Starloop Studios

AUGUST 17, 2023

AAA game development is a complex process that requires well-oiled teamwork from an experienced team. The AAA game development process is an intersection of art, technical skills, writing, and many more disciplines.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Apple unveiled its latest iPhone yesterday, with the firm saying it's able to run AAA games – a feature that was previously limited to its pricier Pro range. The iPhone 16 features a new A18 chip which Apple claims makes it 30% faster over an iPhone 15's CPU. Read more

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Indie DB

JULY 13, 2023

Handcrafted from scratch by an AAA developer gone rogue and a visionary artist, it will offer a modern take on pixel art. Have a sneak peek at some of the gameplay and technical features that we are. Kiyo is a new single player 2D platform adventure.

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Starloop Studios

AUGUST 29, 2023

With AAA console game developers focusing on ensuring their games are more immersive than ever, intersecting gameplay and narrative has never been more crucial. Though the vast majority of games have a story, very few of them allow for meaningful gameplay and story integration.

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 22, 2024

The mobile market is incredibly competitive and there’s a growing number of AAA console and PC developers entering the fray. Filtering events by event type is a great way to get LiveOps inspiration and learn more about the gameplay mechanics and monetization features that are making the biggest impact on revenue and user acquisition.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It provides an intuitive coding environment with intelligent code completion, debugging features, and syntax highlighting, whether you prefer C++, C#, or a combination of both. Photoshop's digital imaging features can help artists create visually stunning and immersive experiences for players.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

After all, this is hardly the first time that QQ Speed has added a new mode that significantly differs from its primary mechanics; it once featured a Fall Guys-style minigame and a recreational area where players can hang out and chat with others. The game features a Homeworld Slot mode with similar mechanics to the hit game Coin Master.

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Starloop Studios

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Unity game engine is one of the gaming industry’s premier game engines, used by development studios for everything from small-scale independent games to AAA titles. With its robust documentation, community support, and relative ease of use, it’s no wonder why it’s considered a go-to engine for game makers of all shapes and sizes. [.]

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

In AAA, the roles are typically very specialized and each individual doesn’t have much room to experiment outside of their responsibilities. The AAA companies focus on making big budget projects that appeal to the largest possible audience, but I am able to make a riskier game that pushes genre boundaries.

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Starloop Studios

JANUARY 12, 2023

It has become an integral part of game development, from small-scale indie gems to AAA blockbusters. Visual effects in modern gaming can be a transformative process that brings a title’s presentation and immersion to the next level. Though VFX can be viewed as a broad term in gaming and entertainment, it has particular effects on [.].

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 26, 2023

AAA dev really tries not to spend that much time in preproduction because the plan should already mostly be in place by the time we begin - we know what kind of game we’re making and we have a solid idea for what kind of gameplay we’re trying to build out.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

Overall, I call this process ‘Idea-smithing’ and with it I have crafted features, spells, stories and entire game concepts. I don’t dare to think that a small, solo developer can craft something at the same scale and complexity of a AAA game’s magnitude, but that competition was never the goal. Always test your code.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

He was the one making the high-level game decisions for FIFA and deciding what the major features were going to be. Even EA’s CEO Andrew Wilson was senior producer, then executive producer on the FIFA franchise from 2006 to 2011 before he was promoted to VP of EA Sports. All of them are hard core gamers.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

When a game with a unique style and appearance becomes a hit, it doesn’t take long for new games to emerge, hoping to emulate that success by using the same gameplay mechanics, visual style and features. In total, Stumble Guys raked in over 219 million downloads. iOS downloads for Stumble Guys. Special emotes.

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Starloop Studios

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In our experience working on everything from AAA titles to smaller-scale projects, a common thread are the stages of game development. The game development pipeline is a lengthy process. Though we’ve seen on some productions that there can be extra layers of complexity to it, the stages of game development remain the same [.].

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 29, 2023

Fine line between flashy and simple editing I think one of the biggest mistakes a lot of indie games make is to chase the editing style of AAA games or Hollywood movies in hopes of looking like a ‘real’ or ‘legitimate’ trailer. Also, the title cards are all focusing on the features of the game, not the benefits.

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Starloop Studios

MAY 4, 2023

With every new console generation comes the anticipation of next-gen games and the experiences they can bring to players. The arrival of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S was met with similar excitement and curiosity as to what the new console generation would bring. At Magic Media, we are well-versed in [.]

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

For quick answers, refer to our PDF featuring the essential data points from this article: GDEV x InvestGame – Feature #5 For a comprehensive analysis, let’s delve into the detailed investigation below. Echtra Games is working on an unannounced AAA ARPG for PC and console platforms. What’s up with the exits?

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

” “I’m the founder and CEO of Strange Loop Games,” began Krajewski, detailing his journey from working on AAA titles at prominent companies like EA and Midway to establishing his own remote studio. He praised Steam’s dedication to not only the large AAA studios but also to the indie developers.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 13, 2024

Introducing the AWS Game Backend Framework AWS introduced the AWS Game Backend Framework in order to simplify the often painstaking process of cross-platform game backend development, and provide a unified way of developing scalable backend features on AWS.

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Nvidia

JULY 1, 2021

See demonstrations on how complex settings like a jungle or museum can be built with NvRTX, and get a better understanding of how AAA real-time ray tracing visuals are created. Join this session to check out some of the available tools and features that developers can use to take advantage of NVIDIA GPUs and improve the graphics in games.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It's primarily a feature handled by game design and engineering. Let's say that we're working on the camera functionality for in-game cinematics for a narrative-heavy AAA game like the Witcher or Dragon Age.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

These folks may write some helper batch scripts or create some automated scripts, but fully-featured tool suites are less needed. the customer service workers), AAA dev teams usually have tools engineers build custom game-database tools to enable support team members to do their jobs.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Keep reading this blog to understand how mobile game development costs differ from AAA games. This brand-new feature will allow the players to approach the gaming action in large-scale battles in multiple ways. Will it be a 2D puzzle or an AAA game like Grand Theft Auto V? Believe us, it’s worth every minute of your time.

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Nvidia

JULY 7, 2021

In this chapter, we walk through the steps to implement a simple, but sufficiently featured, path tracer to serve as such a reference. Rendering experts share their knowledge by explaining everything from basic ray tracing concepts geared toward beginners all the way to full ray tracing deployment in shipping AAA games.

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Game Industry News

JANUARY 10, 2023

It has an amazing open world that you can zip around using magic and is one of the biggest AAA titles to feature the Isekai or transported to another world plot device that has infected Anime and Light Novels the past eight years or so. It’s a game that I’m really, really looking forward to.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

The Gilded Mansion Demo featured a mystery solving game that was built with AWS Bedrock and Anthropic Claude to drive player conversations with in-game characters in search of clues to solve a crime. AWS Events On Monday evening, AWS, Amazon Games and Women in Games International (WIGI) co-hosted a Women in Games event at the Minna Gallery.

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 30, 2024

If we're building a big budget AAA first person shooter, we can expect that our representative player recognizes and likes first person shooters and is likely already familiar with the basics of how to play them. We, unfortunately, don't always get the resources to do that.

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Game Dev Unchained

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Topics discussed in this episode : 0265: Art Boost | Sculpting AAA Realistic Characters with Lisa Loseva. Say a competitor adds a new feature or was mentioned in the news; with Appfigures you can see if that brought in more downloads. As you can see, they know their stuff! 0250: Art Boost | Architectural Concept with Gabriel Yeganyan.

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Nvidia

MARCH 25, 2021

Evgeny Makarov, Developer Technology Engineer, NVIDIA Jakub Knapik, Art Director at CDPR Our Sniper Elite 4 Journey – Lessons in Porting AAA Action Games to the Nintendo Switch The Asura engine, entirely developed in-house by Rebellion, has allowed the independent developer/publisher the maximum creative and technical freedom.

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AWS Games

MAY 14, 2024

We’re aiming to continue this momentum and have a bunch of big new features and game modes in the works.” Preparing for future releases Now that Omeda Studios owns both the backend and systems code base for “Predecessor,” it can develop and implement new features for fans more quickly.

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Starloop Studios

AUGUST 3, 2023

Not as powerful as its Sony and Microsoft counterparts, it relies on interesting input methods and features to help devise novel gameplay experiences. One of the main features of the console is the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con. Nintendo Switch development is a unique process in the field of game development.

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Starloop Studios

MAY 25, 2023

For most players, hearing the words game engine will conjure up imagery of the likes of Unreal Engine 5, game developers speaking about how useful it is, and promotional material about its array of useful features. The likes of Unreal Engine 5 and Unity undoubtedly have extensive feature sets that help developers in innumerable [.]

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 26, 2024

This evolving landscape presents opportunities for agile developers to thrive, even as AAA studios grapple with extended development cycles and rising costs. Many games previously only available on consoles are now being released simultaneously on PC, often with enhanced features or performance benefits. in growth for the year 2024.

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Nvidia

APRIL 14, 2021

To help during the game development process, NVIDIA has packaged and released a suite of SDKs through our branch of Unreal Engine for all developers, from independent to AAA, to harness the power of RTX. Today, NVIDIA released RTX Technology Showcase – an interactive demo built from NVIDIA’s RTX Unreal Engine 4.26 Branch (NvRTX).

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 29, 2024

I think that anyone making something like this is slightly delusional, thinking that your latest feature is the coolest thing ever,” he admits. Some had worked on AAA games I’d played, released indie games, or previously ran companies in games. Still, he’s highly motivated to release BOTSU. “I Why did you become a solo developer? “I

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AWS Games

JANUARY 26, 2023

The feature also allows faster local iteration by registering development machine processes as game servers for a GameLift Anywhere fleet. With this feature, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Tasks running an active game session can protect themselves from termination by service auto scaling. Watch the demo. Learn more.

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