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Microsoft shares best practices for devs looking to support ROG Xbox Ally handheld

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" Related: The Witcher 4 tech demo highlights the open world credentials of Unreal Engine 5.6 Read more about: Xbox About the Author Chris Kerr Senior Editor, News, GameDeveloper.com Game Developer news editor Chris Kerr is an award-winning journalist and reporter with over a decade of experience in the game industry.

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AWS to showcase tools for breakthrough gaming experiences at GDC 2025

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Experience first-hand how Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games helps build breakthrough gaming experiences at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), March 17-21, 2025 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Meet with AWS for Games experts to learn about the transformational power of generative AI and cloud game development.

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Upcoming game dev events in Australia and New Zealand, June - August 2025

Radiator Blog

which means it's time to leave the beach and attend some game developer events. I'll be participating in a few public events this season: June 7-8, 2025: Frosty Games Fest @ online. I'll be giving a short level design talk at the local game development conference here in New Zealand's largest city.

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I’m a recent computer science graduate and finished my military duty, where I also developed a strong concept for my first game. Game development is my passion, and I’d love to pursue it full-time, but I’m unsure if going indie can provide enough financial stability at the start. Should I focus on funding and self-publishing, or look for a stable job in the industry or another field and keep game dev as a hobby for now? My friends think I could succeed as an influencer if I started streaming, but I’m also unsure if I want to specialize—programming might be an option.

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The amount of crossover from regular software engineering and game development is not nil, and leveling up in software engineering is a net positive towards making your dream game work out too. and programming generally pays a lot better than indie dev work.

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Solo developer Voidmaw on creating Katanaut: “Done is better than perfect”

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Eugene, the solo developer behind Voidmaw , has spent three years crafting Katanaut , a fast-paced action-roguelite where players embody a katana-wielding astronaut fighting to escape a collapsing space station. As a one-person team, he embraces both the creative freedom and the intense challenges that come with solo development.

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AWS GDC 2025 Highlights

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Nearly 30,000 attendees were welcomed to the March 2025 Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the Moscone Convention Center with an official ribbon cutting by the Mayor of San Francisco. AWS also hosted insightful sessions featuring Epic Games, Netflix Games, Riot Games, Jackbox Games, and more.

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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

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Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s Aegis the Diver (above) and Dave the Diver (below) are remarkably similar The event was almost like a demo for Dave the Diver, with the full title on sale across PlayStation, Switch, and other platforms for the duration of the event.