The GameDev Guru

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

And yet the question comes back to strike again. is pooling dead?

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Half Geek

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Some bug fixes and re-balancing. Thank you to players who have provided feedback! Fixed bug with new player Drone AI sometimes flying off into the void. Fixed a bug with Merchant NPC during random encounters, if the player is busy in conversation, and Pirates or Zerkers interrupt, it will now resume normal flight. The Starborn’s Corvette and Frigate had the RoF for Valiant Mk2 torpedoes reduced by 33%.

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

I just watched a couple of videos about sandbox vs themepark games (in particular one by NerdSlayer and another by Josh “Strife” Hayes )… One thing that struck me about the ways players often talk about this (because at this point the history is so old) is that people think of sandbox as the older version of MMOs, and themeparks as newer. But that’s not right – sandbox is not the older form.

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DameDev.tv

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

SheepIT is a free Blender render farm that I've wanted to test for quite some time. Now that I've used it, I want to share my experience with you. The basic idea is very simple: you help in the rendering of other's people projects, and in exchange, other people help you to render. It's very easy to use, it's free and it has great community around it.

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The Bottom Feeder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

I’m only ever in it for the memes. Wayyyy back in the 70s and 80s, science fiction/fantasy/superhero content hadn't completely taken over the culture yet. New nerd content was rare and treasured. The Superman movie (1978) was mind-blowing. (I’m old enough to remember when Superman was a good guy.) A new Star Trek series was an impossible dream.

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2d Game Art Guru

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It’s been a while and I have quite a backlog of videos and tutorial material for Affinity Designer and Inkscape by now. I enjoy the creation process, finding solutions, and then recording a video or creating a quick tutorial strip. Sadly, I tend to neglect the website or my social media posts over it. There are simply too many interesting projects to cover… but I will try and catch up.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We released Godot 4.0 beta 1 two weeks ago! That was a big milestone on our journey to finalize our next major release – be sure to check out that blog post if you haven't yet, for an overview of some of the main highlight of Godot 4.0. But the "1" in beta 1 means that it's only the first step of the journey, and like for the alpha phase, we're going to release new beta snapshots roughly every other week.

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Starloop Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As one of the forerunners in blockchain game development, NFT game development, and Meta game development we’re always looking to push the boundaries. What’s the next best step to continue and grow the new, emerging world of blockchain gaming? Now, with dozens of blockchain gaming titles in the works, we’re confident that we are [.].

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DameDev.tv

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* are joined by Yasmin Curren, to play Cult Of The Lamb and discuss the gameplay mechanics and features of the game and what it means to be a technical designer. Yasmin is inspired by technology and driven by creativity. She’s an enthusiastic storyteller, game designer and content creator. In her own words, she is “a media magician of creative concoctions!

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Hello! As you remember, this week we are dedicating our blog to the amazing and dangerous craft of stuntmen (you may also be interested in reading Stunt performers: Fairy behind the scenes ), so today we have compiled for you a selection of what Filmustage considers to be the most amazing stunts in cinema. Don't judge strictly, it's a subjective selection.

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Game Refinery

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Mobile game developers are constantly looking for new ways to bring in new players and keep existing players engaged with their games. One of the most successful ways of doing this is by introducing meta elements – gameplay elements and mechanics from other game genres – into your game. Over 70% of the US top-20% grossing casual iOS games now feature meta elements, whether that’s through the inclusion of platforming minigames or side missions with RPG mechanics, but renovation and construction e

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

We released Godot 3.5 in early August, and like any release, there are few rough edges to iron out which warrant making maintenance "patch" releases (3.5.x). Such maintenance releases focus on fixing bugs and not on integrating new features. This helps guarantee that the overall production readiness of the stable branch keeps increasing. So this 3.5.1 release fixes a number of regressions that users reported after the release, as well as various other fixes to pre-existing bugs and usa

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Today’s game developers use analytics as a critical workload to deliver the best gameplay experiences possible for their players. As developers look to have more control over where their data is stored and to reduce the complexities of ingesting data from a variety of sources, many turn to AWS to help them create their own custom analytics pipelines and data lakes.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

State of Sony so Far. Sony holds its exclusive State of Play event every year where they announce new products, intellectual properties and exclusive content for previously released games. Along with the PS5 having released almost two years ago, the transition into a new generation of gaming has begun. Console game testing is an ever-changing skillset as there are more advanced hardware with bigger and more complex games every generation.

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Rampant Games

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Yeah, a lot of my posts are VR-related these days. It’s how I roll, now. Not that all (or even most) of my gaming is in VR. I’m still retro-gaming regularly and I am really looking forward to the PC release of Persona 5 next month. But… VR is a wild and exciting frontier, and I’m still nowhere near jaded. While a lot of approaches and conventions have solidified for certain genres of games, there’s still nothing set in stone, especially as the tech keeps improving.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Hello, Filmustage is on the phone. Filmmaking is a global industry that is not based on the names of directors alone. We've always been interested in exploring the hidden parts of our favorite industry because it's the only way to discern the individual personalities of the people responsible for a cool movie. This week we're dedicating our blog to the hidden figures of the filmmaking industry - the stuntmen.

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

W ell, twenty-five years is a long time. Half a life, in fact! Given that I actually started work on UO on September 1st 1995, it’s actually more than half. The fact that the game is still running is a testament to the devoted community and the ongoing maintenance over the years from countless people. I note a lack of thinkpieces and articles, this time around.

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Nvidia

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

NVIDIA recently announced Ada Lovelace, the next generation of GPUs. Named the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series, these are the world’s most advanced graphics. NVIDIA recently announced Ada Lovelace, the next generation of GPUs. Named the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series, these are the world’s most advanced graphics cards. Featuring third-generation Ray Tracing Cores and fourth-generation Tensor Cores, they accelerate games that take advantage of the latest neural graphics and ray tracing technology.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Epic Games (Epic) went all in on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2018 to deliver the storage, analytics, and scaling capabilities critical to its business, which had exploded with the release of Fortnite—an online game that’s seen over 15.3 million concurrent players during live events. Fortnite runs almost entirely on AWS, including its worldwide game-server fleet, backend services, and websites.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

We released Godot 3.5 in early August, and like any release, there are few rough edges to iron out which warrant making maintenance "patch" releases (3.5.x). We've had successful testing of a first Release Candidate for 3.5.1, and a few more fixes got backported in the meantime so let's have another round of testing before publishing 3.5.1 stable.

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Rampant Games

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

As a long-time fan of the dice-and-paper RPG for Cyberpunk, designed by Mike Pondsmith, I was absolutely thrilled to learn that CD Projekt Red was tacking that game universe. That was back in 2013 or something when they did this absolutely amazing concept video. They nailed the “feel” of the game world… which of course borrowed liberally from genre stories by authors like William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Walter Jon Williams, and George Alec Effinger.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

We can hardly imagine a more conservative industry than the film industry. For all its analogies, the process of filmmaking is endowed with many technological solutions that do not fit into the conventional framework at all. That's why it's funny how cinema has instilled in people a fear of artificial intelligence, and now it's actively incorporating these technologies into the production process of a film.

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Febucci

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

I didn’t know if I’d attend Gamescom this year (it would have been also my first one), but after a bit of courage and going there anyways by myself, I really cannot wait for the next one to come. It was a wonderful experience, met some incredibly talented and passionate developers and said hi to some close and new dev friends in person as well. I wanted to make this post with a few notes in order to prepare for next year, and I hope they’ll be useful for you too!

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Yotes Games

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Some people have been wondering what's up with the name change, so why not answer it here? To keep it concise, it's about looking way into the future. Beyond making games alone. Could be shows, movies, toys, board games, conventions, anything involving delivering people a good time. As well as any number of other business ventures to keep this thing independent and afloat as we strive to create the best of the best in entertainment.

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DameDev.tv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* take a deep dive into games that require low brain power, the design of them and what makes them work. Not all games require your full brain power. Watch our Devology Livecast as Rick and Tim play Super Auto Pets and Iron Snout and demonstrate why low brain power games can be a lot of fun! Listen to the whole chat here: [link] Our 'AHA' moments Not all games require your undivided attention Low brain games require very little thinking

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

It has been a long road to Godot 4.0 with 17 alpha builds distributed in 2022, and continuous development effort since 2019. We aren’t done yet, but today marks a major milestone on the road to Godot 4.0. Today we are pleased to announce that the first beta for the much-anticipated release of Godot 4.0 is now ready and available for download. We know that everyone is eager to get their hands on Godot 4.0 and this is a major step in getting there.

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Grid Sage Games

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Most roguelikes apply some sort of randomization to their items, which makes a lot of sense for a genre focused on replayability. This can take the form of enchantments, prefixes, suffixes, or even randomized stats or different properties not necessarily reflected directly in an item’s name like the above list. The various possible combinations can really stack up and turn an otherwise limited pool of base items into a wider variety of interesting problem-solving tools, one that the player

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Art by @nadi_bulochka Alejandro González Iñárritu is the third person in cinema history to win two consecutive Oscars for directing. He is the first Mexican to win the Oscar for Best Film. At the same time, there is not a single film of his that has not been nominated for a golden statuette. Iñárritu is part of a company of three Mexican directors, the "three Amigos", which in addition to him includes Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro.

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Starloop Studios

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

As blockchain networks and NFTs grow in popularity, so too do blockchain games and NFT games. As the popularity grows, it’s important that developers know which blockchain platform to choose. As the integration of blockchain into gaming and NFTs into gameplay is becoming more common, the play-to-earn type of gameplay is appealing to many [.].

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Grumpy Gamer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Compiled by the International House of Mojo.

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Click Nothing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

For those wondering what I've been up to for the past while, here's the news; a year or so ago I moved back to Montreal, and have been working on an upcoming Assassin's Creed game. Assassin's Creed: Codename Hexe was.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

We're getting prepared for the imminent release of Godot 4.0 beta 1, and to do so we're having a (last?) alpha 17 release to ensure that things work as best as we can reasonably expect before the beta phase. Some noteworthy changes in this release: Add option to convert project from 3.x to 4.0 from the Project Manager ( GH-64927 ). Refactored Android input implementation with better handling of gestures ( GH-65434 ).NET 6 support no longer requires libnethost, makes it easier to build( GH-65438

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Catnip Games

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

For the last few years I had been using DigitalOcean to host this website & a few others, file sync and my git repos. Fairly low traffic stuff on a single VPS instance. It was nice and cheap. But still… the recent 20% price increase got me thinking… Can I build my own server? Turns out I could! And it was a lot of fun. I used a 10th generation Intel NUC with a 6-core i7 CPU, 32GB RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

As we know, humans are extremely concerned about the threat of artificial intelligence - there are many incarnations of this primal fear in popular culture, from Terminator to GLaDOS. But Midjourney and other similar platforms are different. They are capable of creating art, of generating beautiful images from a simple set of words. Or, is it art? And what are we on the next stage of replacing humans with machines?

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Yotes Games

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Check out this video about the development journey so far and the upcoming changes to how we do things here at YotesMark. If you're in a rush, the short summary is that the game won't be out for another 12-16 months , the merch store is closing in October so if you want extra shirts better grab 'em now, the physical Kickstarter rewards will start going out in October (excluding all the stuff that won't come 'til release), and we have far reaching plans to make Battle Gem Ponies a full-fledged se

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DameDev.tv

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Industry veterans Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* are joined by Taryn McMillan as they talk about the benefits of Visual Scripting, why you want to learn it even if you already know C# and how Taryn’s new Unity Visual Scripting course can help! Taryn started learning game development with GameDev.tv in 2020 and she hasn’t looked back!

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Keith Burgun

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Hey y’all! I’ve been working extremely hard this year on Spellstorm (among other projects) – so much so that I sort of forgot to write something about it here on my blog, I’ve realized! I did write this piece over at its BoardGameGeek page, so do check that out to begin with, if you haven’t already: [link]. In any case, this game started out in late 2021 as a sequel to Dragon Bridge, my first card game.

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