Fallout games double in player count after Prime series premiere
Game Developer
APRIL 15, 2024
The Fallout TV show has understandably renewed interest in the series and spurred players to check out the games.
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth leads surge of new hits | Japan Monthly Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 15, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was the biggest-selling game at Japanese retail in March, shifting 310,596 units and leading a slew of new releases that took over the Top Five in the boxed games charts. Famitsu's latest data, shared with GamesIndustry.biz , shows that the second part of Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 remake saw the second biggest launch month ever in terms of physical sales for a PS5 game in Japan.
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Skybound turns to crowdfunding for triple-A Invincible game
Game Developer
APRIL 15, 2024
The only way Skybound can make its "high-octane" Invincible game seemingly lies in the hands of its fanbase.
Latoya Peterson: "Studios are at the mercy of this house of cards that is the funding system that we've built"
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APRIL 15, 2024
At the Game Developer Conference last month, Glow Up Games co-founder and CXO Latoya Peterson contributed to a series of micro-talks around sustainability, calling out the fundamental flaws of games funding. Peterson was talking alongside Cornerstone Interactive Studios' Lisette Titre-Montgomery, ProbablyMonsters' JC Lau, Oculus Publishing's Shana T Bryant, and Outerloop Games' Chandana Ekanayake, in a collective presentation called "The Way We Work: Embracing Human Sustainability in Game Develo
Taking first-party data to the next level with machine learning
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APRIL 15, 2024
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UK games market grew 4.4% to £7.82bn in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 15, 2024
UKIE published its latest Consumer Market Valuation Report, showing that the UK games market was worth £7.82 billion in 2023, a 4.4% increase compared to 2022's revised total of £7.49 billion. While overall game sales were up in the UK in 2023, boxed sales have continued their decline and were down 5% to £495 million compared to 2022.
Charting the Journey of SOUL COVENANT: A New Frontier in VR JRPGs
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APRIL 15, 2024
As we edge closer to unveiling SOUL COVENANT to the world, it’s crucial to reflect on the path that brought us here—a journey marked by innovation and a passion for defining the VR landscape.
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Rockstar quietly bumps up GTA Online's subscripion price
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Apple denies violating court order over alternative payments
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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Apple has disputed Epic Games' claims that it is violating the court order from the 2021 antitrust trial between the two companies, and has called on a federal judge to reject the Fortnite firm's request to hold Apple in contempt of court. In a filing to Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers, spotted by Reuters , the iOS firm insisted it takes the court's orders "very seriously," and detailed the changes it has made since both A
UK video game and interactive entertainment sector valued at £7.82 billion in 2023
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Console hardware and digital software sales propped up the latest valuation.
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Nintendo skipping Gamescom
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Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #1. The D&D "Blue Book"
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APRIL 15, 2024
This book caused more kids to worship satan than KISS and Lord of the Rings put together. (I am hoping to do these for a while, because I have a ton of olde gaminge crappe, and going through it is a lot of fun. I’ll put them on Twitter and then put expanded versions here. I hope you enjoy these deep dives into the beginning of the medium.) This was the first D&D book I ever owned.
Rockstar Games' GTA+ gets a cost increase
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APRIL 15, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Rockstar Games' subscription service GTA+ for Grand Theft Auto Online has received a price hike. As reported by Eurogamer , per RockstarIntel , the membership is now listed as $7.99 / £6.99 / €7.99 monthly across the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store.
You often talk about budget in your answers, so I was curious about something. Is it possible for the company to run out of budget before devs could complete the game as they initially planned, so that they have to wrap up all the pending storylines as best as they can even if incomplete? Talking specifically about massive story driven games with a lot of important characters having long storylines such as The Witcher 3, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the Mass Effect series, etc.
Ask a Game Dev
APRIL 15, 2024
It has certainly happened in the past, though not necessarily specifically the narrative part of the game. Many games are pushed to launch without development being as far as they want it to be due to reasons like hitting their budgetary limit and needing to recoup some of the investment. Our estimates are only estimates after all, sometimes we run into unforeseen problems and things take longer than expected.
BAFTA Games Awards bring some much-needed positivity | GI Microcast
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APRIL 15, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The latest GamesIndustry.biz Microcast is available to watch or download now. This week, Chris and James discuss this year's BAFTA Games Awards , the array of winners, and the vibe among industry professionals - both at the ceremony and the London Developer Conference that was held earlier in the day.
[Tutorial] Inner Stroke Effect for 2D Sprites
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APRIL 15, 2024
it looks similar, but I’m not sure. It seems to me that the inside edge of the image is used here, which limits the area of light. In the circles, the light comes after the edge of the image, but I’m not sure. Thanks, I’ll see if I can install this. that’s what I’m looking for.
Roblox spells out marketplace seller requirements
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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Roblox has announced that it has moved from its application-only process for marketplace sellers. Now, users must adhere to four requirements to be eligible for selling content.
[Tutorial] Inner Stroke Effect for 2D Sprites
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Inner Stroke Effect for 2D Sprites Original: [link] Author: BitByBit Preface When it comes to outlining, there are various implementation methods, especially for 3D outlining, which can be easily found online. However, 2D outlining topics are relatively scarce. Outlining can be categorized into inner outlining and outer outlining. Inner outlining involves applying desired colors to pixels near the edges of the original image, while outer outlining extends.
The Ultimate Guide to Game Performance Testing: Strategies, Tools, and Best Practices
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Testing your game for performance is vital in game QA. It helps you identify and address issues that may hinder your game performance. However, game performance testing has evolved, with new approaches to performance testing emerging over time due to the proliferating nature of the gaming industry. But what is game performance testing? What are some key strategies, tools, and best practices for game performance testing?
GDScript finally has an IDE!
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How to create a square using the graphics component through the editor?
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zzy: Cocos Creator 3.8 Manual - Graphics Component Reference no way without code. -Did I understand correctly? just the component settings in the editor, they say edit me and you will see the changes.
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[Tutorial] Inner Outlining Effect for 2D Sprites
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APRIL 15, 2024
Good afternoon. It would be great to see a tutorial on external frames. I’ll be waiting, hurry up please It would be great to know from the tutorial whether it is possible to create a glow(neon) effect using the outer contour? (2D project) Is it a good option to use the outer frames of the image for the glow effect or is there another standard option?
SmartFoxServer 2.20.0 is out!
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APRIL 15, 2024
We have just released SmartFoxServer 2X 2.20.0 , which comes as a patch for all previous 2.19.x releases. The version updates the embedded Tomcat (websocket/BlueBox), providing several bug and security fixes. This release also improves the communication speed with the License Server and adds a new setting for managing the the User’s packet queue when it is maxed out.
How to create a square using the graphics component through the editor?
Cocos
APRIL 15, 2024
Yes. It’s a very low-level drawing tool. Use it with editor only limits its capabilities. But if you really need you can encapsulating a component to use it in editor. Like this import { _decorator, CCFloat, Component, Graphics, Node } from 'cc'; const { ccclass, property , executeInEditMode, requireComponent} = _decorator; @ccclass('GraphicsTest') @executeInEditMode @requireComponent(Graphics) export class GraphicsTest extends Component { @property(CCFloat) private _radis: number = 20; @propert
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[Tutorial] Inner Outlining Effect for 2D Sprites
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it looks similar, but I’m not sure. It seems to me that the inside edge of the image is used here, which limits the area of light. In the circles, the light comes after the edge of the image, but I’m not sure. Thanks, I’ll see if I can install this. that’s what I’m looking for.
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[Tutorial] Inner Outlining Effect for 2D Sprites
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Inner Outlining Effect for 2D Sprites Original: [link] Author: BitByBit Preface When it comes to outlining, there are various implementation methods, especially for 3D outlining, which can be easily found online. However, 2D outlining topics are relatively scarce. Outlining can be categorized into inner outlining and outer outlining. Inner outlining involves applying desired colors to pixels near the edges of the original image, while outer outlining exten.
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[Tutorial] Inner Stroke Effect for 2D Sprites
Cocos
APRIL 15, 2024
This is called the glow effect , completely different from the outline or bloom effect. Look at Cocos Store , to see if the bloom effect matches your needs.
[Tutorial] Inner Outlining Effect for 2D Sprites
Cocos
APRIL 15, 2024
This is called the glow effect , completely different from the outline or bloom effect. Look at Cocos Store , to see if the bloom effect matches your needs.
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