'PC development has skyrocketed,' GDC survey finds: 80% of developers are now making games for PC, more than double the number working on PS5 or Xbox games
Lest there be any doubt, GDC's 2025 State of the Game Industry report says development on the platform has "skyrocketed," with 80% of the more than 3,000 developers who responded to the survey saying ...
Steam doubles down on a 5-year-old rule to make it more visible: "Developers should not utilize paid advertising as a business model in their game"
It also states: "Developers should not use advertising as a way to provide value to players, such as giving players a reward ...
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80% of game developers are working on PC games, survey says
a shocking 80 percent of game developers are actively working on games for PC, more than double the percentage for the next platform. That’s according to the 2025 State of the Game Industry ...
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Way more game makers are working on PC titles than ever, survey says
Four out of five game developers are currently working on a project for the PC, a sizable increase from 66 percent of developers a year ago. That's according to Informa's latest State of the Game ...
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Steam say in-game adverts are fine as long as they're "appropriate to the context"
Cheery mom-and-pop computer game business Valve have updated their rules about advertising both outside and inside ...
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5 Big Takeaways From The Newest Developer Survey On The State Of Gaming
One area for optimism? PC gaming. The 2025 GDC State of the Game Industry survey found that more developers than ever are planning their games for the open platform. The number of developers who ...
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Steam's overlords still think in-game ads are fine as long as they're "appropriate"
Cheery mom-and-pop computer game business Valve have created a new Steamworks page for their policy about in-game ...
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80% of Developers in 2024 Worked on Games for PC, 37% on PS5, and 33% on Xbox Series X|S
80 percent of video game developers surveyed stated they worked on making games for PC in 2024, which is up from 66 percent in 2023. This is well above consoles with 37 percent of developers ...
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Upcoming PC games for 2025 and beyond
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an exciting new PC games heading our way in April. We got our first proper look at the game during the Xbox Developer Direct 2025 showcase, and it seems like a ...