GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With a few notable exceptions, what we saw this week was mostly the beginning of the process of building hype for games that will appear in 2025 and beyond, which makes it hard to ignore the point raised by many of the analysts James spoke to about the GTA 6 trailer this week: that 2024 is looking a little sparse on the release calendar front, and (..)

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 29, 2024

At GDC 2024, principal narrative designer Molly Maloney and associate game director Simon Wasselin talked about a few narrative design elements that help make the game such a cohesive experience, focusing on gameplay actions players can often take whether they're controlling Alan and Saga.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 4, 2024

This new hackathon will put the latest generative AI tools in the hands of fans to unlock new ways to build and develop stronger esports teams. They will then create a large language model (LLM)-powered digital assistant to build teams and answer various questions about VALORANT Esports players.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 2, 2023

Speaking to IGN , the studio said it's pushing the awaited sequel back to 2024 to avoid crunch and burnout among the staff, but also because it's making the switch from Unreal Engine 4 to UE5. The Wolf Among Us 2 will not be releasing this year, Telltale Games announced.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

AWS will be joined by game studios and technology partners for panel discussions on generative AI, cloud game development, and building game development backends. AWS for Games GDC 2024 session highlights Wednesday, March 20 10:30-11:00am: Building and scaling MONOPOLY GO!, Be sure to RSVP here if you plan to attend.

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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

If you’re struggling with new ways to build on your existing LiveOps strategy, our award winners (which include the likes of Scopely’s Monopoly GO!, Throughout 2023 (and now 2024), Stumble Guys has become a collaborative machine, introducing players to everything from MrBeast , Barbie , Monopoly , Spongebob , Nerf , Rabbids , and many more.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 15, 2024

Among the impressive lineup is a generative AI kiosk featuring Ada, an in-game, non-player character (NPC) created using the MetaHuman framework in Unreal Engine 5 and Amazon Bedrock , a toolset for building generative AI applications. Register here.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The organisers of the world's largest games event, Gamescom, are starting a new event for the Latin America markets, building on the foundations already established with the popular BIG Festival in Brazil.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

And with that, the 2024 season comes to an end. For every year from 2014 to 2024 we shared two gems found on Steam and itch.io KinitoPET Desktop pets have risen to new popularity in 2024. Of Life and Land Build your own settlements in Of Life and Land and experience different maps, scenarios, and rich simulations.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 19, 2024

Ubisoft has shown three behind-the-scenes demos at GDC this week on the potential of AI when it comes to building NPCs. Dubbed NEO NPCs, Ubisoft's efforts involves combining AI responses with narrative back stories and prompts designed to avoid making the NPCs appear 'soulless'.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 30, 2024

Gamescom is continuing on its mission to build a global brand of international events, with its Asian show due to take place in Singapore this October.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Check it out , and follow the recap below for a full rundown of AWS for Games activities at GDC 2024.

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Nvidia

JUNE 4, 2024

NVIDIA JetPack SDK powers NVIDIA Jetson modules, offering a comprehensive solution for building end-to-end accelerated AI applications. NVIDIA JetPack SDK powers NVIDIA Jetson modules, offering a comprehensive solution for building end-to-end accelerated AI applications. It’s the most downloaded version of JetPack in 2024.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At Unite 2024, Unity’s development team introduced a series of advanced GPU optimization techniques aimed at improving rendering performance across various platforms. The post Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024 appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 3, 2024

This detailed world-building, combined with the often ironic dialogues, provides a compelling backdrop for the game’s unfolding drama. Looking ahead at the Q4 2024 launch on all major platforms, the team at Anima Flux has high hopes and clear plans for their game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Returnal developer Housemarque has announced plans to relocate to a new studio by the end of 2024. Our new office will play a key role in attracting talented individuals who want to work in an environment that inspires creativity and innovation," brand director Mikael Haveri said in an announcement.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 23, 2024

Yes, it's been a particularly rough start to 2024, especially for studios seeking funding. This need for evidence, or traction, is a whole layer developers need to worry about beyond just building a great prototype and putting a strong team together. Read more

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Nvidia

OCTOBER 1, 2024

At Unreal Fest 2024, NVIDIA released new Unreal Engine 5 on-device plugins for NVIDIA ACE, making it easier to build and deploy AI-powered MetaHuman characters. At Unreal Fest 2024, NVIDIA released new Unreal Engine 5 on-device plugins for NVIDIA ACE, making it easier to build and deploy AI-powered MetaHuman characters on Windows PCs.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Concept Art: Concept art shows how the characters, objects, buildings, and areas will look. Each block may depict a cliff or a building, for instance. Every release brings with it wide-ranging improvements.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Effective September 26, 2024, we are reducing prices for on-demand instances for Amazon GameLift. It provides global scalability, high performance, and cost efficiency, making it an ideal choice for studios looking to deliver seamless online gaming experiences without the operational overhead.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2025

Here, they will build and cultivate their nomad camp and undertake missions as an ancient courier rider, delivering packages across the diverse Mongolian landscape.The recent Kickstarter campaign for the game reached its 60.000 goal in just 19 hours! Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori will release in Steam Early Access in September 2024.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While some deals are still happening, most companies have full slates of games planned through 2024, that’s why they are hitting the brakes on new investments. Find the fun factor in your game and build a demo around that Developers should do their homework before approaching publishers and investors. Absolutely chicken! “In

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 12, 2024

Top WordPress Trends - The Five Pillars to a Strong Online Presence Whether you want to build a blogging site, business website, or a highly complex eCommerce website, WordPress is the go-to option to fulfill all your needs. The top WordPress trends that hold enormous potential in 2024, as seen through our critical lens, are listed below.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With the success rate of the new games released drastically low, one can’t help but ask two questions: When releasing a game in 2024, which genre should I choose to make the most of it? More insights on how to build such meta can be gleaned from our deconstructions, which delve deep into the most successful casual games.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In terms of both technical achievements and content expansion, 2024 was a huge year for Cogmind… but first, the traditional opening collage, a quick visual summary of the year: Selection of images from the past year of Cogmind-related development as posted on this blog, forums, and social media (larger size here ). Including art!

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The success is also made evident by Lily’s Garden, which added its own Wordle-inspired minigame, Juice Bar , in July 2024. The primary gameplay loop revolves around an abandoned farm, which players have to care for to survive, planting and harvesting crops, constructing buildings, and fulfilling orders for villagers.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 26, 2024

year-over-year to $186 billion in 2024. Console hardware sales are projected to decline sharply by 31% in 2024 and another -11% in 2025E, due to the end of the current console generation cycle. Microsoft, for instance, recently set up a team dedicated to building out its recently acquired IP , including Overwatch and Warcraft.

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Artoon

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Are you intrigued by the world of app development but feel overwhelmed […] The post The Top 10 App Building Software For Beginners in 2024 appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Game developers worldwide have until February 21, 2024 to submit completed or beta versions of Android mobile games that have been released into the mobile market or have an upcoming expected release date in 2024. The winning game will be showcased at the annual Games for Change Festival in New York City in Summer 2024.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 6, 2023

As reported by Siliconera , after the construction of a new building is complete in November 2024, the firm will relocate. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix has announced that it will move its main offices in Japan to Shibuya. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 12, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Experienced veterans from EA's Respawn studio have formed a new AAA team called Giant Skull. The developer is led by Stig Asmussen, who is best known as the game director for 2019's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and 2023's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2025

After several attempts, he landed on Feed the Deep , a 2D deep-sea diving roguelike with procedurally generated caves, which launched in August 2024. I build a prototype in roughly 100 hours, and then make a video about it for my YouTube channel and let people play the prototype. Why did you become a solo developer?

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2024

The AppMagic Hypercasual games recap for the second quarter of 2024 unveils some interesting information about this specific part of the mobile games market. General Market Trends Compared to Q1 2024, the market has shifted down by 11%, amassing 3.38B installs. (a Now, let’s turn to the newbies at the top.

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AWS Games

MARCH 8, 2024

Unity is used for use cases beyond games, and these new use cases may not run on traditional game platforms, so being able to build for a wide variety of platforms is critical. Benefits of Unity Build on AWS An application build pipeline needs to run uninterrupted, and flexibly increase or decrease capacity for different development phases.

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Cocos

JULY 21, 2024

i do test apk for android so…success build but run fail this is run error message Couldn’t find any provider services packageName=org.cocos2d.demo ScriptEngine::evalString catch exception: 2024-07-17 17:56:21.194 jswrapper org.cocos2d.demo E ERROR: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property ‘charAt’ of undefined, location: assets/main/index.js:0:0

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Cocos

JULY 17, 2024

i do test apk for android so…success build but run fail this is run error message Couldn’t find any provider services packageName=org.cocos2d.demo ScriptEngine::evalString catch exception: 2024-07-17 17:56:21.194 jswrapper org.cocos2d.demo E ERROR: Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property ‘charAt’ of undefined, location: assets/main/index.js:0:0

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Game Refinery

MARCH 20, 2025

Some titles, such as Umamusume: Pretty Derby, have taken things one step further by taking a multimedia approach, with mobile games, anime, and manga series all coexisting and building an ever-expanding universe. Unlike most anime, Evangelion is unique in that its entirely original as opposed to being an adaptation of an existing manga.

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