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Atari completes minor investment into retro console maker Playmaji

Game Developer

Integrating its Atari VCS console and game library with Playmaji's Polymega allows Atari to refresh its hardware operations after a shaky half-year in 2022.

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Beyond Good & Evil 2 creative director Emile Morel dies at 40

GamesIndustry.biz

Emile Morel, creative director of Ubisoft's Beyond Good & Evil 2, has died. His passing was announced by colleagues and peers on LinkedIn, spotted by IGN , with one saying Morel died at the "shockingly young age of 40." "A cherished colleague for over a decade at Ubisoft Montpellier, we laughed and wept through good times and bad, and shipped a lot great games together," wrote M.

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Riot Forge boss "would love" to publish a League of Legends dating sim

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Riot Forge boss Rowan Parker breaks down the business model for publishing League of Legends spinoffs.

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Ready to create your own games? Here are 7 must-save tutorials

Unity Blog

We’ve curated a collection of resources to help you expand your game development skills, processes, and management, bringing you to professional game creator status in no time.

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South Korean regulator ousts staff after unusual corruption investigation

Game Developer

A simple ratings change for the mobile game Blue Archive led to three staffers leaving South Korean's GRAC regulatory board amid allegations of embezzlement.

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Atari makes minority investment into Playmaji

GamesIndustry.biz

Atari has announced a collaboration with Playmaji, the company behind the Polymega retro game console. The partnership will see Playmaji provide support for Atari games on Polymega's software and hardware, in addition to integration between the retro console and the Atari VCS. Atari now has a minority investment in Playmaji as a result. GamesIndustry.biz has reached out to Atari for clarification on its investment.

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James Bond games return to the UK: IO Interactive opens Brighton studio

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox IO Interactive has opened a studio in the UK to work on its two big projects: Project Fantasy and Project 007. The new team is based in Brighton and there is already a small group of developers in place. IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak tells GamesIndustry.biz that this team have worked together before on projects that share some similarities to the games that IO is building.

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Ubisoft to release another historical education mode for Assassin's Creed Mirage

Game Developer

Assassin's Creed's Discovery Tour mode takes on a new shape for Assassin's Creed Mirage , but still aims to educate players on the real-world history of its setting.

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Godot 4.1 is here, smoother, more reliable, and with plenty of new features

Mircosoft Game Dev

Four months after the release of Godot 4.0, we are excited to bring you Godot 4.1 — an update with a focus on stability, performance, and polish.

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Postmortem: Bringing an IP back to life with horror survival game Last Year

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"There are lots of successful games, and then there are games that didn't have the opportunity to succeed. Our goal was to create that opportunity.

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The GI Investment Summit returns to PAX West 2023

GamesIndustry.biz

The GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit is once again coming to Seattle this August. It will take place at the Seattle Convention Center on Thursday, August 31st. Tickets are on sale now for as low as $50 + booking fee. This year's event, the first since 2019, is headlined by a keynote fireside chat with Shawn Layden, the former chairman of PlayStation Studios, and current advisor to various games businesses such as Tencent and Streamline Media.

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Hitman and Project 007 developer IO Interactive opens Brighton studio

Game Developer

IOI said it wants to attract the "very best talent" from across the UK.

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Change that tune | 10 Years Ago This Month

GamesIndustry.biz

The games industry moves pretty fast, and there's a tendency for all involved to look constantly to what's next without so much worrying about what came before. That said, even an industry so entrenched in the now can learn from its past. So to refresh our collective memory and perhaps offer some perspective on our field's history, GamesIndustry.biz runs this monthly feature highlighting happenings in gaming from exactly a decade ago.

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Obituary: Beyond Good & Evil 2 creative director Emile Morel has passed away

Game Developer

The veteran designer worked at Ubisoft for over 14 years.

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Embracer raises $182 million via share issue

GamesIndustry.biz

Embracer has raised SEK 2 billion ($182 million) by issuing 80,000 new shares. The share issue targeted Swedish and international institutional investors, the company said in its announcement, with a subscription price of SEK 25 (roughly $2.25) per share. In a release published prior to the share issue yesterday, Embracer said that upon completion the initiative will help the company revise its net debt target to SEK 8 billion ($729 million) at the end of FY2023-24.

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National Parks Tycoon Demo Update

Indie DB

Wide range of updates to the game now included in the Demo Download available at the link provided.

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Unity 30 for $30 Mega Bundle

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Unity 30 for $30 Mega Bundle There is a new Mega Bundle of interest to Unity developers, the 30 for $30 Mega Bundle is exactly what it says in the name, 30 Unity assets for $30USD. Of those 30 assets, it appears only 3 have appeared in prior Humble or Unity Mega Bundles, so there is … Unity 30 for $30 Mega Bundle Read More The post Unity 30 for $30 Mega Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Sorting Layer in Unity 2D

Game Development for Beginners

From a camera’s point of view, all the game object are at the same depth. Depending on the input from the renderer, it decides which object to draw first and which object to draw the last. In case of a 3D game, the depth of each object varies based on the 3D position. But in.

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Puzzledorf - New Trailer + Game Update

Indie DB

New trailer. Lots of small but significant quality of life changes have happened in the latest Puzzledorf update. Read for more.

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Godot 4.1 Released

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.1 Released The popular open source Godot game engine just released Godot 4.1. This release comes 4 months after the milestone Godot 4 release and roughly a month after Godot 4.1 beta. Several of the features of this release are things that couldn’t make the cut for the 4.0 release, as well … Godot 4.1 Released Read More The post Godot 4.1 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Designing Trees quickly and easily in Affinity Designer

2d Game Art Guru

Designing Trees quickly and easily in Affinity Designer Affinity Designer Video Tutorial This beginner video tutorial from 2Dgameartguru.com shows six different approaches to creating simple trees quickly and easily. It is based on earlier tutorials for Inkscape. In this tutorial, I cover easy ways to design trees from very simple icon designs with basic shapes to more complex combinations and modular ways to easily alter and replace parts to alter the look and feel of your design.

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What are game development jobs that most people have not heard of?

Ask a Game Dev

Here are some of the lesser-known roles in the game industry that you may not have heard of: [ Technical Artist ] - an artist who writes code to help other artists realize their visions. This can include creating shaders, working on the pipeline to keep assets within technical constraints, or any number of other roles involving art and programming. Prototype Artist - an art generalist who specializes in putting together usable art for a game prototype.

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Games London launches Game Changer programme

GamesIndustry.biz

Games London has launched a new programme to support video games business founders from under-represented groups. The Game Changer programme aims to find 40 business founders for 2023, to help them "transform their potential with investors and funders," Games London said. Games London will deliver the programme with £639,000 through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

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Space shooter demo

Cocos

Hello, just wanted to share a video of the final gameplay. long play demo It’s a real shame cocos2dx is no longer in development, I really liked it. In case any one is interested, there is a fork called axmol where I’ll keep developing games. So if anyone see this and wants to keep working with a cocos2dx’ish framework, checkout axmol. It is really cool (and so cocos2dx).

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Getting Started with Unreal Engine Development on AWS

AWS Games

Blog authors: Gena Gizzi, Jake Wolf, and Noor Fairoza Democratizing Unreal Engine development on AWS with End User Compute products and advanced GPU-based EC2 instances Introduction The games industry is evolving and user-generated content (UGC) is leading the change. Players are making more UGC than ever, motivated by self-expression and the chance to receive social and economic rewards [1].

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Physics Collision with non dynamic types

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I have a “Character” object with a Rigidbody2D and a BoxCollider2D. The Rigidbody2D is set to kinematic, and I’m moving it using linear movement, which works fine. However, the “Character” object doesn’t collide with other objects that have a Rigidbody2D and a Collider2D attached. I’ve tried changing the type (static/kinematic/animated) of the other objects, but collision detection still doesn’t work.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Has Flatlined: Fixed

Game Errors

An open-world action RPG set in the far future, CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 saw a rather bumpy release, with gamers worldwide bringing tons of bugs and lags into focus. An error that appeared on multiple discussion boards was one that read: “Whoa! Cyberpunk 2077 has flatlined.” While the development studio has been busy rolling out patches, many still see the error code surfacing mid-game moments after playing.

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WebView internal pages call external code

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Because I can’t see your html code, I’m not sure whether your code is written according to the requirements of the document. You may need to confirm that your usage meet requirement according to the document.

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GYLT Won’t Launch: How to Force It

Game Errors

Are you annoyed that GYLT won’t launch on your PC, regardless of what you do and what steps you take? We are here to save the day with our complete lists of common causes of this issue and solutions to make these causes disappear instantly! Even when you open the game, you might encounter stability issues. Learn how to fix GYLT crashing on PC.

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Portals of Possibility: Uniting Gamers, Defying Limits with Game Porting

Starloop Studios

Game porting is a common practice in the gaming industry, as it has been for decades, but in more recently, despite the complexity of game porting, game ports are released faster and with more efficiency than ever. Though platform-exclusive games still exist and occupy a major part of console manufacturers’ success, players have never [.

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Guerrilla Games leadership on their journey from Killzone to Horizon: Forbidden West

Game Development News

Vince Pavey met with Jan-Bart van Beek, Michiel van der Leeuw and Angie Smets from PlayStation Studios to ask them all about their journey from Helghan to the Forbidden West before they all go out and hunt another robot dinosaur at the Develop:Brighton conference

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Emerging Synergy: Unveiling the Future of Video Games with AI

Game Wisdom

Emerging Synergy: Unveiling the Future of Video Games with AI Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Changes in technology and innovative ideas have always been a part of the video game industry. In the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has helped in shaping the industry. It opened up new possibilities and broke barriers. This article … The post Emerging Synergy: Unveiling the Future of Video Games with AI appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Overwatch 2 Stuck on Connecting Screen: Fixed & Explained

Game Errors

Immersing yourself in the fast-paced world of Overwatch 2 should be an exciting experience, but coming across issues can quickly spoil the fun. If you find yourself stuck on the connecting screen in Overwatch 2, don’t worry – you’re not the only one. In this troubleshooting guide, we’ll explore various solutions to address the problem of Overwatch 2 being stuck on the connecting screen.

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Games of Ludanarracon 2023

Game Wisdom

Games of Ludanarracon 2023 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" From Ludonarracon 2023, this is a demo showcase of all the games I’ve played during the show. 0:00 Intro 00:20 Cryptmaster 2:08 Tamarindos Freaking Dinner 4:12 Demonschool 6:29 The Invincible 8:12 Sucker for Love A Date to … The post Games of Ludanarracon 2023 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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