Game Developer

JULY 19, 2023

PC games tend to thrive over on Steam, and the platform's popularity may be what Overwatch 2 (and other Blizzard games) need at the moment.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 19, 2023

Image: Clone Drone in the Danger Zone – Doborog You don’t necessarily need to use an off-the-shelf matchmaker for your game. You might want to create your own. Here are the best practices. At some point, you’ll probably want a matchmaker for your multiplayer game. It’s a critical part of making sure that your players can actually join a match.

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Game Developer

JULY 19, 2023

With their matchmaking issues now resolved, older games like Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 have grown in sales and player numbers.

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Rocket Brush Studio

JULY 19, 2023

Traditional coding development methods have limitations and challenges, as does coding with ChatGPT and that will be no different with ChatGPT-assisted coding. In this blog, we explore ChatGPT's immense promise, its ability to overcome coding constraints, how it enables developers to tap into its problem-solving potential, and its limitations.

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Game Developer

JULY 19, 2023

Microsoft president Brad Smiths says the extension will allow both companies to address the final regulatory issues.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Microsoft and Activision have agreed to extend the deadline for the platform holder's acquisition. The deal, first announced in January 2022, was due to be completed by July 18, 2023. However, regulatory hurdles have slowed the process and it was reported earlier this week that the two companies were negotiating an extension while they worked to address the remaining issues.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox How do you improve your creative process? Make lots of mistakes and create a bunch of problems. Whether you're right at the beginning of your creative career or experienced as heck, I hope there's something for everyone to learn here. We'll go through the philosophy of creative management, identify the key stages in creative ideation, setting a clear process, helping your team get the best from themselves and finally, p

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Game Developer

JULY 19, 2023

Developers can start accessing tools optimized for the Apple Vision Pro headset.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

FIFA 23 has once again returned to the No. 1 spot in the UK physical charts, and there's also a surprise return from another EA title. EA Sports' final FIFA saw a 6% increase in sales last week, having received a 21% boost in last week's charts, GfK reported. Meanwhile, Battlefield 2042 has re-entered the charts at No.5, with a large increase in sales due to a price promotion on consoles.

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Game Developer

JULY 19, 2023

The low-poly game inspired by EA's Battlefield series has become a smash hit—all while being a part-time hobby project for its creators.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

The GamesIndustry.biz team continues to grow as we are this week joined by Tanya Machinjike. Marking her games industry debut, Machinjike has previously held sales roles at various engineering firms, as well as in Higher Education marketing at The Student Room. She takes on the role of account manager, and will report to George Corner. Corner, meanwhile, has been promoted after less than two years as a trade event account manager for ReedPop, now taking on the role of sales manager for GamesIndu

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Game Developer

JULY 19, 2023

The studio will be led by Robot Teddy's former head of VR, Doug North Cook.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

15.5 million games were sold across Europe last month, according to the latest GSD data. This data covers digital games from most major AAA games publishers, and physical retail games from the big European countries. Full list below. Five million games were sold via physical retail, with the remaining 10.5 million via digital download stores.

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Game Developer

JULY 19, 2023

An in-depth interview conducted by Nintendo has shed light on how the franchise was born.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

A new gaming hub is set to blossom in Senegal following a €300,000 investment announced last month. It's the result of a partnership between Toulouse-based games studio Masseka, the French Embassy in Senegal, the DER (General Delegation for Rapid Entrepreneurship in Senegal), and Dakar-based studio Kayfo Games. The funding will see the creation of a hybrid structure – part incubator, part development studio – in the Senegalese capital.

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Unity Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Get a comprehensive overview of Unity's support for Apple Vision Pro. Learn the benefits of developing on visionOS with Unity PolySpatial.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

The GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit has added four new speakers to the bill. The Summit will take place at BAFTA's HQ in London on Wednesday, September 27th. Tickets are on sale now. Video games business and development leader Gina Jackson OBE has joined the event to host a roundtable titled: Can male allyship confront toxicity against women.

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Indie DB

JULY 19, 2023

Twisted Science introduces Tv Channels gameplay modes. Throughout the gameplay of Twisted Science you'll be directed to different Tv Channels, these channels will usually have their own events transpiring.

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Game Development for Beginners

JULY 19, 2023

Counter Strike: Condition Zero, was the main the reason I developed interest for games. This slowly turned into a passion, and now I am a game developer. Creating an FPS controller is the first thing I tried to learn when getting started. But it was so overwhelming, that I gave up and went back to.

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Real Programming

JULY 19, 2023

Parents teach kids early on to look both ways before crossing and look out for cars because knowing how to navigate the risks of the world around them keeps them safe. People must be able to get around, but we need to know the safe and proper way to do it. How do parents ready their kids to navigate the online world safely? Knowing how to code helps kids look under the hood and understand the digital world in a way non-coders can’t.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard saw its revenue bump by 34%, reaching $4.6 billion during its first six months of the year. Mobile revenue for the firm also pulled in the most consumer spending at $2 billion during the period. Here's what you need to know for from the firm's latest financial report.

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Filmustage

JULY 19, 2023

This article unravels the complex tapestry of these legalities, providing an in-depth guide to navigate the often intricate legal landscape of film production. Navigating legalities in filmmaking: Permits, copyrights, contracts Filmmaking is a creative pursuit that blends artistry with technology. However, it also necessitates a deep understanding of legal considerations to avoid potential complications.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

Industry veterans from Robot Teddy and Foampunch have formed a new games company focusing on mixed-reality experiences, called Creature. The indie firm was established in January 2023 by former Robot Teddy VP Doug North Cook, and will act both as a developer and as a publishing label providing "business development support, production consulting, and release strategy," the announcement said.

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Game Errors

JULY 19, 2023

Is dev error 7186 popping up in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 DMZ? This article is the cure for this situation. Here, you will get the solutions along with important information. While playing Call of Duty’s DMZ, you just start enjoying and diving deep into the gameplay. Suddenly, the frustration will kill your excitement if it shows the dev error code 7186 in Building 21 or Koschei Complex or at any state.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Blizzard Entertainment has announced that hero shooter Overwatch 2 is heading to Steam. The game's PC version was previously only available via Battle.net and will go live on Valve's platform on August 10.

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Game Errors

JULY 19, 2023

Homeseek is a post-apocalyptic game that combines city building with a survival strategy. It shares similarities with Endzone – A World Apart, Frostpunk, and Ixion. However, as we experienced, with the new game releases, you can expect bugs and glitches like Homeseek crashing in this case. But stay calm. We are here to help you fix the problem quickly and resume enjoying the game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The US Supreme Court has turned down a request from a group of consumers trying to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The group of plaintiffs filed an emergency request on Saturday in an attempt to defeat the deal before the July 18 deadline. But a court filing , spotted by Seeking Alpha , shows this was rejected yesterday by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.

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Game Errors

JULY 19, 2023

Homeseek is a post-apocalyptic strategy game set in a dystopian future with limited water. The game features a well-paced story campaign with varying difficulty levels to satisfy both veterans and newcomers to the genre. Despite some occasional technical and spelling errors, Homeseek has the potential to be an exciting title with further updates and fixes.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Nearly two dozen members of US Congress have signed a letter calling for the Federal Trade Commission to abandon its legal challenge against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The letter is signed by 22 Republicans and addressed to FTC chairperson Lina Khan and commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya.

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Game Errors

JULY 19, 2023

Homeseek may seem like another dystopian city-builder, but its unique mechanics and captivating setting make it stand out. Players face the challenge of rebuilding a world that works against them, where thirsty survivors leave their bunkers like in Fallout. If you’re a survival strategy fan, you won’t be disappointed unless Homeseek gets stuck on the loading screen.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 19, 2023

Gamescom Asia will have a physical, in-person consumer area for the first time. Hosted in Singapore this October, Gamescom Asia will host a new physical B2C space that will feature a showcase of games. There will also be areas dedicated to indies, esports, cosplay, boardgames, and group play zones.

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Game Errors

JULY 19, 2023

If you are experiencing Sims 4 Horse Ranch crashing, we don’t have to explain how annoying it is. It is enough to say that the latest DLC of this social simulation game has plenty of issues, but luckily we discovered how to get around them to achieve stable Sims 4 gaming experience ! Some players can’t even start playing the game without problems!

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Cocos

JULY 19, 2023

hello guyz i am new here and just encountering this problem again and again and have no idea how to fix it, tried reinstall run cocos creator and editor as admin. tried diffrent editors 3.70 and above. but same problem. Any help is appreciated thanks in advance. by the way editor version is 3.7.0 and dashboard version is 1.3.2.

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iHobo

JULY 19, 2023

Ten Player Motives #11 Wait, eleven? You said there were ten player motives! Actually, although there are ten player motives that are commercially important, there are many other motives to play games - they're just not as important to the industry making and selling play. This 'eleventh motive', which I call 'the aesthetic motive' does not drive sales quite like the others, but it encapsulates everything that makes games such an intriguing, creative medium.

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