Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g. Flight Simulator), rhythm games, puzzle games, and so on. Certain genres of games (e.g.

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Nvidia

JULY 1, 2021

Attendees will also get an exclusive look at how NVIDIA Omniverse, the open platform for virtual collaboration and simulation, is helping developers accelerate production workflows. The book covers everything in ray tracing and rendering, from basic concepts geared toward beginners to full ray tracing deployment in shipping AAA games.

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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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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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Nvidia

JULY 7, 2021

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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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2024

CTO of a AAA studio External backend services, offered by dedicated providers, boast several advantages over in-house solutions. CTO of an award-winning AAA studio Selecting a backend service is a complex decision influenced by various factors. That’s where BaaS wins. One key benefit is speed and efficiency.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 26, 2023

Bonus Service AWS SimSpace Weaver (New) – highlighted in two keynotes, AWS SimSpace Weaver is a new compute service to build, operate, and manage large-scale simulations on AWS. Initially designed for massive real-world scale simulations, it will provide features for future massively multiplayer experiences.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 21, 2023

It was iXie’s first time working on an AAA title, but the project was completed to the client’s satisfaction and iXie was able to get added to the credits of the game. Another project that Santosh is most proud of is when he was assigned as the sole QA for testing a simulation game.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Whereas games like Nintendogs, one of, if not the first ever virtual pet simulation game, became a cultural phenomenon, allowing players to care for and train virtual puppies. We can see AAA titles running on handheld devices, while also catering to indie titles that are released on all platforms. Games like New Super Mario Bros.,

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Awesome Tuts

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

It’s not that you can’t get a job if you know Unity and C#, but C++ is more used in the AAA game industry and more opportunities are available. While that might be true if you are a AAA game studio, it isn’t necessarily the same for an indie developer. But again, there are thousands of jobs available for Unity developers as well.

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Radiator Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Not to mention the rather neglected rugby game genre, abandoned by AAA since 2008.) Sportslikes don't necessarily try to simulate a sport, or try to be a sport, or try to provide all the myriad franchise modes / career modes / licensed brands / microtransactions that seem to be obligatory in all sports games these days.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Masters of simulation, this studio is renowned for making popular sim games for mobile. We don’t see this often enough in casual simulation games, but there is a lovely open-world feel to this game. We’ve seen a few more simulation titles hit the charts this year. Idle Siege: War Simulator by Gameloft. Plan your attack.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

that a bigger US AAA or a non-US indie would've failed to capture. The hub for the second region is a "maritime center" that features its own branding, graphics, and pitch perfect museum-voice wall text about supporting boaters, helping the environment, and embracing local heritage. It's these small moments and details that stand out.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Some say Unreal is better just because it’s a common choice for AAA studios. Created by Epic Games in 1988, Unreal has won worldwide recognition for high-end graphics and photorealistic quality and has taken the mantle as the AAA game engine. Unreal, on the other hand, is considered to be the main player in the AAA industry.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

unlike Outer Wilds, golden loop here is heavily hard-gated by quest progression, not a "true" information game, compromise with AAA market? I imagine Arkane debated this a lot, and over the years, had to bow to AAA approachability and clarity. sorry if your game happens to crash, or you get a dreaded UI freeze.

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Game Designing

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This is well on display in his most recent title, Death Stranding, which has affectionately been called a “walking simulator”. His games’ cinematic qualities and high technical standards also laid the early groundwork for our modern big-budget AAA games. Industry Impact and Legacy. Games Credited.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

AAA game franchises are in the middle of a renaissance on mobile. They can consume too many levels in a Match 3 game, or build buildings too fast in a simulation game. This analysis is written by Adam Telfer , Om Tandon and Nate Ross. Make sure you don’t miss on all of the ?content

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