Call of Duty will feature AI voice chat moderation
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2023
Activision Blizzard hopes the controversial technology will help make the communities for its popular shooter series considerably less toxic.
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Jussi Kemppainen is exploring AI-assisted game development with Echoes of Somewhere
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 30, 2023
With the discussions over the use of AI in game development raging on, Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen , Lead VFX Artist at Mainframe Industries and founder of Dinosaurs Are Better , spends his spare time to see what all the fuss really is about. With his free, experimental 2.5D point-and-click adventure game anthology series titled Echoes of Somewhere he’s exploring AI-assisted game development.
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Altagram only able to properly credit devs on 5 percent of projects, estimates CEO
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2023
During a recent chat at Gamescom, Altagram CEO Marie Amigues suggested miscrediting is endemic within the localization industry but believes a tipping point is approaching.
Taking a peek behind Hidden Door's AI
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 30, 2023
Generative AI is the speculatively disruptive trend of the moment, inheriting the title from the metaverse and blockchain gaming before it. And while narrative gaming start-up Hidden Door just surfaced last year with a pre-seed funding round, CEO Hilary Mason had years of experience working in machine learning and AI beforehand. And while she clearly believes in the technology's potential – as evidenced by co-founding Hidden Door in the first place – she finds some of the hype around
PlayStation Plus yearly prices will increase starting next week
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2023
Those who subscribe to PlayStation Plus through its yearly memberships will have to pay a little extra starting next week on September 6.
Embracing Performance Testing with ChatGPT
Rocket Brush Studio
AUGUST 30, 2023
The blog delves into how AI revolutionizes performance testing, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and user experiences. Discover intelligent testing, predictive analytics, real-time monitoring, and the changing role of engineers.
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PlayStation Plus 12-month subscriptions to get a price bump
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 30, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Sony has announced it will be increasing the costs of its 12-month subscriptions for PlayStation Plus. The change will be effective on September 6 across multiple regions.
Gamescom 2023: World's biggest games expo proves the value of physical events
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2023
Gamescom, the world’s biggest games event, took place in Cologne from August 23–25, 2023. Omdia’s games team were again in attendance and provide highlights from the show in this opinion.
Five Nations Renegades expansion
Indie DB
AUGUST 30, 2023
Finally, Five Nations - Renegades, now available! 20 fresh missions, uncharted worlds to explore, a plethora of novel unit stations, weaponry, abilities, technologies, and the introduction of the Zahaks, a previously unseen playable faction.
How Two Point Studios carved its simulation game niche
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2023
Two Points Studios co-founders Mark Webley and Gary Carr, both veterans of Bullfrog and Lionhead Studios, share lessons on building a sustainable company in a niche genre.
Activision Blizzard to roll out new Call of Duty voice chat moderation
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 30, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Activision Blizzard has announced that it will be rolling out new in-game voice chat moderation, which will be implemented in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The games firm has partnered with machine learning and AI software developer Modulate in the effort.
Minecraft Legends developer Blackbird Interactive hit with staff layoffs
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2023
Update : A spokesperson for Blackbird Interactive confirmed the developer laid off 41 staff members, which were preceded by the cancellation of many unannounced projects.
Months Late Game Review. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The Good Things.
The Bottom Feeder
AUGUST 30, 2023
To end any confusion: The guy you play is called Zelda. That’s why it’s called The Legend of ZELDA. The chatty girl who destroys the world at the top of the game is called Link. I think one of the big problems with game criticism now is that it's so rushed. (Another big problem with game criticism is that, "Who cares? Don't you have real problems?
CD Projekt sees small revenue drop ahead of Phantom Liberty release
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2023
Financials for the first half of 2023 show CD Projekt is focused on the Phantom Liberty expansion and increasing development size for its next Witcher entry.
TIGA: UK games development workforce grew 15.2% in 16 months
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 30, 2023
Employment in the UK games development industry rose 15.2% between December 2021 and April 2023, a new report from trade body TIGA revealed. According to TIGA's Making Games in the UK 2023 report, the number of full-time employees went from 20,975 to 24,155 during that period, representing an annualised rise of 11.4%. New figures published today by TIGA also found that 51.9% of full-time staff are employed by foreign-owned studios, up from 40% in 2017.
C.H.A.I.N.G.E.D. is a multi-dev project where every in-game decision is a brand new game
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2023
Every decision you make in Chainged doesn't just move the game forward. It starts an entirely new game.
What Is a Code Review? + How to Do Code Reviews at Scale
Perforce
AUGUST 30, 2023
What is a code review? Simply put, a code review is the process of examining code for quality. Learn how to do code reviews at scale in this blog.
Sea of Stars sold 100,000 copies in one day
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2023
That's despite launching on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus.
Ronimo Games reportedly files for bankruptcy
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 30, 2023
Awesomenauts developer Ronimo Games has reportedly filed for bankruptcy. As reported by Game Developer , quoting Dutch outlet Emerce , the Utrecht-based studio reportedly filed for bankruptcy on August 22 at the Central Netherlands Court. An employee confirmed the bankruptcy on the developer's Discord server.
How Time Flies explores the magic and meaninglessness of existence
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2023
You're an irritating fly with seconds to live. What do you do?
DOUGH: A Crime Strategy RPG
Indie DB
AUGUST 30, 2023
The trailer for the upcoming crime strategy RPG, Dough, developed by a single developer.
NPCx raises $3m for game character motion capture processing tool
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 30, 2023
Technology start-up NPCx raised $3 million in a funding round led by Kakao Investment. As reported by Venture Beat , money raised from this round will fund development for NPCx's latest product, BehaviourX. This processing tool will capture real-time data from players to create immersive NPCs by analysing their inputs. NPCx launched its motion capture processing tool TrackerX earlier this year, which aims to streamline the process of tracking motion capture data and applying it directly to a cha
25 Secrets Found In The Cocos Creator Editor
Cocos
AUGUST 30, 2023
We have many great actions in the Cocos Creator editor that are great to know, but we don’t talk much about. We just made a video sharing 25 amazing things you can do with the editor and when you use Chrome for testing. Was that too fast? Some might think so. So we’re sharing this additional information to help give a bit more detail on these 25 things you probably didn’t know were possible and a link to learn more in the Cocos Creator documentation when available.
How do you make a game feel good?For example, what kinds of design decisions go into making the player feels as though he/she has full control of the character’s movement, and make that movement satisfying, even if there is nothing to do at the moment other than simply move
Ask a Game Dev
AUGUST 30, 2023
It seems fitting to round the week out with this because I’ve been writing about brain chemistry and function recently. This is a really interesting question because you’d think that there are a lot of different factors in this, but it really just comes down to one thing. How good something feels is inversely proportional to how much time elapses between you doing something (a button pressed, a mouse moved, etc.) and you seeing the results of that something on screen.
Decoding cinema: A deep dive into film studies and its language
Filmustage
AUGUST 30, 2023
Whether you're a director, screenwriter, or cinephile, understanding these components will deepen your appreciation of cinema and broaden your understanding of what it means to tell stories through this powerful medium. Introduction If you're captivated by cinema, chances are, you've always wanted to delve into its intricate language. If you've ever been involved in filmmaking, you're aware that it's not just about 'cut' and 'action'.
Jörg Tittel on why VR is here to stay
Game Development News
AUGUST 30, 2023
With not-one-but-two VR games released this year and a keen eye on the technology to come from Meta and Apple, Jörg Tittel feels questions about the platform’s legitimacy should be consigned to the past.
Think Like A Game Designer Podcast
Designer Notes
AUGUST 30, 2023
At this year’s GDC, I mentored Justin Gary on his Tabletop Summit talk on SolForge Fusion and, afterwards, he invited me onto his excellent game designer podcast Think Like A Game Designer. It’s a bit like my podcast except its 90% tabletop designers (although I will be having more tabletop designers on in the future). As I’m not afraid of going too long, he had to split my recording into two parts, but they serve as a pretty good overview of my career.
Konami moves Suikoden 1 & 2 HD release schedule out of 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 30, 2023
Konami has moved the launch window of Suikoden 1 & 2 HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars past 2023. The publisher attributed the decision to the PlayStation 1 re-releases' performance. Konami said in the announcement, "We have reached the conclusion that despite the very best efforts of our dedicated development staff to release the remasters in 2023, additional time is needed to ensure the quality performance and gameplay experience our users deserve.
[iOS][Android]Shuffle in One
Cocos
AUGUST 30, 2023
Now the UI is changed so that the main content of the game should be more fit to the area below the Ad banner!
Michael Blaker’s Bookish Wednesday: The Backyard Dungeon Series by Logan Jacobs
Game Industry News
AUGUST 30, 2023
Hey all, I’m back with another series for this week’s Bookish Wednesday. It’s the Backyard Dungeon series by Logan Jacobs. Plot: This series, which is in the subgenre of portal fantasy, centers around Eddie, the main character, who inherits his estranged grandfather’s trailer and the land it sits on. On moving in he starts to inspect the property when he finds a weird hatch to something underground.
Custom rendering Graphics for Cocos 3?
Cocos
AUGUST 30, 2023
Continuing the discussion from Tutorial: Custom rendering using cc.Graphics in Cocos Creator: Thank you, @CocosMarketing and GT for the above tutorial topic! It was of great use to me when working on Cocos 2, specifically the sampling from a texture file. Is there any chance of a guide, or maybe some tips on how to port the effects and materials from this demo to Cocos 3?
The Top 10 Node JS Development Companies 2023
Artoon
AUGUST 30, 2023
All of the top Node Js development companies in India have much […] The post The Top 10 Node JS Development Companies 2023 appeared first on Artoon Solutions.
Weird Texture issue
Cocos
AUGUST 30, 2023
Ok so here is the deal. I have a 2d tiled game. On my latest game, I have a weird issue with texture and I have no idea why I have this ( I could only reproduce it once but players do find it from time to time). Here are some information. It happens to some people (probably 5% or so) It happens after they play for a while (30 minutes or so) without quitting the game/going to the background etc The game has 15-20 textures/spriteframes from TexturePacker from 512x512 to 2048x2048 (not necessary Po
Android Native Crash
Cocos
AUGUST 30, 2023
@mmyduckx @pandamicro Can you please provide further updates? We are planning to finish the build sometime this week and would like to reflect this if possible.
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