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Future imperfect: Five predictions for the next decade | Opinion
This opinion piece predicts five key trends for the next decade in the game industry, including slowing budget growth, the impact of AI on user-generated content, a shift in the industry's center of gravity towards Asia and emerging markets, increasing market concentration, and larger indie breakouts. The author acknowledges current industry apprehension but distinguishes it from past crashes, emphasizing the medium's established status.
Supercell starts developer grants program for African studios
Supercell, the studio behind Brawl Stars, has launched a developer grants program to support African game development studios. The program offers equity-free grants ranging from $20,000 to $200,000 to help studios grow and strengthen the emerging African gaming ecosystem. Applications are open across multiple platforms and genres, with a focus on legally registered studios based primarily in Africa.
