Saints Row developer Volition has been shut down
Game Developer
AUGUST 31, 2023
Volition, developer of the Saints Row and Red Faction franchises, is no more after its parent company Embracer chose to close the studio.
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Xbox talks Starfield's "comet launch"
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 31, 2023
Xbox attended Gamescom all guns blazing last week. The intent felt clear from the start: Microsoft wanted to make a statement. Following a strong showing at Gamecom Opening Night Live, the platform holder had its biggest booth ever at the event, 50,000 square feet built by 500 people over two weeks, with 30 playable games. And it was showcasing the much anticipated Starfield on the very first day, in a theatre seating 300 people, with the unexpected company of Xbox boss Phil Spencer and Bethesda
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Report: Embracer has made layoffs at Gearbox Publishing
Game Developer
AUGUST 31, 2023
Embracer continues to lay off employees at its various subsidiaries, with gradual cuts at Gearbox Software's publishing arm.
Is it worth taking part in Gamescom Opening Night Live?
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 31, 2023
In some quarters of the industry, it's become popular to say that big game companies no longer need large events to showcase their titles. Inspired by the likes of Nintendo, which has been running its own Direct online broadcasts since 2011, many of the biggest developers and publishers in the world have started to question whether it is worth taking part in these showcases and instead would prefer to control their own narrative with trailers and marketing beats.
This RPG forces you to confront capitalism in the hardest way possible
Game Developer
AUGUST 31, 2023
I Hate You, Please Suffer twists standard turn-based RPG mechanics to tell a punk-rock, anticapitalist tale.
Volition Games closes
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 31, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Developer Volition Games has announced its complete and immediate closure. The decision to close the studio was attributed to an evaluation by Embracer Group as a part of its ongoing restructuring program.
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Arctic7 opening new Barcelona studio to help build mystery franchise
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AUGUST 31, 2023
So – in my quest to create marketing materials – I create a LOT of work for myself. I’m currently working on a Team Fortress 2 styled ‘Meet the Team’ videos, and if you haven’t seen them, they are an absolute gem: Now, since my game isn’t as nearly violent or frenetic, I also figured the pace might be a bit slower.
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AUGUST 31, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Nintendo has announced that it will release a Mario red edition Nintendo Switch OLED on October 6. The hardware will launch two weeks before Super Mario Bros. Wonder and cost $349.99 / ¥37,980.
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Altagram publishes new crediting policy after Baldur's Gate 3 blunder
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AUGUST 31, 2023
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Gloria Victis creator Black Eye Games is closing
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AUGUST 31, 2023
Polish game developer Black Eye Games has announced that it's shutting down. The news was shared in the final season announcement for its title Gloria Victis , and it attributed to the financial costs of operating and developing the MMO. It said in part, "Nothing can last forever, and after thinking it through for countless times, we have to make the toughest decision ever.
Microsoft Terminate Visual Studio for Mac
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GameFromScratch.com Microsoft Terminate Visual Studio for Mac Visual Studio Code for the Mac, once known as Mono Develop then Xamarin Studio, is being shut down by Microsoft. Visual Studio for Mac will continued to be supported with bug fixes and Apple platform updates for one more year. Details from the announcement: Today we are announcing the retirement … Microsoft Terminate Visual Studio for Mac Read More The post Microsoft Terminate Visual Studio for Mac appeared first on GameFromScra
CD Projekt H1 revenue sees a 14% drop
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CD Projekt experienced a decrease in its overall sales revenue and net profit during the first half of 2023, its latest earnings report showed. The Polish games firm reported sales revenue of 325.2 million PLN ($79.5 million), down 14% year-on-year compared to 377.9 million PLN ($82.2 million) made in the first half of 2022. Its net profit was 91.3 million PLN ($22.1 million), a decrease of 20% year-on-year compared to 113.7 million PLN ($27.6 million) produced in the same period last year.
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AUGUST 31, 2023
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Module 2: Programming & Design Basics (Lesson 1)
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I’ve noticed that when I play open world games I can have wildly different emotional reactions to exploration. Like, a new quest hub opens up and sometimes I go “Oh nice, there’s so much to do” and sometimes I go “oh no, there’s so much to do”. Why does this happen and what design choices make the difference?
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AUGUST 31, 2023
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Cocos
AUGUST 31, 2023
It would help to give some more info, such as which version of Cocos2d-x? Have you checked the github repo issues for any mention of something similar? Also, best to check both merged and un-merged PRs on github for changes you may not have in the version you’re using, in case this issue has been reported before and fixed. There is one obvious difference about Android, which is this (in CCPlatformMacros.h ): /** @def CC_ENABLE_CACHE_TEXTURE_DATA * Enable it if you want to cache the texture data.
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Game Designing
AUGUST 31, 2023
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Weird Texture issue
Cocos
AUGUST 31, 2023
Thanks for the info, but I don’t think this is related. I have 5 games out there, the first 3 do not have the issue and the last 2 do have it. They all use the same version of cocos (3.17) and the same game engine that we put on top of cocos. However, the last 2 games had some major modifications/new features etc in the game engine. We understand that part of what we modified created it.
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