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Development

Industry representatives on whether it is necessary to indicate the names of developers in the credits: “It’s just human”

The problem of mentioning studio employees in the credits periodically causes great discussions in the professional environment. From the latter, we can recall the case with the release of Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, when Frogwares studio initially forgot to mention a number of former developers. We talked to several representatives of the gaming industry about how common this practice is and how to deal with it.
Blockchain

Opinion: blockchain titles are an inevitable future that will change the gaming economy for the better

Ethan Levy, executive producer of N3TWORK, is confident in the bright future of blockchain games. In a large column for the Deconstructor of Fun blog, he explained how the concept of digital ownership can change the relationship between developers and users, as well as solve key problems of the gaming economy. The main points from the material are in our retelling.
Analytics

Newzoo: the turnover of the global video game market will break the $200 billion mark for the first time in 2023

Google together with Newzoo have prepared a large study of the global video game market. This year, the industry will slow down its growth slightly, but in 2023 its turnover will exceed the $200 billion mark for the first time. Analysts also talked about key trends and how the audience of video games in the world is changing.The study is based on Newzoo data and responses from 16,900 respondents from four main regions: