Game Developer

APRIL 17, 2024

With more than 70,000 units sold and over $500,000 in gross revenue dished out to developers through Catalog, Playdate continues to grow.

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APRIL 11, 2024

Unity's Runtime Fee debacle cost it the trust of several indie developers, and led to Slay the Spire 2 being made in Godot.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 20, 2024

Solo dev Tuomas Auronen , operating under the name Redbeak Games , looks pretty relieved three days after the launch of his game Mortal Glory 2. Building upon a successful predecessor gave Auronen confidence during development. Having an existing fan base helps a lot”, says the Finnish solo developer. “I I don’t.

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Game From Scratch

JUNE 7, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Microsoft Dev Home Development Control Center At their recent BUILD developer conference, Microsoft launched a new open source project into preview release, Dev Home.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Publishers on Steam can use a developer's name to link back to their own Steam page, a practice that means a developer's back catalog may not get full recognition.

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Game Developer

APRIL 19, 2024

'Any developer, anywhere, and in any language, deserves access to funding structures and opportunities to make great games.'

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Game Developer

MARCH 7, 2024

Barnyard Games' Matthew Armstrong says making games for Unreal Engine in Fortnite offers stability for workers burned out on long dev cycles.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

German indie developer Vivid Storm Interactive is a three person team that started when they launched a Kickstarter campaign for Ascent of Ashes in 2021. Studio owner and Lead Developer Max Hermann originally developed the idea for the game in the time when he was still a computer science student and active in the RimWorld modding scene.

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Game Developer

MAY 3, 2023

The company has rolled out an update that limits the number of trailers devs can place before screenshots on Steam store pages.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Game development began as a hobby but became serious very fast. “I The Hanover, Germany based solo dev describes his creative process as ‘a mix of perfectionism and empathy’. The Hanover, Germany based solo dev describes his creative process as ‘a mix of perfectionism and empathy’. Why did you become a solo developer?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

This game represents me as a developer”, he says. “I But the stress of work can take its toll, and part of the reason why the development of Critter Crossfire is taking this long is because Polekoff had to take breaks. Burnout is a very real threat to solo-developers”, he says. Why are you working as a solo developer? “In

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 10, 2023

We're well into the development phase for Godot 4.1, So here's a second dev snapshot to test recent changes! with a little less than a month left before we move to beta.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was developed in just 16 months with some periods of crunch and communications issues between developer Sledgehammer Games and Modern Warfare creator Infinity Ward.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Young Dutch indie developer Lente is something of a free spirit. last year as a solo developer. On Twitter , she’s known to her 13K+ followers as ‘dev on a boat’. Why did you become a solo developer? I went to school twice for game dev, both times did not work out. That isn’t all development though, but still!”

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 27, 2024

The game is developed by Californian solo dev Michael Cosio, working under the name of Tainted Pact. The idea for Terror at Oakheart was born during development of Cosio’s last game ‘ Suffer The Night’. “In Being a horror game dev, Cosio draws inspiration from other movies, games and stories in that genre.

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Game Developer

MAY 10, 2024

Mewgenics' Tyler Glaibel sent a call out to developers to boost their projects by 1,000, and they answered with some utterly busted results.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 9, 2024

Amidst continued AI negotiations, SAG-AFTRA's locked down a way for developers to use digital voice replicas in future works.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

That’s what happened to solo developer Simon Taylor (working under the name Plastic Cow Games ) and his game Smash Dungeon. For now it feels like the journey comes to an end for me as a solo developer”, says Taylor. Still, if the game had been successful, he would have continued working as a solo developer. It’s all on you.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Motion Twin and Evil Empire are done working on the 2D roguelike, and are moving on to their own individual projects.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Developer Dmitriy Gusev , operating under the name Diedemor Studio, made this game by himself. The solo developer worked six years as a doctor before drastically changing his career and going for game development. “I Why did you become a solo developer? How do you stay motivated through (years of) development? “I

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Ex-developers claim Firesprite's current situation is a 'sinking ship,' not helped by studio heads reportedly at the root of these problems.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Despite being a solo dev all that time, he never really struggled with his motivation. “I The Australian developer had no previous experience when he decided to download GameMaker and give it a go. Why did you become a solo developer? “I So one day I just decided to download GameMaker and give game development a go!

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Game Developer

MARCH 27, 2023

While making Just Dance 2023 , Ubisoft's Paris studio was reportedly hit hard with demanding management and burnout.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 25, 2023

Operating under the name of Xenoplasis Games , solo developer Christos Arvanitis is about to release his debut game Ontosis. It’s his first endeavor working completely alone after a failed attempt at developing a horror game with 2 others back in 2015. “A Why did you become a solo developer? “I years of development.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 29, 2023

But also a dreadful year for job security in game development, with a heartbreaking 10.000 layoffs. Thank you for the great game dev stories appeared first on PreMortem Games. On the last working day of 2023 we take one final look over our shoulder to see what we are leaving behind. This year was a two-faced monster.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The four-year-old studio founded by two of the Night in the Woods developers is closing down and cancelling its debut project Revenant Hill.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 8, 2023

Spanish solo dev Daniel Manzano (aka Dr. Kucho !) Why did you become a solo developer? “I How did you stay motivated through the 8 years of development? “The The toll on your mental health can be quite high as a solo developer. likes working alone. The first four years were almost absolute happiness.

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Game Developer

APRIL 1, 2024

Unity wants to prove its commitment to transparency by sharing AI training data with developers concerned about copyright violation.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

He took some online courses on programming and he was in business, as a solo dev operating under the name of Frambosa , only six months later. But going through 3 years of development by himself has made him realize that solo is not really for him. “I Why did you become a solo developer? “I Develop, test, develop, test.”

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He worked 5 years on his nostalgic 3D platformer Raccoo Venture , but according to Brazilian solo developer Diego Ras the journey was ‘extremely rewarding’. As a solo developer, Ras loves the complete control he has over his creations. Why did you become a solo developer? “I’ve What’s your creative process? “As

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That One Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The post Using ImGui for Game Development appeared first on That One Game Dev. In this article you will learn more about what ImGui is and why you should use it in your next project.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 2, 2024

In a statement shared to social media on December 22, the developer cited "many reasons" for its decision to shut down, including the closure of its publisher Versus Evil , cyberbullying, poor reception to Stray Souls, and bad sales. "We Read more

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Layoffs have hit the support developer that's been aiding with some of PlayStation's biggest franchises since 2007.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

Fresh out of school Kaighen Finley started his own web & game development company Team iNtuition. Just to be on the safe side he mainly focused on web development, but his heart was not in it. Staying motivated isn’t hard at all for the solo dev. “It Why did you become a solo developer?

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Though the unionized developers were not directly employed by BioWare, their dismissal follows the layoff of 50 employees by the Dragon Age: Dreadwolf developer.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Game Devs of Color Expo (GDoCExpo) has announced that its presentation will return for its ninth annual showcase. This year's show will be online from September 18 to September 21; submissions for panels, speakers, and games are now open. Read more

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Warframe developer has reportedly made cuts across its external projects publishing teams, which may affect Airship Syndicate's online game Wayfinder.

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