Game Developer
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
The Dutch consumer foundation Massaschade & Consument alleges Sony prices digital PlayStation games at nearly double the cost of physical versions.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Esteban Hernandez , the solo developer behind MKSM Design , has spent almost seven years bringing Creo God Simulator to life. What started as a passion project has grown into a full-fledged god game blending city-building, resource management and player-driven storytelling. I became a solo developer initially because I wanted to make games, plain and simple, he says.
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Nvidia
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Neural rendering is the next era of computer graphics. By integrating neural networks into the rendering process, we can take dramatic leaps forward in. Neural rendering is the next era of computer graphics. By integrating neural networks into the rendering process, we can take dramatic leaps forward in performance, image quality, and interactivity to deliver new levels of immersion.
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Dylan Tredrea is a product & publishing consultant with over 12 years of experience in mobile free to play games at studios such as Disney, Rovio, Zeptolab, & CrazyLabs. Dark War: Survivals (DW:S) bold betand its emerging successon more drama is an early indication even core audiences are increasingly acquired, retained, and monetized with highly dramatic narratives.
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
GameFromScratch.com Team Fortress 2 Source Code Released Today as part of the Source SDK update, Valve have released the entire source code of Team Fortress 2, both client and server side. This source code is released under a non-commercial license which enables you to create from a mod to an entire game using the source code. Details The post Team Fortress 2 Source Code Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
We are entering the final stage of development for Godot 4.4, which is the Release Candidate : all features are in place, the most critical regressions have been tackled, and so were confident that its now ready for production use. But without very extensive testing from the community, we can never be 100% sure that the release is ready to be published as a recommended stable upgrade for all users.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The company intends to focus on expanding extraction shooter Hunt: Showdown 1896.
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Raph Koster
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
T oday we are launching the Kickstarter for Stars Reach. Why a Kickstarter? Well, the funding climate is rough. But we have seen that players love what we are making. So we want to prove to the industry that people want a modern sandbox. An alternate world that feels alive, not like a static cardboard set. A game where different sorts of playstyles come together to make an immersive and dynamic galaxy.
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Written by Michail Katkoff , founder of Deconstructor of Fun, a games industry veteran of 15 years, and a self-diagnosed Supercell fanboy. Supercells founder and CEO Ilkka Paananen dropped his annual blog post , and lets be honestits a masterclass in PR. The post announced 2024 as Supercells best year ever, and the numbers make a strong case: Revenue: 2.8 billion (+77% YoY) EBITDA: 876 million (+78% YoY) Monthly Active Users: 300 million, the highest since 2014 This is a massive turnaround from
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
GameFromScratch.com EA Release Command & Conquer Series Source Code EA have just released the source code for several games in the Command & Conquer series ( Command & Conquer (Tiberian Dawn), Red Alert, C&C Renegade, and C&C Generals and Zero Hour ) under the GPL v3 license. They also added Steam Workshop support to several titles in the C&C The post EA Release Command & Conquer Series Source Code appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Logic Simplified
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Endless runner games are like those friends that are always available to go out; hassle free, always attention grasping and require little to no planning. Hailing from the casual gaming brigade, these games have become synonymous with the mobile gaming experience, delivering entertainment at your fingertips with just a few taps. These games appeal to a wide audience, from casual gamers seeking quick entertainment to hardcore players chasing high scores.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
The U.S. studio launched Oxenfree II in 2023 under the Netflix bannerbut the streamer's long-term plans for its video game business remain unclear.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
SenAm Games ‘ founder, Senad Hrnjadovic , has been involved in the games industry for years, but it was the Pokmon obsession of his two older children that made him realise the power of games as a learning tool. It got him thinking. In the shortest amount of time, the kids picked up a vast amount of knowledge about the Pokmons and their universe.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Woah, another beta build already? Youre not imagining things, its only been a week since our last release. The team is fully in the swing of getting release-blockers merged, so were able to expedite output. Whats more, our community has been on the ball with submitting regression reports; thanks to everyone whos involved themselves! While progress has been at a rate were all excited about, its not over yet!
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Take-Two Interactive announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, reporting net bookings of $1.37 billion, a 3% increase from the previous year and within the company’s projected guidance. The company also reaffirmed its full-year net bookings outlook of $5.55 billion to $5.65 billion, citing strong performance from its core franchises and an upcoming release schedule set to drive significant growth.
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
GameFromScratch.com Lua Game Engines in 2025 Today we have compiled a list of the best Lua game engines and game frameworks (and a few miscellaneous game development options) for game development in 2025. This is the third in a series of posts exploring the game engine options available for the most popular programming languages. We have The post Lua Game Engines in 2025 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Wisdom
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The Struggles of Studying Game Design Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com It’s a new year and that means it’s time to once again ponder the nature of game design. Given all the YouTubers, streamers, and now even professors teaching design, you may think that the act of studying games has become … The post The Struggles of Studying Game Design appeared first on Game Wisdom.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Under his plea deal, Akemann will pay the $65,000 repair bill for the Super Scooper plane and perform 150 hours of community service for wildfire relief.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
In Guntouchables by Danish indie developer Game Swing , enemies randomly power up from the upgrades that a team of four players cant lift out of the levels. This leads to some unexpected and quite frankly, explosive situations as the game progresses. Game Swing was founded in 2013 by five Danish game design students. Back then the company was called Reign Bros, but a few years later they decided to change the name.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
We are almost ready to release Godot 4.4 officially! As we are in the Release Candidate stage and focus only on critical regression fixes, the pace of merging pull requests has nearly stopped but a lot of good stuff is already being queued for the next release cycle. In the meantime, the communication team is doing an amazing work to finalize the contents of the release page, so that you can all (re)discover the highlights of Godot 4.4 with an exciting format!
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
As Take-Two Interactive reported strong results for Q3 FY 2025 and readied investors for a blockbuster year that includes the release of Rockstar's long anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6, Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and CEO of Take-Two Interactive, took the time to talk to GamesIndustry.biz about the results and some of the biggest issues facing the industry in 2025.
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
GameFromScratch.com Beehave Behavior Trees for Godot Today we are looking at BeeHave, and addon for the Godot game engine (Godot 3 and 4 versions exist) that implement behavior trees in Godot. Behavior trees are commonly used for visually representing and designing AI behavior, which often makes it easier to reuse. Beehave provides this functionality using Godot’s The post Beehave Behavior Trees for Godot appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
AWS Games
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
In todays competitive gaming landscape, delivering a seamless multiplayer experience is crucial for an optimal game play experience. Game developers face numerous challenges in managing game servers such as scaling servers to meet player demand, managing game deployment pipelines and optimizing server fleets for costs. From initial development to scaling for global player bases, Amazon GameLift addresses these challenges by providing robust server hosting and scaling solutions.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
The longtime support developer hoped to withstand this winter's wave of industry layoffs, but 'ran out of room' to survive.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Young Dutch indie developer Lente is something of a free spirit. Never really comfortable in the education system, she dropped out of college twice before embarking on her debut game, Spilled! , last year as a solo developer. Growing up living on a ship made a profound impression on her, leading her to buy an old boat for herself. After renovating it together with her mother, she now lives and works there.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
We knew from the beginning that aiming for a late-February release was an ambitious timeframe, but the community has risen to the challenge and kept development right on track! As such, you can expect this to be our final beta release of the 4.4 period, with release candidates set to come out shortly after. In practice, this means that all further changes will be strictly regression fixes, so the content available here will be largely reflective of the 4.4 release.
Ask a Game Dev
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Most content built during a particular hardware generation is available and functional during that hardware generation because things don't change too much. Whenever we have a major hardware generational shift, it's often nearly an extinction-level event because developers must upgrade our hardware and our software to match and exceed the new level of performance.
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
GameFromScratch.com s&dBox Game Engine by Facepunch Today we are checking out s&dBox, a new “game engine” and spiritual successor to Gary’s Mod by Facepunch (who also created the hit game Rust). While Gary’s Mod enabled gamers to create cool experiences to share and interact with, s&dbox takes it a step further, by not only having the The post s&dBox Game Engine by Facepunch appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
AWS Games
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Demonstrating the extreme scalability of Amazon GameLift , Amazon Web Services (AWS) has benchmark tested support for up to 100 million concurrent users (CCU) for a single gamea groundbreaking feat for the AWS managed solution. Amazon GameLift alleviates developers game server hosting concerns by dynamically scaling backend resources. The test also showcased how Amazon GameLift can add 100,000 players to a game each second and spin up more than 9,000 new compute instances each minute.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
NetEase may have conducted layoffs ahead of its reveal trailer for Marvel Rivals' next characters, Human Torch and the Thing.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Recently, Epic Games has made a significant change to the way developers, creators, and innovators can apply for Epic MegaGrants. Since 12 February 2025, the program has transitioned from an always-open application model to a cycle-based submission process, accepting applications only twice a year. According to the website , the move is designed to streamline reviews, improve transparency, and provide applicants with clearer timelines regarding the status of their submissions.
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Last week, we released the first of our Release Candidate builds, a state suitable for production settings. This is the second entry, and already shaping up to be our last, as all relevant release blockers have been dealt with! While we prepare for the stable releaseno more than a weeks time from nowlets enjoy one last roundup of changes. Please, consider supporting the project financially , if you are able.
Ask a Game Dev
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
The short answer is because s**t rolls downhill. For a longer and more nuanced answer, there's multiple factors to consider. The main issue is that the company is trying to cut costs immediately. This is usually for two major reasons: Reassure investors to keep them from dumping the stock and driving down the company's value Save as much money as they can from their current stockpile for other projects still in development.
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
GameFromScratch.com More Layoffs and Restructuring at Unity After several years of layoffs following their 2020 IPO that cumulated in the ousting of CEO John Riccitiello, it had seemed that Unity was finally on solid footings going forward. Under new CEO Matthew Bromberg the state of Unity seemed to be heading in the right direction. Unfortunately, as reported The post More Layoffs and Restructuring at Unity appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
The Astronauts
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
Rune Skovbo Johansen has a really sweet Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering technique, where the dither dots “stick” to 3D surfaces, yet the dot density adapts to the view distance and zoom level. Some people have asked whether this would be a good technique for Playdate, given that the screen is one-bit color. And so I had to try it out! Here’s a video: And here’s the code: github.com/aras-p/playdate-dither3d.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The company's latest opening, Compass, has been unveiled following the closure of nDreams Studio Orbital and nDreams Studio.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Void Sails by indie developer Ticking Clock Games is a single-player action-adventure RPG that takes players on a thrilling journey through mysterious worlds, where they captain a flying ship across uncharted space. The game’s story is rich in lore, offering a narrative where every decision can either bring you closer to hidden truths or drag you deeper into madness.
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