October, 2023

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What the hell is going on with video games? | Analysis

GamesIndustry.biz

There appears to be two main story types on GamesIndustry.biz this year. First, there are all these record-breaking sales. Hogwarts Legacy selling 15 million copies in under two months. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom shifting a record-equally ten million games in a weekend. Diablo 4 with its $666 million in five days. Starfield becoming Bethesda's biggest ever launch.

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Unreal Engine Pricing Changes

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine Pricing Changes With the game development world already reeling from the Unity Runtime Fee price change announcement, any talk of price changes for Unreal Engine are bound to cause more than a bit of concern. In a recent presentation, explaining the major layoffs at Epic Games, Epic Games CEO made some announcements … Unreal Engine Pricing Changes Read More The post Unreal Engine Pricing Changes appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Unity CEO John Riccitiello Is OUT

Game From Scratch

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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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

PreMortem.Games

Cocoon, the intricate puzzle adventure by Jeppe Carlsen , known as the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, launched to raving reviews after 6.5 years of development. The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery. Cocoon is the first venture of Geometric Interactive , a Danish indie studio founded by Carlsen and his ex-Playdead colleague, Jakob Schmid.

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Something Wicked Games snaps up former Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen

Game Developer

The former Bethesda Softworks quest designer is now the lead content designer on Something Wicked Games' upcoming game Wyrdsong.

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Video game preservation: Is the industry torching its own legacy?

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Each generation in the industry's more than 60-year history has an ecosystem that defined it. While many hold onto cherished memories of the Playstation 2 or the Nintendo Wii, for others it was the Commodore 64 that proved so era-defining. Launched in 1982, this eight-bit computer was truly formative, with popular titles including Castle Wolfenstein, Ghostbusters, and Buggy Boy.

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Unity CEO and president John Riccitiello is leaving the company

Game Developer

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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CD Projekt workers and other Polish devs unionize under PGWU banner

Game Developer

The Polish Gamedev Workers Union hopes to "improve the employment conditions in the whole industry.

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Devolver Digital donates to fund for Palestinian relief, encourages others to do the same

Game Developer

Devolver Digital has announced it's making a significant donation to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Aid, and encouraged others to do the same.

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Dreams and LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule is making layoffs

Game Developer

The PlayStation-owned studio is reportedly trying to reduce its headcount as it prepares to kick-start a new project.

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Dredge smashes internal expectations after topping 1 million sales

Game Developer

"We hoped to maybe sell 100,000 copies in our first year.

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Atari calls on indie devs to pitch a new Bubsy game

Game Developer

Atari has put out the call for any indie developer with a love for Bubsy to try their hand at revitalizing the dormant character.

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Doug Bowser says Nintendo of America is too happy to unionize

Game Developer

Bowser believes Nintendo of America has done such a good job of being inclusive and securing proper work/life balance a union isn't needed right now.

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Epic Games to update Unreal Engine pricing for devs outside game industry

Game Developer

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says the company began running into financial problems "about 10 weeks ago.

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10 design lessons learned from 30 years of horror games

Game Developer

Here are ten lessons from decades of interviews, GDC lectures and community blogs, condensed for your convenience.

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The meaningful choices that made Stray Gods developer Summerfall Studios

Game Developer

During an incredibly candid closing keynote at GCAP 2023, four members of the Summerfall team recalled how the studio has evolved for the better since its inception.

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Harebrained Schemes splits off from Paradox, will be independent again in 2024

Game Developer

Paradox acquired Harebrained in 2018, and the pair are breaking up after the tepid performance of Harebrained's new game, The Lamplighters League.

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Devolver Digital shares pitching lessons from its Australian partners

Game Developer

Devolver Digital has struck gold in the land down under—and has lessons for developers around the world to nail their next pitch.

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Reality Labs has lost $11.4 billion during 2023 (and there's still one quarter left)

Game Developer

Meta's mixed reality division lost $3.7 billion during Q3 and earned just $210 million in revenue.

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Atari to acquire preservation and restoration studio Digital Eclipse for up to $20 million

Game Developer

The two companies previously worked together on the 'Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration' interactive documentary.

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Team17 loses CEO, sees "significant losses" from company restructure

Game Developer

The Worms developer is undergoing redundancies that's resulted in the loss of its CEO and much of its QA staff.

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Humble Games will end its monthly games service in November

Game Developer

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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Report: Unity's Runtime Fee quietly gave large devs exemptions in launch rush

Game Developer

Smaller studios would've taken the biggest hits from Unity's Runtime Fee policy, and also helped it retaliate against would-be merger partner AppLovin.

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Digital Extremes founder James Schmalz is stepping down as CEO

Game Developer

Schmalz founded Digital Extremes in 1993, and his exit comes after its sci-fi shooter has hit the 10-year milestone.

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Ousted Ubisoft execs arrested on sexual misconduct charges

Game Developer

Former CCO Serge Hascoët and editorial VP Tommy François were detained by French police looking into their previously reported harmful misconduct.

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Hatoful Boyfriend creator alleges Epic never paid her royalties

Game Developer

Hato Moa attests she hasn't received payment for her popular avian dating sim in the last two years.

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Valve wants Steam developers to submit new pricing for Argentina and Turkey

Game Developer

Valve is changing the currency for Steam sales in those regions to USD due to "exchange rate volatility.

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PlayStation lays off staff at Visual Arts support dev

Game Developer

Layoffs have hit the support developer that's been aiding with some of PlayStation's biggest franchises since 2007.

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Activision Blizzard joins Xbox after Microsoft completes seismic acquisition

Game Developer

Xbox boss Phil Spencer said the two companies will work together as "one team" to bring the "joy and community of gaming to more people.

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Epic, EA, and BioWare vets at Noodle Cat net $12 million to create new action RPG

Game Developer

The studio was established in 2022 and is led by former Fortnite lead systems designer David Hunt.

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Ubisoft secures exclusive cloud streaming rights to Activision Blizzard titles

Game Developer

Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has granted Ubisoft the exclusive worldwide streaming rights to major franchises like Call of Duty.

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Report: Disney execs keen to acquire a publisher like EA

Game Developer

NBCUniversal and Amazon have reportedly wanted to buy EA in the past, and now Disney executives are allegedly wanting to add the publisher to its portfolio.

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Witch Beam co-founder Sanatana Mishra explains how to interpret feedback from public demos

Game Developer

Witch Beam co-founder Sanatana Mishra explains how to interpret the "deluge" of feedback you'll receive from public demos at shows like PAX.

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Developing a video game in Unity: an easy, step-by-step guide

Game Developer

A practical, beginner-friendly guide to making a small adventure game in the Unity game engine.

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Empower your dev team with these five rules from Double Fine's Kevin Johnson

Game Developer

"It's important to remember that development isn't a zero-sum game. One team's success doesn't mean another team's failure.

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Screen Australia reshapes funding programs to provide more support to indies

Game Developer

Games: Expansion Pack is being replaced by three new funds targeted at emerging talents, future leaders, and established creators.

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