Game Developer

JUNE 5, 2023

Tim Cain, lead designer and programmer of InterPlay's first two Fallout games, released a video on his time in the game industry as a gay man.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom scores its fourth straight No.1 in the UK boxed charts. In boxed sales alone, it is now the third best-selling Zelda game in UK charts history, and has now overtaken the N64 release of Ocarina of Time from 1998. It sits behind 2017's Breath of the Wild and 2006's Twilight Princess. Globally, Nintendo announced 10 million sales in one weekend, which means we know it's already the second best-selling Zelda game of all time behind its predecessor, Breath of

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Game Developer

JUNE 5, 2023

Halo Infinite designer David Ellis announced his leave from developer 343 Industries after a 13-year tenure with the Xbox studio.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 5, 2023

Shueisha Games , the dedicated games branch of Japan’s renowned manga publishing house, Shueisha, has successfully established itself as a promising player in the games industry. Led by Executive Officer Michiharu Mori, the company has experienced significant growth within just one year of operation. “Our aim is to develop projects that honor the vision and creative abilities of game creators.” Shueisha Games emerged as a new venture over a year ago with the goal of investing i

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Game Developer

JUNE 5, 2023

During its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple revealed its mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro, which will release in 2024.

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Game Daily

JUNE 5, 2023

Can a 30-year old book tell us anything about the shape of the metaverse, and digital entertainment more broadly, in 2023? After all, a great deal has happened in the intervening years since the release of Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, in which the word “metaverse” was coined. For a start, metaverses now exist, albeit in rudimentary forms such as multiplayer social spaces like Fornite and Minecraft.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

In today's gaming industry, influencer marketing has become an essential strategy for promoting games to a global audience. However, managing influencer campaigns manually can be a daunting task, especially for AAA publishers who aim to reach millions of potential players at the same time. That's why utilizing a tech platform like Lurkit can significantly enhance the effectiveness of influencer marketing campaigns.

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Game Developer

JUNE 5, 2023

The cash will be donated to humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The CEO of Sony Corporation has said that, while cloud technology holds potential for games, it is difficult and costly to make into a sustainable proposition. Kenichiro Yoshida discussed cloud gaming in an interview with the Financial Times , where he said the PlayStation firm will continue to look at "various options" for cloud gaming but is said to have played down the risks Sony faces if the industry shifts towards

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Game Developer

JUNE 5, 2023

Capcom's Street Fighter 6 has "surpassed" 1 million players in its launch weekend as the franchise sells 50 million copies overall.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox It's been six years since we last spoke to Square Enix Collective, the indie publishing arm of the Final Fantasy company. We've just not heard from them. Which is quite surprising when you consider how much we write about indie publishing, plus the fact that the Collective was started by former GamesIndustry.biz editor and publisher Phil Elliott.

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Game Developer

JUNE 5, 2023

Motion Twin and Evil Empire believe a consistent stream of updates have delivered that success.

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Filmustage

JUNE 5, 2023

Analyzing movie budgets provides valuable insights into how resources are allocated, enabling better financial planning and cost management in future productions. Importance of analyzing movie budgets Understanding a movie budget breakdown is a crucial step in the filmmaking process. It helps identify where the highest costs lie, how different areas of production interact, and how effectively funds are used.

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Game Developer

JUNE 5, 2023

The studio explained that supporting Blaseball is no longer sustainable.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Dead Cells has officially sold over ten millions copies. The milestone was announced today, and crowns six years of ongoing support for the indie hit that initially released in Early Access in 2017.

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Unity Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

Unity runtime support is now available for Windows on Arm devices.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox As the games industry has made more efforts to be diverse and inclusive, companies have become more active in recognizing celebratory months, such as Pride, which takes place throughout June in the US. At GamesIndustry.biz , we've compiled an in-progress list of efforts that support, advocate, and acknowledge LGBTQIA+ developers and consumers.

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Harold Serrano

JUNE 5, 2023

I wouldn't recommend my game engine to anyone. Not that it doesn't work. It does. The major flaw of my engine is that it was not developed with the end-user in mind. It was developed with my curiosity in mind. As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm pivoting and developing a new engine. Its a complete rewrite with all decisions revolving about the user-experience instead of my own.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The GamesIndustry.biz team gathers around their mics to discuss the biggest stories in the business of video games. This week, we dive deeper into the potential for cloud gaming - a technology the UK competition regulator believes will become so big that it's using this as ground to block the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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Game From Scratch

JUNE 5, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Photon Quantum Now Free For Developers Deterministic networking solution Quantum, from Photon (the creators of the PUN networking solution) is now available for free for Unity developers. Previously only available in an invite only format, Photon Quantum is now available for all Unity developers and is free for use with development (and deployment, up to 25 … Photon Quantum Now Free For Developers Read More The post Photon Quantum Now Free For Developers appeared first

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The developer of Blaseball has pulled the plug on the game and laid off an unknown number of employees. In a Medium post published on Saturday, The Game Band explained "many" of the studio's staff have been let go, explaining that the team size needs to be reduced in order to "give us enough runway to even begin to make something new.

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2d Game Art Guru

JUNE 5, 2023

Starting a new Facebook User Group I decided to start another Facebook User Group that focuses on Inkscape in a hands-on approach with tutorials, challenges, and feedback catering to beginner and intermediate Inkscape users. Of course, I invite advanced users to the group as well to show their work and share their advice and some tips and tricks. I already run a similar group ‘ Affinity Designer – hands on ‘ and will try and bring some of the ideas, tutorials, and practice chal

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

Apple today announced its long-awaited Vision Pro AR headset as the "One more thing…" capper of its WWDC keynote. The Vision Pro headset looks similar to many VR headsets, with goggles covering the face, a strap around the back of the head, and multiple outward facing cameras on the headset. It also sports IR lights and sensors, and an external battery pack.

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Code with Mike

JUNE 5, 2023

Technology has become a major part of human life, influencing nearly all aspects of our lives. In most cases, technological innovations have positively impacted the world. The development of technology has resulted in many groundbreaking innovations that have revolutionized how humans live, including the internet, artificial intelligence, and smartphones.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 5, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox This year's Summer Games Done Quick amassed $2.2 million in donations. The fundraising was for the organization Doctors Without Borders; the in-person event ran from May 28 to June 4 in Minneapolis.

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Cocos

JUNE 5, 2023

I just built an empty project containing hello world. In any project, an error occurs in the desktop emulator described. This crash occurs after the app launches and before the splash screen comes out.

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Filmustage

JUNE 5, 2023

Let's pull back the curtain on the costs and strategies involved in bringing these stories to life. Understanding the complexity of animated film budgeting Budgeting for animated films can be a complex task. Unlike live-action films, every element in an animation needs to be created from scratch. This involves the intricate coordination of numerous elements, from cost estimation to art direction, animation techniques, character design, and more.

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Cocos

JUNE 5, 2023

When trying to import a large JSON, some of the values of the JSON appear undefined. The same happens with multiple large JSON files (attached). When trying to do the same outside Cocos Creator (a regular typescript project) the files are imported without an issue. jsons.zip (1.0 MB) The issue happened with CC 3.7.

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Game Errors

JUNE 5, 2023

You may experience that The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is stuck on the loading screen on your PC. Though it’s a common problem with this game, you can fix it very easily. After installing the latest DLC, Necrom, the ESO users may see that it’s taking forever to load or it is freezing on that screen. This problem can completely prevent you from playing the game.

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Cocos

JUNE 5, 2023

Hi guys. We are preparing the game release this time. I desperately need help with my creator 3.7.2 android native crash. This error is a problem with the Google Play Store pre-validation report. When I checked the video, the app turned off as soon as it started. Has anyone solved a problem related to this? I can’t guess where the problem is. There was no problem when tested internally, and above all, the problem occurs only with this device out of 9 devices in the Google pre-validation report.

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Game Errors

JUNE 5, 2023

Diablo 4, the most recent game in the Diablo series, will be released on June 6, 2023. It is a role-playing game where the player assumes a characteristic in a fictional setting. The early access version of this game, which is presently accessible on Windows PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, has been reported by players as being incredibly engaging. On the other hand, Mac users have been asking the question, “ Why is Diablo 4 not on Mac ”.

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Cocos

JUNE 5, 2023

Hi guys. We are preparing the game release this time. I desperately need help with my creator 3.7.2 android native crash. This error is a problem with the Google Play Store pre-validation report. When I checked the video, the app turned off as soon as it started. Has anyone solved a problem related to this? I can’t guess where the problem is. There was no problem when tested internally, and above all, the problem occurs only with this device out of 9 devices in the Google pre-validation report.

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Game Errors

JUNE 5, 2023

With the official version of Diablo 4 coming up next week, players are sper up and coming about finding and addressing all the issues with the beta tester well ahead of time. One such common error says Diablo 4 voice chat not working. Now, this can be really annoying for all my fellow gamers who have painstakingly gotten that long weekend off approved to hop onto the Diablo 4 EA weekend.

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Indie DB

JUNE 5, 2023

Covenant: Project Zero Release Announcement Gameplay trailer is out! The game will hit the Steam shelves for PC & Mac on 9th June, 2023!

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