Thu.Jun 08, 2023

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Sega of America staff say their employer is undermining their unionization drive

Game Developer

The AEGIS union made up of Sega of America workers say their unionization attempts are being blocked by management, and have called on Sega to be neutral.

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Why is someone making a sequel to a forgotten Japan-only Dreamcast game?

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox If you ever owned a Sega Dreamcast, you'll know it as a console that did not deserve its fate. An innovative machine that introduce the console world to online gaming, and home to such iconic games as Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Jet Set Radio, Phantasy Star Online, Soulcalibur Samba de Amigo, Sonic Adventure and Cosmic Smash.

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Game subscription interest is fizzling out, argues analyst

Game Developer

According to an game industry analyst, spending on video game subscription services has hit a stopping point with consumers.

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College football players urged to boycott EA Sports game over low pay

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The College Football Players Association is arranging a boycott over the upcoming EA Sports College Football game as a protest over low pay for the athletes involved. Electronic Arts is relaunching its college football series this year, and has promised compensation for any players who allow the publisher to use their names and likenesses in the game.

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Making "retro plus" horror with The Tartarus Key

Game Developer

The clever conceits that allow The Tartarus Key to serve up retro, PS1-style horror (and laughs) minus '90s-era frustrations.

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GameStop CEO terminated as retailer posts further losses

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The CEO of GameStop, Matt Furlong, has been fired. His termination was revealed in a press release announcing the board of directors had elected Ryan Cohen as executive chairman for the troubled retailer. CNBC reported no reason for the termination was given.

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Fix PES 2016 Crashes, Lag, Black Screen, FPS Issues

Game Errors

Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (PES 2016) is a popular game among soccer gamers but as every well-known game errors can occur. Most of them come from the fact that the game is a port of PC from the Xbox and PlayStation versions. The most common PES 2016 Errors are Crashes, Lag, Stuttering and FPS Drops, and Black Screen. Below you can find these errors detailed and how to fix them and play the game without any issues.

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Firmament developer Cyan Worlds credits AI in development—but not actors

Game Developer

Cyan's newest game Firmament used AI during the game's development, but the voice actors "assisted" by the tech aren't properly credited at all.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, new Prince of Persia bookend Summer Game Fest

GamesIndustry.biz

Today's Summer Game Fest packed a lot of games into its nearly two-hour running time, but little in the way of brand new releases. The show began and ended with perhaps its biggest new reveals. After a short welcome from host Geoff Keighley, the show began with a look at Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown , a new action platformer with 2D gameplay that comes out January 18, 2024.

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Friday the 13th: The Game will be pulled from sale when license expires in December

Game Developer

The move will impact both physical and digital versions of the horror title.

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Twitch rolls back ad guideline updates

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Twitch has removed changes to its advertising guidelines following backlashes and threats of content creators leaving the platform. As reported by BBC News , these rules would have reduced streamers' methods of generating income.

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Summer Game Fest makes a surprisingly light splash (again)

Game Developer

Something seemed "off" about Summer Game Fest.

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Rainbow Six Siege Not Launching: How to Fix it Easily

Game Errors

Although Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is a fantastic game, a few minor issues have cropped up since its debut. The game has so far received a lot of favorable feedback from players who claim it runs smoothly. Although you can enjoy this dynamic game, it’s possible that you face crashing, lag, or even Rainbow Six Siege connection errors.

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What Does it Mean to Analyze Game Design?

Game Developer

If there's one aspect of the game industry that is as mysterious as game design, it is game analysis. There may be hundreds, or even thousands at this point, of magazines, sites, journalists, and YouTubers, all reviewing video games, but it takes a careful eye to analyze a game. For today's post, I want to talk about some of the traps that you can fall into when it comes to analyzing a title and trying to understand the implementation and intent by the designer.

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The fundamentals of monetizing with offerwalls

Unity Blog

Anna Poperko covers the benefits and challenges of using offerwalls, the game genres that work best with this ad format, and the most strategic places to place offerwalls in your game.

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Resident Evil Village has topped 8 million sales in two years

Game Developer

The horror title launched in May 2021 and is the latest mainline entry in the long-running series.

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How digital twins are transforming large-scale airports

Unity Blog

Discover how large-scale airports are taking the lead in embracing digital twin technology to improve operations, meet sustainability, and Reconciliation goals.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.1 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

Switching gears into the bug-fixing mode, here's the first beta of Godot 4.1, and a great opportunity to try the new version of the engine ahead of the official release.

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Unity Hidden Gems Humble Bundle

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Unity Hidden Gems Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, especially Unity developers, the Unity Hidden Gems Humble bundle. This bundle is an eclectic mix of Unity Asset Store assets, about 80% of which that haven’t been featured in previous Humble or Unity Mega Bundles. Even if you are … Unity Hidden Gems Humble Bundle Read More The post Unity Hidden Gems Humble Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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[Tutorial] Write a Post-Processing Shader using CRP Step-by-Step - Guide to Cocos Cyberpunk Source Code

Cocos

In the previous article, I shared with you how to integrate the existing CRP solution from Cocos Cyberpunk into your own projects. In this article, I will demonstrate how to add your own post-processing effect to the CRP solution. Cocos Cyberpunk is a complete open-source TPS 3D game developed by the Cocos Engine official team to showcase the engine’s capabilities in creating heavy 3D games and to boost the community’s learning motivation.

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ICMP error on Xbox 360: How to Fix

Game Errors

Playing games online is made possible through Xbox Live, an essential component of Xbox for gamers to enjoy their favorite titles. You’re not alone if you’re having trouble connecting to Xbox Live through your network devices and console. A specific problem may be Internet Control Message Protocol ( ICMP ) when you cannot connect to an Xbox Live server due to primary issues with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or network settings.

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Cocos creator AR Help

Cocos

We have provided a manual about Cocos CreatorXR QuickStart in cocos official manual. But I’m sorry that the English version is not available at the moment. If you have any questions about the use, please send an email to my email address: qingli.wang@cocos.com.

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Ubisoft Connect Has Detected An Unrecoverable Error: How to Fix

Game Errors

Ubisoft is a French video game publisher that proudly stands behind popular games such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, For Honor, Prince of Persia, Rayman, Watch Dogs, etc. Ubisoft games primarily utilize Ubisoft Connect (formerly Uplay) as a digital platform offering digital distribution, multiplayer capabilities, digital rights management, and communication services.

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For Evelyn II - Shards of Creation | Demo

Indie DB

For Evelyn II is a story-driven adventure RPG, taking place in the fantasy world of Aura, a place of magic and mysteries. Explore the world, upgrade your skills, gather resources, manage your troops and fight back the enemy by any means necessary.

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Ask a Game Dev - Untitled Article

Ask a Game Dev

Welcome to your first major technical constraint. Most projects come across them eventually. Constraints require change of some kind, since they are obstacles in your path to project completion. As the main decision-maker on your project, you have a choice to make. You should probably gather information and weigh your options carefully before you make a decision.

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How to reload build extension code?

Cocos

Hello, I have created a new build extension following the official guide. Enabled it for my project. Then I modified the source/builder.ts code, recompiled it to dist/builder.js. But when I build the project, it uses the old version. I tried to reload the project, disable/enable plugin - nothing works. It only works when I delete / add the extension which is really inconvinient.

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Amnesia: The Bunker

Indie DB

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game from the makers of SOMA and Amnesia. Left all alone in a desolate WW1 bunker with only one bullet remaining in the barrel, it’s up to you to face the oppressing terrors in the dark. Keep the lights.

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Apple's Game Porting Toolkit aims to make Windows game porting easier

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Apple's Game Porting Toolkit, announced during its Worldwide Developers Conference, intends to make it easier to port Windows games to Mac devices. As reported by The Verge , the toolkit allows developers to launch an unmodified version of a Windows game and test how well it runs on a Mac before porting the whole game.

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Interview: Jordan Weisman on Adventure Forge

Game Daily

Jordan Weisman, best known for developing the likes of BattleTech and MechWarrior, recently unveiled a new project, called Adventure Forge. It’s a creativity tool that allows users to make their own story-based games, ranging from text adventures to isometric RPGs. GameDaily spoke to Weisman about his new project. GameDaily: Can you explain Adventure Forge in your own words?

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Bob Rice, Four Bars Intertainment CEO, has died

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Founder and CEO of Four Bars Intertainment, Bob Rice, has died aged 79 years old. Rice is survived by his daughter, Lisa Rice.

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How an indie developer realized an out-of-this-world vision for multiplayer video game “Crossfar” using Amazon GameLift

AWS Games

Like space age gladiators, “Crossfar” players battle head-to-head in a zero-gravity sphere arena set amongst the stars. Piloting drones, gamers must defend their gate, destroy enemy defenses, and rely on sharp tactical decision-making to come out on top. Imagined as a sci-fi take on esports, the game was developed in only two years by a single developer, Kavosh Omidi, using Amazon GameLift dedicated server management on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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How to reload build extension code?

Cocos

Hello, I have created a new build extension following the official guide. Enabled it for my project. Then I modified the source/builder.ts code, recompiled it to dist/builder.js. But when I build the project, it uses the old version. I tried to reload the project, disable/enable plugin - nothing works. It only works when I delete / add the extension which is really inconvinient.

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Filmustage to support the 14th New Media Film Festival®

Filmustage

Image source: newmediafilmfestival.com Filmustage is a proud supporter of the New Media Film Festival®. We believe that this festival is important because it provides a platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work and connect with audiences. This year, the festival features a unique program of short films generated by artificial intelligence (AI).

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Android native crash problem(creator 3.7.2)

Cocos

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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