Tue.Apr 08, 2025

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'We have way more power than any corporation:' Union workers call on developers to fight for their future

Game Developer

Unionized workers feel the video game industry is at an existential crossroadsso how did we get here, and what happens next?

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

With the 4.4 release a little over a month ago, one mightve expected content updates to trickle out slowly for our initial 4.5 development snapshots. Well, maybe not after seeing the 4.5 dev 1 snapshot, but surely they couldnt follow that up with another flood of anticipated changes, right? You fools. You underestimate the passion of our community yet again, as 250 improvements are ready to roll for this snapshot.

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Nintendo Switch 2's DLSS support may be a big part of future Nintendo games

Game Developer

Nintendo Switch 2 director Takuhiro Dohta says Nintendo is using DLSS in its first-party games.

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A common issue with ongoing live service games is that as time progresses, skill designs for new characters necessarily become more complex to differentiate from older characters or to incentivize players to buy them. This sometimes results in things like Fire Emblem Heroes where character skill sheets become page long monstrosities. What are things you can do to maintain the increased complexity without making it seem like a reading assignment?

Ask a Game Dev

In times like this, it's good to look back at other long-running games that still run today and how they solved (or at least pushed back on) complexity and power creep. Magic: The Gathering has been the most popular collectible card game in the world for over three decades. In that time, the publishers have created many tens of thousands of different cards.

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Nintendo is delaying Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada because of America

Game Developer

Canadian pre-orders have been canned to 'align with the timing of pre-orders to be determined in the U.S.

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GUI Galore Game Dev Market Humble Bundle

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com GUI Galore Game Dev Market Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the GUI Galore by GameDev Market bundle. This bundle contains a collection of more than 50+ game UI packs for developing game user interfaces. As with most Humble Bundles this one is organized into tiers: 1$ Tier 40 Cute The post GUI Galore Game Dev Market Humble Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Brass Lion Entertainment makes layoffs to 'realign' workforce around upcoming action-RPG

Game Developer

The studio has laid off at least 13 employees.

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Testronic opens QA testing facility in Manila

Game Developer

The facility presents a full-scale infrastructure for 'both day and night shifts.

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Why Nintendo Switch 2 game prices are so high, according to analysts

GamesIndustry.biz

With or without tariffs, one thing became clear following the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal last week: consumers will be paying more for games on the console when it launches on June 5, 2025.

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Aonic appoints former Larian UK boss Arthur Mostovoy as head of games

Game Developer

Mostovoy wants to help Aonic's teams thrive as we enter a purported 'golden age of indies and small teams.

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Fab April 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [Apr 8 – April 22]

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Fab April 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [Apr 8 – April 22] Every other Tuesday we get anUnreal EngineFab marketplace giveaway and this Tuesday is no exception. You can get three free game development assets during the next two weeks; all of this weeks giveaway are Unreal Engine only assets, but as you can see from the video below, they can easily The post Fab April 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [Apr 8 – April 22] appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Newly launched Dragon Snacks Games is on a "mission to craft joyful, community-centered gaming experiences"

GamesIndustry.biz

Jen MacLean, Chris Nemcosky, and Michelle Menard have banded together to form Dragon Snacks Games.

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Atalaia NEWS #2

Indie DB

ATALAIA NEWS - Story-beats and character descriptions.

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Newzoo: PC and console gaming declined by 2% to $80.2bn in 2024

GamesIndustry.biz

Global consumer spending for PC and console gaming fell by 2% to $80.2 billion last year, but is expected to rise to $85.2 billion in 2025.

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Top 17 Software QA Challenges 2025 - How to Solve Them

Rocket Brush Studio

Explore the common software QA challenges from unclear requirements to integration issues. Learn practical strategies to overcome them, enhance test coverage, ensure product quality, and streamline testing processes for successful software delivery.

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Former Larian Studios head, Arthur Mostovoy, joins Aonic as head of games

GamesIndustry.biz

Former Larian Studios studio head, Arthur Mostovoy, has joined Aonic as its new head of games.

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Spine with multiple json files

Cocos

In Cocos Creator 3.8.3, I have a spine asset which consist of one spine.atlas file, one spine.

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Nintendo says $449.99 price tag for Switch 2 was not affected by US tariffs

GamesIndustry.biz

Nintendo has confirmed that the US tariffs, which were introduced on the same day as the Switch 2 event last week, were "not factored" into the $449.99 price tag.

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Does PhysicsManager support manually update the frame?

Cocos

Instead of real time simulation, I want to predict the final position of some cc.Rigidbody by manually updating each frame, does PhysicsManager have some functions like: for(let i=0;i<10;i++){ cc.director.getPhysicsManager().update(); } alert(this.myRigidBody.node.x+","+this.myRigidBody.node.y); So that I can predict the final position of the cc.RigidBody without real time simulation?

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Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders delayed in Canada

GamesIndustry.biz

Nintendo has delayed Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada from their original April 9 date, in order to line-up with the new, as-yet-undetermined pre-order date for US customers.

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QA company Testronic opens new "state-of-the-art testing facility" in the Philippines

GamesIndustry.biz

QA company Testronic has opened a new "state-of-the-art testing facility" in Manila, Philippines.

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Brass Lion Entertainment lays off 13 as it "realigns" its team

GamesIndustry.biz

Brass Lion Entertainment has laid off 13 members of staff.

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Michael Sarnoski reportedly attached to direct Death Stranding movie

GamesIndustry.biz

A Quiet Place: Day One's director Michael Sarnoski has reportedly been attached to helm the Death Stranding movie adaptation.

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