Mobile Gaming Digest – May 2023
🪄WGAMES Updates
Here at WGAMES, another bustling month has passed, but not without creating incredible content on Neverland Casino.
These updates include:
A star-studded game, Galaxy Glitz, and its accompanying challenge
The new thrilling London Mystery Challenge for players to solve
📌 Featured Article
The Importance of the Social Gaming Industry on Players Across the Globe
The social gaming industry has flourished in recent years, with millions worldwide playing games on their mobile devices, PCs and gaming consoles. This burgeoning trend is not only entertaining, but has also proven to be a lucrative source of cash for game developers and publishers.
Let’s take a closer look at the social gaming sector and how it has affected the worldwide gaming market.
🚀 Industry News
Could Online Gaming Industry Continue to Grow in 2023?
Many online casinos and sports betting platforms have also benefited from the expansion of progressive gaming legislation in certain significant jurisdictions, which has opened up new markets and created more growth opportunities. Additionally, the industry has leveraged social media and digital marketing to reach a wider audience and attract new players. As the online market continues to mature, it is expected to become an increasingly important part of the gaming landscape.
TikTok Is Turning Games Into Cultural Phenomena, 3T Views in 2022
TikTok is the origin of many online trends, but gaming companies are still figuring out how to maximize results on the platform. In the fragmented content landscape, TikTok’s niche is driving discoverability. This presents a unique opportunity to build community at launch and stay relevant long term.
Sony Now Has Multiple Studios Working on Mobile Games
Sony is working on expanding its gaming ecosystem into mobile and already has internal studios developing games for the platform. A few years ago, the Japanese company began expanding into the PC gaming space, which has been somewhat successful, though there haven’t been many releases so far. And recently PlayStation Studios confirmed that it plans to stagger the PC release of PS5 games by about two to three years.
🌎 Around the Web
Virtual Reality Could Soon Include Smells Thanks to New Wireless Scent Interface
Virtual reality experiences depend on goggles and headphones, transporting wearers to new places using sight and sound. Be it a peaceful meadow where the only sounds are birds chirping and the breeze blowing through the grass, or a packed stadium with thousands of fans cheering on a pro football team, what you see and hear are key components of an immersive experience.
But they’re not the only ones. Multiple companies are working on haptic devices, like gloves or vests, to add a sense of touch to virtual experiences. And now, researchers are aiming to integrate a fourth sense: smell.
Here’s What The Future Of The Internet Will Look Like
It's difficult to predict exactly what the future internet will look like because new technology is evolving so quickly — but there is no doubt that the newest iteration of the web will transform virtually every part of our economy and society.
How the Technology Behind ChatGPT Could Make Mind-Reading a Reality
Neuroscientists at the University of Texas in Austin have figured out a way to translate scans of brain activity into words using the same artificial intelligence technology that powers the groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT.
The breakthrough could revolutionize how people who have lost the ability to speak can communicate. It’s just one pioneering application of AI developed in recent months as the technology continues advancing and looks set to touch every part of our lives and society.