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Obituary: Mike Brennan, Digital Extremes artist, passed away at age 50

Game Developer

Best known as "Mynki," Brennan provided art for Warframe, Dark Sector, and The Darkness II during his 14-year tenure at Digital Extremes.

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Black Ops 6 is make-or-break for the Game Pass strategy | Opinion

GamesIndustry.biz

It's just over a year since Microsoft shattered industry records with its $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard – and next week, that eye-wateringly expensive deal will face its most important test yet.

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Tales of Kenzera dev Surgent Studios 'on hiatus' as leaders look for partners and funding

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The developer has put its staff on notice for redundancy as it shops around a prototype of its next project to potential business partners.

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In Vampire Hunters you need all of your six hands and a dozen guns to survive

PreMortem.Games

Imagine having to face rampant attack waves like in Vampire Survivors but from a first person point of view. Feels like a stressful undertaking, doesn’t it? That’s why Brazilian developer Gamecraft Studios is evening the odds with a unique weapon-stacking system. It often takes up almost half the screen, but lets you kill enemies in every possible way you desire.

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BFI issues £510,000 from lottery challenge to back dev-focused aid projects

Game Developer

With the BFI's backing, the four projects will tackle the 'challenges' facing the UK game industry and help indie developers look more appealing to potential partners.

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Keywords acquires Halo co-developer Certain Affinity

GamesIndustry.biz

Keywords Studios has acquired US developer Certain Affinity for an undisclosed sum.

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Keywords set to acquire Halo and Exodus co-dev Certain Affinity

Game Developer

Certain Affinity gets a 'safety net' during the ongoing industry turmoil, while Keywords can use the developer to expand its North American presence.

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Unity 6 launches globally today across all platforms

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Unity promises a "fundamental change in its approach to the development cycle"

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UK indies to receive £510,000 in lottery funding

GamesIndustry.biz

The BFI National Lottery Innovation Challenge has announced it will provide £510,000 to four innovative projects in the UK games industry.

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1010 Games head of publishing says UK has become hostile to new game studios

Game Developer

Developers starting new studios in the United Kingdom are facing harder and harder challenges.

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European Court of Justice rules against Sony in lawsuit over Action Replay cheats

GamesIndustry.biz

The European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of UK peripherals firm Datel as it faces a lawsuit from Sony over its cheat software Action Replay – but legal experts tell GamesIndustry.biz that third-party software used for cheating, modding and so on will still be "unlawful in many cases.

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Resident Evil 4 Remake sells eight million copies in a year and a half

Game Developer

Resident Evil 2 Remake is the best-selling RE to date, shifting 13.9 million copies over five years.

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Darkly Glass Character Design

Indie DB

Process of analogue and digital character creation for a Godot 4 Visual Novel.

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Takes of Kenzera: Zau dev Surgent Studios puts entire games team on hiatus due to lack of funding

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Surgent Studios has put its entire games division on hiatus as it struggles to secure funding, placing an unknown number of staff at risk of being laid off.

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Learn Squared Unreal Engine Course Bundle on Humble

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Learn Squared Unreal Engine Course Bundle on Humble There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the somewhat oddly named Learn Squared Presents: Concept Art in Unreal Engine bundle. This is a collection of video training courses on concept art, but also VFX, Unreal Engine, Filmmaking, Substance Designer and more.

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How Zoap Strain and Video Gamers Are a Good Match?

Game Wisdom

How Zoap Strain and Video Gamers Are a Good Match? Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com The cannabis world is ever-changing, and it can be difficult to keep up with all the new strains that hit the market. One strain in particular has definitely caught everyone’s attention recently, and that’s Zoap strain. An eye-catching name, interesting … The post How Zoap Strain and Video Gamers Are a Good Match?

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Is there a “wrong/right” way to boycott a game (besides obivious attacks and death threats? I can’t find the tweet nor recall the specifics, but it was about an not related developer talking about how the fanbase should be better in how to boycott or else it would damage the franchise long-term wise in ways nobody wins. Even if what the fanbase was angry about is valid.

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The answer to your question entirely depends on what your goal actually is. A boycott isn't a goal by itself, it is a means to an end - usually the players are mad about something and the boycott (or whatever else - review bomb, harassment, doxxing, death threats, etc.) is an attempt at applying pressure to make the developer do something else (among other things like venting a bunch of hurt feelings).

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Best of Next Fest Part 4

Game Wisdom

Best of Next Fest Part 4 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" This is part 4 of my favorite demos from steam next fest October 2024. 0:00 Intro 00:20 Mousebusters 1:30 Hark The Ghoul 3:24 Tower Factory 5:23 Onikura 7:32 The Good Old Days 9:02 Escapen’t 10:20 Prospector … The post Best of Next Fest Part 4 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Issue 999 of MCV/DEVELOP is available to read online right now

Game Development News

The penultimate issue of MCV/DEVELOP for 2024 – and the last before it hits the big 1-O-O-O – is available in digital form for your eyes to feast upon. Just click or prod here and let your ocular organs do their thing!

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Unity 6 launches across all major platforms

GamesIndustry.biz

Unity 6 has been released across mobile, PC, and console, as well as other platforms, including extended reality.

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Sweety Ludo - Make by CocosCreator

Cocos

Hi, we just released the game on CrazyGames, Here is the link: [link] Please try the game and give us a like, feedback welcomed.

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Ubisoft Milan joins Ubisoft France strike over return to office

GamesIndustry.biz

Ubisoft Milan has called for a one-day strike in solidarity with Ubisoft France.

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10 Best SMS Apps for Android To Consider : A Complete Guide

Artoon

Did you know that over 6 billion text messages are sent every […] The post 10 Best SMS Apps for Android To Consider : A Complete Guide appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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Perforce’s Approach to Open-Source Communities

Perforce

Perforce’s approach to open source and open source communities.

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