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Rockstar Games' Dan Houser forms transmedia studio Absurd Ventures

Game Developer

The Rockstar Games co-founder will use his company to release projects "across all platforms and for all formats," including games, podcasts, and print media.

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Compiling Unreal Engine 5 Dedicated Servers for AWS Graviton EC2 Instances

AWS Games

Epic Games (Epic) is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of Unreal Engine (UE), one of the most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tools that powers some of the world’s leading games including Fortnite, and is also utilized by creators across industries to deliver cutting-edge experiences. Epic Games and AWS recently collaborated to introduce AWS Graviton instance support for Unreal Engine.

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No Xbox-owned studios are making games that run on Xbox One

Game Developer

Xbox Games' Matt Booty confirmed that going forward, none of the console maker's first-party studios were making games could be run natively on the Xbox One.

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Our favourite indie games from the 2023 summer games showcases

GamesIndustry.biz

As with every June since 1995, the conversation around the games industry has been dominated by the big budget games. Fable, Starfield, Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Mirage — the type of games that already have hundreds, if not thousands, of people behind them, not to mention hefty marketing budgets to ensure they don't escape anyone's notice.

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Twitch's new partner program aims to increase creators' revenue split

Game Developer

Starting in October, Twitch's Partner Plus program will grant qualifying streamers a majority cut of their subscription revenue for a full 12-month period.

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Summer Game Fest was a good media event, but where does it go from here? | Opinion

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox There was a moment on Sunday when it felt like E3 again. Microsoft's showcase may have been a digital stream, but there was a small auditorium where people could sit and watch. The fans were there, doing the usual whopping and hollering. Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, Matt Booty, Todd Howard and the Microsoft exec team appeared on the stage.

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A night at Tokyo Indies

GamesIndustry.biz

As the so-called 'otaku capital' of Japan, Akihabara in Tokyo has somewhat lost some of the allure it once commanded. Areas like Ikebukuro and Nakano Broadway have risen in its place, although that's not to say the area has entirely lost the shine it once held as a nerd and tinkerer's paradise. Wandering through the backstreets of the electric town and finding the nestled communities suggests the tourist trap's roots remain alive and kicking.

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Forza creator Turn 10 collaborating with Hutch Games on mystery mobile project

Game Developer

The unnamed project will be a standalone mobile game focused on car customization.

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Kim Parker Adcock on harnessing the potential of neuro-divergent talent in the games industry

Game Development News

Neuro-divergency in games was discussed at length at the inaugural UK Games Mental Health Summit last month and One Player Mission’s Kim Parker Adcock was taking notes

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PlayStation 5 cloud game streaming in the works for PlayStation Plus Premium

Game Developer

The feature is currently in the early stages of testing.

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Dan Houser launches Absurd Ventures

GamesIndustry.biz

Three years after leaving Rockstar Games, Dan Houser has resurfaced with a new operation in Absurd Ventures. "We are building Absurd Ventures to create new universes and to tell great stories, wherever and however we can," Houser said of the company, which is working to make IP in a variety of media. Houser is looking to have Absurd Ventures write stories for video games, live-action shows, animation, books, graphic novels, and scripted podcasts.

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French mobile studio Million Victories nets $6.5 million to support Million Lords

Game Developer

The competitive real-time-strategy title recently eclipsed 1.5 million downloads.

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Kiloo Games shutting down

GamesIndustry.biz

Danish developer Kiloo Games is shutting down, as reported by Game Developer. The company did not announce its closure, but a number of Kiloo staff have confirmed the news on LinkedIn, saying the entire studio has received notification of termination by the end of the month. Kiloo's website says it employs more than 55 people.

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Cassette Beasts is a fun RPG that turns monsters into mixtapes

Game Developer

Director Jay Bayliss talks with us about the challenges of making a game that can fuse any two creatures.

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MetaHuman Animator Released by Epic Games

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com MetaHuman Animator Released by Epic Games First announced at GDC 2023, today Epic Games have released MetaHuman Animator for it’s life-like human creation tool MetaHuman Creator. MetaHuman Animator enables developers to easy create facial animations for Metahumans, including a new suite of facial animation capture tools that can be used with a single iPhone device.

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PvP in Escape Academy ? It's a better fit than you think

Game Developer

The Coin Crew Games crew tells us why Escape Academy is getting a PvP mode.

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What Is ISO 9001?

Perforce

ISO 9001 is an international standard that helps organizations deliver quality products and services. Here, we explore what is ISO 9001 and what it means to have an ISO 9001 certification.

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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Are Driving Player Engagement With Race Events

Game Refinery

The rise of hybridization in mobile games has resulted in game developers experimenting with new gameplay mechanics and features from other genres to drive engagement, something that’s often done via limited-time events. This trend is now spinning out into race events – where players compete to see who can reach a designated objective first – resulting in a variety of new race event types emerging.

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Behind the scenes: The magic of Ziva VFX in crafting The Sea Beast's characters

Unity Blog

Unity interviews Sony Pictures Imageworks's Andrew Anderson and Brian Cohen about how they used Ziva VFX to create the characters Blue and Red in The Sea Beast for Netflix.

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Million Victories raises $6.5 million

GamesIndustry.biz

French mobile studio Million Victories has raised $6.5 million in a funding round. As reported by GamesBeat , the round was led by Eurazeo and Griffin Gaming Partners. The funding will go towards the studio's multiplayer RTS title Million Lords, including improvements and updates to its current version, but also with the goal to turn it into a 3D title in the future.

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Ask a Game Dev - Untitled Article

Ask a Game Dev

I’ve received a number of questions about frame rates and locking lately, so I thought I would try to answer it. At the core, it’s a technical problem about how much time you can set aside to do your calculations, and it isn’t very easily solved. This is likely going to be fairly lengthy and possibly technical. You have been warned.

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Tabletop Playground out now

Indie DB

Start throwing dice, flipping cards, moving miniatures and playing amazing board games because Tabletop Playground, the ultimate sandbox for players and creators of tabletop games can now be found on the Epic Games and Microsoft Storefronts.

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I want to draw more triangles of the component

Cocos

Version is 2.4.11 I want to give a multi-gradation to the label. The problem is that the component only draws 1 rectangle. I solved this problem by creating multiple nodes. The problem is that the coordinates break when moved. (with 1 square coordinate) Can’t we draw more triangles at once? Since I can only draw 1 rectangle at a time, I recalculate the coordinates and color for each node.

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How Poor Pacing Ruins Your Gameplay

Game Wisdom

How Poor Pacing Ruins Your Gameplay Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com A unique advantage I have with covering so many indie games each week is that it gives me the chance to experience multiple intros and openings to titles. For today, it’s time for another “tough love” lesson when it comes … The post How Poor Pacing Ruins Your Gameplay appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Diablo 4 Fenris Error: What Is It & How to Fix It

Game Errors

Experiencing the Diablo 4 Fenris error will prevent you from enjoying the latest title from the Diablo series. Not only is it unpleasant, but the issues on your device cause it, so it won’t disappear unless you take prompt action. We are here to navigate you through the Fenris error troubleshooting process. If you experience any other error, check out our complete Diablo 4 error codes list.

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iWALK Powersquid Review

Code with Mike

So, you’re looking for a review of the iWALK PowerSquid, huh? Well, this little gadget was offered to me to review and I accepted! What initially caught my attention was the built in charging cables and the sleek design. I couldn’t wait to put it to the test, having just […] The post iWALK Powersquid Review appeared first on CodeWithMike.

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F1 23 Crashing: Why It Happens and How to Fix It

Game Errors

Is the sports racing game F1 23 crashing on your PC? If you are one of the unfortunate ones encountering this problem, we have the solutions you need. Who doesn’t like racing games? If it’s a sports racing title like F1 23 , a specific group of gamers are fascinated with it. However, this item may keep crashing randomly for several players.

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Michael Blaker’s Translation Necessary Thursday: “Iseleve Volume 01” by Miku

Game Industry News

Hey all, I’m back with a new series for this week’s Translation Necessary Thursday. It’s “Iseleve Volume 01” by Miku. Plot: The plot of this first volume in the series is pretty standard to start with. The main character Yuuya is bullied to an extreme but tries to live up to his grandfather’s words of being kind no matter how hard things get because it’ll be paid back eventually, which is where the series starts really.

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F1 23 Stuck on Loading Screen: The Most Effective Fixes

Game Errors

When you try to play the F1 23 and see that it’s stuck forever on the loading screen, don’t worry. This article contains the most effective solutions you need to get rid of this problem. Racing games are exciting. So, when you are about to play a match, you have a lot of exciting things in mind. But, sometimes, you may need to sacrifice all of the excitement just because a game like F1 23 keeps freezing while loading.

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How to close a webview from a button inside the webview html page?

Cocos

I have tried to close the webview with the HTML content is loading in the web view, It has a button on its click, I am triggering postMessage close event, and It’s working while I was checking in the web browser, but when tried in the Android Device, It’s stopped working. HTML PAGE Close WebView Close WebView New Close Test COCOS Creator script, this.node.on(‘InterstitialClosed’, () => { console.log(‘Button clicked in WebView!

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Diablo 4 Shop Error: How to Fix It Quickly

Game Errors

Are you experiencing issues with the Diablo 4 shop error? You are not alone! Many players complain they can’t access the shop and search for cosmetics and add-ons. This is why we decided to explore the issue, which resulted in this list of common causes and fixes for shop errors in Diablo 4. If you experience performance issues playing the latest title from the Diablo series, learn how to fix stuttering in Diablo 4.

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Is there features similar to "unity material property block"?

Cocos

Hello, I want to use the same material for different cards. I need to use different main texture and different float property to control effect for different cards. Is there feature similar to “unity material property block”, that I can add it to renderer for each card in editor and runtime? Or I have to create material Instance at runtime? edit: Or can material instance in editor?

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F1 23 Won’t Launch: How to Resolve This Problem

Game Errors

After installing or suddenly, you may see that F1 23 won’t launch on your PC, no matter what. In this case, the solutions from this article can help you. The F1 23 is the latest addition to the F1 sports racing game series published by EA Sports. It has a specific fan base. If you are one of them, the problem we are talking about is something very disappointing for you.

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How to close a webview from a button inside the webview html page?

Cocos

Hi @StudioAMK It doesn’t allow me to share files here as I am new here on cocos forum, that’s why I thought I will upload on g-drive and will share with you, but it doesn’t support URL sharing too. Please share your email address to send my source code and will further connect with you, because I urgently need support on cocos web-view.

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