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The state of video games: Big releases, bigger layoffs, and an imminent crisis point

GeekWire

(Bungie Image) 2023 has been one of the best years in recent memory if you’re a fan of video games. The flip side, however, is that it’s been an absolutely brutal year for the people who make video games. What’s worse is that they aren’t particularly unusual, either for this year or for the video game industry in general.

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Expert eBook Conversion Service: Perfect for Kindle & More

Kitaboo

Submission of Content Assessments File Preparation Conversion Quality Assurance and Testing Approvals Delivery Maintenance III. This step also includes other content-related aspects such as metadata tagging, optimization of all the images, videos, and other media requested for the eBook. Let’s explore how they work.

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Analysis: Microsoft layoffs are the latest example of gaming industry labor issues

GeekWire

Notably, the Communications Workers of America, the union that represents several of the quality-assurance departments under the Xbox Game Studios umbrella, has reported that none of its workers have been affected by Thursday’s layoffs. Even under ideal circumstances, the video game industry is famous for churning through developers.

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Interactive Books: The Future of eBook Content

Kitaboo

Interactive eBooks have become quite popular due to the incorporation of media elements like audio, video, sound, animation, and so on. These include audio, video, and graphics. And then, there’s the interactive content version, enriched with clickable links, embedded videos, etc. billion revenue mark by the year 2032.

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Next-Gen ePUB Reader SDK: Custom eBook Creation Made Easy

Kitaboo

Multimedia Support Publishers who want to produce interactive content such as custom eBooks can now seamlessly embed multimedia elements such as videos, slides, audio, hotspots, simulations, animation, GIFs, and games. This is a valuable, low-cost way to do so.

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The summer Intel fell behind

The Verge

But it took the company almost a full year before it released more powerful H-series Tiger Lake chips for beefier laptops designed for gaming and video editing, which are only just starting to see those benefits. Even Intel’s new roadmap is not guaranteed for the future.

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Creating Compelling Enriched eBooks: A Step-by-Step Guide

Kitaboo

Multimedia elements, such as images, audio, and video, capture readers’ attention and make the content more visually appealing. Step 2 – Integrate Multimedia The second most crucial step is to include images, audio, and video files where relevant in your eBook. Infographics or diagrams to simplify complex concepts.

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