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Update: Humble Games confirms layoffs amid 'restructuring', denies full shutdown

Game Developer

Update: In a statement, Humble confirms layoffs at Humble Games but maintains that the publisher is still up and running. Update: Humble has now provided a statement saying Humble Games hasn't been shut down, but just restructured.

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Solo dev Jordan Mochi: “I’ve sacrified a lot of my 20’s to make Conscript”

PreMortem.Games

Jordan Mochi has been working on his debut game Conscript for 6 years under the name of Catchweight Studio. Despite being a solo dev all that time, he never really struggled with his motivation. “I feel like I was put on Earth to make this game”, he says. “I’ve sacrificed a lot of my 20’s to make this game, and so I’ll do everything in my power to make sure that wasn’t in vain.

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Why is it so expensive to make games in the United States?

Game Developer

It's becoming harder to sustainably run a game studio in the United States. What can be done to improve that?

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Humble Games devs told "company is shutting down"

GamesIndustry.biz

Update, 8.59pm: Humble Games has confirmed whilst it is undergoing restructuring, the company is "not shutting down" and "upcoming releases are not affected." In a statement to GamesIndustry.biz , Humble Games said: "In these challenging economic times for indie game publishing, Humble Games has made the difficult but necessary decision to restructure our operations.

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Report: Roblox employees are worried it isn't doing enough to stop child predators

Game Developer

Workers in charge of keeping Roblox safe for young players fear the company is ignoring a massive problem.

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EA vets' new studio Play By Play aims to revive the spirit of NBA Street

GamesIndustry.biz

Most sports video games can be daunting for those with just a casual interest in the activities they emulate. While the likes of FIFA, Madden, NBA 2K and MLB The Show aren't entirely inaccessible to the mainstream, they are also clearly geared towards those who live and breathe football (traditional or American), basketball, baseball or whichever ball-based sport is at the title's core.

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Making A Splash: How Wuthering Waves' Characters Draw Players Into Its World

Game Developer

The waves of fanart and appreciative posts by Wuthering Waves fans suggest that developer Kuro Games has crafted fetching characters. What makes them appealing?

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Obituary: Voice actor Sam Mowry passed away at age 64

Game Developer

Mowry's decades-long career in voice acting includes credits for Dota 2, Legends of Runeterra, Infamous, and Torchlight.

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'Steam is a supermarket, and your game is beans' - A guide for reluctant marketers

GamesIndustry.biz

What even is marketing? That's the question Hannah Flynn, Izzy Jagan, and Lou Jones started their talk at Develop Brighton with. In a conversation with the audience entitled 'What games marketing actually works in 2024?', the trio explored different aspects of the craft.

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Mobile Kombat: Onslaught is being torched by NetherRealm after one year

Game Developer

News of the mobile title's demise comes with reports of layoffs swirling.

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What Are Intrinsic Operations in C++

That One Game Dev

Intrinsics are like a recipe for the most optimized code that you can write to achieve certain behavior. The post What Are Intrinsic Operations in C++ appeared first on That One Game Dev.

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AppMagic secures $3 million investment to put into international sales teams

Game Developer

The market tool for mobile apps is hoping to use its funding to build dedicated regional teams and up its presence in the analytics space.

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Research identifies suspicious behaviour on Steam Marketplace that may suggest money laundering

GamesIndustry.biz

New research has found suspicious trading activity on Steam Marketplace that could suggest it is being used for money laundering. This is according to a recent study in the Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation paper, which examined the use of video game secondary marketplaces as potential sites of money laundering. The research focused on trades made within Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, using publicly accessible data to identify "the frequency and quantity of trades" over a

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Report: Xbox Game Pass may expand with more subscription tiers

Game Developer

Microsoft could be preparing to play around with Game Pass one more time, with potential ad and cloud-based plans to draw in new subscribers.

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Xsolla opens new office in Beijing

GamesIndustry.biz

Game commerce firm Xsolla has opened a new office in Beijing, China. The Xsolla Greater China Region office will help facilitate new programs and partnerships to provide support for marketing, game development, and monetisation strategies. "The opening of our office in Beijing marks a pivotal step in Xsolla's journey to facilitate the global expansion of games created and developed in China," said Xsolla head of the Greater China region Jingbo Chen.

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How an 8-hour demo made wishlists for ‘Enotria: The Last Song’ by Jyamma Games skyrocket

PreMortem.Games

To release an 8-hour long demo of your upcoming game, like Italian studio Jyamma Games did with their soulslike Enotria: The Last Song , takes guts and confidence. When the studio offered this generous slice of the game for players to try out during the last Steam Next Fest, reactions were very positive. Producer Edoardo Basile says he understands that it looks like a unique choice, but the reasons behind it were very clear.

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Capcom aims to increase ratio of female managers to 15%

GamesIndustry.biz

Capcom is aiming to increase its percentage of female managers to 15%. In a general Q&A at a recent shareholders meeting, Capcom said currently 21.2% of employees at the firm are female, with 13.6% of its core talent being made up by women. It's unclear what distinction Capcom makes between employees and core talent.

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Retopoflow 3 For Blender Review

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Retopoflow 3 For Blender Review Retopoflow is an extremely popular Blender add-on for doing retopology and it is currently available in Blender Market Humble Bundle (learn more). This was the most requested asset to do a follow-up review on from the Bundle, so that is exactly what we have done in this video. Details of […] The post Retopoflow 3 For Blender Review appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Roblox reported over 13,000 incidents to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2023

GamesIndustry.biz

Roblox reported over 13,000 incidents of child exploitation to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2023, with around 24 predators arrested for grooming and abusing victims on the hugely popular social game platform in the US. That's up from 3000 the year before. Roblox serves around 77 million players every day, 40% of which are under the age of 13.

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Announcing Bigfoot Life

Indie DB

A simulator game where you live life as Bigfoot. Catch fish, forage for mushrooms and berries, build shelters, and more. Survive and live your best Bigfoot Life.

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Perfect World co-CEOs reportedly resigned

GamesIndustry.biz

Perfect World CEO Xiao Hong and co-CEO Lu Xiaoyin have reportedly stepped down from their roles. That's according to Pocket Gamer , translating a company announcement and reports from Chinese media. The executives are reportedly being replaced by former senior VP Gu Liming as the company's new CEO. Both Hong and Xiaoyin are said to be remaining at the company as directors.

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Kinetix taps AWS to bring generative AI tools directly to players

AWS Games

With social interaction central to the gaming experience, demand for user-generated content (UGC) across games is exploding, from Roblox to Fortnite and beyond. Just as no two humans think, talk, or move the same way, many video game development studios and players are of the mindset that digital characters shouldn’t either. This is where emotes (custom 3D animations) are changing the game, allowing players to establish more distinct identities when interacting with others in-game.

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Riot Games pays tribute to League of Legends voice actor Sam Mowry, who passed away aged 64

GamesIndustry.biz

Dota 2 and League of Legends voice actor Sam Mowry has died aged 64. According to Mowry's wife and theatrical partner, Cindy McGean, he suffered a cardiac arrest over the weekend whilst being prepared for emergency surgery. Mowry was a talented actor with an enviable credit list on stage and screen, as well as games like Dota 2, League of Legends, Infamous, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent's Alexander.

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Platform Payouts and Fortnite’s Unique Approach

Deconstructor of Fun

Written by Eric Guan , a game economist at Taki Games, ex-Riot veteran, and Game Economist Cast co-host. Special thanks to Kegan Clark and Ben Steffler for their help fleshing out these ideas. Games are diving into content platforms in the wake of YouTube, Spotify, and Netflix’s success. While game marketplaces like Steam and Itch.io have existed for a while now, games are experimenting with platforms where revenue is not directly attributable and the platform has to mediate creator payouts.

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Ubisoft apologises for Assassin's Creed Shadows promotional materials that "have caused concern"

GamesIndustry.biz

Ubisoft has issued a statement regarding Assassin's Creed Shadows, acknowledging that some "promotional materials have caused concern within the Japanese community." "For this, we sincerely apologise," the statement read. "All game footage presented so far is in development and the game will keep evolving until launch." It is unclear what materials Ubisoft is referring to exactly, but PCGamesN mentioned in its reporting that a petition started in Japan calling for Assassin's Creed Shadows' cance

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The Art and Making of Arcane

Concept Art World

Concept Art World The Art and Making of Arcane The Art and Making of Arcane takes readers through the visual journey of Riot Games’ and Fortiche’s revolutionary animated series. Featuring early art styles, evolving character designs, and jaw-dropping worldbuilding artwork, this volume is the definitive compendium of Arcane’s creative process and vision.

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Digital Extremes CEO says publishers hit "eject too soon" on live-service games

GamesIndustry.biz

Digital Extremes CEO Steve Sinclair has spoken out about live-service games and his belief that publishers hit "eject too soon" when their games fail to gain traction at launch. In an interview with VGC , Sinclair – who heads the studio developing 11-year-old free-to-play live-service shooter, Warframe – talked frankly about live-service projects, saying games with "massive potential" have been abandoned too soon because they weren't given enough time.

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Indie Showcase Time

Game Wisdom

Indie Showcase Time Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie game showcases show off all the amazing indie games we play here on the channel. Games shown are press key submissions, demos, or games from my collection. 0:00 Intro 00:14 Unplug 1:35 Potion Craft: … The post Indie Showcase Time appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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AppMagic secures $3m in funding round

GamesIndustry.biz

AppMagic has raised $3 million in a series A funding round led by GEM Capital. The investment company contributed $2.5 million to the mobile market intelligence tool, while venture fund Vibranium provided $500 million. The funding will support research and development in AppMagic's software, and will be used to establish new sales teams for the US, China, Korea, and Japan.

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I’ve been employed as a senior game programmer for two years but I really need a new job and I don’t think I’m good enough to compete as a senior, if took a salary decrease I wouldn’t receive much less a year after tax. I don’t wanna be stressed out being expected to do things I can’t do effectively. How would you recommend getting a new job at a more junior position? My heart is no longer in this profession I don’t have love for it anymore. I just want a job to provide for my family.

Ask a Game Dev

There seems to be a lot to unpack here. I'm reading several different elements that each warrants its own response. Here's what I'm seeing: You aren't feeling job satisfaction with what you do any more This happens from time to time and likely needs some soul-searching to seriously answer. If you just want to provide for your family, there's nothing wrong with doing what is expected of you and no more.

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Discover how to maintain morale during troubled times at the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit

GamesIndustry.biz

HR experts Brightmine will share insight on how organisations are managing their workforce during the current economic climate at September's GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit. Sheila Attwood, senior content manager for data and insights, will also offer best practice examples of maintaining team staff morale during these turbulent times. The games industry is currently suffering from a severe correction, marked by thousands of redundancies, following a period of significant expansion between 2020 and

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How to create a node (shpere,) and set the color with typescript

Cocos

TRY THE FOLLOWING STEPS. //create an empty node let node = new Node(); //add it to the scene director.getScene().addChild(node); //add the MeshRenderer component let meshRenderer = node.addComponent(MeshRenderer); //create mesh //let mesh =. // mesh can be downloaded dynamically or created by using utils.createMesh //set mesh meshRenderer.mesh = mesh; //create material //let mat =. // material can be downloaded dynamically or create using code //set material meshRenderer.setMaterials(0,mat); //c

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Capacitor vs React Native: Which Framework Is Best?

Artoon

When diving into mobile app development, choosing between Capacitor vs React Native […] The post Capacitor vs React Native: Which Framework Is Best? appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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Axmol-2.0 released

Cocos

axmol is just a fork of cocos2d-x-4.0: GitHub - axmolengine/axmol: Axmol Engine – A Multi-platform Engine for Desktop, XBOX (UWP) and Mobile games. (A fork of Cocos2d-x-4.0) axmol-2.0.0 release notes Add experimental WebAssembly build support(WebGL 2.0) by @nowasm List of known issues maybe help wanted WebGL context lost not handled yet A demo avaiable on axmol gh-pages: cpp-tests.html, build from branch dev Note: Follow functionals require wasm pthread support, and needs server enable M.

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Patch Notes for Kristala Version 0.1.2.1

Astral Clock Tower Studios

The following patch notes detail all the features, highlights, and bug fixes included in Kristala Version 0.1.2.1. Features & Highlights UI A confirmation now appears before deleting a Save Game slot. Improvements made to prompt buttons to now better highlight when an option has focus. The game's HUD will now fade out upon Death or Teleportation.

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How to create a node (shpere,) and set the color with typescript

Cocos

You Can use a material for the mesh and for the material you can change the color from the script by accessing the component (MeshRenderer) of the Mesh. From that you access this material and use the function setProperty(‘albedo’, new Color(255,255,255,255)); I hope it will help you to change color of the sphere which you are trying to change through Typescript.

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Cocos Creator 2.x Login Telegram

Cocos

Are you want login third party by telegram? You can see reference in here core.telegram.org User Authorization How to register a user's phone to start using the API.

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