Tue.Sep 24, 2024

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SAG-AFTRA pulls League of Legends into video game strike over VO studio's conduct

Game Developer

Formosa Interactive, an audio outsource studio that's worked on League of Legends, has been accused of trying to bypass rules of the ongoing voice actors' strike.

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How Brazil's new legal framework for games will change the industry

GamesIndustry.biz

During the opening session of Gamescom Latam, Carolina Caravana – vice president of Brazilian games trade body Abragrames – said the history of the nation's games industry would now be split into two periods: before and after 2024.

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Behaviour Interactive CEO says Red Hook Studios acquisition helps both companies "reduce risk"

Game Developer

Both Red Hook Studios leadership and Behaviour Interactive CEO RĂ©mi Racine see this acquisition as a move that creates stability in troubled times.

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Film production company Stellarblade sues Sony over Stellar Blade

GamesIndustry.biz

Louisiana-based film production company Stellarblade has filed a lawsuit against Stellar Blade developer Shift Up and Sony Interactive Entertainment for trademark infringement.

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Unicorn Overlord sells over 1 million copies in six months

Game Developer

Within half a year, Vanillaware's tactical-RPG has reached the 1 million milestone faster than its last two games, 13 Sentinels and Dragon's Crown.

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Behaviour Interactive acquires Darkest Dungeon dev Red Hook Studios

GamesIndustry.biz

Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive has acquired Red Hook Studios for an undisclosed amount.

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Halo Infinite co-developer Skybox Labs is making 25 people redundant

Game Developer

The studio was purchased by NetEase in January 2023 and told it would be given the resources to retain workers and make new hires.

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Report: Gamurs Group cutting jobs across network of game publications

Game Developer

The company reportedly terminated some employees by firing out a generic email in the middle of the night.

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Gamurs Group employees reportedly hit with more layoffs

GamesIndustry.biz

Gamurs Group's various publications have reportedly been impacted by another round of layoffs, with an unknown number of staff affected.

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Behaviour Interactive acquires Darkest Dungeon dev Red Hook Studios

Game Developer

Days after shutting down Midwinter's 'Project T' and closing the studio, Behaviour Interactive has acquired another studio.

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Advertising Standards Authority bans five UK ads for "misleading impressions"

GamesIndustry.biz

The UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned five advertisements for social casino games on the grounds they were "misleading.

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Breaking down GTA V’s pedestrian dialogue system: An analysis with speculative examples

Game Developer

Grand Theft Auto 5's ambient pedestrian dialogue system makes its game world feel alive, and this article breaks down the basics of how it works.

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Black Myth Wukong top-grossing game for August 2024 | Newzoo Charts

GamesIndustry.biz

Black Myth Wukong was the top-grossing game across the six markets analysed by Newzoo in August.

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Hood: Outlaws and Legends is shutting down in February 2025

Game Developer

After a near four-year run, Sumo Digital's Robin Hood multiplayer game is ending service next year.

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Unity 7 Development Roadmap

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Unity 7 Development Roadmap At the keynote of their annual developer conference Unite, Unity outlined the features of what they are referring to as Unity Next Generation, but I believe can safely be referred to as Unity 7 (as they just rebranded to Unity 6 last year!). Although quite a ways away from being […] The post Unity 7 Development Roadmap appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Icelandic dev Porcelain Fortress raises $3 million in seed funding

Game Developer

Porcelain Fortress is using its new funds to beef up staff and continue its next project.

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Don't Nod pauses two projects as Jusant and Banishers sales dissapoint

GamesIndustry.biz

Don't Nod has published its financial results for the first half of 2024, in which the firm revealed its latest titles, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Jusant, "performed well below expectations.

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Transport Fever 2 Console Mod Support

Indie DB

Urban Games are bringing official mod support for Transport Fever 2 to their console players on September 23rd, using mod.io integration.

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Pokémon Sleep surpasses $120m in revenue

GamesIndustry.biz

Pokémon Sleep has made $120 million in revenue 14 months after its launch, according to data by AppMagic.

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Palworld’s Lawsuit Presents a Problem for Game Design

Game Wisdom

Palworld’s Lawsuit Presents a Problem for Game Design Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" for my latest design video, whether you love or hate Palworld, the Nintendo lawsuit bring up a very nasty point about being able to patent game systems. … The post Palworld’s Lawsuit Presents a Problem for Game Design appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Isonzo - Montello expansion is OUT NOW!

Indie DB

Solstice brings a new map & 2 new weapons for free, plus a new cosmetic DLC.

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Godot SDK Integrations

Mircosoft Game Dev

A new GitHub organization to centralize the community efforts to provide support for third-party SDKs for Godot.

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Cocos Creator 3.8.3 and Spine: Add object to the slot

Cocos

To paraphrase. For example, we have an animation like this. I want to place my prefab between the dinasaurus and this guy.

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Top 11 Application Development Platforms to Build High-Performance Apps

Artoon

A Mobile Application Development Platforms (MADP) is a set of tools, frameworks, […] The post Top 11 Application Development Platforms to Build High-Performance Apps appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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No Time To Relax dev Porcelain Fortress raises $3m

GamesIndustry.biz

Iceland-based developer Porcelain Fortress has raised $3 million in seed funding.

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How much does React Native App development cost? A detailed guide

Artoon

Introduction React Native app development cost is a crucial question for businesses […] The post How much does React Native App development cost? A detailed guide appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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[Cocos creator 3.8.3] Websocket onmessage not invoke in 'Preview in Editor'

Cocos

Websocket called, onopen, not call invoke onmessage in ‘Preview in Editor’

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