Thu.Nov 07, 2024

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Take-Two has sold Private Division to an undisclosed buyer

Game Developer

The mysterious new owner has bought the rights to most of Private Division's live and unreleased titles.

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Nintendo Switch 2 will avoid the fate of Wii U | Opinion

GamesIndustry.biz

There's this anxiety within the industry regarding Switch 2, which is around this notion that Nintendo tends to follow a success with a flop.

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Kojima Productions acquires Death Stranding's IP rights

Game Developer

The original Death Stranding comes to Xbox Series X|S as Kojima Productions develops its sequel, due out next year.

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Sega to delist multiple games from Classics collections

GamesIndustry.biz

Sega is delisting select games and bundles from its Classics collections on digital storefronts starting December 6, 2024.

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A Mass Effect TV show is blasting off to Prime Video

Game Developer

BioWare's sci-fi franchise is being adapted for television as the studio puts its focus on the fifth Mass Effect game.

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Warner Bros Discovery says its games division is "substantially underperforming"

GamesIndustry.biz

Warner Bros Discovery has taken "another $100+ million impairment" due to the "underperforming" MultiVersus.

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Take-Two looking at 'select mobile M&A opportunities' after Zynga integration

Game Developer

The Grand Theft Auto maker recently made a bunch of layoffs and sold Private Division, but remains keen to splash the cash on mobile M&A.

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FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa is pushing into PC and console publishing

Game Developer

The Japanese media conglomerate is looking to capitalize on the sustained success of Elden Ring.

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Age of Barbarians Chronicles Trailer #4

Indie DB

Step into Age of Barbarians: Chronicles, a savage, prehistoric realm of prophecies and battle. Play as legendary heroes like King Xodan and Queen Yanah, and confront the mad sorcerer Zordax to rescue their daughter and save the kingdom in this thrilling.

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Some Sega Classics games to be delisted in December

Game Developer

Dry days for retro fans.

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Esenthel Titan Engine

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Esenthel Titan Engine Today we are checking out the Esenthel Titan Engine, that bills itself as “The Most Powerful Game Engine in the World” This to put it mildly, is a very bold claim. The Titan Engine is a free download with a 5% commercial royalty if you sell your game. It is […] The post Esenthel Titan Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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FromSoftware parent Kadokawa expands into console and PC publishing

GamesIndustry.biz

FromSoftware's parent company, Kadokawa Corporation, is "developing a structure" to "expand the scope" of in-house publishing for console and PC games.

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Learn Unity Game Development with GameDev.TV Bundle

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Learn Unity Game Development with GameDev.TV Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Learn Unity Game Development 2024 Bundle is a collection of Unity game engine courses by the folks at GameDev.Tv. The Bundle consists of the following tiers: 1$ Tier Unity Game Feel CourseProgramming Design Patterns For Unity Course Mid […] The post Learn Unity Game Development with GameDev.TV Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Number of UK game dev freelancers triples amid layoffs and studio closures

GamesIndustry.biz

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A Guide to What’s New for Apple Developer Login in 2024

Artoon

Are you ready to shape the future of app development? The app […] The post A Guide to What’s New for Apple Developer Login in 2024 appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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Unity revises fiscal projections as Q3 2024 financials "exceed guidance"

GamesIndustry.biz

Unity has released its financial results for the three months ending September 30, 2024, stating its third quarter results "exceeded guidance.

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Indie Games For Everyone

Game Wisdom

Indie Games For Everyone Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie game showcases highlight the many games I check out, and please reach out if you would like me to cover your’s. All games shown are either press keys or demo plays of indie games.… The post Indie Games For Everyone appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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[IOS Game Overheating Issue]

Cocos

When I checked the details (XCODE profiler), the load was extremely heavy in Render. In particular, when showing about 10 spine files at the same time, the CPU usage went up to over 60% (based on version 3.8.3, iPhone 14). In the same environment, the CPU usage of low-spec Android devices is less than 20%.

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Game On: Meet Juego Studios at IGDC 2024

Juego Studio

Calling all game developers, enthusiasts, and industry leaders to join us at the most anticipated India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) 2024, held from November 13th to 15th at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC).

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Exception when using assetManager.loadRemote

Cocos

I used assetManager loadRemote to load image resources but it is having some runtime error causing an exception and not running the code attached to ListenerNode below, I can’t debug this problem.

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London Games Festival launches new consumer games expo New Game Plus

GamesIndustry.biz

The London Games Festival has announced its 2025 schedule, including the launch of new consumer games expo New Game Plus.

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[IOS Game Overheating Issue]

Cocos

This issue is really important. In the case of the game we are currently developing, the CPU usage is in the 20% range and the battery efficiency is good on Android devices released 3 years ago, but in the case of iOS, the CPU usage is in the 80% range regardless of the device and the battery efficiency is very bad. It is the same resources and the same logic.

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A Mass Effect TV series is in development at Amazon

GamesIndustry.biz

A TV series based upon BioWare's Mass Effect franchise has been greenlit by Amazon.

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The Top 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools

Logic Simplified

What is a Process Without the Tools? A process is a series of steps to achieve a result, and tools are objects or frameworks designed to serve a specific function. Processes can exist without tools, but tools can help processes work more efficiently. 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 fra

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Unity appoints new CFO Jarrod Yahes

GamesIndustry.biz

Alongside its quarterly earnings report , Unity has confirmed the appointment of Jarrod Yahes as its new chief financial officer.

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Memory overlapping occupancy phenomenon (atlas loading)

Cocos

I want to write the image as read-only. I am very suspicious at the moment. When I load not only atlas but also normal png, the memory capacity is doubled. This is a very serious phenomenon.

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Tencent confirms layoffs at Sharkmob London

GamesIndustry.biz

Tencent has confirmed that a "reduction in headcount" has been made at Sharkmob London.

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Memory overlapping occupancy phenomenon (atlas loading)

Cocos

Friends, I am currently in the process of optimization. Currently, I am using version 3.8.3 and the following problems occur in iOS. When loading 4096 atlas, memory occupancy is set to 128 MB. Code used resources.load(“Atlas/” + fullName, SpriteAtlas, (err, atlas) => { if (err) { if (cb) { cb(null); } return; } if (cb) { cb(atlas); } }); The current problem is that memory usage is excessive.

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Digital Bros rebrands Hook Indie Publishing label as 505 Pulse

GamesIndustry.biz

Digital Bros has rebranded its Hook Indie Publishing label as 505 Pulse.

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Cocos2d-JS 3.17 - Google rejected my app

Cocos

Hi all! Google Play has removed my app and disable my dev account. They said my app is malicious, malware. I don’t know why they marked my app as malware. It’s just a simple knife throwing game (like Knife Hit), totally offline. I don’t request any sensitive permissions in my app. I also upgraded Android SDK to latest version 34. I submitted and scanned my app with virustotal and they said it is safe.

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MultiVersus and Harry Potter deliver $100 million loss for WB Games

Game Developer

MultiVersus, Quidditch Champions, and Suicide Squad have resulted in a combined $300 million writedown in WB's games sector.

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Override the name of the built file?

Cocos

Currently, I have successfully deployed my game to the web, but am having problems with data cache browser. Can I override the name of the built file?

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Cocos2d-JS 3.17 - Google rejected my app

Cocos

You package name: Additionally, we’ve identified that your app, Knife Clash ( com.free.

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