Hi-Rez veterans unveil new studio to support live-service game developers
Game Developer
JUNE 7, 2023
Smite developer Hi-Rez Studios launched a new team, RallyHere, intended to support studios that create ongoing live service games.
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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Here at PreMortem.Games, we have great admiration for developers who tackle the entire game development cycle on their own. Because, lets be honest, creating games is hard and it takes a special kind of developer to choose the solo path. This game represents me as a developer, he says.
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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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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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Elon Musk announced that he will open a studio and “Make games great again”
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
In response to a comment by Bill Markus, the co-founder of Dogecoin, that gamers have become “ideologically captured,” Elon Musk announced that his firm xAI will open a game studio. Musk states: “ Too many game studios that are owned by massive corporations ,” and that said studio will “ make games great again.”
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BitCake Studio built online multiplayer game Atomic Picnic completely remote
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
BitCake Studio , an indie game development studio based in Brazil, is celebrating its 10th year in the industry. Eduardo Lamhut, the company’s main Game Designer and Creative Director of the upcoming game Atomic Picnic , explains how the company started. There was a bunch of things she wanted in the game.
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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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Game Developer's 2023 wrap-up: The events that defined the year
Game Developer
DECEMBER 20, 2023
From Unity's botched Runtime Fee to Embracer going scorched earth on its own development studios, here are the events that shaped the game industry in 2023.
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New Zealand government reaffirms support for Game Development Sector Rebate
Game Developer
JANUARY 4, 2024
The initiative allows eligible studios to claim a 20 percent tax rebate and is worth $40 million per annum.
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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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Studio Global Presence in Game Development As A Competitive Advantage
Game Developer
AUGUST 2, 2024
Once you realise the importance of having a robust and adaptive framework and implement a similar structure into your operational approach, your workflow will become unmatched.'
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How nDreams became one of the biggest VR game developers in the world
Game Developer
JULY 13, 2023
nDreams is the world's largest virtual reality game developer outside of Meta and Sony. Here's how the studio has managed to grow in a still-burgeoning market.
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Xbox Game Studios brings game developers, producers, and team managers together at GDC in 2023
Game Developer
MARCH 20, 2023
At GDC 2023, Xbox Game Studios will share fresh perspectives and newfound insights on team managment, publishing partnerships, and studio culture.
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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. For mobile game development projects in particular, working with an experienced [.]
Stray Gods crowned GOTY at 2023 Australian Game Developer Awards
Game Developer
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The melodic fantasy adventure is Summerfall Studios' debut title.
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How Mobile Game Developers Are Using Anime to Boost Engagement and Revenue Across the Globe
Game Refinery
MARCH 20, 2025
Here are some additional examples our analysts have encountered in leading mobile games: While not an official collaboration, Clash of Clans launched an anime-themed season that took inspiration from One Piece, Studio Ghibli, and Gundam.
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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 helps that designing artistic, digital gaming experiences and special powers is basically my dream work.”
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Diablo and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater support studio Disruptive Games has made layoffs
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
'Disruptive Games has sadly had to let go of many amazing, talented game developers.'
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New FTC proposal aims to ban non-compete clauses for all US workers
Game Developer
JANUARY 5, 2023
The FTC's new rule could greatly change the power that game developers have when transferring between studios.
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Build High-Performance Unreal Engine Studios with Remāngu 2.0 and AWS
AWS Games
MARCH 11, 2025
Game studios, with geographically distributed teams, are challenged with creating and delivering innovative, increasingly complex, games across multiple platforms, on time and on budget. The technology allows teams to set up their game development environment in the cloud. The Remngu 2.0 The Remngu 2.0
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Hasbro's $1 billion bet on internal game development
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 30, 2024
But those games were licensing deals, externally developed by Scopely and Larian Studios, respectively. And despite the success of those partnerships, Hasbro is actually investing considerably in building out its own internal development. Read more
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Obituary: Delphine Software founder Paul de Senneville died at age 89
Game Developer
JUNE 26, 2023
In his brief time with video games, de Senneville formed two game development studios and partnered with publishers such as Interlay and Electronic Arts.
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Unity vs. Unreal Engine: Which is Better for Android Game Development?
Big Games
MARCH 27, 2025
Developers are constantly seeking the best tools to create engaging, high-performance games that can run smoothly on a wide range of Android devices. Two of the most popular game enginesUnity and Unreal are the top choices for Android game development. Merits: Easy to learn and use for rapid development.
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6 lessons game developers can learn from Epic Games’ cloud governance strategy
AWS Games
MARCH 12, 2025
This blog is co-written by Reza Nikoopour, Principal Engineer, Cloud Governance at Epic Games. For game studios large and small, a smart cloud governance strategy can go a long way in reducing costs and increasing security for a live service game. Any issues discovered are directly commented on in the pull request.
Three Minutes to Eight developer Chaosmonger Studio “Multiple stories moving parallel”
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Chaosmonger Studios , based in Tallinn, Estonia, is a multimedia production company specializing in everything from documentaries, science fiction films and animations to music video, graphic design and video games. His latest game Three Minutes to Eight is a real tour de force, both in storytelling and visual flair.
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What the heck is happening with live service games?
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
It's been a bad year for game developers, and studios making live service games have taken some vicious body blows.
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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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Book Excerpt: Great Games Need Great Leaders
Game Developer
AUGUST 15, 2024
This book brings together the knowledge and perspectives of numerous past and present games industry leaders and practitioners to form a clear picture of how leadership operates in a game development studio.'
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In Pirofauna by Polish indie studio Petums, fire is the hero of the forest
PreMortem.Games
JUNE 7, 2024
But not in the world Tomasz Ostafin, founder of indie studio Petums , is creating. Pirofauna is the second game by tiny indie studio Petums. The first game Papetura was successful enough for Ostafin to make game development his full-time occupation. Petums is actually just me.
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The Top 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools
Logic Simplified
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Similarly, in a game development setup, various virtual reality tools have become easily accessible to both creators and consumers to create and encounter immersive experiences. 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools There are a range of tools and frameworks that are being used for VR game development projects.
Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement
Game Refinery
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. Royal Match’s Wordle-inspired Magic Cauldron Dream Games is no stranger when it comes to minigames.
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Level up game development insights at AWS re:Invent 2024
AWS Games
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The dynamic AWS for Games programming lineup is designed to spark discussion on some of the biggest trends and challenges in the gaming industry. AWS-expert led chalk talks, workshops and sessions dive into using AI to boost developer productivity and enhance the player experience, among other exciting topics.
[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Are Driving Player Engagement With Race Events
Game Refinery
JUNE 15, 2023
The rise of hybridization in mobile games has resulted in game developers experimenting with new gameplay mechanics and features from other genres to drive engagement, something that’s often done via limited-time events. Some developers have added extra mechanics to their race events to keep things fresh and rewarding.
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SenAm Games is developing Al-Sirah, a game that educates young muslims about the Islam
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.
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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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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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Only a handful of studios in Slovakia generate the lion share of game revenues
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Pixel Federation is still the biggest game studio in the country, both in employment (270 workers) and revenue. All these numbers and more interesting facts about the Slovakian games industry are taken from the annual report from the Slovak Game Developers Association (SGDA). of game releases. of releases.
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IO Interactive's mission to speed up game development | GI Sprint
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 21, 2024
When Ulas Karademir last worked at IO Interactive, it was a Square Enix-owned, Danish game developer that made Hitman. He left in 2014, and has since held numerous senior roles at Unity, before joining Crytek co-founder Cevat Yerli to build an engine for distributed development (RealityOS). Read more
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5 things to learn from AAA studios
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
This article covers five key aspects—production, community, development, storytelling, and updates—valuable for both indie and AAA game developers.
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Choices developer Pixelberry Studios reportedly lays off staff
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 17, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The list of games studios suffering layoffs continues to grow with California-based Pixelberry Studios the latest to dismiss some of its employees. Read more
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Developer cohort unveils Fun Dog Studios
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A team of game developers who have worked on various AAA titles such as Mass Effect, The Witcher, and Doom Eternal have unveiled Fun Dog Studios. The studio is a minority-led and completely employee-owned game developer.
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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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‘A sprinkle of alien essence’ brings the Creatures of Ava by Inverge Studios to life
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 7, 2024
In Creatures of Ava by Spanish indie studio Inverge Studios , players take on the role of Vic, a young explorer stranded on the planet Ava alongside her companion, Tabitha. Creatures of Ava is a project born from the desire to create a game similar to Slime Rancher.
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Genre Bending: Taking Outbreak from Action Survival Horror to Horror Visual Novel
Game Developer
JUNE 14, 2024
How and why did we, as a small studio, end up with a visual novel side series? Now that What Lydia Knows is complete, I wanted to share our process, what our motivations were, and how it’s changed our company’s approach to game development. And was it worth it?
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