Apple Arcade relieves the burden of having to explain to players that mobile games are really worth the Ł3.99 price tag. Gray said that making premium games has been a dangerous proposition for a number of years, and that even for a successful studio like Ustwo, it would still be dangerous to throw a game out there and charge Ł5. According to Gray, one of the positive things about subscription in general is there's no direct one-for-one value transaction.
I agree with Gray on all of these points. With Apple Arcade it's now up to Apple to convince players to pay for games. However, this merely solves a short-term problem that developers face, but in the long-run Apple Arcade and similar subscription services could be harmful to the games industry as a whole.
Like Gray, most developers that are part of the Apple Arcade launch line-up are very happy with their deals. Apple has probably paid them a substantial chunk of money for exclusivity, plus it's Apple's problem to sell the content to users. This eliminates the financial risk for developers, they get money upfront and can focus on production, and the marketing will largely be handled by someone else. "This reminds me of the old days of boxed games, where publishers were the gatekeepers to store shelves"
This reminds me of the old days of boxed games, where publishers were the gatekeepers to store shelves. Developers had to go through them to get games in front of consumers. When platforms like Google Play, Steam and the Apple App Store launched, developers were no longer dependent on others to release their games. They had the freedom to publish on their own terms, with complete creative freedom, and without having to share as much of their revenue.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...uences-opinion
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September 30th, 2019, 17:54 Posted By: wraggster
A new report from Sensor Tower has put Mario Kart Tour's day-one downloads at over 20 million, double Apptopia's estimate from earlier today and nearly triple the day-one downloads of Super Mario Run.
Additionally, Sensor Tower reports that player spending has already reached $1 million -- approximately one-fourth of launch-day spending on top Nintendo mobile revenue performer, Fire Emblem Heroes. This does not include revenue from the $4.99 Gold Pass subscription, due to a free two-week trial offered to everyone who subscribes.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...-its-first-day
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September 25th, 2019, 18:38 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo's latest foray into the mobile space, Mario Kart Tour, has gone live today -- and with it comes a surprise business model that's new for the platform holder.
In addition to the usual microtransactions that come with free-to-play games, and have been mentioned in promotional materials, the title also offers a monthly subscription.
A Gold Pass will give Mario Kart Tour users exclusive characters, karts, badges and other items, as well as access to the 200cc racers.
It costs $4.99 per month, which -- as our friends at VG247 point out -- is more than the $3.99 the company charges for Nintendo Switch Online (a service that grants access to online multiplayer for all Switch titles, plus a growing catalogue of NES and SNES titles).
It's also the same price as the newly-launched Apple Arcade, which offers more than 100 games with no in-app purchases.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ours-gold-pass
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September 23rd, 2019, 20:06 Posted By: wraggster
Since re-releasing in China under the title Game for Peace, PUBG Mobile has seen a 540% revenue increase year-on-year.
Back in May, publisher Tencent announced it was pulling the game from China after months of being unable to monetise it.
The game was soon relaunched as Game for Peace -- with new elements of pro-Chinese military propaganda -- and granted a license to monetise by the Chinese government.
Following the move, PUBG Mobile is now the leading battle royale mobile game in terms of revenue across iOS and Android, having grossed over $1 billion in player spending.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...usd1bn-revenue
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September 23rd, 2019, 19:59 Posted By: wraggster
Google has announced a new premium subscription service called Play Pass, launching in the US this week with over 350 games and apps.
The service costs $4.99/month, or $1.99/month for 12 months through a limited offer. Google is also offering a 10-day free trial at launch. That covers access to a catalog of several hundred games and apps for up to six devices, with no microtransactions or ads.
Popular launch titles include Monument Valley 2, Stardew Valley, Terraria, Limbo, Death Squared, The Battle of Polytopia, This is the Police, and more. The subscription also covers various premium apps including weather, music, and fitness apps.
For now, the service will only be available in the US, though Google plans to roll it out in other countries soon.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...iption-service
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September 20th, 2019, 22:19 Posted By: wraggster
Apple's premium mobile game subscription service, Apple Arcade, has soft-launched for some users three days ahead of its planned release date of September 19.
However, it seems some developers and publishers working with the service may not have been aware of the three-day-early release.
Sayonara Wild Hearts developer Simogo tweeted yesterday that it "had no idea about the Apple Arcade beta-stuff that is currently happening" and asked early access players not to spoil the game for others. In another tweet, the developer told someone in the beta that they were "not playing the final version of the game as far as we know."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ome-developers
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September 20th, 2019, 22:15 Posted By: wraggster
Attached to a wall at Ustwo Games' London studio is one of the team's favourite user reviews for Monument Valley.
It says: "Thank you for making this game, I thought it was really beautiful, one of the best things I've played on mobile, and it really impacted me. I just thought Ł3.99 was too much."
"That's always been super funny to us," chief creative officer Dan Gray tells GamesIndustry.biz.
Amusing as it is, it illustrates the biggest challenge of the mobile space: the value players place on games. Following the launch of the App Store, a race to the bottom means that the vast majority of mobile titles are now free-to-play..
Premium is still an option, of course, as Ustwo has demonstrated with Monument Valley -- the sequel to which made $10 million in its first year. But Gray acknowledges this is not the norm.
"Making premium games has been a dangerous proposition for a number of years," he says. "Even we know we were very lucky with Monument Valley. We were lucky to get a unicorn, but the exception doesn't prove the rule. It would still be dangerous for us now to throw a game out there and charge Ł5."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...-mobile-gaming
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September 17th, 2019, 21:39 Posted By: wraggster
Android will represent a larger share of mobile game revenue than iOS this year, according to a new report from Newzoo.
The data firm's Global Mobile Market Report estimates game revenue of $68.5 billion in 2019, up 26.7% year-on-year. China will be the leading market, with $21.6 billion in revenue, followed by the United States with $12.1 billion.
Within that, $33.5 billion in revenue will be from iOS games, which is 48.9% of the global market. Google Play represents $24.5 billion in revenue (35.8%), while the remaining $10.5 billion (15.3%) will be from third-party Android storefronts.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...an-ios-in-2019
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September 11th, 2019, 21:49 Posted By: wraggster
Pokémon Masters earned $26 million from the App Store and Google Play in its first week, according to data from Sensor Tower.
DeNA's game launched on August 31, and earned $26 million in the seven days that followed. Sensor Tower's data puts it ahead of other franchise mobile titles Pokémon Quest, Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, and Pokémon Rumble Rush.
Masters' first week revenue is approaching half of the revenue earned by Pokémon Go in the same period. Niantic's game hit $56 million in a week, according to Sensor Tower, but it only available in Australia, Germany, Great Britain, the United States, and New Zealand.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...its-first-week
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September 11th, 2019, 21:47 Posted By: wraggster
According to Google Stadia VP and head of product John Justice, the Stadia team is working hard to implement not just cross-platform play, but also cross-progression across as many games on the service as possible.
Speaking in a video interview with StadiaCast, Justice said that Google wanted to include the feature event for games that don't include online or multiplayer features by necessity. He offered the example of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (though he acknowledged Skyrim had not been announced for Google Stadia) as a situation where a single-player, story-based game might benefit from cross-progression on a new platform.
"We are trying to do [cross-progression] with every single title we're bringing to Stadia. That's something that we see as a key piece of next-gen. We're trying to push that next-gen is all about openness, it's about being able to play across your friend groups, it's about taking down these walled gardens, it's about being able to keep your progression wherever it is you are."
But he also acknowledged the company was encountering some resistance.
"Not every game platform is wholly on board with this, and some of them are on board with it for some titles and not for others."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...itle-on-stadia
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September 11th, 2019, 21:44 Posted By: wraggster
At today's Apple Special Event, Apple showed off more details for its upcoming premium mobile game subscription service Apple Arcade, including a release date of September 19.
The service will cost $4.99/month, with a one-month free trial available at launch. Over 100 premium games will be available upon release from studios such as Annapurna Interactive, Bossa Studios, Cartoon Network, Capcom, Finji, Giant Squid, Klei Entertainment, Konami, LEGO, Mistwalker Corporation, SEGA, Snowman, ustwo games, and others.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...s-september-19
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