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PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida is departing the company

Game Developer

Yoshida has become synonymous with the PlayStation brand after spending over three decades at Sony.

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The walls are alive with tiny people in Cyborn’s Mixed Reality game Wall Town Wonders

PreMortem.Games

Belgian developer Cyborn has introduced a fresh perspective on mixed-reality gaming with the release of Wall Town Wonders , a game that transforms living spaces into bustling miniature towns built right on the wall. The game invites players to interact with tiny townsfolk, build unique structures and explore surprises, all while pioneering the possibilities of mixed-reality technology.

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Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

Game Developer

This month on the Game Developer podcast, we interview Ben Brode, chief development officer at Second Dinner, the studio behind Marvel Snap.

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PlayStation 2 has surpassed 160m lifetime sales

GamesIndustry.biz

PlayStation 2 has sold 160 million units worldwide, maintaining its top spot as the best selling console of all time.

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Codecks nets €1 million in funding for game dev project management tool

Game Developer

With the new funding, Codecks aims to beef up staff and create new features to help game developers to keep track of their workload.

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What can game developers learn from a live-action Star Trek simulator?

GamesIndustry.biz

"The pirates are hiding in a nearby nebula," a fleet officer tells us. "We can either explore them one at a time, but run the risk of abandoning the convoy, or we can send probes into each one – but that will definitely alert the pirates to our presence. Or we could just proceed to the rendez-vous and hope we're not ambushed.

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Survival guide to developing a game and publishing it on Steam

Game Developer

What seemed like just a technical challenge turned into a journey that included design, production, marketing and all the other aspects of the industry that make a good idea become a finished and published project.

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BioWare alum Mac Walters freezes indie studio Worlds Untold amid funding search

Game Developer

Worlds Untold is going on hiatus as its leaders search for someone to back its first game and 'help bring our vision to life.

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Guaranteeing First-Time Console Submission Success: Myth or Possibility? 

iXie gaming

First-time success in console submission is no small feat. For gaming companies, achieving certification on the initial attempt can mean the difference between a profitable launch and costly delays. Console platforms set a high bar for certification, encompassing stringent compliance, functional, and performance criteria. Here, we’ll explore why first-time pass rates are challenging yet essential—and how expert partners like iXie – the Gaming Division of Indium can help make them achievable.

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Sony's PlayStation retrospective digs into the console's 30-year hardware history

Game Developer

Celebrate the original PlayStation's 30th anniversary in Japan with hard sales numbers and retrospectives for the whole PlayStation family.

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Scaling Multiplayer Games: The Hidden Challenges and Testing Solutions for Peak Performance 

iXie gaming

Multiplayer games are becoming more complex every single day – but so is the challenge of maintaining a stable, high-performance environment. Scaling is not merely about increasing server capacity but requires a nuanced approach to managing synchronization, network stability, security, and cross-region data consistency. Every aspect of this process introduces unique testing demands that, if unmet, can lead to significant performance issues that impact gameplay and user retention.

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Credit Cards vs. Crypto vs. Digital Wallets – Cybersecurity Tips for Gamers

Game Wisdom

Credit Cards vs. Crypto vs. Digital Wallets – Cybersecurity Tips for Gamers Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com When it comes to paying for games or buying that must-have skin, there are plenty of options out there. But with so many ways to pay, how do you know which one’s the safest? Between credit cards, cryptocurrency, and digital … The post Credit Cards vs.

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Codecks secures €1m in funding

GamesIndustry.biz

Berlin-based Codecks has secured €1 million in funding to further support its project management tool.

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Mac Walters' Worlds Untold studio on "pause" as it seeks new funding partner

GamesIndustry.biz

A second studio founded by a BioWare alumni has shuttered in as many days.

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Scopely opens new studio in Saudi Arabia led by EA veteran

GamesIndustry.biz

Scopely has opened a new studio in Saudi Arabia, led by EA veteran Charity Joy.

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