Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

If you’re a student and you have an interest in game development as a career, you should absolutely look into these. Internships are a great way to earn some experience in a professional environment and to get mentorship from those of us in the trenches. This is part 2 of this year’s internship roundup. Click here for part 1 ].

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

using data oriented algorithms to process the culling of objects and both secondary command buffers and automatic batching to efficiently submit the draw primitives. It also has more useful built-in data types such as integer vectors. The core engine has been significantly optimized, especially on the memory and data-oriented areas.

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AWS Games

JULY 16, 2024

Azur Games , a mobile game publisher and developer, recently achieved over 8 billion game installs across their portfolio of hypercasual games. Azur Games needed robust data infrastructure to store, process, and analyze the constant influx of data, informing their rapid product iterations and marketing strategies.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Check it out , and follow the recap below for a full rundown of AWS for Games activities at GDC 2024.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Grabbing the attention of gamers is challenging in a crowded market, but QORPO s unique video gaming experiences stand out. Leveraging many managed services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the game developer, publisher, and solutions provider accelerated creative game development for popular titles like Citizen Conflict.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Despite his credentials in game development—first as a programmer on Cadillacs & Dinosaurs and later in his role at Tesla where he hoped to feature titles like Cuphead as part of the Tesla driving experience—Mr.

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Game Daily

MAY 12, 2023

I spoke to Moreira about his work, and the current state of AI in game development, and I learned a lot about a complicated issue. Also, decisions taken by AI might have data protection issues. The artificial intelligence created the image from a data set, and your input was minimal, like using a search engine.

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AWS Games

MARCH 11, 2025

platform is addressing these challenges head-on with its comprehensive cloud-native game development environment built on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The technology allows teams to set up their game development environment in the cloud. This feedback-driven development process ultimately led to the launch of Remngu 2.0a

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Nvidia

MARCH 17, 2023

Tools Pipeline Engineering Lead Megumi Ando sat down with NVIDIA to discuss the integration process in the company’s latest release as well as their adoption plans in Polyphony’s game development pipeline. Why did you choose USD for your game development pipeline? Unlike asset data, everything is in small ASCII files.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

He started his journey as a trained Petroleum Engineer but discovered his true passion for Data Science during his final year at Covenant University. “I I worked with a lot of data then,” he recalls, “and I loved how the data told a story and gave insights on what should be done.” Games were a big part of Ikpeme’s childhood.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 18, 2024

Crowdfunding, once hailed as the knight in shining armor for indie game developers seeking financial support, has undergone significant evolution over the years. The post Is crowdfunding still a viable funding option for indie game developers? appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 18, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Unity Release 2024 Game Development Report Unity have just released their annual Unity Gaming Report on the state of game development in 2024. It gives a good insight into […] The post Unity Release 2024 Game Development Report appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 4, 2025

However, building a well-optimized multiplayer game comes with several challenges which any Unity game development company worth its weight will know how to overcome. Key Components of Multiplayer Games in Unity Networking: Manages data transmission between clients and servers. Look no further! Get in touch.

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Harold Serrano

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

This design keeps the engine modular and scalable, separating the game logic into three straightforward parts: Entities: These are the game objects (think players, cars, obstacles). Components: The data attached to entities, like meshes, physics, or animations. It’s all designed to make game development as smooth as possible.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Many game developers love data, whether it comes as a spreadsheet, a pie chart or a feedback box – so in some ways, Adanna Nedd's move from academic research to game development isn't all that surprising. You can read more about the project and check out the other entries on this page. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 8, 2024

million video games were sold in the UK during February, a drop of 5.5% This is based on data from GSD, which tracks digital game sales from most major publishers, and all physical sales. The notable absent game from the charts is Palworld, because the game's developer isn’t included in the GSD system.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Pixel Federation is still the biggest game studio in the country, both in employment (270 workers) and revenue. All these numbers and more interesting facts about the Slovakian games industry are taken from the annual report from the Slovak Game Developers Association (SGDA).

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In fact, 2023 has had some of the biggest game development trends thanks to the increasing use of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). Also, the introduction of ground-breaking AI-powered solutions, including Chat GPT, has further inspired new game development trends.

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AWS Games

JUNE 20, 2024

In the highly competitive gaming industry, collecting and utilizing data has become a driving factor for game success. Game studios of all sizes have realized the immense value in analyzing player data to drive key business decisions. For developers, the AWS SDK can be integrated into your game to collect data.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

As a result, multiplayer games have revolutionized modern gaming, from human vs. computer to human vs. human interaction. Building multiplayer games can be rewarding and exciting for aspiring game developers. But before that, let’s start with some basics.  Multiplayer game genres are diverse.

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AWS Games

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Specifically, video production and game development require efficient workflows that involve multiple departments and span different time zones. Efficient movement and synchronization of enormous media assets, including high-definition video and complex Unreal Engine data is important.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 24, 2024

And what does it matter in game development? Join us as we explore the role of beta testing in game development, ensuring high-quality games while preventing costly post-launch errors. When it comes to game development , you must ensure a high-quality game that meets players’ expectations.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 15, 2024

One of the world’s most anticipated games industry events, the conference brings together developers, publishers, hardware manufacturers, and cloud providers from around the world alongside the gaming community to celebrate industry achievements and discuss the trends shaping the industry’s future. Register here.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Unity provides numerous essential tools to facilitate seamless mobile game development. It allows developers to create and optimize their games for hundreds or even thousands of mobile devices. This makes it a complete, scalable, and seamless mobile game development solution. Let’s find out.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2024

In the vast realm of gaming, where virtual worlds intersect with reality, lies a complex web of data analytics. Developers have long utilized game analytics for various purposes, such as understanding player behavior, enhancing user experience, and improving game design.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

A new union survey raised further concerns about crunch culture in game development, with more than half experiencing crunch in the past two years. 57% of those surveyed said they most recently worked on an AAA game.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Developing a game is no child’s play! Game developers can vouch that the game development landscape does not look as pretty and exciting as it seems. Months, sometimes years of planning, impending deadlines, trials, and corrections go into creating a video game loved by the targeted audience.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Multiplayer games are becoming more complex every single day – but so is the challenge of maintaining a stable, high-performance environment. Scaling is not merely about increasing server capacity but requires a nuanced approach to managing synchronization, network stability, security, and cross-region data consistency.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

With the annual Game Developer Conference (GDC) just days away, Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games is ramping up to host exciting technology demonstrations and programming focused on evolving industry trends, including generative artificial intelligence (AI).

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 2, 2024

The International Game Developers Association released its 2023 Developer Satisfaction Survey today, which saw developers highlight numerous issues including equity, diversity, and inclusion, layoffs, and crunch.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 14, 2025

Joakim Achrn helps founders build successful games companies. Hes investing in games through F4 Fund which he started in 2023, together with with David Kaye. To follow his work, subscribe to Elite Game Developers. One of the most critical aspects of fundraising that founders often get wrong?

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It's about finding that sweet spot where a borrowed idea becomes a natural extension of your game, enhancing the player experience without compromising your original design. Homescapes (top) and Fishdom (bottom) already received their updates, likely providing data for Gardenscapes to follow them.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The rate was based on the comparison study of the titles’ data. We compared the total number of titles released in 2023 with the number of “successful” new titles, defined as those generating over $50K in monthly revenue in Tier-1-West countries for the last 30 days before the day when we collected our data.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Play-testing is so critical in board game development that I’ve dedicated several articles to the subject. ” Need help on your board game? Click here.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Bringing Data-Driven Insights to Fans Providing a transparent, global ranking system for LoL Esports teams has been a long-standing challenge and priority for Riot Games. This validates the GPR data is reliably stored and available. The frontend can then cache this data for display.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 13, 2020

However, for a publisher or designer seeking to make their own games, there are trends that can be followed! Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. How I Gathered Data on Favorite Board Game Components. How I Cleaned Up the Data.

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Cocos

JANUARY 8, 2024

First of all, the whole driver of the game is divided into the data part and the display part. The data part is based on the cocos editor plugin for data construction. I would like to thank the cocos team once again for their outstanding abilities. Three bows. Without further ado, let’s get to the technical forum.

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