Tag: mobile gaming

Mobile gaming to become focus of European game developers

| July 10, 2014

Game developers in Europe are making the move to PC, PS4 and mobile games.

A survey that was conducted by the GDC Europe conference, a conference that takes place in August in Cologne, Germany, found that, in terms of mobile gaming, approximately 65% of European game developers are planning to develop mobile games and 64% intend to make their next titles available for mobile devices.

The survey was based on responses received from over 400 European game developers.

In addition to mobile games, the developers also have plans for other gaming platforms. 18% are developing games for the Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4), which is higher than the 13% who are designing games for Microsoft’s Xbox One. As for the future, 33% anticipate that their next game will be made for the PS4 compared to 23% who expect to release their next game for the Xbox One. Furthermore, an estimated 58% stated that they are developing PC games and 60% of European developers plan to release their next title on the PC.

On the other hand, the survey discovered that while fewer than 10% of European developers use crowdfunding for projects they currently have in the works, 41% intend to make use of this funding source in the future.

The United Kingdom and Germany may be leaders in mobile gaming development in the future.

Mobile Gaming Focus - StudyAlthough Sweden is seen as a leader in game development in Europe, as it is linked to some of the world’s most popular games, like the Battlefield franchise, Candy Crush Saga, Minecraft, and Goat Simulator, the GDC survey reported that many anticipate that within the next five years, Germany and the UK will surpass Sweden.

Around 47% of game developers said that the United Kingdom gives the best tax breaks when it comes to local game development. However, France, Finland, the Netherlands and Germany only received about 9.5% of votes. That being said, according to comments from survey participants, the UK is still considered to be inferior to Canada in terms of tax incentive programs. Canada is still seen as a model for drawing domestic industry talent as well as talent from abroad.

As was previously mentioned, the mobile gaming and gaming survey findings are based on responses from more than 400 European game industry professionals who will either be attending the Game Developer Conference Europe 2014 or who previously attended HDC events.

Mobile game launched by Indian Air Force targets young people

| July 7, 2014

India’s first 3D game for mobile devices was launched by the nation’s air force.

In an effort to attract young boys and girls and interest them in pursuing a career in India’s air force, the Indian Air Force (IAF) launched the first phase of its 3D mobile game called “Guardians of the Skies” (GOTS), which puts players front and center in highly realistic air combat scenarios.

The IAF is looking to attract the best of the country’s youth.

Air Marshal S Sukumar said of the event that it is a notable milestone in motivating young people to join the air force and that the IAF want the best youth from future generations. “We are getting the numbers, but we want to attract the best of the boys and the girls to join the Air Force,” he said.

Sukumar stated that he hopes the mobile game will not only help to bring together the top boys and girls among India’s youth and encourage them to take part in the air force, but also to “become great patriotic men and women ready to serve the country in any situation.” The game’s target market is boys and girls aged 14 to 20.

The 3D mobile game will be available on more than one platform.

Guardians of the Skies is currently only available for Android, but Windows and iOS versions are to follow soon. This will enable the free to play game to reach a larger number of mobile users.

Developed by Indian mobile gaming and technology developer, Threye, GOTS is a three dimensional flight simulator game with realistic graphics and air combat situations. During the game, the player is a pilot and is seated in a fighter jet or a combat helicopter. The game’s storyline involves the IAF taking part in a defense mission against a fake nation called “Zaruzia”. This fictitious country is unstable politically and economically and has undergone a military coup. It has problems that are coincidentally not unlike Pakistan’s.

Although the storyline is not real, it was designed to provide players with the thrill of what the air force experiences on a daily basis. At present, the IFA mobile game only includes a single training mission and two campaign missions. A second phase for the game is set to be launch on October 8th, which will likely include eight additional campaign missions.