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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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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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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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Unity sees WebGPU as a growing market for game development

Game Developer

APRIL 2, 2024

According to Unity, games that can be played "instantly" present new possibilities for game developers.

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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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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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Lightforge Games laying off 'majority' of development team

Game Developer

MAY 9, 2024

The studio said it has struggled to secure funding for its debut project and is now pausing development.

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Germany creates €100M subsidy to fund its game developers

Game Developer

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Over the next several years, Germany plans to properly support its local game development scene and increase its cultural footprint in the country.

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TRY AGAIN: How frustrations with game development lead to a platformer about game development frustrations

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

TRY AGAIN developer Adam Morina talks about how their own frustrations coming up with a game concept would lead to a game about those very frustrations.

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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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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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Gnarly content: 9 risks for horror game development

Game Developer

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This blog explores some of the risks of horror game development and how to address them.

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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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The Rise of Generative AI in Revolutionizing Game Development

Game Developer

JUNE 18, 2024

In this article, we'll explore the impact of generative AI on game development, the challenges it presents, and how developers can leverage automation tools to navigate this new frontier.

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Amazon Games opens Bucharest studio to support development and publishing ambitions

Game Developer

MAY 21, 2024

'Expanding our internal development teams into Europe was a natural next step for us.'

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Approximately one third of game developers were affected by layoffs last year

Game Developer

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to the GDC 2024 State of the Game Industry report, about a third of game developers were affected by a layoff in 2023.

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Embracer says it spends more money on platforms than game development

Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

CEO Lars Wingefors thinks revenue programs like Epic Games' First Run program can help developers reduce the cost of bringing their games to storefronts.

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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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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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Raph Koster wants developers to get back to 'the game of making games'

Game Developer

APRIL 26, 2024

Veteran game designer Raph Koster thinks there's a lot of room to explore what "fun" is in game design.

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Creativity from constraints: developing new games from old IP

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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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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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: The best games of the year

Game Developer

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Find out why Alan Wake 2, Hi-Fi Rush, and Humanity were all among the best games we played in 2023.

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Balancing creativity and deadlines in game development

Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The article offers a framework for managers to balance creativity and deadlines, ensuring the timely delivery of a great game.

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New developer Juicy Button Games founded by Pixel Gun 3D, Total Battle alums

Game Developer

MAY 30, 2024

The new studio is aiming to make a 4X strategy game for the mobile market that can stand with similar titles from Chinese developers.

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Awesomenauts developers establish new studio Rangatang

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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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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Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner working on 'most ambitious Godot game yet'

Game Developer

AUGUST 7, 2024

The company has formed a strategic partnership agreement with Godot vets at W4 Games to support the open source engine.

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The Last Three by Csaba Putnai “Discipline and planning are essential, but don’t forget flexibility”

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. The Last Three is a game about the last stone tiger family that lives deep in a magical forest.

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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: Holly Green's top five games

Game Developer

DECEMBER 28, 2023

From Dave the Diver to Dredge to Baldur's Gate 3, these are the Games community editorial coordinator Holly Green couldn't put down this year.

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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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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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Hajime Tabata wants JP Games to foster the next generation of developers

Game Developer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Final Fantasy XV director is aiming to do things differently from Square Enix and bring in young developers from outside of Japan.

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How Xbox develops games with, not just for, the disabled community

Game Developer

MARCH 27, 2023

Here are a few tips from Microsoft senior Gaming Accessibility Program manager Brannon Zahand. Looking to incorporate accessibility features but don't know where to begin?

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Developing Disaster Golf

Game Developer

APRIL 19, 2024

Hippo Havoc’s Disaster Golf demonstrates the power a little guidance can have in an industry flooded with indie games competing for a piece of the pie.

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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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Blind Squirrel Games acquires Colombia-based Distributed Development

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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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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Adult Swim delists more games, casts doubt on developers re-acquiring rights

Game Developer

JULY 5, 2024

The defunct publisher has delisted more indie games, including Super House of Dead Ninjas, Traverser, Mega Coin Squad, and Zenzizenzic.

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Update: Hi-Rez lays off devs, ends development for three games

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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Nickelodeon and Disney developer Workinman unanimously votes to unionize

Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Workinman's election marks the newest effort for game developer unionization in months, and is the United States' first union to be formed under IATSE.

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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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UK developer union to hold all-hands about layoffs

Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Game Workers Unite is inviting any and all UK game developers to attend its gathering on Thursday, October 12 about industry layoffs in the UK region.

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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

Opinion: How will Project 2025 impact game developers?

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The ascent of Indian video game development

What are game developers getting out of Bluesky?

Unity sees WebGPU as a growing market for game development

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

WB Games Montreal lays off 99 developers

Lightforge Games laying off 'majority' of development team

Germany creates €100M subsidy to fund its game developers

TRY AGAIN: How frustrations with game development lead to a platformer about game development frustrations

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

Hi-Rez veterans unveil new studio to support live-service game developers

Gnarly content: 9 risks for horror game development

If Hollywood adapts more games, developers deserve a cut

The Rise of Generative AI in Revolutionizing Game Development

Amazon Games opens Bucharest studio to support development and publishing ambitions

Approximately one third of game developers were affected by layoffs last year

Embracer says it spends more money on platforms than game development

Xbox expands Research division to collaborate with game developers

Are game studios suddenly abandoning Black developers?

Raph Koster wants developers to get back to 'the game of making games'

Creativity from constraints: developing new games from old IP

Game Developer's 2023 wrap-up: The events that defined the year

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: The best games of the year

Balancing creativity and deadlines in game development

New developer Juicy Button Games founded by Pixel Gun 3D, Total Battle alums

Awesomenauts developers establish new studio Rangatang

Twitch axes in-chat badge identifying game developers

Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner working on 'most ambitious Godot game yet'

The Last Three by Csaba Putnai “Discipline and planning are essential, but don’t forget flexibility”

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: Holly Green's top five games

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

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

Hajime Tabata wants JP Games to foster the next generation of developers

How Xbox develops games with, not just for, the disabled community

Developing Disaster Golf

Elon Musk announced that he will open a studio and “Make games great again”

Blind Squirrel Games acquires Colombia-based Distributed Development

California Fire Relief Bundle is calling for submissions from game developers

Adult Swim delists more games, casts doubt on developers re-acquiring rights

Update: Hi-Rez lays off devs, ends development for three games

Nickelodeon and Disney developer Workinman unanimously votes to unionize

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

UK developer union to hold all-hands about layoffs

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