Gnarly content: 9 risks for horror game development
Game Developer
DECEMBER 4, 2024
This blog explores some of the risks of horror game development and how to address them.
Elon Musk announced that he will open a studio and “Make games great again”
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
In response to a comment by Bill Markus, the co-founder of Dogecoin, that gamers have become “ideologically captured,” Elon Musk announced that his firm xAI will open a game studio. Musk states: “ Too many game studios that are owned by massive corporations ,” and that said studio will “ make games great again.”
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Column • The Pure Product – Every video game ultimately becomes a story
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Author: Richard Dansky Every video game ultimately becomes a story. The elements of the game, even and perhaps especially the narrative ones, are inert until they are suddenly interacted with by the player. The game, in all its complexity and grandeur and expense and expended sweat, comes down to a story.
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How major content drops can boost Early Access games like Slime Rancher 2
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Monomi Park CEO Nick Popovich explains how big content drops can benefit your game's Early Access journey.
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Does it make sense to integrate AI into your game's content production pipeline?
Game Developer
DECEMBER 7, 2023
How to integrate AI into the content production pipeline – and does it even make sense to do so?
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Media Molecule expands Dreams ' content usage rules before service shutdown
Game Developer
JULY 12, 2023
Aspiring developers and creatives now have permission to use their original content in Dreams for outside-game use, including portfolio reels and merchandise.
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Something Wicked Games snaps up former Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen
Game Developer
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The former Bethesda Softworks quest designer is now the lead content designer on Something Wicked Games' upcoming game Wyrdsong.
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Iterative narrative design for video games - an indie approach
Game Developer
AUGUST 29, 2024
Game narratives change all the time during the production. In this article we describe the methods we use to quickly iterate on our narrative content.
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Fortnite brings in-game age ratings to player-made content
Game Developer
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Players who make and release Fortnite islands to be shared with the larger community will have to make sure it's secured an age rating from the IARC.
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Report: Valve won't publish Steam titles that feature AI-generated content
Game Developer
JUNE 29, 2023
The company told one Steam developer it "cannot ship games for which the developer does not have all of the necessary rights."
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Story Kitchen teams with Dreamworks Animation to adapt video games to film and TV
Game Developer
MAY 6, 2024
Not content with eventually bringing Dredge to film, Story Kitchen plans to work with Dreamworks on making hit games into animated movies and shows.
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Xbox hardware sales decline as Game Pass sets quarterly revenue record
Game Developer
JANUARY 30, 2025
The company is placing its faith in 'content and services' and noted that side of the gaming business is performing ahead of expectations.
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Microsoft delivers over $7B in gaming revenue during Q2, barely mentions almost 2,000 layoffs
Game Developer
JANUARY 31, 2024
"Great content is key to our growth." "
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To Mod or Not to Mod: Why The Future of Gaming is User Generated
Game Developer
JANUARY 12, 2024
It's time for the game industry to fully embrace this new era, recognizing that it not only leads to better content for players but also fosters deeper engagement for game studios.
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New dev Barnyard Games formed to make games within Fortnite
Game Developer
DECEMBER 14, 2023
With Fortnite now focusing on user-generated content, industry devs have formed Barnyard to get in on the trend.
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New Year, New GD: Inside Game Developer's new design
Game Developer
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Welcome, once again, to the all-new GameDeveloper.com, now updated for better readability, easier content discovery, and an all-around improved site experience.
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Nintendo revises content creator guidelines to make it easier to object to "inappropriate" content
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Nintendo has revised its terms and conditions for content creators, stressing it will "object" to any content it deems "unlawful, infringing, or inappropriate." Read more
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Dean Gichukie’s studio Kunta Content delivers authentic African stories
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Welcome to Dean Gichukie ‘s world, where history comes alive through Kunta Content. The Kunta Content team Dean’s creative journey began at age 8 when he started drawing and painting. One of the stories I wrote was a game. That game is now Hiru.” For Dean, history is the key to understanding people.
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Content studio Offbrand launches games publishing label
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 10, 2024
Content studio Offbrand has branched out into games, having launched its publishing division Offbrand Games. Announced at IGN Live , content creator Ludwig Ahgren shared that he was partnering with Jason "Thor" Hall, founder of independent studio Pirate Software.
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Can I Play That maker and volunteer team launch Game Content Triggers Database
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 4, 2023
creator, GI Game Changer Coty Craven and a cohort of game experts and mental health professionals have unveiled Game Content Triggers Database. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Can I Play That? The database serves as a catalog of all the problematic material within titles.
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Rogue Company developer removes all Dr Disrespect content
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 10, 2024
Whilst the live-action game hadn't received any content update for over a year, developer First Watch Game pulled all content affiliated with the streamer following reports Beahm had "inappropriate" communications with a minor. Any players affected will be refunded via the in-game currency, Rogue Bucks.
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Netflix readies two-pronged approach to accelerate games adoption
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Netflix has recently revealed plans to encourage adoption of the games catalog that it offers as part of a standard subscription. This is set to become part of a two-pronged strategy: Netflix Stories will strengthen its content offering, while Games on TV focuses on widening access.
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Unity rolls out AI tools and marketplace for game developers
Game Developer
JUNE 27, 2023
Unity's AI tools include a content creation tool called Unity Muse and a runtime inference engine called Unity Sentis.
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SenAm Games is developing Al-Sirah, a game that educates young muslims about the Islam
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
SenAm Games ‘ founder, Senad Hrnjadovic , has been involved in the games industry for years, but it was the Pokmon obsession of his two older children that made him realise the power of games as a learning tool. Thats when Hrnjadovic came up with the game Al-Sirah. It got him thinking.
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Epic Games introducing IARC age ratings for Fortnite Creative Mode content
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Epic Games has announced a partnership with the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) to rate all islands and other content published through Fortnite's Creative Mode. Read more
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Riot expands terms of service to cover 'off-platform conduct and behavior'
Game Developer
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The studio has told content creators bans could be issued for offensive behavior that occurs outside of its games.
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Garry's Mod removing all Nintendo content after takedown notice
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 25, 2024
Facepunch Studios has received takedown notices from Nintendo and is currently in the process of removing all Garry's Mod content related to IP owned by the platform holder. The developer posted an update on Steam altering its community to the takedown notice, adding that all Nintendo-related workshop items will be removed.
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Zero Below The Sun - Unlockable content
Indie DB
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
I've been working on adding some more unlockable content that will increase the quality of life of the game. It's been some time since the last update.
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Jackbox Games unlocks new opportunities with Amazon GameLift Streams
AWS Games
MARCH 6, 2025
Jackbox Games is a Chicago-based game studio best known for its lineup of popular party-game hits such as Quiplash , Fibbage , Drawful , Trivia Murder Party , and more. Jackbox Games north star is accessible gaming, which means meeting customers where they are.
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Something Wicked Games appoints Will Shen as lead content designer
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Something Wicked Games announced that it has hired Will Shen as its new lead content designer. He joins the studio that has brought other games industry veterans such as Robert Land, Jessica Sliwinski, and Akil Hooper. Read more
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Hypercasual games market is shrinking, still 3.7 billion downloads last 3 months
PreMortem.Games
JULY 4, 2023
AppMagic has released a new quarterly report with an overview of the most successful hypercasual games on the market right now. Top 10 Games By Downloads Now, it’s time for a deep dive into the top 10 hypercasual games by downloads. The game features different modes and progressively more challenging levels.
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The walls are alive with tiny people in Cyborn’s Mixed Reality game Wall Town Wonders
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Belgian developer Cyborn has introduced a fresh perspective on mixed-reality gaming with the release of Wall Town Wonders , a game that transforms living spaces into bustling miniature towns built right on the wall. Eighteen months later, the game is here,” he says. But I’m happy we put it in already.” Iteration is key.
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Why The Last of Us Part II Remastered's roguelike mode won't get any DLC
Game Developer
JANUARY 17, 2024
Matthew Gallant, game director of The Last of Us Part II Remastered, explains why No Return won't receive any future content updates.
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Why Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s absence of DLC bucks AAA trends
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Eiji Aonuma recently revealed that Nintendo currently has no plans to release additional content for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This decision marks a notable departure for both a blockbuster game and a major first-party Nintendo release.
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Sega teams with AI startup Eques on voxel generation tool
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Sega has its eyes on user-generated content, and thinks Eques' new generative AI-powered voxel tool will make the technology viable for greater use in its games.
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Drive-Up Your Revenues with Seasonal Events
Game Refinery
MARCH 16, 2023
From national calendar days to religious holidays, seasonal events are a great way for mobile games to find new and exciting ways to drive player engagement. We’ve updated the blog post with new seasonal event implementation examples and best practices for introducing seasonal events into your mobile game.
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Embracer-owned Saber Interactive kills development on Evil Dead: The Game
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The Embracer-owned studio won't be developing new content for the horror title and has also scrapped a planned Switch release.
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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 9, 2024
When you live in a country that houses twenty percent of the entire worlds population, yet hardly see a genuine and honest representation of that country in video games, its time to take matters into your own hands. And thats precisely what Shalin Shodhan is doing with his studio, Masala Games. That choice was very much deliberate.
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Bungie recently revealed that the red war campaign in destiny 2 is unavailable, even internally. They said its due to outdated code. How often does that happen in live service games? And what sort of decisions are made that leads to all the work seemingly being put down the drain?
Ask a Game Dev
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Most content built during a particular hardware generation is available and functional during that hardware generation because things don't change too much. The game and workflow must also be updated to work on the new hardware, and internally upgraded to take advantage of the increased processing power to look and play better than before.
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Australia introduces new "mandatory classifications" for games with "gambling-like" content
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Australian authorities are introducing new "mandatory classifications" for any games that include "gambling-like" conte…
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Game-Changing Storytelling: How To Integrate Narrative Elements in Mobile Games
Game Refinery
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention. Several exploration games also incorporate similar story designs. The core gameplay in Gossip Harbor.
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Halloween special • How DreamPlus Games makes $2M per month on Twilight-hype
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
by Diana Levintova – AppMagic As we were fishing for some eerie Halloween mood, one of the titles caught our attention by confidently holding its position in both Top Grossing and Top Free rankings since early January 2023 (and actively boosting its revenue in the past few months): the Game of Vampires: Twilight Sun by DreamPlus Games.
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