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This blog explores some of the risks of horror game development and how to address them.
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Game Developer
DECEMBER 4, 2024
This blog explores some of the risks of horror game development and how to address them.
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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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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Aspiring developers and creatives now have permission to use their original content in Dreams for outside-game use, including portfolio reels and merchandise.
Game Developer
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The former Bethesda Softworks quest designer is now the lead content designer on Something Wicked Games' upcoming game Wyrdsong.
Game Developer
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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.
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.
Game Developer
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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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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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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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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.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 14, 2023
With Fortnite now focusing on user-generated content, industry devs have formed Barnyard to get in on the trend.
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.
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
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.
GamesIndustry.biz
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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.
GamesIndustry.biz
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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.
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.
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.
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.
PreMortem.Games
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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.
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
Game Developer
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The studio has told content creators bans could be issued for offensive behavior that occurs outside of its games.
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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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 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.
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
PreMortem.Games
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Game Developer
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Ask a Game Dev
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GamesIndustry.biz
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Australian authorities are introducing new "mandatory classifications" for any games that include "gambling-like" conte…
Game Refinery
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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.
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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