Game Developer

AUGUST 13, 2024

Article based on the 2024 GDC lecture given by video game composer Winifred Phillips (latest: Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord) This article explores how environmental sound design, particularly from the natural environment, can be integrated into musical compositions to enhance diegetic immersion.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At GDCA 2024, Composer Yoko Shimomura will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and game designer Fawzi Mesmar will receive the Ambassador Award.

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Game Developer

MARCH 6, 2024

Video game composer Winifred Phillips previews her upcoming GDC 2024 lecture, "Dial up the Diegetics: Musical Sound Effects.” Included: a detailed case-study with multiple audiovisual examples.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

After years of major first-party exclusives, PlayStation plans to sit out the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

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Game Developer

MARCH 13, 2024

Here are the panels related to accessibility at GDC 2024.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

billion in total revenue in 2024, with China forecast to lead the market by generating $34.6 Xsolla has predicted that mobile gaming will produce $98.7 Read more

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Game From Scratch

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Gamedev Market: Best of 2024 Bundle The Gamedev Market: Best of 2024 Bundle is currently available on Humble Bundle. This is a collection of game ready 2D sprites, tiles, effects, sound effects and music for creating games.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Two years after getting a free Twitch app, the Nintendo Switch is doing away with the streaming service at the start of 2024.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 27, 2024

Gamescom 2024 reached record numbers last week with 335,000 attendees from over 120 countries, its organisers announced. Attendance was up 4.6% compared to last year, which saw 320,000 in-person visitors at Cologne's Koelnmesse. There were 1,463 exhibitors from 64 countries at the German-based event, 71% of those being foreign exhibitors.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

GDC is excited to announce the brand-new GDC 2024 Walkthrough and Session Guides hub on their website, which has everything you need to find the best talks and events for you at GDC.

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Game Developer

JUNE 23, 2023

After its 2023 event was canceled, it sounds like E3 will not happen in either 2024 or 2025. Or if it does, it may be in a city outside of Los Angeles.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Team17 has released its financial results for the first half of 2024, with the firm reporting a 11% increase in revenue to £80.6 For the six months ended June 30, 2024: Team17 experienced growth across its business operations, including a 18% increase in EBITDA from £16.5 million in H1 2023 to £19.4 million to £12.4

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Beyond the back catalog, Assassin's Creed Mirage and The Crew Motorfest helped boost Ubisoft's Q2 and overall first half revenue for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

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Game From Scratch

JUNE 14, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Adobe Alternatives in 2024 Due to recent events there are a number of Adobe users currently looking for alternatives. Without further ado, here are several alternatives to Adobe products in 2024: Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator […] The post Adobe Alternatives in 2024 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Indie DB

MARCH 24, 2024

Check out CyberThreat's 2024 Update, which details new overhauls to the battle system and dungeon crawling aspects of the game, as well as some other new and improved features!

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Both consoles will lose online play and other functionalities in April 2024.

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Game From Scratch

JULY 19, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Evergine 2024 Release The Evergine Engine ( the game engine previously known as Wave Engine) just released their first update of 2024 and it’s got several new improvements.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We haven't bid farewell to 2023 yet, but the first Steam sale of 2024 is only a few months away.

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Game From Scratch

MAY 17, 2024

GameFromScratch.com GameMaker in 2024 GameMaker just outlined new features coming to the seminal game engine GameMaker in 2024 and there are some pretty massive changes on the horizon. This […] The post GameMaker in 2024 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 14, 2024

Scottish Games Week has hit "pause" for 2024. Scotland's biggest B2B games event says it has cancelled this year's show due to "disruption across the video game ecosystem and political landscape in 2024." Read more

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Game From Scratch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Unity Unite 2024 Keynote The Unity annual developer conference Unite just completed the keynote speech today in Barcelona. Highlight features include: Check out our coverage of Unity Unite 2024 in […] The post Unity Unite 2024 Keynote appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 4, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Visual Studio Code September 2024 Upgrade Microsoft’s popular open source editor Visual Studio Code just got upgraded with the release of the September 2024 upgrade. Highlights of this release are: […] The post Visual Studio Code September 2024 Upgrade appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 16, 2024

The 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards finalists have been revealed, and it looks like the lands of Hyrule and Faerun may be poised for an epic showdown: along with an adventure across worlds within worlds.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 18, 2024

Day one of the 2024 Game Developers Conference opened with a session about fostering inclusivity and diversity in game communities, with panellists giving a welcome reminder about why this matters and the obstacles standing in the way.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The finalists for the UKIE Video Game Awards 2024 have been announced, with Sports Interactive's Football Manager 2024 and Sad Owl Studios' Viewfinder picking up the most nominations. Fireshine Games' Shadows of Doubt was also nominated for Game of the Year alongside Football Manager 2024 and Viewfinder. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 16, 2024

The interactive streaming series ran from October 31, 2023 to July 15, 2024. Genvid's Silent Hill: Ascension has won the award for Outstanding Innovation in Emerging Media Programming at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Silent Hill: Ascension was developed in Unreal Engine utilising the platform's MetaHuman Creator.

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Game From Scratch

AUGUST 22, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Godot Popularity at GMTK Jam 2024 Explodes The GMTK 2024 Game Jam (Game Makers Toolkit) just concluded and GTMK has released some interesting details about game engines that were chosen for each GTMK Jam, going back to 2020.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 5, 2024

Sony has already announced its 2024 line-up via its digital State of Play presentation in May , which included its live service multiplayer Concord, PC editions of Until Dawn and God of War, and Astro Bot – all of which will have launched by the time the event.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 20, 2024

Tencent has secured Gamescom's 2024 sustainability award. Tencent Americas president Brent Irvin accepted the award from Playing for the Planet at Gamescom's Opening Night Live.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 18, 2024

Just under 80 million PC and console games have been sold across Europe for the first six months of 2024, GSD data reveals. By comparison, just two games in the Top Ten best-selling 2024 games (so far) have been released in 2024. That's a unit sales drop of 1.6% Helldivers 2 (at No.2) Read more

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Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 1, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Unreal October 2024 Asset Giveaway It is time for the first Epic Games Unreal Engine asset giveaway for September 2024. This month we have 5 “Free for the Month” assets, […] The post Unreal October 2024 Asset Giveaway appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 8, 2024

GameFromScratch.com The Best Game Development Frameworks in 2024 Let me start this by saying, there are no “best” game development frameworks. The value and use of a framework varies massively from project to project and developer to developer.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 28, 2024

GDC 2024 featured over 1,000 speakers and 325 exhibitors, in addition to 730 workshops and roundtable discussions. This year's Game Developers Conference saw nearly 30,000 people in attendance, its organisers announced. By comparison, last year saw 28,000 attendees visit San Francisco's Moscone Center. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 9, 2024

Eight games professionals to be featured in the 2024 Ensemble Exhibition have been unveiled by the organisers of London Games Festival. Launched in 2018, Ensemble spotlights the talent and creativity of Black, Asian, and underrepresented ethnicities working in the UK games industry.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Remedy has released its financial report for the third quarter (July to September 2024), and has reported a significant increase in revenue compared to the same period last year. Read more

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Showcase your Godot creations in 2024! We're inviting submissions of short videos featuring your published or in-progress Godot games or tools. Don't miss this chance to be a part of it!

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Game Developer, Omdia, and GDC staff discuss the State of the Game Industry 2024 survey, hitting on layoffs, unionization, game engine changes, and much more.

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