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Industry news for people who make games

What matters in the games industry: publishers, platforms, money, AI and our region. Headlines and blurbs are written by the Creata Games editors; full stories live with the original sources.

· Publishers, Publishing

Avalanche Studios Group to publish Supermassive Games titles worldwide

Nordisk Games set up a publishing deal between two of its studios: Avalanche takes over publishing, marketing and distribution for Supermassive’s games. An example of the publishing function living inside a studio group.

Read at the source: GamesIndustry.biz ↗

· Mobile, Economics

Ubisoft will shut down Rainbow Six Mobile on 15 January 2027

The publisher told players the mobile game’s service ends more than three years after its soft launch. A useful case for anyone modelling the lifespan and payback of a mobile title.

Read at the source: PocketGamer.biz ↗

· Publishers, Growth

Kakao Games teams up with Abu Dhabi to grow in the Middle East

The Korean publisher agreed with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to explore expanding publishing, localisation and live operations across the Middle East and beyond. Regional hubs keep courting publishers.

Read at the source: PocketGamer.biz ↗

· Mobile, Growth

Inside Türkiye’s games hub: PocketGamer.biz at Mobidictum in Istanbul

The outlet looks at Türkiye’s fast-growing scene: founders are confident and the industry has momentum. A close-in-spirit market to compare with Central Asia.

Read at the source: PocketGamer.biz ↗

· AI in games, Central Asia

Kazakhstan proposes a declaration on responsible use of AI

Speaking at an event in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan’s president called safe use of neural networks a key condition and proposed drafting a declaration. For the region’s game teams, this is the framework AI work will happen in.

Read at the source: Profit.kz ↗ (in Russian)

· Economics, Growth

S&P Global: the games market will reach $229.1 billion by 2030

S&P Global Market Intelligence’s forecast is more conservative than those of Newzoo and Bain. Worth comparing several estimates before putting a market size into a pitch or business plan.

Read at the source: GameDev Reports ↗

· Mobile, Economics

Mobile MMORPGs are sliding from first place by revenue to sixth

Naavik shows mobile MMORPGs led all subgenres by in-app revenue in 2021 but now rank sixth, with the decline continuing. A reason to rethink which genres to bet on.

Read at the source: Naavik ↗

· AI in games, Production

Unity launches Spark, prompt-based game building with Google AI

Unity’s new tool lets you build a game from a text prompt and works alongside Google’s AI platform. For jams and fast prototyping, it is one more way to test an idea in an evening.

Read at the source: Game Developer ↗

Headlines and blurbs are by the Creata Games editors; full stories are with the original sources.

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