Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

New release window announced and first narrative trailer unveiled for upcoming WWII strategy title; playable demo deploying soon via Steam Next Fest

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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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Jesper Juul

JANUARY 3, 2025

On the occasion of my new book Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer , I am writing The History of the Commodore 64 in Twelve Objects , posted weekly from November 1 st , 2024: I have told this Commodore 64 history through objects. link] [link] Crest/Oxyrons 2000 Deus Ex Machina demo. What demos have you enjoyed?

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 23, 2024

To release an 8-hour long demo of your upcoming game, like Italian studio Jyamma Games did with their soulslike Enotria: The Last Song , takes guts and confidence. The results for the extended demo turned out great in the end for the Milan-based team.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 19, 2024

To release an 8-hour long demo of your upcoming game, like Italian studio Jyamma Games did with their soulslike Enotria: The Last Song , takes guts and confidence. The results for the extended demo turned out great in the end for the Milan-based team.

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Game Wisdom

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Fantastic Next Fest Demos Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" This is part 5 of my favorite demos from next fest 2024 October edition.

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Game Wisdom

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Amazing Next Fest Demos Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" This is part 6 of my favorite demos from next fest 2024.

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Indie DB

MARCH 5, 2024

Symbol of Sacrifice has officially announced the demo will be ready in May and is set to take part in the June 2024 Steam Next Fest. Alongside the announcement they also released their teaser trailer shown below!

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Game Wisdom

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Best Demos of Next Fest Part 3 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" Part 3 of my coverage of Steam Next Fest 2024 October edition of indie game demos.

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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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Game Wisdom

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Penultimate Part of Best Next Fest Demos Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" Only one more part of my favorite demos from next fest October 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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Filmustage

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Filmustage wishes you a Happy New Year 2024! ? We continued this momentum at the American Film Market 2023 , where Filmustage conducted over 100 meetings and showcased 20 live demos. Here's to a 2024 filled with new opportunities, achievements, and continuous growth. September, 2023.

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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 only major difference between the two is cosmetic, with Lily’s Garden players needing to figure out the “recipes” of fruits by placing them in the right order.

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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? Drop us a line to book a demo! Considering all this, “Match 3D” may present potential opportunities in 2024. Connect with us to book a demo!

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Retro Game Coders

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In this video we look at how to set up your Raspberry Pi 4 or 400 with PiMiga, the best Amiga experience you can get in 2024. I don’t think there can be much argument – this is the best way to experience the Amiga for most people in 2024! I include Mist/ MiSTer. That is saying a great deal. That is saying a great deal.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Geneforge 2 - Infestation Demo Available! It's a biannual event where indie developers can make demos of their games available for a week. Around 1200 demos this time. Our next indie RPG, Geneforge 2 - Infestation , is coming out March 27, 2024. We had a demo in the fest. It's still desperately overcrowded.

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Jesper Juul

DECEMBER 27, 2024

On the occasion of my new book Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer , I am writing The History of the Commodore 64 in Twelve Objects , posted weekly from November 1 st , 2024: It wasnt all great. Coming Jan 3 rd : Object #10 You are invited to a Demo Party Which cartridge did you use?

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Game Wisdom

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Best of Next Fest Part 4 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" This is part 4 of my favorite demos from steam next fest October 2024.

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Yotes Games

MAY 6, 2024

The Battle Gem Ponies Alpha Demo is finally here! BGP will now be releasing in 4 parts throughout the year (seasonal style) starting with the prologue "Arrival Story" coming by the end of this month [ May 2024 ]. Kickstarter & Patreon backers can grab an access key from the latest blog post and download it from Itch.io

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 20, 2023

In 2024 it will be 10 years since I wrote the first lines of code and I never planned to spend more than 2 or 3 years on it!” It’s relatively easy to make a cool playable prototype or demo in a few months, but it’s exponentially harder to ship a finished product. I hope I have something to show by mid-2024.”

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 29, 2024

Oscar Salandin , known as Peculiar Pixels, received a major validation for his debut game, BOTSU Ridiculous Robots , by being named the Overall Winner at the Develop Indie Showcase Awards 2024. Oscar Salandin is named the Overall Winner at the Develop Indie Showcase Awards 2024.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

They also note that the fee is effectively retrospective, as it includes any game that continues to be available on the market after January 1, 2024, including those that have already been released. Developer Aggro Crab released a statement that has so far been shared more than 17,000 times.

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Retro Game Coders

JANUARY 10, 2024

Fortunately, STOS, being based on BASIC, allowed me to make demos and games. In late 2023 I refreshed my memory of C# and Java, learned Go and Kotlin, and in 2024 I plan to do at least one Rust project soon. STOS and the Atari ST rejuvenated my interest in programming. For anything automation or my side projects it tends to be Python.

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Nvidia

JANUARY 8, 2024

NVIDIA showcased Convai and the latest NVIDIA ACE technologies in the NVIDIA Kairos demo that debuted at CES 2024. The latest Convai technology also opens the door for multiple emerging use cases, such as building brand representatives and tutors. Learn more about Convai technologies.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Mobile ad spend will be over half of all media ad spend by 2024 Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention in Safari was the catalyst to radically altering the digital marketing landscape. Mobile ad spending worldwide is going up and shifting faster than ever from traditional channels like TV, OOO into digital. ATT in iOS 15 went harder.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 26, 2024

Author: Michal Napora of 32-33 Should you take your demo down before the game comes out? The game came out at the end of April 2024, and since its release, it gathered a healthy 2.100 Steam User Reviews with an even healthier 94% User rating. Having this demo up became a filter for those who would complain. Should you do it?

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2024

I am nearing release right now for August 2024. People have been playing the demo and it’s been amazing to see people really enjoy it.” I have a 150 year old illustrated Bible that I used. It’s really cool.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 11, 2024

After leading Phoenix Labs Vancouver through an expedited M&A process, Gittins returned to her indie roots to complete and ship ‘Potions: A curious Tale’ in March 2024, well over 10 years after that first prototype. I decided that launching a demo of my game was going to be beneficial and I made sure to get as much reach as possible.”

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Jesper Juul

JANUARY 17, 2025

On the occasion of my new book Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer , I am writing A History of the Commodore 64 in Twelve Objects , posted weekly from November 1 st , 2024. When I started writing Too Much Fun in 2022, the charts for best demos and best games on CSDb and Lemon64 were dominated by old releases.

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Jesper Juul

JANUARY 10, 2025

This was raised for games ( Defender of the Crown , Lemmings ), user interfaces (the graphical GEOS interface), and demos. In C64 reviews, the recurring question in the late 1980s and early 1990s became, how good is it, compared to the Amiga version? – or to a newer computer or console?

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Radiator Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Save your changes and make sure the demo works. It will look something like this: Paste the HTML snippet into your website / Blogger layout "HTML/Javascript" block / Wordpress "Custom HTML" block. Change the username to your Bluesky username. For example, mine is "radiatoryang.bsky.social" -- whatever is after the "@".

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