LONDON , Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the trade association representing the UK video games industry, released new research today which shows that the UK video games development sector not only grew to record levels in 2019-20, but did so at the fastest annualised rate since this research was first conducted in 2007/8. The UK's games developer headcount grew to 16,836 by April 2020 , representing an annualised growth rate of 12.2 per cent.
The findings come from TIGA's definitive forthcoming annual report into the state and health of the UK video games industry Making Games in the UK Today (TIGA, 2020). This report is based on an extensive survey of UK games businesses, with analysis by Games Investor Consulting.
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Video Game 'Undertale' Turns Five : NPR
In Undertale , you play as a little girl who falls into a pit of monsters. Toby Fox/Fangamer hide caption
An orchestra files onto stage. A crowd of onlookers watch virtually on YouTube as the first chair violinist walks out last, holding a large, memory foam plushy of a pixelated dog. The crowd goes wild when they see the derpy looking dog and they start spamming chat with emojis: The dog is, in fact, the conductor. Now that he's here, after hours of waiting, the concert can finally begin.
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Video games, a means of connecting. – The Pioneer
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GameStop will reportedly get a cut of Xbox games, even if you're not buying them from GameStop -
GameStop and Microsoft have entered into a multiyear agreement that gives the video game retailer a cut of every digital purchase made on any Xbox consoles it directly sells going forward, Ars Technica reports .
The biggest question is how much of a cut GameStop is getting. Neither of the two investors that Ars Technica sourced have any concrete answers; GameStop has not yet responded to a request for comment. A Microsoft PR representative tells The Verge , "We have an incentive structure with GameStop as we do with many of our partners across multiple channels," which sounds like a form of tacit confirmation even if it doesn't add any detail.
The Greatest Movie Video Game Was Released 15 Years Ago Today
Video games based on movies rarely earn elite status; picking the best one is a relatively easy task, given there aren't many shining examples to choose from. Most people default to GoldenEye 007 as their go-to tie-in; Blade Runner , Alien Isolation , The Thing , and even Disney's Aladdin regularly get their rightful dues, too.
But on this day, 15 years ago–back when Rockstar Games had more of a habit of creating new experiences–its Toronto studio released its only independently developed title for the PS2 and Xbox, delivering the best, and certainly most faithful, game adaptation of a silver screen classic: The Warriors .
Ikenfell Writer Speaks to Representation in Video Games
While the number of games that include diverse representation are on the rise, there is still only a small amount that feature characters from the LGBTQ+ community or include people of color on the main cast. Ikenfell has shown itself strong in this area, and many online are hailing the game, saying that it has helped set a new bar for queer media.
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Blackhart recommended that developers who want to include queer characters and people of color in their games should also employ these people in the creation process. The Ikenfell writer told Game Rant,
The Office & 9 Other TV Shows That Were Turned Into Video Games
People who love television shows often also love video games. It's pretty awesome when video games get created based on excellent TV shows! Being able to continue an interesting storyline in a show through a video game is an awesome concept! The reason people wholeheartedly love video games is that they are interactive.
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For example, someone who is it considers himself to be a major fan of SpongeBob SquarePants can play a video game placed in bikini bottom and take on the character of SpongeBob himself, Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks , or any other character from down under. Interactive video games are incredibly fun and they are even more fun when they are based on awesome TV shows!
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