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Voice actors are worried about modders cloning their voices with AI

Game Developer

Actors Victoria Atkin and Tim Friedlander are worried over how their voices are being cloned by fans using generative AI technology.

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Space Tales: let's discuss the Lore

Indie DB

Hello everyone! We've shown a lot of artwork for our RTS game Space Tales, but we haven't discussed about the lore that much yet. It's time to change this!

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Dolphin abandons efforts to bring emulator to Steam

Game Developer

Following the DMCA takedown and subsequent legalese between Valve and Nintendo, Dolphin has given up on trying to release its emulation software on Steam.

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Lumiterra - Survival Crafting release

Indie DB

A multiplayer, open-world survival crafting game where you can ⚔️battle, ?‍?farm with your friends?‍?‍? or mysterious collected creatures in a vast world?️!

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FTC suspends administrative challenge to Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal

Game Developer

The FTC is suspending its administrative challenge to Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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Inkle’s Jon Ingold: "The point of narrative is to turn your brain on"

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Games are inherently designed to be replayed, from the 'one more go' mentality of the arcades to the persistent loops of modern live service games. However, what makes a game replayable from a design perspective can often be diametrically opposed to narrative. "As a narrative person, I'm not interested in compulsion loops," said Inkle co-founder and narrative director Jon Ingold during his Develop Brighton keynote last

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Microsoft and Activision urge FTC to drop its legal challenge before August hearing

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have filed a request to the Federal Trade Commission, urging the body to withdraw plans for an administrative hearing next month. The hearing was first scheduled after the FTC issued a legal challenge against Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard back in December.

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Roblox thinks subscriptions could help devs foster "recurring economic relationships"

Game Developer

The company is building new monetization tools that will let Roblox developers create subscriptions within their experiences.

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How 25 years of Yu-Gi-Oh prepared Konami for live service games

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Shortly after Yu-Gi-Oh became a serial anime inspired by the late Kazuki Takahashi's manga, it spurred on an official card game and video game franchise. With each iteration of the animated series, the card game has seen new cards, and the video games have continued in their own way.

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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard implore FTC to halt case against merger

Game Developer

The FTC is still trying to block the deal, but Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have suggested it's time to throw in the towel.

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Games Won’t Launch ROG Ally: Fix It Quickly

Game Errors

Many players complained that games won’t launch ROG Ally , making their console useless, as it was built primarily for gaming. We are here to save the day with our ultimate list of solutions to apply for forcing the launch of games on ROG Ally. If you can launch games but stability issues prevent you from enjoying them, learn how to fix game crashes on ROG Ally.

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The best places to publish your indie game

Game Developer

Five of the best places to publish independent games, from Itch.io to the Epic Game Store.

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D20 RPG – Explore

The Liquid Fire

It’s time to go exploring! Overview The initial demo project I am working toward making is based on the Solo Adventure at the start of the Pathfinder Beginner Box Hero’s Handbook. There are two phases of gameplay in this initial demo: exploration and encounter. During the exploration phase, an “Entry” is presented to the player.

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Resident Evil 4 Remake shambles to 5 million copies sold

Game Developer

Capcom has remade Resident Evil 4 multiple times, but its 2023 remake keeps growing in success.

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Cocos creator 3.70 Scene getting blank again and again

Cocos

here are the logs : - C:ProgramDatacocoseditorsCreator3.7.0resourcesapp.asarbuiltinscenedistscript3dmanagerstartupindex.ccc:1 Import Electron and EditorExtends: 0.007080078125 ms C:ProgramDatacocoseditorsCreator3.7.0resourcesapp.asarbuiltinscenedistscript3dmanagerstartupindex.ccc:1 Import files: 9.81005859375 ms C:ProgramDatacocoseditorsCreator3.7.0resourcesapp.asarnode_modules@baseelectron-windowslibrenderer.ccc:1 ask-win: 486.266845703125 ms preload.ts:197 Import engine: 0.006103515625 ms C:Pr

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How Green New Deal Simulator inspires hope in a climate changing world

Game Developer

The game provides accessible education on renewable energy transition, all with a simple deck of cards.

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Cocos creator 3.70 Scene getting blank again and again

Cocos

hello guyz i am new here and just encountering this problem again and again and have no idea how to fix it, tried reinstall run cocos creator and editor as admin. tried diffrent editors 3.70 and above. but same problem. Any help is appreciated thanks in advance. by the way editor version is 3.7.0 and dashboard version is 1.3.2.

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Bandai Namco's Gundam Evolution to shut down in November

Game Developer

The late November shut down date for Gundam Evolution coincides with its one-year anniversary on consoles.

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Why even have a jump button if the character can only jump a foot vertically?

Ask a Game Dev

Think about a non-platforming game where jumping isn’t super important but still allowed. How often do you think players who play those games press the jump button? Many of them do it all the time. It gives players an additional action to do while wandering around the world and it provides an outlet for them to express themselves. Having actions that players can perform, even if those actions have no real gameplay value, still provides experiential variety and help keep them engaged.

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Ubisoft's Q1 sees a 9% dip

GamesIndustry.biz

Ubisoft has said that its Q1 results is ahead of target while net sales are down 9% year-on-year. The Assassin's Creed maker's new financial report also highlighted that net bookings, while down 8% overall, was strong for its Tom Clancy Rainbow Six Siege during the period. Here's what you need to know for the three months ended June 30. Ubisoft said that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six's net bookings and daily active users had grown due to its new seasonal content.

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Unholy Crashing: The Most Effective Ways to Fix This Issue

Game Errors

Is the dark atmospheric game Unholy crashing on your PC? If you want to know how to fix this issue, this article will help. Horror, mysterious games are always special for some gamers. The Unholy is a new addition to the industry that features a creepy and twisted world where you will need to explore and solve various puzzles and go through the storyline.

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2023 Games for Change Awards unveiled

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Organization Games for Change has announced the winners of its 2023 awards. This year's recipients were Free Lives' Terra Nil for Most Innovative and Howard Delafield International's Go, Nisha, Go: My Life My Choice, who took home the Best Learning Game recognition.

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Sims 4 Horse Ranch Download Error: The Most Working Fixes

Game Errors

Is the Sims 4 Horse Ranch download error preventing you from installing the new DLC? We have the correct solutions for you. A lot of gamers who have pre-ordered the Sims 4 : Horse Ranch is currently unable to preload or install this item on both PC and Mac. Particularly, this problem appears on EA App and Origin. It may make you worried. But, there are things you can try to overcome the situations.

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Bandai Namco pulls the plug on Gundam Evolution

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Bandai Namco has announced that it will be shuttering the free-to-play title Gundam Evolution. The game based on the robot media franchise will go offline on November 29.

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Cocos2d-x v4 doesn't load Tiled Editor v1.10.1 CSV TMX Tile Maps correctly

Cocos

It seems like this issue was actually fixed and merged in this PR , but it was after Cocos2d-x v4.0 was released. Merge in those changes and it should fix the issue.

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Screen Australia backs 23 studios with $2 million in funding

GamesIndustry.biz

Screen Australia has announced the latest beneficiaries of its funds, amounting to AU$3 million (over $2 million) in funding for 23 studios. The body's First Nations Games Studio fund awarded AU$600,000 (over $400,000) to two studios. Half of the amount will go to Guck, a Victoria-based, First Peoples-led studio currently working on Aboriginal-led mobile game Future Folklore.

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SpeedTree 9.5: Unleash creative control and realism with procedural detailing

Unity Blog

SpeedTree’s latest update to 9.5 gives greater creative control for greater realism in vegetation asset creation.

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Fan Collective Unimatrix 47: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “Charades” Episode

Game Industry News

HERE THERE BE SPOILERS! I have very much loved what Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has done with legacy characters, including and perhaps especially T’Pring. SNW gives her a voice and a personality that we didn’t see in TOS , and she exercises it in the second season’s fifth episode “ Charades ,” in such a way that the series leaves itself open for developments between Nurse Chapel and Spock.

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Cocos creator 3.70 Scene getting blank again and again

Cocos

Thank you for replying. Its happening with every time, even tired several empty projects with diffrent editor versions, editors blinks for a sec like its reloading or regenerating UI and scene jutst become like above screenshot.

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Small API Update for all client platforms

Smart Fox Server

We have just released a small update for our client API , which addresses the caching of UserVariables when users enter and leave multiple Rooms. A recent bug submission has pointed to a specific situation in which a UserVariable would remain in the cache, potentially wasting some memory. You can read more in the related support forum discussion and download the latest release from our API Download page.

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Asset Manager Studio for Unreal Engine

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Asset Manager Studio for Unreal Engine One of the very worst parts of working with Unreal Engine is the need to work with the Epic Games Launcher. The Launcher is slow, confusing and often consumes far more resources than it should. You do however require it if you want to install Unreal Engine, download and manage … Asset Manager Studio for Unreal Engine Read More The post Asset Manager Studio for Unreal Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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How to Boost Gaming Performance on ROG Ally – Expert Guide

Game Errors

Many gamers recently asked us how to boost gaming performance on ROG Ally. We created an ultimate guide to navigate you through the most essential steps for optimizing your ROG Ally console for smooth gaming time. If you also experience stability issues playing games on this handheld console, learn how to fix crashes on ROG Ally. Why is my ROG Ally so slow?

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Mastering film distribution in the Digital Era

Filmustage

Overview of film distribution Understanding film distribution, a core process of the filmmaking industry, is critical to a movie’s commercial success. From the early days of film reels physically distributed to theatres worldwide, to the dynamic digital distribution models of today, the industry has undergone radical transformations. The journey from a film reel to multi-platform releases epitomizes the evolution of global film distribution.

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Sims 4 Save File Missing: Simple Fixes

Game Errors

Picture this: You’re generations into your Sims 4 game, and you have mods, custom content, and tray files saved on your EA or Origin app. However, when you go to launch your game again, the title restarts without your saved progress data, as if you’re playing the game for the first time. If this has happened to you, you’re not alone.