Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Four days after launching its zombie MMO The Day Before to largely negative reviews, developer Fntastic is suddenly closing its doors.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In 2013, Daniel Macharia made the scariest decision of his life. He decided to leave his career in banking for video game development a month before his 25th birthday. Reflecting on his time in banking, he shared, “Everyone who had a technical issue in the office would call me. So the people who didn’t know me just assumed I was in the IT department and they were very surprised when they found out that I was in credit.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The creative team behind The Finals talks reshaping the dynamics of multiplayer map design, and why generative AI entered their production process.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Over 4.55 million video games were sold during November in the UK, a drop of 3% over the same period in 2022. This is according to GSD data, which tracks digital and physical video game sales. The drop is due to a weaker release slate in November this year. Last year saw major launches including God of War Ragnarök on PlayStation platforms and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for Nintendo Switch.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

ZeniMax's worker-led union nets a second victory in a number of days, as it can now decide how AI gets used in its production workflow.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As ZeniMax Workers United and the Communication Workers of America continue to negotiate their first contract with Microsoft subsidiary ZeniMax, the groups today released an update on talks, saying they have reached a tentative agreement with the company that would impact how it can incorporate artificial intelligence into its business. The union said that the deal "commits ZeniMax to uses of AI that augment human ingenuity and capacities, to ensure that these tools enhance worker productivity,

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Free Radical Design has reportedly closed down following earlier reports speculating its future. Per VGC , the shutdown of the TimeSplitters maker was confirmed by various social media posts from employees. With its closure, 80 employees have been laid off due to Embracer Group's ongoing restructuring program.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Fntastic's controversial MMO The Day Before lost players' attention almost as soon as it had it, with many choosing to outright give the Early Access game back.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Listening to employee feedback and catering to each staff member's unique needs are key to supporting better mental health in the games industry. That's according to Ustwo Games' head of people and culture, Julie Piedrabuena, who began her talk about mental health on a positive note during GamesIndustry.biz's HR summit.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A case study of music for the game Secrets of Skeifa Island, focusing on cultural influences derived from the game’s Nordic setting, and how that research shaped the music composition process.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A decade ago, I wrote a story for the USgamer calling Pikmin 3 "the greatest war game I've ever played." While USgamer is sadly no longer with us, that particular piece was moved over to VG247 , if you feel like reading the case for that. If you'd prefer the short summary, I loved Pikmin 3 because it illustrated the morally untenable nature of military command.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A ransomware group plans to sell off the personal information of Insomniac Games employees and information on the studio's Wolverine game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora had to settle for No.5 in its debut week, with EA Sports FC 2024 still holding the top spot. This is according to the GfK boxed charts which, as always, does not count digital sales so the game's overall performance is likely to be better. While EA Sports FC held the top spot, Super Mario Bros Wonder has made it to No.2 followed by Hogwarts Legacy at No.3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at No.4.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Hexworks studio head Saul Gascon discusses the process of building a parallel world that instills vulnerability.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Fntastic has shut down less than a week after The Day Before launched in Early Access on Steam. The open-world survival MMO, as of writing, has a mostly negative rating on Steam.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Patrick Morgan, studio lead at Galvanic Games, tells us how it just made sense for firearm-obsessed wizards to have a gun that shoots armoires.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Chris Dring and James Batchelor discuss the biggest stories of the past week, on (potentially) our final Microcast of 2023. Today's discussion begins with the reveal of Grand Theft Auto 6 , from the changes at Rockstar since GTA 5 to the sales expectations and potential impact the game will have on 2024 and 2025 , plus our own thoughts on this first look at the game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As Slush 2023 wraps up, it sparked numerous conversations around the likelihood of small seed-funded gaming ventures growing into substantial teams within the current investment climate. In the reflective spirit of December, my thoughts drift to a podcast from earlier this year hosted by Eric Kress featuring Niklas Herriger , an executive coach and angel investor, also a former founder of Gondola.io (acquired by Tilting Point in 2019) who specialises in mentoring the leadership skills of CEOs, C

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Shadow Survival now has an early steam demo with a good portion of gameplay for a proper preview.

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Game From Scratch

DECEMBER 11, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Visual Studio Code November Release Visual Studio Code just received its oddly named November update. This update adds some long awaited features to the popular code editor including the ability to float individual windows, making the Visual Studio Code experience on multiple monitors much more pleasant. Key features of this release include: Full release notes … Visual Studio Code November Release Read More The post Visual Studio Code November Release appeared first on

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A story about why sometimes we avoid the easy solution.

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Artoon

DECEMBER 11, 2023

India has emerged as one of the top game app development destinations […] The post How much does it Cost to Make a Game App in India? appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Week 4 was spent on delving into lighting.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox During November in Japan, the Nintendo Switch moved 296,000 units across its three models. Famitsu's monthly retail sales data from October 30 to November 26 shows that by comparison, Sony's PlayStation 5 console hit 231,000 systems sold during the month.

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Cocos

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Hello I was looking at the demo files. For example the Demo called “Aircraft Wars 3D” when you pone the Build Window “Ctrl + Shift + B” We can already found this saved Build Task.

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Nvidia

DECEMBER 11, 2023

NVIDIA researchers took the stage at SIGGRAPH Asia Real-Time Live event in Sydney to showcase generative AI integrated into an interactive texture painting. NVIDIA researchers took the stage at SIGGRAPH Asia Real-Time Live event in Sydney to showcase generative AI integrated into an interactive texture painting workflow, enabling artists to paint complex, non-repeating textures directly on the surface of 3D objects.

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Cocos

DECEMBER 11, 2023

@zhangxm, @Rusty I tried with cocos2d-x versions 3.16, 3.17 to create.xcframework bundle so that i can use arm64 iPhone Simulator. Unfortunately generated static libs(.a) not allowing me to create.xcframework with the below error: error: binaries with multiple platforms are not supported ‘/Users/…/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/cocos2d_libs-dblupjckulxzszdihupnxykfhiaq/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator/libcocos2d_iOS.a’ After analyzing the.a file using "otool -l -arch arm64 libc.

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Game Wisdom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

5 Reasons Gaming Is A Worthy Pastime Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Gaming has been attributed to certain habits in kids, like aggression, social difficulties, and lack of productivity. However, this isn’t always the case, as gaming has immensely positive sides, too. Video games have offered people an escape from daily stressors, … The post 5 Reasons Gaming Is A Worthy Pastime appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It really depends on the project. For brand new games, the best we usually do is in-game comments and maybe some auto-documentation because we're writing a lot of new code as we go and time spent documenting is time not spent writing more code. For established franchises and lifestyle games (e.g. Call of Duty, Destiny, FIFA, Elder Scrolls, etc.) that continue on using the same codebase, documentation of existing systems is more extensive and robust.

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Game Wisdom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How to Choose the Best Online Card Games Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com If you’re ready to get into online card games you know there is a wide world out there for you to explore. It can all seem overwhelming and you may not know where to start. If this is the case … The post How to Choose the Best Online Card Games appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Artoon

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Food delivery app development has become super popular lately because people love […] The post Food Delivery App Development: Features, Benefits, Cost, and Process appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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Game Wisdom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How to Spend a Weekend Without Worrying About Work Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Spending a weekend without the shadow of work looming over you can seem challenging, especially in a world where the boundaries between professional and personal life are increasingly blurred. However, with some planning and intentional actions, you can create a … The post How to Spend a Weekend Without Worrying About Work appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Cocos

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I expect the key release event to be fired always after the press event. But sometimes (in very rare cases, I don’t even know how to specifically repeat this) after the key is released, the goRight variable remains true (although after the release event it should be false) onKeyDown (event: EventKeyboard) { switch(event.keyCode){ case KeyCode.KEY_A:{ this.goLeft = true; break; } case KeyCode.KEY_D:{ this.goRight = true; break; } case KeyCode.KEY_W:{ break; } case KeyCode.KEY_S:{ break; } case Ke

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Cocos

DECEMBER 11, 2023

onKeyUp (event: EventKeyboard) { switch(event.keyCode){ case KeyCode.KEY_A:{ this.goLeft = false; break; } case KeyCode.KEY_D:{ this.goRight = false; break; } case KeyCode.KEY_W:{ break; } case KeyCode.KEY_S:{ break; } case KeyCode.SPACE:{ this.

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