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Netflix exploring in-game ads, other revenue options for games service

Game Developer

Netflix's games service may be due for a change in the near future as the streamer considers charging for games or in-game ads for different subscription tiers.

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Bossa Studios lays off one third of its staff

GamesIndustry.biz

UK developer Bossa Studios has laid off around one third of its staff, GamesIndustry.biz has learned. Sources shared a list of 19 people that were affected by the redundancies, mostly in QA and production roles as well as non-UK employees. Bossa Studios has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that it did dismiss a number of staff at the end of 2023, and that 40 people remain in the studio.

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Deadline approaches for submissions to Game Maker's Sketchbook at GDC 2024

Game Developer

Game artists: It's time to show your work to the world. Submissions are open for the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) third annual arts showcase—promoting an honoring a broad spectrum of art by specific artists in video games.

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Ex-Activision exec accuses publisher of discriminating against "old white guys"

GamesIndustry.biz

A former Activision executive has sued the publisher in California state court accusing the company of age discrimination and violating the state's whistleblower protection law, as reported by Law360. The suit was filed earlier this week by a 57-year-old former tech executive who worked for the company from 2014 until being laid off as part of a restructuring in the Activision Blizzard's Central Tech department last August.

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NCSoft lets player-made City of Heroes server live with limited-time license

Game Developer

City of Heroes' private Homecoming server has been granted a full-on license to keep the superhero MMO unofficially alive.

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European indie game devs have one week left to submit for the European Game Showcase at GDC 2024

PreMortem.Games

Top image: The Wandering Village by Stray Fawn Studios was one of the selected games last year. The off-site GDC event European Game Showcase 2024 is coming to San Francisco once again this year. It’s an event where 30+ European developers get to showcase their latest games to the press, publishers, and strategic partners. The event will be held at Swissnex located at Pier 17 in the Embarcadero, San Francisco during GDC.

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TinyBuild shut down Versus Evil on the last day before Christmas | This Week in Business

GamesIndustry.biz

This Week in Business is our weekly recap column , a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a dash of opinion (sometimes more than a dash) and intended to shed light on various trends. Check every Friday for a new entry. Our top story this week is that TinyBuild announced that it was shutting down Versus Evil, the indie publisher it acquired in 2021.

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PlatinumGames is erasing its Apple Arcade exclusive World of Demons from existence

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The title will be rendered unplayable on February 1, 2024.

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New Zealand continues 20% tax rebate for game makers

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The ruling coalition of New Zealand has confirmed that game developers within the country will maintain their 20% tax rebate. As reported by PocketGamer.biz , this follows after an October 2023 election resulting in a three-way coalition government taking control.

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Surgeon Simulator developer Bossa Studios confirms layoffs

Game Developer

The studio has reportedly cut 19 jobs–or roughly one third of its entire workforce.

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Phoenix Labs vets unveil Critical Path Games

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Phoenix Labs alum Jeanne-Marie Owens and Jesse Houston have formed Critical Path Games. The new studio, co-located in Vancouver, intends to create a new video game genre.

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Football Manager hits 6 million players for second consecutive year

Game Developer

The franchise has "exceeded expectations" in recent years.

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Getting the most out of a games incubator

GamesIndustry.biz

The early stages of running a new business is difficult, and this is no less true for game developers. Fortunately, there are programs and initiatives out there that can help give you and your new studio a leg up when it comes to overcoming the initial hurdles. Incubators are one such initiative. As opposed to accelerators, which are focused on quickly growing established businesses with a minimum viable product, incubators tend to offer support over a longer period – often several months

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Soil - December 2023 release

Indie DB

This update features new mission, replays, and new model and capabilities for Xanthous resourcer, mission briefings and more.

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Baldur's Gate 3 leads New York Games Awards 2024 nominations

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The nominees for the New York Game Awards 2024 were announced yesterday, with Baldur's Gate 3 taking six nominations. Larian Studios' title was nominated in five categories, including Best Game of the Year, Best Writing, Best World, and Best Music. The game received two nominations in the Best Acting category, for Amelia Tyler as the Narrator and Neil Newbon as Astarion.

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Michael Blaker’s Retro Game Friday With Front Mission Evolved

Game Industry News

Hey all, I’m back with another entry in a series I covered a while back for this week’s Retro Game Friday. It’s Front Mission Evolved. Plot: The plot and characters of this entry in the Front Mission series are okay, but there is a reboot of the entire setting including outer space as a major battlefront this time around with the story opening with an attack on an orbital elevator.

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VR game studio Archiact announces layoffs

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox VR game developer Archiact has announced redundancies have taken place at the studio. The Doom 3: VR Edition maker did not disclose how many employees were affected by the decision. According to its LinkedIn profile, its company size ranges from 51 to 200 employees.

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How do games get picked for giveaways on Epic, GoG, etc.?

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People representing the platform (Epic, Steam, GamePass, etc.) choose games they want to give away and they reach out to the company handling the game's distribution (the game's publisher or studio). If the publisher/studio is amenable, the platform then sets up a deal with the game publisher/studio to "give" the game away. This translates to a contract between the two parties.

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4 Tips that will Help you to Become a Better Gamer

Game Wisdom

4 Tips that will Help you to Become a Better Gamer Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Do you feel as though your gaming ability isn’t as good as it could be? If so then now is the time for you to do something about that. This guide will show you what steps you can take to … The post 4 Tips that will Help you to Become a Better Gamer appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Any ways to preview project in "web-mobile" mode instead of "web-desktop" through PC web?

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kinda solved myself, post it here just in case someone needs it. step 1. create preview-template, which create index.ejs for you. step 2. add at the bottom of index.ejs inside body step 3. write these codes below inside “anyname.js” const toolbar = document.body.children[0]; const footer = document.getElementById('content').children[1]; const gameDiv = document.getElementById('GameDiv'); const check = setInterval(() => { if (window.cc) { toolbar.remove(); footer.remove(); gameDiv.remove(); d

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Submissions are now open for the German Computer Game Awards 2024

Game Development News

The German Computer Game Awards 2024 are now open for game submissions

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Spine Animations broken after Chrome update on Androids

Cocos

I also assumed it is a Chrome build issue, when they enabled WebGL2, but the integration was not perfect Now we need to wait when they will push the new version Thank you!

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Full UI Upscaling, Part 2: Holy Mockups!

Grid Sage Games

Revisiting many of Cogmind's windows to make adjustments enabling everything to fit into fewer rows for the semi-modal UI layout.

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SOS Uotsoucing developers! we need company developers

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Hello! I come from Vietnam! I work in casinos in Cambodia. We want to install developers a game, we send the link below, review and provide us with the best solution.