Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Longtime video game industry CEO John Riccitiello—a source of frequent controversy at the companies he's helmed—is leaving Unity.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Over 6,100 gaming jobs have been lost so far over the past year due to layoffs and studio closures, according to new data. As spotted by GamesBeat , technical artist Farhan Noor has been tracking layoff numbers since the beginning of 2023 on videogameslayoffs.com. The tracked information includes the estimated number of employees let go, which some companies have not disclosed so the actual number of jobs lost is likely much higher.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Humble Games Collection is said to be ending in early November, and at time of writing, has nothing waiting in the stands to take its place.

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Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 9, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Unity CEO John Riccitiello Is OUT After the disaster that was the Unity runtime fee announced on September 12th, the Unity developer world was absolutely set on fire. There was massive developer backlash as well as an outright revolt against Unity Ads and IronSource. All the while, the leadership team at Unity were completely silent until … Unity CEO John Riccitiello Is OUT Read More The post Unity CEO John Riccitiello Is OUT appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Game Workers Unite is inviting any and all UK game developers to attend its gathering on Thursday, October 12 about industry layoffs in the UK region.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new union for game developers has formed in Poland following three rounds of layoffs at Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt Red over the summer. Związek Pracowników Branży Gier, or Polish Gamedev Workers Union, aims to represent "all professions and people working in the game development sector in Poland.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The game as we know it now, a mixture of farming sim and creature collector, has gone through many iterations.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Current and ex-Daedalic staff claim Lord of the Rings: Gollum suffered from a lack of funding and a toxic work environment from upper management.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Over 100 employees at Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios have unionised. As reported by IGN , team members have joined the Swedish trade union Unionen, and have begun bargaining over their contract. Negotiations began last week and are ongoing, and include employees who are part of the Sveriges Ingenjörer union.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

EA's first sports game without the FIFA branding has taken off with players, and managed to successfully bring completely new players into the fold.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 9, 2023

They are both well aware of the irony of two engineers developing a parody engineering game, but that hasn’t stopped Cillín Farrell and Neil Mackenzie from devoting the majority of their spare time doing just that. The Enjenir is a physics-driven sandbox game with a clumsy medieval engineer that fumbles his way from one construction project to the next.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox EA Sports FC 24 has reached a player account of 11.3 million globally since the week of its launch. Meanwhile, EA Sports FC Mobile hit 11.2 million users ten days after its release.

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Indie DB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Prepare to learn the ropes before hitting the road.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Ubisoft's chief people officer reports that employee surveys show the Assassin's Creed publisher is "on the right path" to recover from the wave of abuse and harassment allegations it faced in 2020. Speaking at the inaugural GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit on September 27, 2013, Anika Grant reflected on the changes that have been made since she joined in the wake of those allegations, when Ubisoft was "navigating a miscondu

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Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 9, 2023

GameFromScratch.com The Future Of Unreal Engine – Development Roadmap Beyond learning about an upcoming price change for non-GameDev Unreal Engine developers (and more clarifications here) there weren’t any releases or announcements at Unreal Fest 2023. However, the Unreal Engine development roadmap was updated in advance of the event and gives us great insight into new tools, features and developments … The Future Of Unreal Engine – Development Roadmap Read More The post

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit London takes place Thursday alongside the EGX consumer show, and we can now reveal the full schedule. TikTok, Square Enix, London Venture Partners, Xbox, UK Games Fund, Aream & Co, Hiro Capital, Maverick Games and Kowloon Nights are all set to speak and meeting with developers across the day. Tickets are still available, and start at £45 for developers (+ VAT).

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Designer Notes

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Trent Kusters, co-founder of League of Geeks, best known for the strategy game Armello. They discuss why Armello has so much output randomness, whether they fudge the odds, and how to turn off a Game-as-a- Service. This episode was recorded on September 8, 2023.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox This week, EGX returns to London's Excel Centre – and GamesIndustry.biz will be there in full force. As always, we will be hosting the returning Investment Summit in the venue's Platinum Suite on Thursday, October 12, plus four days of presentations and portfolio reviews in the newly interactive GI Academy Zone on the show floor.

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Game Industry News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Hey all, I’m back with another film from the 90’s for this week’s Movie Monday. It’s Demolition Man. Plot: Personally, I don’t really like this movie as it’s set in a dystopian world. I know how popular this setting is, but I personally dislike it, so that kind of hindered my enjoyment of the movie. It also has lots of references to “Brave New World,” a novel I particularly dislike.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Black Salt Games announced that its latest title, Dredge, has hooked more than a million players in sales. In an interview with Game Developer , producer Nadia Thorne, and 3D artist Mikey Bastiaens explained that the fishing adventure exceeded expectations.

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Issue: Collider and Trigger event callbacks are not functioning as expected on Windows and Android builds. The logic appears to be working correctly on web builds and in the Cocos C editor. Gameplay Description: At the start, the character (Pink Capsule) falling towards the ground. Upon contact with the Yellow box, a Trigger event is triggered by the script.

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It likely wouldn't do anything. First and foremost the timing doesn't line up. The developers were laid off in August, and Dragon Age: Dreadwolf won't launch at earliest until April of 2024. Boycotts won't work until the game is actually launched which would be a full nine months at earliest after those people lost their jobs. The need for severance pay is usually immediate because that money is what we live on while we look for a new job.

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As previously mentioned: I am currently using the PhysX-based physics system. The screenshot of your console indicates the use of Bullet physics, which is not ideally suited for the CapsuleCharController (as per the documentation). The gameplay functions as expected in Web Builds and the Editor, but it encounters an above mentioned issues in the Windows and Android Builds.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Opportunities are unlocked, skills are displayed, and futures are built during interviews. The interview process is a shared experience that links us all, regardless of professional experience or where you are in your career. Even if you've never walked in the shoes of a hiring manager and have no intention of doing so, chances are you've been on the other side of the table (or camera, given the prevalence of remote work).

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Hi, I have found an issue about Spine. When set skeletonData to null, any subsequence set data other than null will cause memory leak. My experiment like this: @ccclass("Test") export class Test extends Component { @property(sp.Skeleton) ske: sp.Skeleton = null; @property(sp.SkeletonData) skeData: sp.SkeletonData = null; private _turn = 0; start() {} update(deltaTime: number) { if (this.

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Game Development News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Vince Pavey checks in with Wayne Meazza, executive vice president for Behaviour Interactive, to ask about group as it expands into the UK - MCV/DEVELOP

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

You need to create a texture resource from the unit8Array first, using native.saveImageData to complete it, and then load the saved texture from the device through assetManager.loadRemote. github.com cocos/cocos-awesome-tech-solutions/blob/1bf8158108cdcc705bf24320b772a4c3e7e727ae/demo/Creator3.7.3_PartialScreenshot/assets/script/Screenshot2D.ts#L111 } //@ts-ignore this.canvas2image.saveAsPNG(this.

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Artoon

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The development and usage of Mobile Healthcare Apps have witnessed a remarkable […] The post 10 Benefits of Mobile Healthcare Apps {for Patients & Doctors} appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I opened your scene and changed the Player Controller’s RigidBody Type to DYNAMIC, which solved the problem. Using KINEMATIC would cause the issue you mentioned.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Mythical Games’ NFT-based mobile racing game Nitro Nation World Tour (NNWT) is out now on Android and iOS. Developed in partnership with Nitro Nation creator CM Games, NNWT allows players to tour, race, and collect digital vehicles from automakers like Aston Martin, Jaguar, Pagani, and McLaren Automotive, which serves as the game’s season one focus.

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

github.com/cocos/cocos-engine Collider/Trigger event problem in Windows/Android Build opened 03:12AM - 10 Oct 23 UTC zhefengzhang Bug Needs Triage ### Cocos Creator version 3.8.0 ### System information Windwos 10 ### Issue … description [link] ### Relevant error log output - ### Steps to reproduce Downloading the demo and running it in a web browser shows that physical events can be triggered normally.

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

creator 3.8.0 I am trying this manual and get some problems. [link] I just want to add one c++ static function that will be called from ts. I guess some paths are incorrect and I can’t see some folders or files. native/tools/swig-config isn’t in my creator directory. It seems to be C:ProgramDatacocoseditors3.8.0resourcesresources3dengine-nativetoolsswig-config.

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sorry but I really don’t understand the document. Could you share project that has manual binding or automatic binding? engine/native/cocos doesn’t include CMakeLists.txt.

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to resolve the problem with the dynamic Rigidbody. I’ve attached screenshots below, one from the Cocos Simulator and the other from the Windows build, to visualize the issue. Your assistance in investigating this issue is greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. I’ll be closely following the discussion on GitHub Thread and eagerly anticipating any updates or solutions that may arise.

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Hi, I’m building Unity playable-ad using Cocos Creator 3.x. According to their document, Mraid.js must be used, and also the game must load only after Mraid is ready, and we should also calling the url via Mraid.open(url). I wonder if there is a method for Cocos Creator 3.x to “talk” with the “native javascript” side ? For example : upon the download button clicked, how to call the javascript Mraid.open(url) ?

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Hi, @dumganhar. Thank you for your reply. I followed it, first of all, I want to add new module in NewProject (creator 3.8). In cmd, it shows like this; What is namespace or class name that can be called in ts? Are these files correct ? I attach my files. my-module.i: C:UsersGameKingDocumentsNewProjecttoolsswig-configmy-module.i swig-config.js: C:UsersGameKingDocumentsNewProjecttoolsswig-configswig-config.js jsb_my_module_auto.h: C:UsersGameKingDocumentsNewProjectnativeenginecommonbindingsautojs

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Cocos

OCTOBER 9, 2023

@zzf520 Thank you for your support. That works well, but my Uint8Array is as same as raw jpg file while this._buffer in this code is uncompressed Uint8Array for RGBA channel. How can I use Uint8Array of raw jpg file?

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