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Daniel Ahmad
@ZhugeEX
Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners. I analyze the video games market in Asia & MENA. I tweet insights about gaming + more. (He/Him)
GamerLondon, EnglandNikoPartners.comJoined April 2014

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A lot of people are criticising Sony for raising the price of the PS5, but this is actually a good move and they're saving you money For example, I was originally going to buy a PS5 for 499 euro but now i'm not buying a PS5 at all
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Minecraft - Best selling game of all time - Played by 126m people every month - Iconic to everyone Twitter: "But who asked for this"
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Here is a look at Black Myth: Wu Kong, a new single player action adventure / RPG game developed by Chinese indie studio Game Science Studio. It is based on Journey to the West mythology. The game is planned to release for PC and Consoles and is using UE4. No release date.
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My PS5 has been standing vertically since launch and it still works fine
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PS5 owners are worried about standing the console vertically (they shouldn't be): bit.ly/3CGbQZu
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oh so everyone is unhappy that cyberpunk 2077 is full of bugs but absolutely no one is calling out bugsnax for the same issue i see how it is
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Persona 5 is the perfect game for Game Pass because it forces people to subscribe for at least 5 years to 100% it
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The Last of Us 2 claims to be a realistic video game but it depicts someone playing the PlayStation Vita in 2038.
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Interpret: 56% of Xbox, PlayStation, PC users are interested in earning NFTs gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-
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Broke: Watching all Death Stranding trailers and not knowing what the hell is going on. Woke: Reading the description on the official website and realising this sounds awesome.
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For those confused why Square Enix's press conference was quite short that's because you need to watch the other versions for it all to make sense. Square Enix E3 0.2 Square Enix E3 1.5 + 2.5 Remix Square Enix E3 358/2 days Square Enix E3 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
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So anyway, here's the promotional video for Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringers from Square Enix on the left and the promotional video for Doula Continent: Soul Master Duel from 37 Interactive on the right.
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The Xbox Series X may not ship with 'Halo Infinite' but it still has great launch software such as 'System Software Update V1.01'
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A Chinese Animal Crossing player has set up a store on their Island where other players can buy custom designed in game items from them. They added their WeChat Pay and AliPay QR codes as a custom design in the game so people can send them real world money for the items. lol
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Game Engine Development: $10,000,000 Art: $5,000,000 Marketing: $20,000,000 Distribution: $8,000,0000 Employee Salaries: $100 CEO Bonus: $90,000,000 Someone Who Is Good At The Economy Please Help Me Budget This. My game development business is dying!
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the real reason there hasn't been a proper nintendo direct yet this year is because mario died and they're trying to keep it quiet
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Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Release Date Revealed comicbook.com/gaming/2020/02
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Video games really need that "we see you haven't played this game in six months so here is a quick tutorial to help you remember how to play" feature asap
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This is going to be the Nintendo Switch killer! Not because it sells well, but because you can use the Steam Deck to literally kill the Switch with enough blunt force applied
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Here’s the #steamdeck next to the Switch OLED.
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I hope that whatever the outcome of this situation, it doesn't take away from the actual discussion that should be taking place about unfair compensation across the VA (and other) industry and how residuals need to become industry standard
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I think it says a lot that there have been multiple news articles about Nibel leaving Twitter, not to mention his account was the #4 trend on Twitter US His contribution was immeasurable Will miss his presence on here for sure. I wish him the best of luck for the future!
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A lot of people think Sony buying Bungie Bungie around the same time as the Microsoft / Activision Blizzard deal was fate. Some people think it was a coincidence. I think it was destiny.
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If you use the Ninja skin it automatically removes all the female skins from the game.
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Ninja is getting a Fortnite skin theverge.com/2020/1/15/2106
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A digital PlayStation 5 console makes sense in 2020 and will be popular, but if we're finally at that point then it's also worth having a conversation about digital game rights. We can re-sell, gift and refund physical games. There should be similar options for digital.
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Halo Infinite multiplayer, which launched *looks at watch* about 2.5 hours ago, has already surpassed 162k peak concurrent users on Steam. This makes it the most successful Xbox Game Studios title of all time on Steam Halo MCC hit 161k PCCU Forza Horizon 5 hit 81k PCCU.
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Shift Up CEO, Hyung-Tae Kim celebrated the successful showing of Project Eve at the PlayStation showcase by purchasing a PS5 for each of his 260 staff.
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Slice into the stylish action of Project Eve, a slick new game from Shift Up coming to PS5: play.st/3hjqaMG
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Hopefully Nintendo can sort out the licensing issue with Nintendo so they can release Super Mario Galaxy 2 on current gen systems at some point.
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On the Left: The IBM ASCII White - A supercomputer consisting of 512 nodes that offered a theoretical peak performance of 12.3TF. It went into operation in 2001 and cost $110m to build. On the right: The Xbox Series X - A 12TF console releasing in 2020.
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60 fps doesn't refer to the frame-rate, but the number of fanboys per second that feel betrayed by playstation
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Horizon: Zero Dawn - PC Features Trailer youtube.com/watch?v=Y4St-f -Ultra Wide Support -Unlocked framerate (60+ FPS) -Dynamic foliage -Improved reflections -Graphics customization Coming August 7.
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I completely glossed over the part where they talk about Microsoft not having announced more details for the PS5 yet. Wtf is this article.
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Ubisoft China and Chinese clothing brand Sheepedia recently collaborated on some joint products. Today the company issued an apology that it would no longer be releasing the Ubisoft x Sheepedia mug due to a "bug" during the production process which caused this...
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So apparently there has been a video from a cancelled Prince of Persia game up on Youtube for 8 years and nobody noticed till today. Looks cool tbh. Prince of Persia Redemption
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It has now been three years since the Wii U was discontinued by Nintendo. For those unaware, the Wii U was an add on for the Wii that released in 2012.
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MiHoYo, the developers of Genshin Impact, held their annual employee meeting where they gave away a bunch of electronics to employees in a lottery. Essentially a thank you for the successful year the company had. Includes PS5's, Switches, Apple products, RTX GPU's and more
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Nintendo has changed a huge amount since it was founded 130 years ago. But there is one thing at Nintendo that has never changed in all that time! The quality of its online service.
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Nintendo was founded 130 years ago today: bit.ly/2kZk0aB
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I asked my mom to buy me Ghost of Tsushima so I could avenge the 78 samurai that were killed defending the island. I think she got confused because she bought me 78 copies of the game.
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People are asking why Sony is remaking a game that came out in 2013 and was already remastered in 2014. You have to remember that even if it comes out soon, most people won’t be able to play it till 2028 when they can finally find a PS5 in stock
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Sony is reportedly remaking The Last of Us for PS5 as it chases big hits trib.al/3E6LZea
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Regulators in China just introduced a new policy that requires influencers / live streamers who offer professional advice in areas such as medicine, health care, finance, law, education etc... to prove they hold qualifications in the field beforehand.
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In just one day from now, PS4 fans will be screaming as The Last of Us 2 is unlocked and ready to play. To clarify, I’m talking about the fans inside the console, not about PS4 gamers.
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People at Sony and Microsoft have told me that the PlayStation and Xbox fans are going to be really quiet this gen. But I don’t believe that. Playstation and Xbox fans are always annoyingly loud on twitter
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If Sony force this change in Japan then it’s time for us to force the US to switch to the metric system.
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Wow, this is big news for UI/UX. PlayStation 5 will use the X button to confirm by default for ALL REGIONS including Japan, who previously used O to confirm for the past 26 years. Muscle memory frustration for the nearly 10M PS users in Japan coming up. famitsu.com/news/202010/04
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