Game Developer

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The studio said development of projects like Hyper Light Breaker and Possessor(s) won't be impacted by the job cuts.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 22, 2025

Developers do not in fact welcome our new AI overlords.

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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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Game Developer

OCTOBER 2, 2024

which was previously in development at Romino Games. The Dutch studio is working on a multiplayer arena brawler called Nubs!,

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Thanks to the constant development of technology and an ever-growing set of powerful tools, indie developers can create games that rival those made by big studios. If you're an indie developer looking to take your project to the next level, here's your essential toolkit for 2024.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A new program within the Xbox Research division allows developers to give the console maker feedback and help it improve in key areas.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 21, 2024

Third Kind will still co-develop titles like Predecessor and Sea of Thieves while Virtuos uses its new subsidiary to enter the UK game industry.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Developers speaking to the Game Developers Collective seem to think the VR games market has hit a roadblock, even with this year's launch of the Apple Vision Pro.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 17, 2025

This article shares insights based on the development of Wizard of Legend 2, detailing the complexities encountered in Unreal Engine localization.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 12, 2024

The game industry lacks a solid code of ethics, and the organization hopes to create one with long-term benefits for developers and players alike.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

'We believe that it is important to nurture developers who take this unique concept to heart.'

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Game Developer

JANUARY 23, 2025

After over five years of development, Extremely OK pulled the plug on Earthblade, in part because of Celeste's legacy.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 23, 2025

Pocketpair Publishing will provide funding opportunities, development assistance, and publishing support.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The longtime support developer hoped to withstand this winter's wave of industry layoffs, but 'ran out of room' to survive.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In this blog, we look at some of the new and interesting ways developers have implemented minigames into some of the most popular mobile titles on the market, from Royal Match’s Wordle-inspired potion puzzle to Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s recreation of Dave the Diver. That’s even more true now than it was back in April 2023.

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Game Developer

JULY 26, 2024

The quirky platformer was critically well-received, but its development process was imperiled at almost every stage by multiple competing factors.

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Game Developer

MAY 29, 2024

Here, we share the development insights and lessons learned from the journey of SOUL COVENANT, highlighting both successes and challenges.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 22, 2025

The three studios significantly beef up Virtuos' headcount as it focuses on becoming the 'biggest external game developer globally.'

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The game commerce platform will support Uzbekistan with a school meant to find the country's 'next generation of developers and innovators.'

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Game From Scratch

JANUARY 9, 2025

GameFromScratch.com LVR 3D Lua Game Development Framework Today we are checking out LVR, a free and open source 3D Lua game and VR development framework heavily inspired by LVE. LVE is a popular 2D game development framework, recently made famous for powering the smash indie hit Belatro.

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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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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Founded in 2018 by CEO Senad Hrnjadovic, SenAm Games is an independent game development studio based in Munich, Germany. We have a solid track record of developing and releasing three games in the last seven years, including client work, Hrnjadovic says. Instead, in scenes where he is present, the camera will switch to his viewpoint.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Developers across Smite's design, production, and esports teams have been impacted by Hi-Rez's latest reductions.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This month on the Game Developer podcast, we interview Ben Brode, chief development officer at Second Dinner, the studio behind Marvel Snap.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The new studio already has at least three projects in development, and hopes to make games 'on our own terms, with no limits.'

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 10, 2025

Hiwarp is an indie game studio based in Spain, run by solo game developer Elwin Gorman. My focus is on developing unique and personal games. Why did you become a solo developer? I started to follow indie developers I admired on Twitter. How do you stay motivated through (years of) development?

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Game Developer

MAY 20, 2024

The IndieDev program will grant £15,000 / €15,000 to the seven studios in the island of Ireland to generate ideas and create game prototypes.

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Game Developer

MAY 2, 2024

A game's legacy is not just the nostalgia it will come to evoke after enough time has passed. Its legacy is also in the creativity it comes to inspire in the works that arise in its wake.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 6, 2025

Hungarian solo developer Csaba Putnai has poured over 3000 hours into his latest project, The Last Three. Its his second game after the release of his debut, Bob A Thousand Lives , which he developed in his forties. Every element of The Last Three, from the flowing visuals to the moving soundtrack, was developed solely by him.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2025

Determined to push himself, he embarked on a new path as a solo developer. To find his first solo project, he developed a new brainstorming approach: he built a prototype in roughly 100 hours and let people play it. Why did you become a solo developer? I had two main motivations in becoming a solo developer.

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Game Developer

MARCH 11, 2025

'The fund's goal is to provide developers with the capital they need to fuel growth.'

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Blind Squirrel grabbed Distributed largely for its proprietary AI tool made for Unreal Engine, which could help make port development shorter.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Vancouver studio will continue to develop sprawling strategy titles, but hopes to supplement those releases with more experimental projects.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 9, 2025

Freejam has been a family to all of us, and [the players] have been a part of that. [.] From all of us here, thank you so much for joining us on this journey.'

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

NetEase may have conducted layoffs ahead of its reveal trailer for Marvel Rivals' next characters, Human Torch and the Thing.

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Game Developer

JULY 2, 2024

Multiple former employees have shared the news, which comes less than three months after the studio's debut title launched.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Along with getting rid of the badge, Twitch is restarting its organization reviews that let accounts see stream analytics, manage games, and build Extensions.

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