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Level up game development insights at AWS re:Invent 2024

AWS Games

The countdown to AWS re:Invent 2024 is on, with the annual five-day event set to kick off in Las Vegas, NV on Monday, December 2, 2024. re:Invent 2024 festivities include keynotes featuring AWS leaders sharing the latest cloud and generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovations.

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Former Activision staff concerned about gen AI tools used in development, including Midjourney

GamesIndustry.biz

Activision Blizzard has reportedly approved the use of generative AI tools including Midjourney and Stable Diffusion for producing concept art and marketing materials. Vance left the role in January 2024 but still works for Activision as a fellow software engineer. Read more

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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

Game Refinery

The success is also made evident by Lily’s Garden, which added its own Wordle-inspired minigame, Juice Bar , in July 2024. Here are just a few examples: Cooking Madness looked at how it could further monetize the concept beyond pickaxes with Pirate Treasure, which features a $4.99 premium battle pass.

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Getting your game vision right at the concept stage | GI Sprint

GamesIndustry.biz

Often, one of the biggest problems in game development is knowing what you are meant to be creating. Organisational psychologist and Team Sync founder Graham McAllister has been grappling with how to identify and solve this issue in recent years, inspired by Jason Schreier's article on the troubled development of Anthem for Kotaku.

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What We Can Learn About LiveOps From the 2024 Mobile Gamedev Award Winners

Game Refinery

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. Arena was actually first introduced to League of Legends: Wild Rift in November 2024 as a temporary addition.

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Enhancing Data Migration Testing with AI in 2024

Rocket Brush Studio

This post explores the concept of AI-assisted data migration, detailing its necessity due to the challenges of traditional migration methods and how it leverages machine learning to automate and optimize various stages, from data mapping to testing.

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Aerial_Knight’s We Never Yield developer Neil Jones “I’m proud of the story and design”

PreMortem.Games

“I shared the concept with them early on, and they were fully on board, which boosted my excitement. “Working with a team daily was a new experience, requiring me to document my ideas and explain my concepts instead of just implementing them myself.” ” Jones hadn’t initially planned on creating a sequel.