Amazon Games to publish new open-world driving title from Forza Horizon devs
Game Developer
MAY 29, 2024
Maverick Games, a studio established by former Playground Games devs in 2022, has found a publishing partner in Amazon Games.
Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 16, 2025
Normally our Beta 1 release notes summarize all the most exciting changes from the previous dev releases. Input Input saw a lot of incremental improvements and polish this dev cycle. Physics Ever since its inception in late 2022, godot-jolt has slowly become the de-facto 3D physics engine for many of our developers.
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Solo dev Vladyslav Pidiashenko “I hope IHAS will inspire players to better their lives”
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 30, 2024
After finishing IHAS, I will start to build a strong team to work on games that are beyond my scope a solo dev.” Yes, I started to work on the game in January 2022, a month before the war started. How did you get the idea for IHAS? You are based in Ukraine, how has the war affected your life and work? “
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Callisto Protocol dev Striking Distance Studios hit with layoffs
Game Developer
AUGUST 2, 2023
The layoffs at Striking Distance come following the June release of the Final Transmission DLC for its 2022 game, The Callisto Protocol.
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Postcards from Quakeland, 2022
Radiator Blog
JUNE 15, 2022
Some random notes and thoughts from Quake modding land, in this cold wintery June of 2022: Community Hubs Official Mods The Future of My Quake Maps COMMUNITY HUBS Since February 2022, I've been acting as volunteer database maintainer / editor for the main Quake single player community archive site Quaddicted.
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Mirthwood by Bad Ridge Games is mixing genres with something darker and more adventurous
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 4, 2024
We worked on Mirthwood part-part time for about two years before starting Bad Ridge Games in 2022.” Laser focus The homestead-building mechanic stands out as one of the highlights for the two-man dev team. “Fast forward a bit and we thought we’d try something we had been talking about for a few years; making a game.
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Solo dev Chris Arvanitis: “Total control can be a double edged sword”
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 25, 2023
I found the motivation once again back in 2022 through a friend who has already released 2 successful games on Steam. Ontotis has been in development since early October 2022, so about 10 months give or take. The post Solo dev Chris Arvanitis: “Total control can be a double edged sword” appeared first on PreMortem Games.
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2022: A Retrospective
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 31, 2022
The year 2022 was very special for us. As a result, 2022 became a year of focus on stabilizing and finishing all major remaining issues. The 2022 showreels were published. We published our 2022 showreels , and they looks amazing! We reached a lot of milestones within Godot and also in the community. The work of Godot 4.0
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2022: A Retrospective
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 31, 2022
The year 2022 was very special for us. As a result, 2022 became a year of focus on stabilizing and finishing all major remaining issues. The 2022 showreels were published. We published our 2022 showreels , and they looks amazing! We reached a lot of milestones within Godot and also in the community. The work of Godot 4.0
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Return to Monkey Island Dev Diary
Grumpy Gamer
MAY 24, 2022
May 25, 2022 Yep, this dev diary didn’t last long. Nov 17, 2020 Starting up diary again… maybe I’ll be able to keep it going this time. Thinking about the ui. I hate the current status-quo. Nov 18, 2020 Meeting with Disney.
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Solo dev Almar works on debut game Repunk “I’ve had some darker moments”
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. I started working full time on Repunk in 2022 and decided to use Unity for multiple reasons: familiarity, access to good looking assets, and great licensing terms. The toll on your mental health can be quite high for solo devs.
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Return to Monkey Island Dev Diary
Grumpy Gamer
MAY 25, 2022
May 25, 2022. Yep, this dev diary didn't last long. Starting up diary again. maybe I'll be able to keep it going this time. Thinking about the ui. I hate the current status-quo. Nov 18, 2020. Meeting with Disney.
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SenAm Games is developing Al-Sirah, a game that educates young muslims about the Islam
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The detective visual novel Hauma, that we released in 2022, was our own debut game. Plus, a smaller indie dev team should be able to handle the scope. We have a solid track record of developing and releasing three games in the last seven years, including client work, Hrnjadovic says.
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Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022)
Digital Ephemera
JUNE 12, 2022
Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022). Embracing Undo.
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Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 3 July 2022)
Digital Ephemera
JULY 3, 2022
Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022).
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 10
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Beta 10 will be the last dev snapshot of the year 2022, as a lot of our contributors will no doubt be slowing down for the end of year celebrations and some quality family time. Thank you for being an integral part of the dev process with your rigorous testing and timely reports! This release is built from commit d0398f62f.
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European indie game devs have one week left to submit for the European Game Showcase at GDC 2024
PreMortem.Games
JANUARY 5, 2024
The 2022 edition of the European Game Showcase. The post European indie game devs have one week left to submit for the European Game Showcase at GDC 2024 appeared first on PreMortem Games. Previous participants include developers from games like Hubris, Beat Saber, lake, Figment 2: Creed Valley, Ghostrunner and Everspace 2.
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Just personally speaking, have you been seeing folks laid off from game studios in the past couple years finding work at other studios? Is skuttlebutt out there optimistic or no?
Ask a Game Dev
APRIL 21, 2025
Senior devs I know mostly do have jobs - some have left the industry or gone industry-adjacent (e.g. Mid-level and junior devs are a mixed bag - I'd say about half of the ones I know who were laid off recently are still looking and the other half have found something. Some have, some have not.
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Master of Magic Dev Diary #13, October 2022
Muha Games
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Release date announced So, here we are, the official date of release has been announced, and it is December 13th 2022! For those of you who have not yet had a chance to look, here are some links to a few press previews of the game. link] [link] [link] Working… Continue reading.
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Bleak Faith devs rebuff allegations of using animations from Elden Ring
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 13, 2023
The allegations emerged after a Dark Souls modder using the name Meowmaritus posted a side-by-side comparison between Bleak Faith and FromSoftware's 2022 hit RPG. Read more
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Digital Ephemera
JULY 10, 2022
Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022). Moving to 3.0.
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Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022)
Digital Ephemera
JUNE 19, 2022
Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022).
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Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022)
Digital Ephemera
MAY 28, 2022
Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022).
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Creating Windies Direct, a beacon for the Caribbean game dev scene
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 28, 2023
The October 2022 presentation was created by Raccine Malcolm, Zane Francis, Glen Henry, and Graham Reid. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox It's important to remember that game development is global as more and more creators work to draw attention to their local scenes.
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Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022)
Digital Ephemera
JUNE 5, 2022
Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022). release.
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Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 26 June 2022)
Digital Ephemera
JUNE 26, 2022
Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022).
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Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022)
Digital Ephemera
JUNE 14, 2022
Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 10 July 2022).
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Japanese solo dev Ginolabo: “I always wanted to make my own RPG”
PreMortem.Games
JUNE 2, 2023
It became a huge success when it was released in early 2022, soaring up the rankings to #1 for paid RPG apps and #2 for paid game apps on both Google Play and iTunes in Japan. The post Japanese solo dev Ginolabo: “I always wanted to make my own RPG” appeared first on PreMortem Games.
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Left To Rot developer Tarba Paul Cornel “It’s trial and error until you find success”
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 19, 2024
For Romanian solo dev Tarba Paul Cornel , his journey has been driven by a deep love for storytelling. I had the idea of Left to Rot for a while, from around 2022, but I never had a clear vision. While the dream of becoming a movie director didn’t pan out, game development became the perfect outlet for his creative ambitions.
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Give me the money: A mobile funding application guide
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 25, 2023
This guide will explain in detail ways and reasons to prepare a good investor pitch and is based on the conference lecture I gave at the WN Dev Day Canada 2022. Even a supposedly hit idea requires a compelling pitch, a high-quality presentation, and a relevant offer to secure funding from investors. Read more
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About Unity these past few days
Ask a Game Dev
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
In fact, over the past 12 months alone (August 2022 to August 2023), Unity Software Inc. In 2022, Unity spent four times as much money as they did in 2019. Instead, they lost $882 million in 2022. Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 10
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Beta 10 will be the last dev snapshot of the year 2022, as a lot of our contributors will no doubt be slowing down for the end of year celebrations and some quality family time. Thank you for being an integral part of the dev process with your rigorous testing and timely reports! This release is built from commit d0398f62f.
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Godot community poll 2022
Mircosoft Game Dev
JUNE 23, 2022
Godot Community Poll 2022 is now out for everyone to take part. Complete the 2022 community poll following this link. It's this time of the year! Let us know what your relationship with Godot is in this brief list of questions! The poll is completely anonymous, and you can see the results after filling it.
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2023 is coming. Happy New Year!
Played with Fire
DECEMBER 30, 2022
A memory of 2022. We became sponsors of KrakJam 2022. We participated in Digital Dragons 2022. We met with you at the Gamescom 2022 in Cologne. You visited our booth at PAX West 2022 in Seattle. We met in Tokyo at the Tokyo Game Show 2022. We’re going to take advantage of it!
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Dev Diary #10 April 2022
Muha Games
APRIL 27, 2022
Personal log: How are we doing so far? We’ve had a pleasantly surprising response to the beta announcement, and also just to us working on the remake. As such, we have seen a lot of new ‘faces’ on our community sites. With that in mind, I decided that this month’s… Continue reading.
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How I Transitioned my Career Into the Game Dev Industry in my Mid-30s
DameDev.tv
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Then one day in early 2022 something unexpected happened. It was a position that started as a 4-month contract back in August 2022 but has since then transitioned to a full-time role. Game development programs at various colleges are producing new graduates every year knowledgeable about the most cutting-edge game dev technologies.
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Lazy Game Dev Kidnaps Brackeys
Awesome Tuts
APRIL 22, 2022
Recently I promoted my Lazy Game Dev product and this is one of the emails I wrote for the promotion. A young, insignificant game dev named Asbjørn Thirslund is hurrying home to create his first tutorial for a YT channel he just started called Brackeys. You’re a YT game dev,” shouts Brackeys. The email starts below the line.
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MoM Dev Diary #11, June 2022
Muha Games
JUNE 3, 2022
Busy beta times. Last month we officially entered into closed beta and now, together with the first wave of testers, we are working hard at bug hunting and monitoring player feedback. As such, this month I am only going to quickly say that we are alive, we are working hard… Continue reading.
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TOP 6 Game Development Trends 2022
Moonmana
JULY 4, 2022
Source Statista 2022. 2022 Game Development Trends. In this blog post, you will find out the most topical gaming trends 2022. On our side, so far, for 2022, we expect the next gaming industry trends. The post TOP 6 Game Development Trends 2022 appeared first on Moonmana. rise of the Metaverse. lifestreaming.
Submissions open for Godot 2022 showreel!
Mircosoft Game Dev
MAY 22, 2022
Would you like to showcase it in the upcoming 2022 showreel? Submissions close on July 1st 2022 at 23:59 UTC! Does your Godot-made game or tool (published or work in progress) make you proud? Please send us a short video of it! Submission application. Previous showreel videos.
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Master of Magic Dev Diary #12, July 2022
Muha Games
JULY 29, 2022
Busy beta times continued. So, we’re at the end of July now, and I am sure you’re all wondering how things are progressing, right? Well, things are going well. We are producing regular patches/updates (8 big ones so far) to catch bugs as well as modify features due to feedback… Continue reading.
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Dev Error 615 in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 [Quick Fix]
Game Errors
JANUARY 12, 2023
If you’re an avid player, you certainly need to know how to resolve the Dev error 615 on MW2. Basically, this dev 615 error code occurs in the game and can interrupt your gameplay while performing different actions. What does Dev Error 615 mean? How can you fix the Dev error 615 on MW2? Update the game .
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Master of Magic Dev Diary #7 January 2022
Muha Games
JANUARY 18, 2022
Diplomacy Diplomacy is an integral part of the Master of Magic gameplay. It refers to the interaction between the Wizards. This interaction ranges from the initial meeting, to trade agreements, peace treaties, throwing out threats or joining an alliance, as even though there can be only one, sometimes it is… Continue reading.
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Master of Magic Dev Diary #8 February 2022
Muha Games
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
The Magic of Master of Magic This month we decided to go back to the beginning as it were and talk about what exactly makes Master of Magic magical? And the answer of course is spellcasting. Over 200 Spells Firstly, there are so many different types of spells. There are… Continue reading.
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