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'Polish something that has never existed before:' Miyamoto explains how Nintendo is countering rising development costs

Game Developer

'We believe that it is important to nurture developers who take this unique concept to heart.

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Stylish action-adventure The Devil Within: Satgat is shaped by Korean history

PreMortem.Games

Driving force behind the upcoming action-platformer The Devil Within: Satgat is Manze Lee, Creative Director and CEO of Newcore Games. The South Korean studio was founded in 2020 by a team of game veterans. After releasing the mobile game I Am Zombie the 20 member team is now working hard on their newest project which combines action-platformer elements with the souls-like genre.

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Roblox's new safety updates keep teen players from unrated experiences

Game Developer

If Roblox creators want their work seen by players under the age of 18, they'll need to fill out a questionairre by December 3.

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NetEase execs arrested for alleged money laundering and bribery

GamesIndustry.biz

Nine NetEase employees have reportedly been detained on money laundering and bribery charges amounting to an estimated $139.3 million.

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

Game Developer

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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Super Mario Party Jamboree launches at No.1 | Japan Monthly Charts

GamesIndustry.biz

Super Mario Party Jamboree debuted at No.1 on Japan's charts for October, selling over 227,500 units within its first two weeks.

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Raw Fury appoints ex-Avalanche chief Pim Holfve as new CEO

Game Developer

The two-time CEO at Avalanche Studios and Flashbulb will 'build on and strengthen the winning formula that Raw Fury has developed.

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Ubisoft sued for taking The Crew offline and 'duping' players

Game Developer

The plaintiffs allege that terminating The Crew means Ubisoft violated California law, and that it intentionally misled players about the game being playable offline.

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How Nintendo's past will shore up Switch 2's future | Microcast

GamesIndustry.biz

The latest GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is now available to download, bringing you a quick dive into the biggest news from the past week.

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DLC and back catalog sales drove Sega's 'strong' second-quarter games business

Game Developer

Unicorn Overlord and other older titles led the charge for Sega's growing sales this quarter.

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Why India's games spending is expected to reach $9.2bn in five years

GamesIndustry.biz

India's gaming revenues rose 23% in the last fiscal year to $3.8 billion – and are expected to nearly triple in the next five years.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket has topped 30 million downloads worldwide

Game Developer

Could it be the very best?

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DevPub Quiz finishes its 2025 UK tour in London

Game Development News

Next week, the capital’s brainiest and most competitive devs will descend on Russell Square for the final DevPub Quiz of the year, a community pub quiz run by Analog Events. Other locations included Brighton, Leamington Spa, Guildford, Newcastle and Manchester. Quizmaster and event founder, Alex Boucher has had a busy year.

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Nintendo suing streamer for broadcasting ten games ahead of release

GamesIndustry.biz

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against streamer Jesse "Every Game Guru" Keighin for broadcasting gameplay of ten pirated titles prior to release.

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DevPub Quiz finishes its 2025 UK tour in London

Game Development News

Next week, the capital’s brainiest and most competitive devs will descend on Russell Square for the final DevPub Quiz of the year, a community pub quiz run by Analog Events. Other locations included Brighton, Leamington Spa, Guildford, Newcastle and Manchester. Quizmaster and event founder, Alex Boucher has had a busy year.

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Roblox adds more safety features to protect under 13s

GamesIndustry.biz

Roblox has announced the addition of more safety features for users under the age of 13 on its platform.

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How 5G is Paving the Way for Next-Level Gaming Experiences

Game Wisdom

How 5G is Paving the Way for Next-Level Gaming Experiences Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com The world is changing rapidly with new advancements in mobile networks. Faster connections bring fresh experiences for mobile users. The upcoming 5G technology will bring a new era for gaming fans. It promises quicker responses and smoother experiences on screens. … The post How 5G is Paving the Way for Next-Level Gaming Experiences appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Animating on LOL Surprise! The Skate Dance Movie: Jess’s Career Move

CG Spectrum

After making the leap from veterinary medicine to 3D animation, Jess Choong never imagined seeing her name in the credits of a feature animation so soon into her new career! In our interview, Jess dives into the rewards and challenges of her work as a 3D animator on LOL Surprise! The Skate Dance Movie (including what a “typical day” in a studio really looks like) and how CG Spectrum helped her make the transition.

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Two Takes of Original Gaming

Game Wisdom

Two Takes of Original Gaming Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" A double review of two of the stranger games I’ve seen in 2024. Both games were played with press keys while doing IGF judging. 0:00 Intro 00:21 Judero 3:17 Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity … The post Two Takes of Original Gaming appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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9 Tips for Working With Legacy Code

Perforce

Working effectively with legacy code and refactoring legacy code is simple with these best practices. Legacy code is code inherited from someone else or from an older version of the software. Learn more about what is legacy code and the process for refactoring legacy code.

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A new name for the RPG: “THROUGH BROKEN LAND”

Keith Burgun

Hi all! I just wanted to let you know that my RPG I’ve been working on for the last couple of years, which I had been referring to as “Free Tiya Bannet”, now has an official name: “ Through Broken Land “ We don’t have a fancy logo or anything to share yet but I did want to let people know about this change – I’m probably going to go back through the past articles and stuff and change the text just so that people can find those resources.

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Display text character by character

Cocos

Tom_k: 1.You can set the node UITransform component anchor to (0, 0.5), then set RichText component horizontal Align to Left. then it will show the result like the video below: If I do this, I will get something like this: And I need it to be like this: In general, so that the text on the new line is centered. This is the final result. And when the text is displayed character by character, the characters need to be inserted in the places shown in the picture above.

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Raw Fury appoints new CEO

GamesIndustry.biz

Raw Fury has appointed Pim Holfve as its new CEO, taking over the indie label's founder, Jónas Antonsson.

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Stratagem Lost Kickstarter

Indie DB

Radical Tactical RPG gets 100% Funded on Kickstarter, Stretch Goals Up Next.

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Hi! I’m a Brazilian fan of your work, and I want to thank you for all the content you share. I often see heated discussions about the role of consulting companies in game development, and I’d love to hear your perspective. In practice, how much influence do these consultancies have on making changes to a game? Do you think they have the power to shape development in a meaningful way? Thanks for your time!

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Consultants have as much power as the studio or publisher gives them. When Nintendo hires a consultant to act as the team's executive producer/director (e.g. Masahiro Sakurai via Sora Ltd.), then that consultant will have as much power as a director of the project, granting him broad authority to do what he wants. When the Tony Hawk Shred team hired a physics professor to consult on the physics of skateboarding, they tasked him with coming up with a control scheme that felt like actual skateboar

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Cannot login to Cocos Dashboard

Cocos

I just installed Cocos Dashboard 2.2.0 from the official website. When I start it, it asks me to login. But after submitting, it still shows that I’m not logged in. I already tried multiple times but it’s still not working. Thank you in advance for helping me solve this.

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Paramelancholia - Bug hunts

Indie DB

Taking a look at player experience and overall scope of the game.

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Half-Life actor Tony Todd dies aged 69

GamesIndustry.biz

Prolific actor Tony Todd has died aged 69.

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