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The NPD Group: Fourth Quarter 2020 U.S. Consumer Spending on Video…

Growth across almost all gaming segments drove the market to record spending in both the fourth quarter and the year. PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) February 01, 2021 According to the Q4 2020 Games Market Dynamics: U.S.* report from The NPD Group, overall total consumer spending on video gaming in the U.S. continued to break records, reaching $18.6 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 (October – December), an increase of 26% compared to Q4 2019. Full-year U.S. games industry consumer spend across all categories reached $57 billion, a 27%

Illumix announces updates to its Five Nights at Freddy’s AR game, including new Mixed Reality modes

[embedded content][embedded content]In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality NewsOctober 30, 2020 – Illumix, creators of the popular augmented reality (AR) gaming title Five Nights At Freddy’s AR (FNAF), has today announced updates to its FNAF AR title, just in time for Halloween.The company has pointed out that due to COVID-19 restrictions this year, Halloween is set to look a little different, with more people looking to games and in-home scares rather than going out and about for trick or treating and halloween activities.Five Nights at Freddy’s AR, an augmented reality-based

‘Know Your Potential’ with Knosis – Cognizin® Citicoline Featured…

NEW YORK (PRWEB) September 17, 2020 Dietary supplement brand Knosis enters the market with the launch of its powdered Energy + Nootropic mix, a science-backed formula designed by Knosis’ founder Erik Bywater to optimally support eSports performance and energy. “Gamers aren’t chained to our screens; we are also competitors, athletes, creators, entrepreneurs and hard workers who strive to be the best at whatever we do,” he explains, “I wanted to create a novel nootropic for these niches that functions like a ‘pre-workout’ for your brain, and that was proven effective,

Madden 21 Is Being Review Bombed On Metacritic

Madden NFL 21, the latest entry in EA's NFL-based sports franchise, released on August 28 to mixed critical reviews, but the fans are undivided in their anger towards the game. A slew of bad reviews on GameSpot sister site Metacritic have pushed Madden 21 to a 0.4/10 user score, the worst of any video game on the site.Fans of NFL have long been critical of EA's Madden series, which holds the exclusive license to produce NFL simulation games. According to a report by Sporting News, fans got the hashtag #NFLDropEA

Ultra-Rare Star Wars Figure Goes Up For Auction For $225,000

One of the rarest Star Wars collectibles is now available at auction, and it can be yours if you pay what would be a record-breaking price. A certified authentic rocket-firing Boba Fett prototype figure from 1978 is up for auction on Ebay, from an anonymous seller in Dubai, UAE. The asking price? A paltry $225,000. With free shipping!If sold at that price, it would represent a new high record for the rare figure. The seller, who told ABC News that he wishes to remain anonymous, is confident that it can

Apex Legends Director On The Need For Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM)

I recently had the chance to talk about everything new coming to Apex Legends with creative director Chad Grenier in light of EA Play 2020. Many huge announcements like a Switch version, cross-platform play, and the upcoming in-game event came out of the event, and we discussed them in further detail in the interview below. But I also asked about developer Respawn Entertainment's views on the state of skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) in the game.To sum things up, Grenier and the team feel great about where the game's at, including its

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Each and every day new mobile games are hitting the App Store, and so each week we put together a big old list of all the best new releases of the past seven days. Back in the day the App Store would showcase the same games for a week, and then refresh those features each Thursday. Because of that developers got into the habit of releasing their games throughout Wednesday or very early Thursday in order to hopefully get one of those coveted features spots. Nowadays the App Store refreshes

What Made VR Gaming Highly Popular

The ecosystem of digital game development is all about using the latest technologies to attract and engage gamers all over the world. Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. Technologies like VR are being used widely to make games distinctive and entertaining so that both avid and casual gamers can enjoy their favorite games irrespective of time and place.In fact, with the introduction of virtual reality in the game development industry, the revenue earned has gone up considerably.