Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Embracer continues to enact layoffs at its various subsidiaries, with the newest round said to be hitting various departments at Crystal Dynamics.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

10.7 million video games from AAA publishers were sold across Europe last month, GSD data reports. That's a rise of nearly 29% over August last year. It's an impressive result, especially as the big game of August - Baldur's Gate 3 - is not counted in this data as publisher Larian is not part of the GSD panel. Instead, FIFA 23 is No.1. The football game saw a particularly big spike in sales on Nintendo Switch, as the game was on offer via the Nintendo eShop.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Criterion Games is now a part of EA Entertainment, and has been tapped to join DICE in helping to build out the future of the Battlefield franchise.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

UK business minister Kemi Badenoch has defended the Competition and Market Authority's decision to block the Microsoft-Activision deal. As reported by Reuters , the UK government's Secretary of State for Business and Trade was questioned about Microsoft president Brad Smith's comment that the CMA block was "bad for Britain" and that the CMA has a "flawed understanding" of cloud streaming services.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The question for Unity now is, will their key customers accept these changes?

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox As a AAA single-player Souls-like, Lies of P is a leap into uncharted territory for both its publisher, Neowiz, and developer, Round8 Studio. Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz , executives with the studio and its parent explain that they at least started with something familiar by basing the game on the story of Pinocchio.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Despite criticisms held by developers in making games for it, the Xbox Series S looks to be doing its job in bringing audiences into the Xbox ecosytem.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Myths is slated to soft launch in 2024 and will combine an AI-powered worldbuilding tool with a TikTok-esque algorithm to create tailor-made content.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Earlier this week, a collection of documents intended as exhibits in Microsoft's court battle against the Federal Trade Commission, bringing with them significant insight into the future plans for Xbox. While Xbox boss Phil Spencer has since emphasised that the information contained is outdated , with conversations and documents spread across 2020 to 2022, they at least give details on Xbox's strategy and priorities at

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Bethesda's biggest launch ever just got even bigger.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

NetEase has been on a business development spree for the past year or so, launching a wealth of new studios and acquiring a handful of them as well – mostly in the West. Let's take a deep breath and go through them: first US studio Jackalope Games in May 2022 (rebranded to Jackalyptic since), opening of Jar of Sparks in Seattle in July 2022 , acquisition of Quantic Dream in August 2022 , new Japanese studio GPTrack50 in October 2022 , acquisition of Canadian game developer SkyBox Labs in J

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Re-Logic has condemned Unity and hopes that supporting other open source-engines like Godot and FNA will provide a spark of hope in an "otherwise dark moment.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Terraria developer Re-Logic has donated $100,000 to open-source engines Godot and FNA, and will continue to sponsor the companies with $1,000 a month. The Indiana-based developer's decision is in response to the controversy surrounding Unity's proposed Runtime Fee policy , which would see developers charged for every install of their games past certain thresholds.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

After its settlement with the FTC late last year, Epic Games is giving $245 million of that settlement money back to Fortnite players via refunds.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

EA's Criterion studio has moved divisions to work on the Battlefield franchise. The UK studio was previouly under the EA Sports banner, but will now operate under Vince Zampella's group within EA Entertainment. No layoffs are planned as part of the move, EA told GamesIndustry.biz.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Embracer-owned studio won't be developing new content for the horror title and has also scrapped a planned Switch release.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Leaked Microsoft documents have revealed the estimated costs of putting third-party games on Xbox Game Pass. As reported by Kotaku , an internal email exchange in May 2022 between Microsoft's VP of gaming business development Sarah Bond and Xbox head Phil Spencer showcased how much it would cost to bring titles like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Mortal Kombat 1 to the service.

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Rocket Brush Studio

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

AI and machine learning are game-changers in security testing, empowering teams to stay ahead of emerging threats. Automated scans and intelligent test inputs ensure robust and resilient security.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Microsoft is planning a "hybrid" Xbox platform for cloud gaming for 2028. According to documents leaked earlier this week by the FTC, and as reported by Rock Paper Shotgun , said platform would run cloud-based titles on a device setting consumers back less than $99, and has been in discussion since at least May 2022. The leaked presentation (see below), entitled 'Cohesive hybrid compute', read: "Our vision: develop a next generation hybrid game platform capable of leveraging the combined power o

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Dutch indie game developer Abbey Games has been on quite the journey since the release of their breakout hit, Reus , a decade ago. The studio has experienced the sweet taste of critical and commercial success but also suffered through disappointing sales results. Now, after a long wait, Abbey Games is back in action with the sequel Reus 2. Co-founder Adriaan Jansen reflects on the journey Abbey Games has taken since the release of the original Reus , stating, “We created 3 games in 10 yea

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Game development firm Amber has announced that it has opened its first studios in Taiwan and the Philippines. The new offices are a part of the firm's plans to continue expanding its global business operations.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With over 190+ million users, Dream11 is the world’s largest fantasy sports platform. Their site offers fantasy cricket, football, kabaddi, basketball, hockey, volleyball, handball, rugby, American football & baseball. Dream11 is the flagship brand of Dream Sports, India’s leading Sports Technology company. They have partnerships with several national and international sports bodies and cricketers.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox In today's GamesIndustry.biz Microcast, James Batchelor and Chris Dring dive into the implications of this week's Xbox leak - and debate whether the industry truly learned anything of value. Among the revelations discussed are Microsoft targeting 2028 for its next Xbox console , full details of two mid-generation refreshes for Xbox Series X and S that are expected to launch next year, a hybrid cloud gaming platform due

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Game Development News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Bits + Pixels will now represent the open-world action MMORPG title Black Desert in Europe and America - MCV/DEVELOP

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Hogwarts Legacy has reclaimed the top spot of the UK Boxed Charts this week, with a 214% spike in sales on Xbox Series X|S due to ongoing price promotions. Avalanche Software's title replaced last week's No.1, Starfield, which has fallen to No.8 following an 87% decrease in sales after launch. This week saw the release of The Crew Motorfest, which debuted at No.2 on the charts.

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Nvidia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Custom schemas in Universal Scene Description, known as OpenUSD or USD, are pivotal for developers seeking to represent and encode sophisticated virtual worlds. Custom schemas in Universal Scene Description, known as OpenUSD or USD , are pivotal for developers seeking to represent and encode sophisticated virtual worlds. By formalizing data models, schemas enable the interpretation of raw data by USD-compliant runtimes.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Apple will allow app developers to offer region-specific pre-orders of upcoming games in other markets. This update will allow mobile game developers to tailor their releases in different regions.

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Juego Studio

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Metaverse is steadily emerging as a significant technology adopted by different industries. Among these, the incorporation of metaverse in the gaming industry is gaining popularity by the day. According to Statista, the market size of metaverse gaming is expected to reach $13.8 billion in 2023, ensuring lucrative opportunities come the way of any metaverse game […] The post How to Create a Metaverse Game?

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

There will be no Nintendo Switch version of Evil Dead: The Game and development of new content for the game on other platforms has ended, Saber Interactive announced. The multiplayer game launched on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC last May as an Epic Games exclusive. Initial sales saw the title debut at No.4 on the US monthly charts. It became available to play on Steam earlier this year, followed by a Game of the Year edition, including all post-launch DLC.

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Juego Studio

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The cost of developing casino games or any type of video game varies from one project to another. The global online gambling market was valued at USD 63.53 billion as of 2022. It is expected to grow at the rate of 11.7% CAGR between 2023 to 2030. Needless to say, casino games are a lucrative […] The post Casino Game Development Cost appeared first on Juego Studio.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Spectarium announced that it has raised €5 million in a seed funding round. The funding will go towards developing its action RPG title Myths, which is slated for a 2024 soft launch, and expanding its workforce.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Hello all! I was wondering if there was any way to pass a parameter through the onComplete property of a tween? I am coming from C# (Unity refugee) so I am trying to wrap my head around Typescript/Javascript. This is a snippet of my code: tween(this.fadeOpacity).to(this.fadeLength, { opacity: 0 }, { onComplete: this.DisableObject }).start(); However, the DisableObject is expecting a Node parameter, like this: DisableObject(item: Node) {.

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The Liquid Fire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In this lesson we will add some visual elements to help make our battle scene more fun to look at. Overview This lesson is focused on adding some art assets to represent our combatants. We will add animated sprites to represent both a hero and monster. We will also provide a tile based room for them to fight in. Then I will show some strategies linking the model (an Entity) with its view (a GameObject) without needing to rely on things like Singletons or brute force approaches like FindWithTag.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

I see. You can insert a black image and increase its size up to 5000% so that the screen becomes completely black without any inscriptions. But I have a question: why are these settings with a splash screen needed at all when all this is either turned off or they are trying to bypass it?

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Code with Mike

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Casino games have come a long way, from the days of the traditional games to today where games are fueled by advances in technology. One of the popular games today is Aviator – a great example of what the newer casino games have to offer. Read more about how Aviator […] The post Why Aviator is One of the Popular Casino Games appeared first on CodeWithMike.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

I expect them to deal with the leaks the same way the rest of us deal with leaks. We might acknowledge the leaks exist, but we don't talk about the content of the leaks publicly and we adjust our planned information rollout to take the leaks into account. When it comes to leaks, the leaked information generally falls into one of two categories. The first category is "information that is not or no longer accurate" - things like cut content, proposals for gameplay that didn't get the green light,

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Code with Mike

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Long gone are the days when all the data you could get about a football match was the number of goals scored. Now, there are stats to track just about anything you can imagine. From the percentage of the game played in specific areas of the pitch to how many […] The post How is Event Data Logged During Football Matches? appeared first on CodeWithMike.

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