Frostpunk 2 sells over 350K copies in opening weekend
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
11 Bit Studios declares Frostpunk 2 a success, says it's made back the money it spent developing and marketing the sequel.
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Annapurna Interactive split reportedly caused by staff concerns over company direction
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
More details have emerged following the mass walkout of Annapurna Interactive's team last week, with sources telling IGN they were reportedly unaware of the Remedy deal until the day it was announced, and were "confused, concerned, and frustrated" by the direction of the company.
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Wayfinder dev Airship Syndicate lays off 16 employees
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Airship Syndicate has made its second round of layoffs this year, while reaffirming its commitment to a revamp of Wayfinder and unannounced 'future projects.
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GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
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Report: Annapurna Interactive's baffling staff exodus caused by shifting resources, leadership clashes
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Clashes with upper management, issues with resources, and a last minute deal falling through reportedly led to the whole staff of Annapurna Interactive walking out this month.
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Related again to Concord: back in 2016, when Overwatch and Battleborn released simultaneously, I read somebody online say that Overwatch succeeded not because it was a better game, but because it had characters that teenagers were horny about. I know this was a joke, but is there any truth in that? I imagine the main target user of online shooters is mostly male, and in their teens (or ok with juvenile themes). Do games with characters that male teenagers are used to find sexy sell more?
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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
"Sexy" is a subset of the twelfth principle of animation that's applying here - "Appeal". "Appeal" generally means "visually interesting", which we can break down into different aspects. For things to be visually interesting, some things we want to consider are interesting shapes, exaggeration of key features, and paring down the unimportant details so the important stuff stands out more.
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Cocos Creator 3.8.4 @property({type: [[Prefab]] }) prefab:Prefab[][]=[] → No error in code, but runtime error in editor: “Please define ‘type’ parameter of BattleSystem.enemyPrefabsPerRow as the constructor of class Prefab extends Asset”, etc, etc… @property( [[Prefab]] ) prefab:Prefab[][]=[] → Error in VSCode: no overload matches this call. Overload 1 of 3, '(options?
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Hi friends I came here because I have a question. I’m using FilterMode to modify some textures in the game I’m developing. I’m midifying the image by setting FilterMode: Bilinear with mipmaps, Wrap Mode: Clamp in the editor, How can I reflect this effect in code? I’m currently using the following code, but the effect is different from what I set in the editor. spriteFrame.texture.setMipFilter(2); spriteFrame.texture.setFilters( Texture2D.Filter.LINEAR, Texture2D.Filter.LINEAR ); spriteF.
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