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Japan aiming to support indie devs with new acceleration program

Game Developer

MARCH 25, 2024

The So-Fu program will help Japanese indie devs with product management, teach them more about game development, and how to pitch their projects to stakeholders.

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From monopolies to tiny tools by solo devs

Game Developer

AUGUST 12, 2024

This is a discussion about the large and largely underrepresented space of tool development from solo devs, individual artists, or tiny teams.

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Survey reveals devs consider genAI double-edged sword in game development

Game Developer

AUGUST 19, 2024

Those surveyed believe the controversial technology may make games cost less, but that may also come at the expense of overall quality.

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Game Developer's best of 2022: The events that defined the year

Game Developer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

From Twitter's maelstrom to Stadia's death sentence to devs offering support to Ukraine, these are the events that shaped 2022.

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Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 5 devs that made an impact

Game Developer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

These are a few of the developers wed like to send some kudos, for making the industry a better place in a very difficult year.

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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Here at PreMortem.Games we have a great admiration for developers that go through a complete development cycle alone. Because, let’s be honest, creating games is hard. And it takes a special kind of developer that wants to fly solo. It took solo game developer Graham Reid great effort to finish his game.

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Near half of game devs say they're working with generative AI tools

Game Developer

JANUARY 18, 2024

As generative AI becomes a bigger presence in games, developers use the technology while remaining wary of its impact.

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59 percent of devs say industry in 'bad' straits, blame investors and mismanagement

Game Developer

JUNE 24, 2024

As the game indstry continues through these difficult times, those surveyed by the Game Developers Collective believe they know the real core problems of the industry.

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The third-annual Queer Games Bundle highlights queer devs in 2023

Game Developer

JUNE 2, 2023

Game developers Taylor McCue and Nilson Carroll released their third yearly Queer Games Bundle that features games and software made by LGBTQ developers.

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Codecks nets €1 million in funding for game dev project management tool

Game Developer

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With the new funding, Codecks aims to beef up staff and create new features to help game developers to keep track of their workload.

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Are game studios suddenly abandoning Black developers?

Game Developer

MARCH 21, 2024

called out the game industry for its consistent inability to support Black devs. Strange Scaffold founder Xalavier Nelson Jr.

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Solo developer Kaighen Finley: “It’s easy to lose myself in game development”

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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Valve imposing new trailer restrictions on Steam developers

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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PICO Kicks Off First Dev Jam for Global Developers to Usher in a New Era in for XR

Game Developer

OCTOBER 4, 2023

PICO, a leading VR brand with independent innovation and R&D creation capabilities, will kick off the 2023 PICO Dev Jam on 25th of Sep, its first-ever global challenge for emerging virtual reality developers

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Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine

Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Unity's move to "generational" updates is meant to help devs access engine improvements more often.

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Veteran devs claim smaller teams could mean more successful games

Game Developer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

More indie studios are being opened by established game devs, bringing with them a return to a leaner development process.

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Patch Notes #5: Long-dead dev gossip hub 'Fat Babies' shows the industry's progress, and where it still lags

Game Developer

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Venture into the ruins of a byegone game development era.

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Jussi Kemppainen is exploring AI-assisted game development with Echoes of Somewhere

PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 30, 2023

With the discussions over the use of AI in game development raging on, Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen , Lead VFX Artist at Mainframe Industries and founder of Dinosaurs Are Better , spends his spare time to see what all the fuss really is about. are answered in his regularly updated dev blog. With his free, experimental 2.5D

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Ubisoft Paris devs report excessive crunch during Just Dance 2023 development

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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Respawn boss Ryan Burnett shines a light on the game dev potential of Wisconsin

Game Developer

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Ryan Burnett, president of Respawn's Wisconsin-located satellite studio, shines a light on how the state holds benefits for game developers.

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Slay the Spire devs followed through on abandoning Unity

Game Developer

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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Industry vets launch specialist co-development studio The Unreal Guys

Game Developer

JUNE 17, 2024

As the name suggests, the new studio is looking to help devs working on Unreal Engine projects.

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Playdate devs have earned over $500,000 through Catalog

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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SAG-AFTRA's new agreement lets game devs use AI voices

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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Humble Games' recent restructure is hurting devs and their games

Game Developer

JULY 30, 2024

Developers Squid Shock and Stairway are unable to push console updates, and the former is resorting to Patreon while looking for a solution.

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Devs call attention to flaw in Steam's developer backlink system

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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Dead Cells' development is officially over as devs focus on new games

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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Why the former Borderlands boss is betting big on UEFN development

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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Solo dev Lincoln McCulloch’s all-consuming journey to develop Dungeons & Kingdoms

PreMortem.Games

JULY 26, 2024

Canadian developer Lincoln McCulloch, working under the studio name Uncle Grouch Gaming , spent the last five years creating the upcoming Dungeons & Kingdoms. An ambitious game that combines medieval city building and kingdom defense with ARPG combat and monster hunting. “So, Why did you become a solo developer?

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Solo dev Mario Malagrino “The psychological pressure is the worst part of game development”

PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

On his company Twitter account Next Game Level , he introduces himself with a great sense of humor. Game developer from Italy! We’re talking about Mario Malagrino, developer of Remote Life and the upcoming Crude. He’s operating as a solo developer because he works at a different pace than most others. “I’m

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Using ImGui for Game Development

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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Korean devs report a burst of interest in single-player console and PC games

Game Developer

AUGUST 14, 2024

Developers at Pearl Abyss, Round8 Studio, Shift Up, and other studios say developers and players in the region want to break out of the free-to-play market.

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Gamedev.world launching Global Games Fund to support devs in emergent territories

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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W4 Games says Godot console porting solutions land in October

Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Devs looking to port their Godot-developed game to consoles will have solutions as soon as October.

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DC Universe Online dev Dimensional Ink hit with layoffs

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Daybreak and one of its MMO subsidiaries are the newest developers to get swept up in the industry's layoff cycle.

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Mobile dev Pixelberry acquired by Series Entertainment

Game Developer

JULY 10, 2024

Pixelberry wants to use Series to get highly requested features out the door, while Series is looking to add its proprietary Rho engine into the developer's pipeline.

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Report: Summer Games Fest trailers can cost devs up to $550K

Game Developer

JUNE 6, 2024

Summer Games Fest's pricing structure for trailers is pricey, and can help (or hurt) smaller developers marketing their game.

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Spearhead Games is laying off the majority of its dev team

Game Developer

MARCH 6, 2024

The Canadian studio is also halting development on its early access RPG Unforetold: Witchstone.

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Valve encourages devs to tinker after open-sourcing the Steam Audio SDK

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

'Our goal is to provide more control to developers.'

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Absurd Ventures and Immortals of Aveum devs launch Marin studio

Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Ex-developers from Ascendant Studios are developing a new game based on a third, unannounced Absurd property.

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Balatro dev gives look at first prototype, Joker Poker

Game Developer

MAY 29, 2024

LocalThunk shows how 2024's breakout deckbuilder evolved in the course of its three-year development.

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Ex-Diablo devs form new studio Gas Giant Games

Game Developer

MARCH 14, 2023

The newly formed Gas Giant Games will make their presence known at next week's Game Developer's Conference, where it'll show off its first project to court publishers and investors.

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Candlelight Games formed by ex-Pixelberry Studios devs

Game Developer

JULY 22, 2024

The new studio is already developing its first project, and will echo its founders' previous work in being a 'character-centric ' narrative game.

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Firesprite devs say 'culture of fear' led to staff exodus

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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Japan aiming to support indie devs with new acceleration program

From monopolies to tiny tools by solo devs

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Survey reveals devs consider genAI double-edged sword in game development

Game Developer's best of 2022: The events that defined the year

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 5 devs that made an impact

Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

Near half of game devs say they're working with generative AI tools

59 percent of devs say industry in 'bad' straits, blame investors and mismanagement

The third-annual Queer Games Bundle highlights queer devs in 2023

Codecks nets €1 million in funding for game dev project management tool

Are game studios suddenly abandoning Black developers?

Solo developer Kaighen Finley: “It’s easy to lose myself in game development”

Valve imposing new trailer restrictions on Steam developers

PICO Kicks Off First Dev Jam for Global Developers to Usher in a New Era in for XR

Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine

Veteran devs claim smaller teams could mean more successful games

Patch Notes #5: Long-dead dev gossip hub 'Fat Babies' shows the industry's progress, and where it still lags

Jussi Kemppainen is exploring AI-assisted game development with Echoes of Somewhere

Ubisoft Paris devs report excessive crunch during Just Dance 2023 development

Respawn boss Ryan Burnett shines a light on the game dev potential of Wisconsin

Slay the Spire devs followed through on abandoning Unity

Industry vets launch specialist co-development studio The Unreal Guys

Playdate devs have earned over $500,000 through Catalog

SAG-AFTRA's new agreement lets game devs use AI voices

Humble Games' recent restructure is hurting devs and their games

Devs call attention to flaw in Steam's developer backlink system

Dead Cells' development is officially over as devs focus on new games

Why the former Borderlands boss is betting big on UEFN development

Solo dev Lincoln McCulloch’s all-consuming journey to develop Dungeons & Kingdoms

Solo dev Mario Malagrino “The psychological pressure is the worst part of game development”

Using ImGui for Game Development

Korean devs report a burst of interest in single-player console and PC games

Gamedev.world launching Global Games Fund to support devs in emergent territories

W4 Games says Godot console porting solutions land in October

DC Universe Online dev Dimensional Ink hit with layoffs

Mobile dev Pixelberry acquired by Series Entertainment

Report: Summer Games Fest trailers can cost devs up to $550K

Spearhead Games is laying off the majority of its dev team

Valve encourages devs to tinker after open-sourcing the Steam Audio SDK

Absurd Ventures and Immortals of Aveum devs launch Marin studio

Balatro dev gives look at first prototype, Joker Poker

Ex-Diablo devs form new studio Gas Giant Games

Candlelight Games formed by ex-Pixelberry Studios devs

Firesprite devs say 'culture of fear' led to staff exodus

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