Build A Rocket Boy confirms layoffs weeks after raising $110 million
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
'We have taken the extremely difficult decision to propose the removal of a number of roles globally.
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Godot Developed Non-Game Applications
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Godot Developed Non-Game Applications One of the strong points of the Godot Game engine is it’s use to develop non gaming applications. In the video below we run through 15 non-gaming applications that were developed using the Godot game engine. The applications are: The Godot Editor Material Maker [Learn More] Pixelorama [Learn More] RPG […] The post Godot Developed Non-Game Applications appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
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PlayStation chairman wants Bungie to improve its business operations
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Hiroki Totoki kindly (but firmly) suggested Bungie's management needs to be more responsible with its development timelines.
Build A Rocket Boy reportedly facing layoffs
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Everywhere developer Build A Rocket Boy has reportedly been hit with layoffs. As reported by PCGamesN , redundancies have allegedly affected an unknown number of staff across multiple departments, including publishing, QA, and art across the developer's three studios in Edinburgh, Budapest, and Montpellier. The layoffs were reportedly announced internally on February 19.
Ex-Mass Effect and Horizon veterans form Fun Dog Studios
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The newly revealed studio already has its first project lined up with the tactical-horror shooter, The Forever Winter.
Why Neonhive is taking the leap into publishing
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
PR and marketing agency Neonhive is branching out into publishing, with Harvest Hunt (from Villainous Games Studio) and Slopecrashers (Byteparrot) as its debut titles. The Scotland-based agency has been going from strength to strength since its creation, and publishing felt like a logical progression for the company, director and founder Korina Abbott tells GamesIndustry.biz.
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Video game consoles are doomed… right? | Opinion
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Console gaming is dying. If you've been in this business for more than 15 years, you've probably heard a sentence like that before. In the early 2000s, it was PC gaming that was dying. Consoles were booming, piracy was putting off publishers, and the same old games were topping the charts. Forget PCs, it was all about PlayStation. Then Steam came along, and the indie scene, and, well, let's just say nobody is predicting the end of PCs anymore.
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox CD Projekt Red game director Gabe Amantangelo began his DICE 2024 keynote last week with an anecdote. He said that some months after the game's release, a local cafe staffer in Poland expressed concerns with the rocky launch of Cyberpunk 2077, in which she asked him, "What happened?
Former EA and King leaders establish new studio Cult of the North
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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Valve encourages devs to tinker after open-sourcing the Steam Audio SDK
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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Frost Giant asks players to invest in studio
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Stormgate developer Frost Giant Studios has asked players to invest in the company to support marketing costs for the upcoming real-time strategy game. As reported by Kotaku , the studio announced a campaign on the equity crowdfunding platform StartEngine where players can reserve interest for a $494 investment in Frost Giant. Players will gain "multiple common stock shares" in Frost Giant, and the campaign will have a maximum of $5 million worth of shares with the company valuation set at $150
Ubisoft yet to address wage concerns after 700 workers strike in France
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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Swedish games veterans unveil Cult of the North
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A cohort of Swedish gaming professionals have unveiled Cult of the North, a new games studio. CEO Adam Schaub and chief product officer Marcus Jacob will oversee the game maker.
How HGTV and player feedback refurbished House Flipper 2
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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Unwind becomes the South Australian Games Association
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The games networking event, Unwind, has become the South Australian Games Association. This trade body aims to offer game makers presentations, playtesting nights, and promotion opportunites for local professionals.
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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Avoiding Bugs in Range-Based For-Loops with MISRA C++:2023®
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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The Making of Karateka Is Playable History
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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Understanding The Popularity of Offshore Casinos in 2024
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Navigating the Future of Gaming with Predictive Analytics
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The gaming sector is booming, with many players logging in daily to immerse themselves in battles against other players online. However, as this industry evolves, it has become more data-driven over time, with developers monitoring everything from in-game purchases to playtime. The emergence of predictive analytics is taking the gaming world to a new level as it aligns with the data-driven approach to game development.
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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iXie gaming
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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How Much Time It Will Take To Develop F2p Games
Artoon
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Free-to-play games, also known as Virtual Money Games, have become a dominant […] The post How Much Time It Will Take To Develop F2p Games appeared first on Artoon Solutions.
How to check TS bug like this in android build
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
@zhangxm I know this type of bug is caused by some kind of promise code error without a catch() function. But which file / which line causes it ? How can i find it in my code. I have a lot of promise function so there is hard to check. This bug is from logcat on android btw.
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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Artoon
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