Tue.Sep 05, 2023

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Steam will let devs highlight PlayStation controller support on store pages

Game Developer

With a growing number of Steam players using PlayStation controllers, Valve will allow developers to give further controller transparency on their store pages.

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Gaussian Splatting is pretty cool!

The Astronauts

SIGGRAPH 2023 just had a paper “3D Gaussian Splatting for Real-Time Radiance Field Rendering” by Kerbl, Kopanas, Leimkühler, Drettakis, and it looks pretty cool! Check out their website, source code repository, data sets and so on (I should note that it is really, really good to see full source and full data sets being released. Way to go!).

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Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games top 3 million copies in two years

Game Developer

The recent pixel remasters of classic Final Fantasy games are selling well for Square Enix since their staggered release back in 2021.

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The five deadly traps of user acquisition

GamesIndustry.biz

Independent game studios often walk a tightrope: on one side, the thrill of creating a unique gaming experience, and on the other, the precipice of financial ruin. The lifeline in this risky venture? User acquisition. It's a beast that, if tamed correctly, can fuel a game's rise to popularity. Mismanaged, however, it can become an insatiable monster that swallows resources and brings studios to their knees.

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Valve bans 90K Dota 2 accounts for "smurfing"

Game Developer

Valve takes action against the deluge of smurf accounts within Dota 2, and warns those running these profiles that it won't be tolerated going forward.

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Spyro Reignited Trilogy sells 10m units

GamesIndustry.biz

The Spyro Reignited Trilogy has sold more than 10 million copies since launch. Developed by Toys for Bob and released in 2018, the collection of remasters covered the first three games in the franchise: Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon. Since its launch, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy has become available across multiple platforms including PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

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THQ Nordic pushes Alone in the Dark into January 2024

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox THQ Nordic has announced that its remake of 1992's Alone in the Dark will launch on January 16, 2024. The games firm attributed the decision to moving the title away from the release slate of October.

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Sumo Group acquires UK mobile studio Midoki to bolster live service credentials

Game Developer

Midoki has worked on titles like Knighthood and Crazy Taxi City Rush.

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Team Reptile: From Megabyte Punch to Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox It would be easy look at Team Reptile's Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and conclude that the stylish skater is the product of a deep affection for Sega's Jet Set Radio. But as game director Dion Koster and managing director Tim Remmers tell GamesIndustry.biz , it's just as much the product of ten years of creative and business decisions at the studio.

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Rapid prototyping the "difference maker" when developing Towerborne

Game Developer

Stoic CEO and president Trisha Stouffer explains how The Banner Saga developer built a multi-faceted combat system for its upcoming action-RPG.

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Sumo acquires mobile developer Midoki

GamesIndustry.biz

Sumo Group has acquired mobile developer Midoki, the studio behind successful titles such as Plunder Pirates. Midoki will join the Sumo Digital family of studios, the publisher's largest business of operations. The studio was founded in 2011, and is best known for the fantasy RPG Knighthood which has been downloaded more than five million times.

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BlueTwelve's Stray is becoming an animated movie

Game Developer

2022's cat-focused adventure game Stray is making the jump to film courtesy of Annapurna Animation.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.2 dev 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

Progressing steadily towards the beta stage, the fourth dev snapshot brings a lot of improvements all around.

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Survey finds more than half of game developers experience crunch

GamesIndustry.biz

A new union survey raised further concerns about crunch culture in game development, with more than half experiencing crunch in the past two years. As reported by IGN , the entertainment union known as the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) collected data from hundreds of AAA, mobile, and indie developers between March and mid-August 2023. 57% of those surveyed said they most recently worked on an AAA game.

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Unreal September 2023 Asset Giveaway

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Unreal September 2023 Asset Giveaway It is time for the September 2023 Unreal Engine asset giveaway. The first Tuesday of every month Epic Games give away a number of Unreal Engines from the UE Asset Marketplace and September is no exception. This month we have 5 “Free for the Month” assets, that are yours to … Unreal September 2023 Asset Giveaway Read More The post Unreal September 2023 Asset Giveaway appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Humble to possibly limit AI use in the games that it publishes

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Publisher Humble Games is becoming more proactive regarding possible legal issues with the use of AI in games. In an interview with Game Developer , Humble executive vice president and general manager Alan Patmore explained that avoiding copyright issues with the technology is more prudent for the company.

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How to send usdt token using metamask in cocos creator 3.7.3?

Cocos

Hey sorry for the late response, was studying how to do it myself. I noticed you imported “web3” instead of the MetaMaskSDK why is that? and were you able to bring up the metamask extension at all?

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Unity DOTS for Beginners

Game Designing

If you’re looking for efficiency, performance, and data-oriented programming in your game development platform, Unity’s Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS) may just be what you need. Apart from leveraging its powerful engine, you also get to widen your skillset and enjoy a growing market demand for Unity DOTS professionals. Today, we take a closer look at this powerful framework.

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An issue with node.on(cc.Node.EventType.MOUSE_MOVE) v2.4.9

Cocos

Fix in 2.4.12 github.com/cocos/cocos-engine Fix the wrong click event ID when moving the mouse cocos:v2.4.12 ← qiuguohua:v2.4.11-fix-mouse-move opened 06:58AM - 17 Feb 23 UTC qiuguohua +13 -2 Fix the problem that the buttonID of the click event is not correct when the mou … se moves Re: # [link] ### Changelog * - ### Continuous Integration This pull request: * [ ] needs automatic test cases check. > Manual trigger with `@cocos-robot run test cases` afterward. * [ ] does not change any runtim

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UNO Game App Development Cost in 2023

Juego Studio

Playing UNO is a tradition in many households and family gatherings. It is one of the simple card games that has managed to entertain people of all ages from children to older adults. The rules of this game are pretty simple and it can be played by 2 to 7 members. The very popular card […] The post UNO Game App Development Cost in 2023 appeared first on Juego Studio.

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Obviously Embracer did not buy studios with the hope that they would shut them down. What did they see that made them think it wouldn’t go this way? What were they wrong about?

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Embracer, much like all the other tech companies, was riding high on the early pandemic rush. Player counts were jumping, earnings were high, everybody was stuck inside and wanted to play video games. They expected that the good times would continue to roll on, so they started buying up studios at a premium in order to capitalize on it. I remember those times very well - I got a ton of recruiters sending me emails and cold calls constantly during that time.

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Mobile vs. Console Gaming: A Detailed Guide

Juego Studio

Video games have become one of the grossing entertainment industries in recent years. The advancement in technology has given rise to many gaming platforms. Consoles and mobiles are two of them. Both platforms have their advantages and disadvantages. Consoles have larger screens, and high-quality graphics, and can perform multiple actions using game controllers.

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Using AdMob Plugin on CC 3.8

Cocos

Hi there, I’ve been working on AdMob plugin for hours, and after a few hours, I could build integrated project with AdMob on Android Studio. But now I don’t know how to use it! I can’t find any references. I’ve found RewardedAdClient but after calling load() and show() nothing will happen.

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Fitness App Development: Latest Trends, Features, and Types

Artoon

Gadgets, wearable devices, and fitness app solutions have incredibly standardized the physical […] The post Fitness App Development: Latest Trends, Features, and Types appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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[iOS][Android]Block and Save

Cocos

App Store : ‎Block and Save on the App Store Google Play : [link]

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Step-By-Step Guide to Upload App To Google Play Store

Artoon

In the 2023 quarter, Android had a 70.89% market share, while iOS […] The post Step-By-Step Guide to Upload App To Google Play Store appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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