Arrowhead CEO confirms Helldivers 2 was built on a dead engine
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The hit shooter leverages a game engine that was officially laid to rest back in 2018.
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Pacific Drive's road to reshaping the survival genre
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Most developers focus on just one genre for their first title, but Ironwood Studios decided to create a fresh take on two for its debut game, Pacific Drive. At first glance, Pacific Drive – which launches today on PC and PS5 – seems like a typical driving game, primarily focused on exploring the Pacific Northwest in a station wagon. But players will soon come to realise that all is not what it seems.
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Designing maps that complement game mechanics
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Good level design must support the actual game mechanics – this affects both level design, and ultimately, player enjoyment. This article shows how we do things with our popular multiplayer mobile shooter game War Robots.
"The needle is moving. I don't know if it's moving forward" | Black Voices Progress Report
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox This interview is part of GamesIndustry.biz's Black Voices Progress Report, offering insight into the different experiences Black professionals have in the games sector. You can read more about the project and check out the other entries on this page. Throughout this month, our Black Voices Progress Report interviews have aimed to both shine the spotlight on Black professionals in the games industry and their accomplish
Elden Ring sales surpass 23 million copies in two years
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Before its Shadow of the Erdtree expansion releases in June, Elden Ring's base game continues to sell well.
Thunderful CEO says restructure is "off to a good start" as it reports full-year loss of $60m
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Thunderful CEO Martin Walfisz has said the company's restructure is "off to a good start" as the group releases its full-year financial results. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the company posted a loss of SEK 609.4 million ($59.2 million), compared to a profit of SEK 121.2 million ($11.8 million) in the previous year.
The graveyard of features in games: when stuff that seemed promising just doesn’t work
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Just because another game successfully implements a feature, doesn’t mean it’s right for yours. But that doesn’t stop us from trying! Still, not everything works, and sometimes, even failed features can linger. In this post, we pull back the veil and look at our graveyard of features.
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IGN's worker-led Creators Guild successfully unionizes
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
IGN's parent company Ziff Davis has willingly recognized IGN's Creators Guild, made up of 80 staffers across its creative and editorial teams.
Gameloft sees staff redundancies in Lviv and Toronto offices
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FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Games publisher Gameloft has conducted layoffs at its Lviv, Ukraine office. As reported by PocketGamer.biz , per GameDev , the decision to cut roles was attributed to market conditions.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor sells 500,000 units in its first week
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The Deep Rock Galactic spinoff is doing well after its first week, and has even surpassed the original's peak player count.
Game Devs of Color Expo returns in 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Game Devs of Color Expo (GDoCExpo) has announced that its presentation will return for its ninth annual showcase. This year's show will be online from September 18 to September 21; submissions for panels, speakers, and games are now open.
Thoughts on Minit Fun Racer
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
We had a lot of fun making this game, with a clear scope and framework to start from, and a lot of room for iteration both mechanically and in adding secrets and surprises.
DDM: Gaming M&A activity reached $76.7bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new report from Digital Development Management (DDM) reveals that gaming M&A activity reached $76.7 billion during 2023 across 147 transactions. By comparison, last year saw acquisitions hit $41.4 billion throughout 295 deals.
PlayStation VR2 could be getting PC support later this year
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FEBRUARY 22, 2024
'We are currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access additional games on PC.
Developer cohort unveils Fun Dog Studios
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A team of game developers who have worked on various AAA titles such as Mass Effect, The Witcher, and Doom Eternal have unveiled Fun Dog Studios. The studio is a minority-led and completely employee-owned game developer.
Over 25 million people have played Palworld
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
A month later, Palworld is continuing to draw in millions of players, particularly on Steam.
Network N takes controlling stake in Roucan
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Games media group Network N has acquired a controlling stake in UK-based events company Roucan. It already had taken a minority stake back in 2022 , which is now "bolstered by a much larger investment," the announcement said without clarifying the terms. Roucan is known for organising indie expo WASD and the London Developer conference, both taking place in April.
Thunderful CEO says restructuring program off to a 'good start,' will take 'full effect' later this year
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
'Since the end of the quarter, we have initiated a comprehensive restructuring program to address past over-investments.
What Is Automotive Software? Learn About Emerging Trends in Car Software Development
Perforce
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Learn about trends in automotive software, plus understand challenges of car software development. Start developing software in cars faster with the right tools.
Thunderful says SteamWorld Build underperformed, reveals it's looking to sell Headup
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FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The title launched in December 2023 but sales have fallen 'slightly short' of Thunderful's expectations.
The Afflicted Forests - Gameplay Trailer
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FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Check out this short gameplay trailer showing the current state of the combat system in The Afflicted Forests.
Freerunners Steam Next Fest Postmortem
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FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Freerunners is a parkour game, based on my own experiences. Here's what I learned during the development process.
Enhance Immersive Experiences with the New Varjo XR-4 Series Headsets, Powered by NVIDIA
Nvidia
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Developers and enterprises can now deploy lifelike virtual and mixed reality experiences with Varjo's latest XR-4 series headsets, which are integrated with. Developers and enterprises can now deploy lifelike virtual and mixed reality experiences with Varjo’s latest XR-4 series headsets, which are integrated with NVIDIA technologies. These XR headsets match the resolution that the human eye can see, providing users with realistic visual fidelity and performance.
What the Rise of Hybrid-Casual Games Means for Advertisers
Game Refinery
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Find out how hybrid-casual games offer plenty of opportunities for mobile marketers to improve the effectiveness of their ad campaigns.
Get ready for our data-oriented design bootcamp with these resources
Unity Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Find learning resources like articles, samples, and templates to set you up for success in our upcoming data-oriented design bootcamp covering DOTS in Unity 2022 LTS.
Unreal Environment and Epic Game World Unity Humble Bundles
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Unreal Environment and Epic Game World Unity Humble Bundles There are a pair of Humble Bundles for game developers going on right now, the Unreal Environment Mega Bundle as well as the Epic Game Worlds in Unity bundle. Both bundles are organized into tiers. The Unreal Environment Mega Bundle 1$ Tier Modular Castle Kit Median Tier Medieval Weapons Stylized […] The post Unreal Environment and Epic Game World Unity Humble Bundles appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Michael Blaker’s Translation Necessary Thursday: “Survival in Another World With My Mistress Volume 02”
Game Industry News
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Hey all, I’m back with the second entry in Kousuke’s new life in another world for this week’s Translation Necessary Thursday. It’s “Survival in Another World With My Mistress Volume 02” by Ryuto. Plot: This second volume deals with the continuing struggle against the invaders of Sylphyel’s kingdom, and Kousuke helping out with his bizarre crafting abilities and powers in this other world like those found in Minecraft and other such survival video games he had played on Earth.
Full UI Upscaling, Part 5: Completion and Demos
Grid Sage Games
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
They’re alive! Last month I shared a sizeable collection of interface mockups summarizing my vision for a playable Cogmind interface that could fit within a 45-row terminal. Those mockups are now a reality, fully implemented more or less as described, and in the time since I’ve even gone further down that path and implemented the so-called “Phase 4” UI with its greater number of modal windows.
Fan Collective Unimatrix 47 Examines Star Trek: TOS “The Conscience of the King” Episode
Game Industry News
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
“The Conscience of the King” is a really peculiar episode in season one of Star Trek: The Original Series. It’s both a story that gives us some interesting background for Captain Kirk and a murder mystery with some really uncomfortable concepts floating around in the background with Shakespearean allusions thrown in for fun. The story gives us the background of Tarsus IV, introduces us to Kevin Riley, and generally demonstrates that even in the far-flung future people can and will fake their dea
iOS Game Development Challenges and Key Details
Starloop Studios
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
iOS game development is a cornerstone of the mobile gaming industry. Except for Android, iOS has the largest market share, making it a sensible platform to release games for mobile game developers. However, iOS game development, like any other gaming platform, presents unique challenges that an iOS game developer will need to navigate successfully. [.
The Many Social Benefits of Weekly Coding Classes
Real Programming
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In the public imagination, computer coding is not exactly associated with being a social butterfly. Hollywood movies have shaped and warped perceptions about programmers and how they interact with other people. From classic, much-beloved shows like The Simpsons and The IT Crowd, computer programmers were not depicted as having a thriving social life.
Use Zip to speed up CocosWeb loading
Cocos
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
1 Introduction Use Zip to speed up CocosWeb loading Some time ago, I used Cocos3.8 to do a cloud showroom project that required publish to the Web platform (WeChat H5 & browsers). This project uses gltf models, the gltf models are split into many meshes and materials. In Cocos, gltf is parsed and split to Cocos assets. After publishing to the Web, loading such as this gltf will use hundreds of network requests.
The Best Android Applications For 2024 | Category-wise
Artoon
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Are you looking for the best Android applications to enhance your smartphone […] The post The Best Android Applications For 2024 | Category-wise appeared first on Artoon Solutions.
Broken Android build process
Cocos
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
I use Creator 3.8.0 and for some reason, for last couple of days, when I’m trying to build native Android app, after “Build” step, there’s no files in ‘buildandroiddatasrccocos-js’. Make step works fine, but after that I have broken APK which shows only black screen, because it couldn’t load ‘srccocos-jscc.js’. I tried turning on “MD5 Cache” Build option and then I got error ‘’[Assets] ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename ‘[PROJECT_PATH]buildandroiddatasrccocos-jscc.js’ → ‘[PR.
Best Mobile App Creation Tools For App Development
Artoon
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
What clicks on your mind when you think about mobile app creation […] The post Best Mobile App Creation Tools For App Development appeared first on Artoon Solutions.
How to run Jest unit tests with Cocos creator version 3.8
Cocos
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
I use Jest to write unit tests for my Cocos 3.8 project. When running the tests, I got an error like this: Test suite failed to run Cannot find module 'cc' from 'myclass.test.ts' > 1 | import { log, Node} from 'cc'; | ^ How should I configure Jest to work with Cocos 3.8?
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