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Opinion: How will Project 2025 impact game developers?

Game Developer

JULY 18, 2024

The Heritage Foundation's manifesto for the possible next administration could do great harm to many, including large portions of the game development community.

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The ascent of Indian video game development

Game Developer

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Indian video game development seems to be displaying more and more potential and exposure; we spoke to three different developers based in India about their current projects and their own experiences.

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Webinar Recap: How Mobile Game Developers Are Using IP Collaborations to Enhance LiveOps

Game Refinery

MARCH 27, 2025

Rather than simply creating a selection of live events inspired by Dave the Diver, developer Shift Up dived much deeper with Aegis the Diver , an almost like-for-like version of Dave the Diver faithfully recreated within the confines of Goddess of Victory: NIKKE.

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What are game developers getting out of Bluesky?

Game Developer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Game developers are among the millions users leaving X (formerly Twitter) and signing up for Bluesky. What are they getting out of the platform?

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Awesome Free Game Development Tools

Game From Scratch

MARCH 27, 2025

GameFromScratch.com Awesome Free Game Development Tools Today we look at some of the amazing free game development tools available in 2025. We start of quickly with the most commonly used applications, then we move into perhaps more obscure but no less awesome and FREE tools available to game developers.

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LÖVR 3D Lua Game Development Framework

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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Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

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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Xbox expands Research division to collaborate with game developers

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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Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

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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If Hollywood adapts more games, developers deserve a cut

Game Developer

JANUARY 19, 2024

The 2024 GDC State of the Industry report indicates one quarter of triple-A developers are seeing their games adapted for film or television. Will the workers reap the rewards?

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Embracer rolls out new AI policy to 'massively enhance game development'

Game Developer

JUNE 20, 2024

The company claims shunning AI models will lead to it being 'outrun' by its competitors.

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Twitch axes in-chat badge identifying game developers

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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What Washington State is doing to juice local game development

Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Washington State government's Chamber of Commerce wants to the state's 'creative economy' humming along.

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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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California Fire Relief Bundle is calling for submissions from game developers

Game Developer

JANUARY 13, 2025

The charity bundle is being organized by Necrosoft Games to assist the California Fire Foundation.

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Game developers are still feeling the pull of last-generation consoles

Game Developer

AUGUST 8, 2024

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S reported surprising sales slumps in the last few months. What will this mean for the rest of this console generation?

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Marketing Art in game development: What makes a 2D Marketing Artist?

Game Developer

JULY 1, 2024

Breaking down the core elements of this career path, its importance in the market today, what skills you'll need to break into the industry and your future career prospects.

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Survey says half of developers consider VR market on decline or in stagnation

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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UK Games Fund grants £3 million to 22 'rising' game developers

Game Developer

APRIL 17, 2024

The multi-million pound funding will go towards startup studios whose projecs have the potential to be 'the next best-selling, BAFTA-winning titles.'

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How Mobile Game Developers Are Using Anime to Boost Engagement and Revenue Across the Globe

Game Refinery

MARCH 20, 2025

If you enjoyed reading this post, here are a few more you should check out: From Idol Culture to Gacha Mechanics: A Deep Dive into Japans Mobile Gaming Market Breaking Down the Biggest Trends Shaping the Mobile Gaming Landscape BarbieOps: How Mobile Games Are Using Blockbuster Movies to Boost Engagement The post How Mobile Game Developers Are Using (..)

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Virtuos acquires three studios to 'significantly augment' development support capabilities

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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How the iconic Jeff Minter stays inspired after 43 llama-filled years of game development

Game Developer

MARCH 12, 2024

The one-of-a-kind British programmer behind Gridrunner, Tempest 2000, Polybius opens up about his life, his relationship, and the future.

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Group photo: The editors of Game Developer discuss their favorite photo modes

Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As we close out Photography Week, let's talk about some of our favorite photo modes and how they've enhanced our playing experience.

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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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SNK opens development studio in Singapore

Game Developer

JUNE 28, 2024

The Fatal Fury developer said it wants to become a 'top 10 global publisher' within the next decade.

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WB Games Montreal lays off 99 developers

Game Developer

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Most of the impacted developers let go from WB Montreal were subcontractors through esteemed support developer Keywords.

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World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

Game Developer

JULY 24, 2024

The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.

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Meta shuts down Quest developer Ready at Dawn

Game Developer

AUGUST 7, 2024

Across its 21-year lifetime, Ready at Dawn developed the Echo series for the Meta Quest, along with Daxter, various God of War spinoffs, and The Order: 1886.

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CD Projekt voluntarily recognizes Polish developer union

Game Developer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Now recognized by CD Projekt, the Polish Gamedev Workers Union aims to have "fruitful cooperation" with the developer and partner with other companies.

Development

Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine confirms layoffs

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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Journey developer thatgamecompany to co-host game jam with $10,000 prize pool

Game Developer

APRIL 28, 2025

The three-week event will champion developers creating 'four-quadrant' games.

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Developers still aren't warming up to generative AI

Game Developer

JANUARY 22, 2025

Developers do not in fact welcome our new AI overlords.

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Iron Galaxy lays off 66 developers in 'last resort' lifesaving effort

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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A developer's guide to effective localization in Unreal Engine

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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Unity developer group dissolves after company "completely eroded trust"

Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Boston Unity Group no longer want their name tied to Unity after the company's recent business moves, and are calling it quits to focus on the city's larger community of developers.

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'Polish something that has never existed before:' Miyamoto explains how Nintendo is countering rising development costs

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

Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

We previously stated that minigames have continued to grow in popularity since the IDFA changes, especially amongst casual and midcore games. Royal Match’s Wordle-inspired Magic Cauldron Dream Games is no stranger when it comes to minigames. This leads us to believe many other developers have bigger plans for the future of minigames.

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Are space shooter games still 'a rite of passage'?

Game Developer

JULY 12, 2024

I will attempt to provide the games developer community with my thoughts regarding how I ventured into 'solo indie' games development.

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Ethical Games looking to craft industrywide ethics code, seeks developer input

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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Hidden Path makes layoffs and pauses development on unnamed RPG

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

"In the face of a challenging environment, we now have no choice but to pause development on that project and reduce the company size." "

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Wartorn developer Stray Kite shows how small studios can chase big ideas in a turbulent 2025

Game Developer

APRIL 24, 2025

Co-development experience, shying away from venture capital, and embracing Early Access made Stray Kite Studios' Wartorn possible.

Studios

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Exploiting Fear to Create Good Horror Games

Game Developer

MAY 8, 2024

Developers Jade Jacson, Steve Kirby and Kelvin Moore dive into horror as a genre, why we like to be scared and how game developers can exploit our deepest fears to create a wide range of scares.

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Sega of America employees announce multi-department union

Game Developer

APRIL 24, 2023

The Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega (AEGIS) is both the Sonic the Hedgehog developer's first-ever union, and also the United States' first game developer union to cover multiple staff departments.

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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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Opinion: How will Project 2025 impact game developers?

The ascent of Indian video game development

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Webinar Recap: How Mobile Game Developers Are Using IP Collaborations to Enhance LiveOps

What are game developers getting out of Bluesky?

Awesome Free Game Development Tools

LÖVR 3D Lua Game Development Framework

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

Xbox expands Research division to collaborate with game developers

Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

If Hollywood adapts more games, developers deserve a cut

Embracer rolls out new AI policy to 'massively enhance game development'

Twitch axes in-chat badge identifying game developers

What Washington State is doing to juice local game development

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

California Fire Relief Bundle is calling for submissions from game developers

Game developers are still feeling the pull of last-generation consoles

Marketing Art in game development: What makes a 2D Marketing Artist?

Survey says half of developers consider VR market on decline or in stagnation

UK Games Fund grants £3 million to 22 'rising' game developers

How Mobile Game Developers Are Using Anime to Boost Engagement and Revenue Across the Globe

Virtuos acquires three studios to 'significantly augment' development support capabilities

How the iconic Jeff Minter stays inspired after 43 llama-filled years of game development

Group photo: The editors of Game Developer discuss their favorite photo modes

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

SNK opens development studio in Singapore

WB Games Montreal lays off 99 developers

World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

Meta shuts down Quest developer Ready at Dawn

CD Projekt voluntarily recognizes Polish developer union

Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine confirms layoffs

Journey developer thatgamecompany to co-host game jam with $10,000 prize pool

Developers still aren't warming up to generative AI

Iron Galaxy lays off 66 developers in 'last resort' lifesaving effort

A developer's guide to effective localization in Unreal Engine

Unity developer group dissolves after company "completely eroded trust"

'Polish something that has never existed before:' Miyamoto explains how Nintendo is countering rising development costs

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

Are space shooter games still 'a rite of passage'?

Ethical Games looking to craft industrywide ethics code, seeks developer input

Hidden Path makes layoffs and pauses development on unnamed RPG

Wartorn developer Stray Kite shows how small studios can chase big ideas in a turbulent 2025

Exploiting Fear to Create Good Horror Games

Sega of America employees announce multi-department union

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

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