Game Developer

MAY 19, 2023

Raf Grassetti, art director for Sony Santa Monica's revamped God of War games, is leaving the studio.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 19, 2023

Wikkl Works , a Netherlands-based game studio, is working hard on the climbing game New Heights. The project aims to deliver a realistic climbing experience, captivating both climbing enthusiasts and gamers alike. The 5 person studio, founded by Guido Boogaard and Finn van der Heide, created a climbing system that mirrors the intricacies of real-life climbing.

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Game Developer

MAY 19, 2023

The Switch maker believes the animated flick has the potential to support its video game business in the long-term.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 19, 2023

10.4 million PC and console games were sold across Europe during April, a drop of 5.3% over the same period in 2022. This is based on GSD data, which covers physical game sales from major European markets and digital sales from most major publishers. Full details at the bottom of the article. April’s game sales were led by Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which beat FIFA 23 to claim the No.1 spot -- despite only being on sale for a few days when this data was collected.

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Game Developer

MAY 19, 2023

Former staff are claiming that Brace Yourself has recently slashed half of its 43-person staff.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 19, 2023

India has granted Krafton's Battleground Mobile India a three-month operational trial period. As reported by TechCrunch , the decision comes as the publisher addressed issues about users' data security and the location of the game's servers after its 2022 ban. "We will keep a close watch on other issues of user harm, addiction etc in next three months before a final decision is taken," he said after the publication of story," said India's deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MAY 19, 2023

A fresh portion of stability improvements and bugfixes for Godot 4.0 projects, 4.0.3 covers almost every area of the engine. It also comes with a massive bump in documentation coverage thanks to the newly updated rendering docs!

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Game Developer

MAY 19, 2023

Director Aaron Keller says the original PvE vision for Overwatch 2 was detrimental to both itself and the development of the sequel at large.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Electronic Arts has confirmed that it will be compensating any college football players that feature in its future college football games. An EA Sports representative told ESPN that all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players can opt in to have their names and likenesses in the upcoming EA Sports College Football, and will receive payment.

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Game Developer

MAY 19, 2023

Spinoff by Daylight.

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Game Daily

MAY 19, 2023

One of the many interesting presentations at Nordic Game conference next week (May 23-26) comes from Kate Edwards , head of Geogrify , a company that advises game and tech companies on international cultural issues. Edwards’ talk is titled Cultural Interoperability: The Biggest Challenge to the Metaverse (and Beyond). We know that interoperability is a technical term mostly used to describe the movement of avatars and digital assets between metaverses.

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Game Developer

MAY 19, 2023

The Game Developer editorial team ponders the highs and lows of Tears of the Kingdom.

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Game Daily

MAY 19, 2023

On reading the title you may think this is another op-ed on the need to introduce brand campaigns into your predominantly direct response digital marketing mix, but that isn’t the motivation for this piece. Instead, I want to explore the role of a gaming CMO in setting teams up for success and the risk that some leaders may actually be incentivising a race to the bottom.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Last year, Blizzard attempted one of the most interesting and risky experiments we've ever seen a game do to its business model. The studio’s online squad-based shooter, Overwatch, was generally very well-liked, with a devoted core fanbase – but it had launched as a $60 game and consequently had both a relatively high bar to entry compared to competing games like EA’s Apex Legends, and some hard limits

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Filmustage

MAY 19, 2023

This intricate dance between creativity and budgeting is at the heart of filmmaking, often shaping the very outcome of the cinematic narrative. Understanding the tension between art and finance in film production The tension between artistic vision and financial constraints is intrinsic to the film industry. On one side, filmmakers strive to bring their unique creative visions to life; on the other, they must grapple with budgeting realities.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Two things dominated industry discourse this week but let's be honest, who really wants yet another take on the ongoing circus that is Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard – especially given that a) the EU's approval of the deal doesn't change anything while the CMA is determined to block it, and b) it's Friday.

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Filmustage

MAY 19, 2023

A cornerstone in this complex matrix is pre-visualization, a forward-thinking approach that plots out visual sequences and significantly impacts film budgeting. Understanding pre-visualization in film production In the vast realm of film production, pre-visualization is a vital preparatory step. It refers to the process where filmmakers generate preliminary renditions of scenes using digital tools, which help in visual planning.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new B2B event taking place in London next Friday will give designers and publishers across the video game and tabletop industries the opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and share advice. Tabletop Creators Summit is hosted by GamesIndustry.biz’ s sibling site Dicebreaker, and is the first in a new series of industry events aimed at creators of board games, pen-and-paper RPGs, card games and other tabletop games.

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Filmustage

MAY 19, 2023

One area where this is particularly evident is in multi-camera productions. With multiple cameras, a different set of rules apply, making scheduling a challenge that requires a deep understanding of production dynamics. However, the end result - the ability to capture different angles simultaneously - is often worth the added complexity. Understanding multi-camera productions Multi-camera productions, typical in television shows, live events, and some film genres, involve using multiple cameras

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 19, 2023

GamesIndustry.biz' s Chris Dring and James Batchelor deliver another short, sharp analysis of the biggest stories happening across the business of video games. In case you missed the first episode , this is a new podcast format in which we take a look at key stories and offer a little opinion and analysis in a shorter, more digestible way.

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Unity Blog

MAY 19, 2023

Interactive 3D product configurators empower customers to fully explore a product and discover, decide, and purchase the features that matter most to them. Discover four ways brands are taking advantage of this cutting-edge, customizable shopping experience.

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Game Development for Beginners

MAY 19, 2023

Unity 3D is a powerful and widely used cross-platform game engine for game development. It provides developers with a comprehensive set of tools and features to create interactive 2D and 3D games, simulations, visualizations, and other interactive content for various platforms, including mobile devices, desktops, consoles, and virtual reality (VR) devices.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 19, 2023

SPOILER ALERT: This post SPOILS what happens in Before The Green Moon. I strongly recommend playing it first. Before The Green Moon (on Itch and Steam ) is a post-apocalyptic indie Harvest Moon / Stardew Valley / Animal Crossing inspired farm life sim about scraping by, in a decaying rural truckstop town with bored depressed locals you gradually befriend (or ignore).

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Game From Scratch

MAY 19, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Polygon Assets by Animpic Humble Bundle There is another Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Polygon Assets by Animpic Creative Studio bundle is a huge collection of 3D assets in a low poly style. Containing over 5000+ models across 25 different asset packs, there are models for every genre of game. As with all … Polygon Assets by Animpic Humble Bundle Read More The post Polygon Assets by Animpic Humble Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Cocos

MAY 19, 2023

Shuffle and K.O. is a turn based game played on a checkerboard, which the goal is to knock your opponent’s polygons / circles out of arena! App Store : ‎Shuffle and K.O. on the App Store Google Play : [link] Gameplay video: [link] Hope you would enjoy playing it, thank you!

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Game Wisdom

MAY 19, 2023

Best Games of Tacticon 2023 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Tacticon is a new showcase that follows strategy games and they had their showcase the past week. While I did play plenty of them during the 2022 showcase, there were new games I had a chance to play for this … The post Best Games of Tacticon 2023 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 19, 2023

Recommended Reading: [ A Gamer’s Primer to Practically Dealing with Job Loss ] Yes, I have been fired before. It is definitely different from being laid off. And yes, I do have advice for those who were fired, rather than laid off. Losing my job due to a layoff is much more generalized than being fired; it wasn’t something that I did to deserve losing my job and I was not the only person who was let go.

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Cocos

MAY 19, 2023

oh I guess I figured that out Cam settings (click for more details) Material settings (click for more details) But what if I want to make one particle to fly over image A and another particle to fly below image A? Should I make one more render-texture?

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Filmustage

MAY 19, 2023

This article delves into the importance of negotiation, essential skills, and the best strategies for negotiating in the world of film production. Understanding the importance of negotiation in film production Negotiation is a cornerstone of effective film production. Navigating diverse personalities, skills, and expectations requires finesse and understanding.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 19, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The developer behind The Lord of the Rings Online has told its players the game is not going to be scrapped in the wake of Amazon announcing it is working on a similar product. On Monday, Amazon Games revealed it has signed a partnership with Middle-Earth Enterprises – which controls the rights to JRR Tolkien's works – to develop and publish a new Lord of the Rings MMO for consoles and PC.

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Game Errors

MAY 19, 2023

Is LEGO 2K Drive stuck on the loading screen on your PC? Don’t worry. There are very successful ways to fix this problem. Unlike many other modern titles, this new LEGO game is not very resource hungry. However, you still may encounter problems like the infinite loading screen. To enjoy the ultimate racing adventure on this item, you just need to take the proper steps.

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Game Development News

MAY 19, 2023

Take-Two Interactive’s Private Division publishing label has announced it will be working with Pokémon franchise creators Game Freak

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Game Errors

MAY 19, 2023

During gameplay or while launching, the new LEGO 2K Drive crashing issues can occur for some gamers. But, there are excellent solutions to fix this problem. This article will describe the whole procedure with some vital information. This new LEGO game is an awesome choice for racing game fans. The massive open world of this title is full of fun and challenges.

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Cocos

MAY 19, 2023

Camera settings (click for more details) Material settings (click for more details) Weird results (click for more details)

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