Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Not only are collaboration events a great way to engage players, but they’re also a great way to boost your game’s monetization through the addition of new content, such as event-exclusive cosmetic items and collectibles. The best in-game collaboration events are often mutually beneficial.

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Nvidia

MARCH 1, 2023

In addition, due to the topology creation process, 3D modeling is time consuming and has a high entry barrier for content creation. Moreover, objects that are further animated (such as characters) maintain their own strict set of topology requirements for the deformation to work efficiently.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

Breaking changes Animation Audio C# Core Editor GDScript Import Input Physics Platforms Rendering and shaders XR New in Beta 1! GH-91333 ) The names of imported blend shapes and animation libraries from glTF files have changed as unsupported characters are automatically removed. Highlights Many features originally intended for 4.3

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

Titles like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Genshin Impact have redefined player engagement through frequent content drops, seasonal events, and community-driven updates. Continuous Content Updates: Players expect frequent refreshes in the form of character skins, props, and new environments. These include: (i).

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Specifically there are some performance implications of rendering a world from a far out zoom level, and also loading of content becomes a bit more complicated when you can transition quickly between the different worlds.” The art, sounds, and animation need to communicate the puzzle logic effectively.”

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 4, 2023

Thus, when every pixel of the old games seems to be explored up and down, DLC (downloadable content) might become a good option to sugarcoat things. Seems like the unspoken game design rule has yet again proved itself here: anime, girls, and cats usually make content way more attractive to users.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Entertainment Contents division – which encompasses video games, toys and animation – saw sales rise 34% to ¥72.7 year-on-year) Entertainment Contents net sales: ¥72.7 The publisher generated ¥15.1 billion ($102.5 million) from full game sales, up nearly 40% compared to the same period last year.

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Entertainment Content Animation Animation 121

Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Beyond Cutscenes : Todays dramatic content isnt yesteryears skippable cutscenes. Narrative content, on the other hand, is virtually unconstrained. Not an AI Story: While AI dramatically reduces content creation costs, its merely a tool which is well suited to untapped audience demand. Its likely precisely what youd expect.

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Cutscenes AI Content Mechanics 90

PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2025

We’ll soon be conducting first playtests with the horse-loving target audience to make sure riding controls and animations hold up to scrutiny. I’m really happy with how our animations are turning out. The visual appeal of Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori is also a standout feature.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

He continues, Video games are the most influential media of our time, but Islamic content has been painfully neglected. Thats why we choose a stylised abstract art style, similar to what could be found in an animated kids show. Plus, a smaller indie dev team should be able to handle the scope.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Diablo Immortal also builds on its narrative by periodically adding expansions, which add additional playable areas introduced through new story content. Goddess of Victory: NIKKE features high-quality anime cutscenes. Call of Dragons features high-quality animated cutscenes that bring its fantasy world and characters to life.

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Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Games 247

Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

During select promotional periods, profits from both game sales and related merch will be donated to the Pasadena Humane Society to aid in their work supporting displaced animals affected by the recent LA wildfires. Theres so much more to come!

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Its capabilities for VR content creation include comprehensive 3D modeling tools, advanced texturing and shading, animation and rigging, and integration with VR Devices. Maya by Autodesk Maya is Autodesk’s virtual reality software which allows you to create 3D computer animation and VFX graphics.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In September 2022, content creators Jason Yevgeniy Gastrow (better known as Videogamedunkey or just Dunkey) and Leah 'Leahbee' Gastrow announced the formation of their indie publishing label, Bigmode. Earlier this year, the publisher revealed its first title, Shared Memory's Metroidvania-style game Animal Well.

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Animation Animation Indy Content 98

AWS Games

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Animation has boomed in recent years and it’s now present in nearly every film or television show. The increase in popularity is caused by animation’s ability to storytell and hold an audience’s attention. Although, crafting animations isn’t a cakewalk by any means. Why would a cloud infrastructure like AWS help?

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Animation Animation Render Studios 59

CG Spectrum

JANUARY 30, 2023

With advancements in technology and software, 2D animation has become a more affordable and less time-consuming art form than its 3D cousin, making it a popular choice for industries such as mobile gaming, commercials and educational content. Explore our 2D animation courses! 2D ANIMATION COURSES

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Animation Animation Education Educational 52

Filmustage

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The stunning visuals in "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022) and Pixar's "Elemental" (2023) demonstrate how both live-action and animation redefine the limits of visual effects. They capture real actors' performances in live action and build complete worlds from scratch in animation. Animated films craft every visual element digitally.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

It’s a fully animated social game for mobile and desktop. Therefore we would love to connect with publishers and studios for Indies, classic AA, family friendly, or casual titles that want to bring their game to a global audience”, says Content Partner Manager Rachelle Verheijden. In 2019 Ubisoft bought the company.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 30, 2023

Founder and CEO Olivier Madiba is pursuing his dream of creating the biggest African game studio by building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem which encapsulates games, comics, animation and even restaurants. There are even plans for a third saga in animated format targeted at babies and toddlers, featuring singing characters.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Terminology in the world of animation and video editing can stop you in your tracks. What exactly are they, and why are they so important to animators and video editors? What exactly are they, and why are they so important to animators and video editors? What Is Keyframe Animation? Every video has a keyframe.

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Animation Animation Editing Point and Click 52

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 8, 2024

Later, at Pixar, he worked on animated classics like Toy Story 3 and Brave that went on to win three Oscars. Now it’s an independent studio of 30 developers, animators, storytellers and artists. “We started referencing the India around us rather than the image of it in collective media and that re-training was quite a challenge.”

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Pixel Games Asset Animation 160

iXie gaming

AUGUST 12, 2024

Even as game graphics became beautiful 3D scenes, the animations didn’t match up. Animation Integration. The processed mocap data is integrated into the game engine, where animators refine and polish the movements to ensure they seamlessly blend with the game’s overall aesthetic. Data Cleanup.

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Moonmana

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

What is Animation? Animation occupies an essential place in the video game development industry. Everyone has heard this term but does everyone know precisely what animation is? . In simple terms, animation means rapidly displaying still images in sequence to create the illusion of movement. What is 2D Animation?

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Animation Animation Art Software 52

PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2023

Dominant position In Sony’s case, to help sell its headphones and television sets it ensures there is ample content available that showcases the full capability (e.g., In its most recent earnings report, the combined revenue for digital software, add-on content, and network services was $5 billion. Blu-Ray) of its devices.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 28, 2024

Explore a diorama world, play exciting arcade games, complete quirky quests, and meet cute animal friends. Best in Impact – Songs of Travel Developed by: Causa Creations (Austria) An animated graphic novel exploring the unique stories of five migrants seeking new beginnings in Europe. Download the game here.

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Puzzle Art Mobile Gaming Games 104

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

Several other areas got improvements, like the editor (which has been vastly reworked), UI system, multiplayer, navigation, audio, animation, etc. Animation streaming : Modern games have long cinematics, which require a lot of animation data. Loading those animations require a lot of memory and loading them takes a lot of time.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 24, 2024

We’ll soon be conducting first playtests with the horse-loving target audience to make sure riding controls and animations hold up to scrutiny.” I’m really happy with how our animations are turning out.” The visual appeal of Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimor i is also a standout feature. “It

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Simulation Open World Games Playtesting 156

Played with Fire

MARCH 12, 2025

Game developers use machine learning algorithms to generate realistic animations, optimize in-game physics, and even create procedurally generated content, reducing the time and cost of production. AI in Game Design and Development AI is not just improving gameplay but also streamlining game development.

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AI Technology Games NPC 52

AWS Games

JULY 23, 2024

With social interaction central to the gaming experience, demand for user-generated content (UGC) across games is exploding, from Roblox to Fortnite and beyond. This is where emotes (custom 3D animations) are changing the game, allowing players to establish more distinct identities when interacting with others in-game.

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AI Technology Animation Animation 67

Nvidia

MAY 26, 2021

UE5 represents a generational leap in both workflows and visual fidelity, extending the engine’s support for DirectX Raytracing, NVIDIA DLSS, and NVIDIA Reflex, and adding new features such as Nanite and Lumen that make it faster and easier for games to implement photorealistic visuals, large open worlds and advanced animation and physics.

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Nvidia

MAY 28, 2023

Game developers are exploring how these technologies impact 2D and 3D content-creation pipelines during production. The number of pre-recorded lines has grown, the number of options a player has to interact with NPCs has increased, and facial animations have become more realistic. Generative AI-focused companies such as Charisma.ai

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AI NPC Ray Tracing Technology 103

Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The cost of any content in game dev is directly proportional to how much new stuff needs to be created for that content. If the character needs to animate differently than everyone else (i.e. If the cutscene needs new animations we need to bring on an animator to spend time building the new animations needed for the cutscene.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 19, 2023

There would be an almost infinite amount of awesome content. ” “We went from animation based to animation with inverse kinematics (IK), to fully IK based, to ragdoll based, guided by IK and minor animations. It creates awesome content that is often better than handcrafted.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

Attendees can also check out Ada, a prototype in-game NPC powered by the MetaHuman Animator in Unreal Engine and Amazon Bedrock. Managing live games requires a balance of retaining mature players with evergreen content, personalizing offers, attracting new players, and getting them into your core loop as quickly as possible.

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AI NPC Technology Games 120

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

Match RichTextLabel minimum size calculation with Label (proper content fitting) ( GH-71330 ). Fix a handful of regressions from some of the bigger input and animation changes merged for beta 15. Animation: Transition progress display in Animation State Machine Editor ( GH-71284 ).

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 6, 2024

I prioritize creating content based on what I believe will facilitate the game’s marketing efforts”, he explains. I have a unique pipeline process where I prioritize creating content based on what I believe will facilitate the game’s marketing efforts. What’s your creative process?

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

UE5’s features and functionality have further expanded to include experimental new features for rendering, animation and simulation. Look for companies that offer full-cycle game development services, that cover everything from art, animation, VR/AR/XR-based development, right up to game testing. Is it well-defined?

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