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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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Solo dev Jason Priskomatis on his horror debut Friday Night: “Keep pushing your comfort zone”

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 3, 2025

To stay creative, he starts weekends at a local bakery, sipping coffee and jotting down ideas while listening to game soundtracks. For now, hes happy in the solo dev life, but the door to collaboration remains open. Why did you become a solo developer? How do you stay motivated through (years of) development?

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Solo dev Esteban Hernandez spent 7 years on Creo God Simulator: “I’ve learned perseverance”

PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Hernandez admits that solo development sometimes takes a toll on his metal health. “I try my best to accept that I may not be the most talented or brilliant game developer in the world, but that I am capable of making something fun and beautiful.” ” Why did you become a solo developer?

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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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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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Solo dev Chad Crumbaker on his game Mekkablood: “Never thought it would be this difficult”

PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For Chad Crumbaker (working as KRUMP Games ), it was the promise of full creative freedom that drew him into the world of solo development. I was an early adopter of Unreal Engine 4 and always wanted to get into game development, he says. Why did you become a solo developer? “Making games is extremely hard.

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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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GUI Galore Game Dev Market Humble Bundle

Game From Scratch

APRIL 8, 2025

GameFromScratch.com GUI Galore Game Dev Market Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the GUI Galore by GameDev Market bundle. This bundle contains a collection of more than 50+ game UI packs for developing game user interfaces.

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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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Legendary Game Dev Environments Humble Bundle

Game From Scratch

MARCH 17, 2025

GameFromScratch.com Legendary Game Dev Environments Humble Bundle There is new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Legendary Game Dev Environments bundle. There is also a huge collection The post Legendary Game Dev Environments Humble Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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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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The Game Dev Asset Mega Bundle

Game From Scratch

DECEMBER 31, 2024

GameFromScratch.com The Game Dev Asset Mega Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, The Game Dev Asset Mega Bundle contains a large collection of assets for Unreal Engine and Unity. The assets are from the studio Hivemind.

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

PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This year we featured over 20 brave game creators in our solo developers-series and we like to share some highlights. It took solo game developer Graham Reid great effort to finish his game. “I Making an eco-conscious game just really made sense to me.” Having a solid, realistic plan is everything.”

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Indie dev Welevel raises $5.7M in seed funding round

Game Developer

MARCH 6, 2025

The studio will put its new funding money toward its unannounced sandbox game and its set of AI tools for game 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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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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Solo dev Feryaz Beer’s debut Super Fantasy Kingdom “A weird mashup of genres”

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 post Solo dev Feryaz Beer’s debut Super Fantasy Kingdom “A weird mashup of genres” appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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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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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. It took him 4 years to create his game and in that time he learned some valuable lessons. “If

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How Game Co-Development Benefits Mobile Game Development Studios

Starloop Studios

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In the modern gaming industry, game co-development has become more commonplace across the board as development projects become more expensive and complex. Co-dev can help projects that seem insurmountable feel more realistic and doable thanks to the extra resources and experience.

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

PreMortem.Games

JULY 26, 2024

The fact that it took him over five years to get to the point that it’s nearly ready for Early Access is largely due to learning the ropes of game development along the way. Why did you become a solo developer? I then had enough time to focus on game dev, so I made the decision to start changing careers.

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Diving into the nuance of "self-imposed crunch"

Game Developer

JANUARY 25, 2023

According to our State of the Game Industry 2023 report surveying game developers, nearly three-quarters of devs working more than 40-hour weeks said they felt self-pressure to do so.

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What confuses you most about board game development?

Brand Game Development

MARCH 30, 2020

Board game development is incredibly complex. To create a board game from start to finish , think of everything you have to do: Come up with a board game idea and design a game around it. Play-test the game until it feels right. Create digital print files of your game. Find artists.

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Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets By Synty Humble Bundle

Game From Scratch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets By Synty Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle for game developers, the Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets by Synty bundle.

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More Than Movements: Animation in Mobile Game Dev

Game Developer

JULY 29, 2024

Common animation problems in mobile game development and find practical solutions to improve quality.

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Solo dev Josh Salley (HALbot Studios) “I believe in keeping a good work life balance”

PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 3, 2023

Josh Salley has always been a big fan of gaming, but thought that game development was out of his reach. “I I just assumed game development involved writing code all day.” I have always been a huge gamer, but never imagined I want to actually make games.

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It is been predicted by many economists we are heading to a recession. From your writings it sounds like you were a game dev during the 2008 recession, any suggestions on how to weather the storm as a game dev?

Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 13, 2025

I, like many, ended up working outside of traditional video game development for a brief period of time. That might be casino games, mobile games, simulation, training work, user experience design, or something else entirely. I worked with former game devs doing work very similar to game dev at the time.

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As a AAA dev, what is a task outside of the actual game development that is underrated but super critical to your job? Beyond coding, arting, programming, modeling, and QA…ing. (Obviously aside from hiring people.)

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JANUARY 3, 2025

Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ The more one's responsibilities increase in scope, the more valuable communication skills become. Join us on Discord ] and/or [ Support us on Patreon ] Got a burning question you want answered?

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With the announcement of the Switch 2 I was wondering how do games for an older version of a console work on a newer version of the same console? Will they run better from the start or do the devs have to go back and update or unlock something for it to work better?

Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 14, 2025

Emulating the game means building a virtual machine around the original game that pretends to be the original hardware and modifies the inputs and outputs to and from the game. Because we can't modify the original game, we need to build a box around it that we can modify and run the original game within that box.

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Solo dev Jordan Mochi: “I’ve sacrified a lot of my 20’s to make Conscript”

PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Jordan Mochi has been working on his debut game Conscript for 6 years under the name of Catchweight Studio. Despite being a solo dev all that time, he never really struggled with his motivation. “I I feel like I was put on Earth to make this game”, he says. “I’ve What are the biggest advantages of working solo?

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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.

Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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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sorry this is 2 questions in 1 on very different topics haha. but im not a game dev nor am i likely to get the skills in game dev- i am very in marketing & analytics though as well as a mix of other stuff. would you know if, size of studio asides, do aa/aaa studios or publishers have good sized non game dev teams? i really want to get involved in the creatives industry (wether it be games or something like shows) outside of direct creation but i dont know what the market for that is like, especially as someone in the global south. the 2nd unrelated thing is DATV has a weird (?) save limit on console. pc has 100 saves unli characters, but console is currently hard capped at 3 characters. would you have any ideas or insights as to why that might be the limit they chose?

Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

For your first question about what kind of non-creation teams there are: Game dev studios typically have internal support teams - back end, build, IT, user research, etc. that are primarily there to support game development and content creation efforts.

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How much use does Rust (the programming language) see in game development?

Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Game dev still primarily runs on C++ to do the heavy lifting. Some games will run interpreted scripting languages like Lua for designers to script out encounters and such. To my knowledge, nobody uses Rust, Swift, or Go in game development. To my knowledge, nobody uses Rust, Swift, or Go in game development.

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NEARstudios' pivot to Kickstarter is a story of devs seeking hope in a trying time

Game Developer

MARCH 11, 2025

A cozy RPG about woodland creatures surviving in the wilds is, in so many ways, a metaphor for this moment in game development.

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Solo dev Jordan Mochi: “I’ve sacrified a lot of my 20’s to make Conscript”

PreMortem.Games

JULY 23, 2024

Jordan Mochi has been working on his debut game Conscript for 6 years under the name of Catchweight Studio. Despite being a solo dev all that time, he never really struggled with his motivation. “I I feel like I was put on Earth to make this game”, he says. “I’ve What are the biggest advantages of working solo?

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

PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 30, 2025

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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20 New Year’s Resolutions for Board Game Devs in 2020

Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. With that in mind, I want to help you come up with some New Year’s Resolutions of your own, ones specifically related to board game design. Learn how to use Board Game Geek. Happy New Year!

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12 Simple Ways To Get Better At Game Development

DameDev.tv

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Do you ever wonder how you can get better at game development? If so, keep reading for some great tips and watch the Livecast for all 12 ways to get better at game development. He's done it all, from Game Designer, Producer, Creative Director and Executive Producer to GameDev.tv's

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AWS to showcase tools for breakthrough gaming experiences at GDC 2025

AWS Games

MARCH 13, 2025

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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Solo dev Tuomas Auronen (Redbeak Games) “Hardest part is financial uncertainty”

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. When his last game, that he spent 17 months working on, flopped, Auronen felt the pressure to make enough money to support his family. How do you deal with that? “I

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Two part question. 1) Where does a decision like taking DA4 from single player to live service back to single player most likely come from? Do studio leads make that kind of call, or project leads? Or is it a publisher-side “mandate” based on market trends? 2) Rebooting like that must come with significant costs given all the “wasted” dev work, so what needs to happen to make them that confident that staying on course will result in smaller returns than starting over?

Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A big decision like this tends to come from agreement between the dev team's executive producer, the studio head, and the publishing executives. These decisions determine whether they have to hire more for specific roles and have to cut developers who have no work to do on the new project plan.

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Japan aiming to support indie devs with new acceleration program

Solo dev Jason Priskomatis on his horror debut Friday Night: “Keep pushing your comfort zone”

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Solo dev Esteban Hernandez spent 7 years on Creo God Simulator: “I’ve learned perseverance”

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

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

Solo dev Chad Crumbaker on his game Mekkablood: “Never thought it would be this difficult”

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

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

GUI Galore Game Dev Market Humble Bundle

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

Legendary Game Dev Environments Humble Bundle

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

The Game Dev Asset Mega Bundle

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

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

Indie dev Welevel raises $5.7M in seed funding round

Ex-Diablo devs form new studio Gas Giant Games

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

Solo dev Feryaz Beer’s debut Super Fantasy Kingdom “A weird mashup of genres”

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

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

How Game Co-Development Benefits Mobile Game Development Studios

Using ImGui for Game Development

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

Diving into the nuance of "self-imposed crunch"

What confuses you most about board game development?

Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets By Synty Humble Bundle

More Than Movements: Animation in Mobile Game Dev

Solo dev Josh Salley (HALbot Studios) “I believe in keeping a good work life balance”

It is been predicted by many economists we are heading to a recession. From your writings it sounds like you were a game dev during the 2008 recession, any suggestions on how to weather the storm as a game dev?

As a AAA dev, what is a task *outside* of the actual game development that is underrated but super critical to your job? Beyond coding, arting, programming, modeling, and QA…ing. (Obviously aside from hiring people.)

With the announcement of the Switch 2 I was wondering how do games for an older version of a console work on a newer version of the same console? Will they run better from the start or do the devs have to go back and update or unlock something for it to work better?

Solo dev Jordan Mochi: “I’ve sacrified a lot of my 20’s to make Conscript”

How much use does Rust (the programming language) see in game development?

NEARstudios' pivot to Kickstarter is a story of devs seeking hope in a trying time

Solo dev Jordan Mochi: “I’ve sacrified a lot of my 20’s to make Conscript”

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

20 New Year’s Resolutions for Board Game Devs in 2020

12 Simple Ways To Get Better At Game Development

AWS to showcase tools for breakthrough gaming experiences at GDC 2025

Solo dev Tuomas Auronen (Redbeak Games) “Hardest part is financial uncertainty”

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As a AAA dev, what is a task outside of the actual game development that is underrated but super critical to your job? Beyond coding, arting, programming, modeling, and QA…ing. (Obviously aside from hiring people.)