Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

The features offered are also a lot more reminiscent of AAA games, such as far more material options and advanced visual effects (including circle DOF , volumetric fog, AMD FSR, etc.). Several other areas got improvements, like the editor (which has been vastly reworked), UI system, multiplayer, navigation, audio, animation, etc.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 29, 2024

Some had worked on AAA games I’d played, released indie games, or previously ran companies in games. These days, seeing people’s faces light up and how creative people get with the sandbox is the biggest motivation boost for me. I was intrigued by the physics-based animation but I had no idea how it worked at the time.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The studio raised $25m in Oct’24 to develop a narrative sandbox game based on an original IP. Founded in 2018, Action Face is a user-friendly 3D avatar platform that allows users to capture, customize, and create 3D animations and action figures featuring their faces. The studio was acquired by Zynga in 2021 for an undisclosed amount.

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Game Daily

JULY 19, 2023

Future worlds, in which society has broken down offer opportunities for narrative conflict, including wild animals, monsters, and zombies. A single season of dystopian-futurism TV show Black Mirror has way more interesting ideas about the future than current AAA gaming’s apocalyptica.

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