The Rise of In-Game Economies Blurring Virtual and Real Currency
The Rise of In-Game Economies Blurring Virtual and Real Currency
The Rise
Released Oct 1, 2024
The Rise is an action-adventure strategy title that launched on PC in early October 2024. Recent coverage touching on the game's context suggests it arrives amid broader industry shifts - particularly the consolidation toward high-budget AAA productions and the concurrent rise of alternative genres like cozy games that have carved out substantial market share. The indie and casual elements of The Rise's design align with ongoing industry conversations about game design philosophy and what audiences are seeking, though specific details about player reception or post-launch developments remain limited in available coverage.
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via Dualshockers
9/11 and the Rise of Postmodern Video Games
How the tragic event in 2001 reshaped video game narratives for decades in ways we're still seeing today.
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The Rise of Cozy Games: Why Cozy Caravan, Fields of Mistria and Their Ilk Have Taken Over Gaming
Once a fringe hobby for people who found farm simulators charming, "cozy gaming" has exploded into a multi-billion-dollar industry by 2026.
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Ustwo Games was pushed out of mobile by the rise of free-to-play – but the mobile way of doing things is coming to PC
Ustwo Games has always been synonymous with tactile mobile game experiences, chiefly their breakout hit Monument Valley and subsequent releases Assemble With Care and Desta: The Memories Between. Earlier this year it announced plans to change that, and shift to a PC-first strateg…
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Former PlayStation head says the rise of AAA games shut down Japan Studio because Sony "wanted to drive hardware sales with games like God of War and Uncharted"
"That's the kind of game that's in demand"