DEVELOPMENTS IN GAMING BUSINESS: A REVIEW OF THE PAST 10 YEARS

For a long time now, video games have been taken as the ultimate source of entertainment by many. Its history started way back in the 1950s and until now, this industry has come a long way and is now one of the most profitable entertainment industries in the world. Over the times, games have evolved and so have the game production techniques and gaming devices. However, the modern technologies and innovative softwares have had a lashing impact on the development of the gaming industry and has contributed to bring it to the forefront. The games becoming more available and hand-held were few of many other reasons that have led to increase the gamer’s appetite for video games.

Introduction of Twitch – the world’s leading live streaming platform for gamers, launch of Nintendo Switch – the switch console in 2017 for hand-held gaming, gaming subscriptions becoming available, step-up in production of story-based games, rise in mobile gaming, introduction of game awards and their increased viewership, these were just a few landmarking happenings that occurred in the gaming world in the last few years that led it to enter the mainstream. Come what may, game development has been reshaped in varied ways and the technologies along have brought endless possibilities in the sector. Everything from the kind of game being played to how they were developed, marketed, and monetized has not only changed but optimized in a way that has made the interaction and engagement between the game app developers and gamers evolved….Read more- DEVELOPMENTS IN GAMING BUSINESS: A REVIEW OF THE PAST 10 YEARS