{"id":227464,"date":"2025-03-19T00:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T00:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-a-dating-app-for-video-games-help-smaller-developers-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T00:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T00:04:52","slug":"could-a-dating-app-for-video-games-help-smaller-developers-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-a-dating-app-for-video-games-help-smaller-developers-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Could a &#8216;dating app&#8217; for video games help smaller developers? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TDkS3-rQ2vE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could a 'dating app' for video games help smaller developers? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TDkS3-rQ2vE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a chance your next favourite game is already out there &#8211; but the reality is that unless you look really hard, you may not find it right away.<\/p>\n<p>Discoverability is an issue which smaller game developers are faced with every year, battling against dominant giants, discounted titles and free-to-play games that retain players for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Ludocene, a dating-style app, was created in an attempt to combat this. Its recommendations are hand-picked by gaming journalists, streamers and podcasters. The hope is to stop some games slipping through the cracks. It&#8217;s going to launch in August after smashing its Kickstarter target.<\/p>\n<p>BBC Newsbeat caught up with its creator Andy Robertson to see how it works, and look at whether it can make a difference?<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Ludocene #Gaming #GamingNews #GamingUpdates #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a chance your next favourite game is already out there &#8211; but the reality is that unless you look really hard, you may not find it right away. 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