Hot new video game trends

At the time, it was a technological and visual powerhouse. Super Mario Bros. Hardly anyone could have imagined the progress in video game quality we have made since those early days of home entertainment systems. But what does the future hold for video gaming? Virtual Reality In recent years, the advent of virtual reality has been the hot new selling point for many video game and technology companies.

For the past several years, the top mobile games were slow to change. Mobile charts once dominated by mid-market casual games and midcore battle or strategy games are now see-sawing between super-casual games like Love Balls, in which players draw a path to connect two balls, and hardcore games such as Fortnite, a battle royale in real-time. These big changes are exciting for developers. Every change offers a fresh opportunity to break in with a new hit. Here are several growing trends. Some mobile developers have spent years predicting a definitive hardcore mobile title on mobile akin to Dark Souls or Elder Scrolls.

Today, esports is the most talked about subject in the games industry and the media business alike. Is this a hype that will pass or a phenomenon that is here to stay? Regardless of the status of esports, or professional gaming, in five years from now, the underlying trends are shaping the future of games and digital media as a whole and accelerating the disruption of traditional media.

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