'Unpacking' the design pillars of a chill puzzle game
Game Developer
APRIL 21, 2023
In this free GDC Vault talk, creative director Wren Brier talks about the design pillars behind Unpacking's creation
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Epic Games v. Apple Is Over
Game From Scratch
APRIL 25, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Epic Games v. Apple Is Over The ongoing lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple, started all the way back in August 2020 is now over, with Apple winning on 9 of 10 claims. This was decided by the US Ninth Court of Appeal upholding the decisions of Judge Rogers in September 2021 (TL;DR summary here). Details … Epic Games v. Apple Is Over Read More The post Epic Games v.
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Are developers allowed to copy themselves? | This Week in Business
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 21, 2023
One of the fun parts of being a games journalist for a trade site is that you get to semi-regularly read through impossibly dense legal filings full of painstakingly detailed arguments about the finer points of contract law. Another of the fun parts is that being a games journalist for a trade site eventually breaks your brain so you really do think that counts as fun.
Solo developer Kaighen Finley: “It’s easy to lose myself in game development”
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 17, 2023
Fresh out of school Kaighen Finley started his own web & game development company Team iNtuition. Just to be on the safe side he mainly focused on web development, but his heart was not in it. “Game development is a natural medium for my range of skills and interests”, he says and so he ‘pivoted sharply’ into game development after two years. That’s when he started working on Q’Redux that’s out now in Early Access on Steam.
Forward+ (Plus) Rendering in Unity URP 14+ - Shine Your Lights!
The GameDev Guru
APRIL 23, 2023
Cannot have many real-time lights with Forward Shading in URP. can you?
Team17 has partnered with Expression Games to co-develop Hell Let Loose
Game Development News
APRIL 12, 2023
Team17 Digital has announced that Expression Games will now work with them to co-develop Hell Let Loose
PlayStation 5 nears 40 million lifetime sales, and Sony thinks it could become a record-breaker
Game Developer
APRIL 28, 2023
Sony thinks the console could sell 25 million units during the current fiscal year, which would represent a new hardware sales record.
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Microsoft vows to appeal as the UK regulator blocks its acquisition of Activision Blizzard
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 26, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has announced it's "preventing" Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard "over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market." In its statement , the CMA said that Microsoft "failed to effectively address the concerns in the cloud gaming sector.
Popul8 uses AI to assist developers with the creation of digital game characters
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 13, 2023
The use of AI in game development has the potential to revolutionize the way games are designed and created. Although there is controversy about the unfair use of human-made art to create AI generated artworks, there’s no denying that AI has added value when it comes to automating tasks that are typically time-consuming for developers. One interesting AI driven solution is the character creation tool Popul8 by Didimo.
more8bit’s Bleak Sword showcases a minimalist approach to mobile game design
Unity Blog
APRIL 19, 2023
See how more8bit kept development streamlined with a clear vision and smart prototyping to launch Bleak Sword , an Apple Arcade hit.
Here are the finalists for the 2023 MCV/DEVELOP Awards!
Game Development News
APRIL 4, 2023
We’re pleased to announce the nominees for the 2023 MCV/DEVELOP Awards
The best free game making tools
Game Developer
APRIL 28, 2023
From small and specialized game engines like Bitsy and Ren'Py to the free versions of bigger tools like Unity and Unreal, here are a few of the best tools with the lowest barrier to entry.
C++ Conditional Statements
That One Game Dev
APRIL 18, 2023
In this article I explore conditional statements in C++ and there are a few more advanced examples for intermediate programmers. The post C++ Conditional Statements appeared first on That One Game Dev.
UK games market dipped to £7.05bn in 2022
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 4, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The UK video games market shrank slightly in 2022, with spending on software, hardware and other related products slipping to £7.05 billion. This is 5.6% less than the record-breaking £7.47 billion achieved in 2021, and marks the first decline in spending since 2019.
Finding your true love may win the game in Fabledom by Grenaa Games
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 12, 2023
There are plenty of city building games around but Fabledom adds a fairytale twist to the genre. Set in a storybook kingdom filled with magical creatures, kings and castles, the game gives players the opportunity to build their own kingdom and find their true love. First time game developers Max Nielsen and João Martinez form Grenaa Games , a Sweden based indie game studio.
Build a production-ready multiplayer game with Netcode for GameObjects
Unity Blog
APRIL 5, 2023
In this roundup of a four-part webinar series from the Multiplayer team, dive into our Boss Room sample game and explore how you can build a production-ready multiplayer game with Unity and Netcode for GameObjects.
Dev snapshot: Godot 3.6 beta 1
Mircosoft Game Dev
APRIL 13, 2023
It's time to start testing the next feature release of Godot 3, packed with over 500 fixes and enhancements which don't require any compatibility breaking changes!
Playdate beats expectations after topping 53,000 sales in first year
Game Developer
APRIL 18, 2023
Panic says it was worried its initial 20,000 unit order wouldn't sell out.
Supercell’s Strategic Initiatives that Will Transform the Company
Deconstructor of Fun
APRIL 12, 2023
In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. Just like in the years prior, the blog post travels at lightspeed across the mobile gaming industry, achieving two distinctive outcomes: EXCITEMENT: Ilkka’s annual blog posts excite game developers everywhere.
What is an open salary policy and should you consider having one?
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 5, 2023
At GDC last month, Lightforge Games CEO Matt Schembari shared the studio's approach to salary transparency and the benefits across the company to have an open salary policy. Schembari is part of the group of Blizzard and Epic veterans who formed Lightforge Games in 2020. He previously worked at Epic Games as Fortnite's UI director, after spending a decade at Blizzard.
Loom
Grumpy Gamer
APRIL 3, 2023
All the dialogs in Return to Monkey Island were done in a format called yack. These we created for Thimbleweed Park and (very) loosely based on Ink. During the Secret of Monkey Island and LeChucks Revenge, these were all hand-coded in SCUMM and a pain in the [REDACTED]. The goal is to free the writer from "programming" and focus just on the writing and logic of the scene.
6 ways ScriptableObjects can benefit your team and your code
Unity Blog
APRIL 20, 2023
ScriptableObjects are often described as data containers, but they can be used for much more: Creating better code architecture by implementing design patterns, speeding up your Unity workflow, and improving collaboration between programmers and artists. Discover six ways they can benefit your next project.
DPaint.js — Modern Deluxe Paint Inspired Pixel Art App
Game From Scratch
APRIL 13, 2023
GameFromScratch.com DPaint.js — Modern Deluxe Paint Inspired Pixel Art App DPaint.js is a free and open source pixel art application heavily inspired by Deluxe Paint. Deluxe Paint was the most common painting application for game art in the 80s-90s, used by studios such as iD Software, Lucas Arts, Sega and more. DPaint.js as the name implies is written in Javascript … DPaint.js — Modern Deluxe Paint Inspired Pixel Art App Read More The post DPaint.js — Modern Deluxe Paint
Frank O'Connor, Halo franchise director, has left Microsoft
Game Developer
APRIL 17, 2023
Update : This post has been updated with official confirmation of O'Connor's departure courtesy of Microsoft.
Want to make a great game trailer? Optimize it for social media
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 28, 2023
Top image: Stray Gods by Summerfall Studios, trailer by Derek Lieu Twitter is not a good place to advertise to potential customers, but it is good for connecting to people in the game industry like scouts, publishers, streamers, press, etc. So let’s talk about how to make a good trailer specifically for Twitter. Even if Twitter goes down completely in flames, these tips still apply to social media platforms where audio is muted, and scrolling away is quick and easy.
Black Girl Gamers: "There's more work to be done" on representation in games
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 14, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox After eight years of diversity, equity, and inclusion work for Black women and gender non-conforming individuals, Black Girl Gamers (BGG) continues to stay the course. Sitting down with GamesIndustry.biz , CEO Jay-Ann Lopez reflects on the organization's work and the games industry's stubborn stance when it comes to better reflecting the real world.
Sega of America employees announce multi-department union
Game Developer
APRIL 24, 2023
The Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega (AEGIS) is both the Sonic the Hedgehog developer's first-ever union, and also the United States' first game developer union to cover multiple staff departments.
Mario is Missing! was shaped by a Carmen Sandiego rivalry and miscommunication
Game Developer
APRIL 21, 2023
A look back at a cult classic Mario spinoff and what came to shape its creation.
The best narrative talks from GDC
Game Developer
APRIL 7, 2023
A selection of the best narrative panels and interview from GDC 2023
Bandcamp employees accuse CEO and Epic Games of union busting
Game Developer
APRIL 6, 2023
As Bandcamp employees are attempting to have their union recognized by the NLRB, they're also shining a light on alleged actions to stop the union by its CEO and parent company.
Deep Dive: 5 lessons learned from 10 years of Ingress
Game Developer
APRIL 4, 2023
What happens if you ask your players to go outside?
China's game art industry reportedly decimated by growing AI use
Game Developer
APRIL 11, 2023
The widespread use of AI art is reportedly diminishing the work of game artists in China, who worry about how it'll be used in other departments of game development.
Square Enix partners with blockchain game platform to "drive mass adoption"
Game Developer
APRIL 19, 2023
The Japanese publisher thinks it's time for traditional players to hop aboard the blockchain train.
Analyst: Steam Deck will sell 3 million units by 2023's end
Game Developer
APRIL 6, 2023
Omdia's James McWhirter believes the Steam Deck can hit 3 million units by year's end, and that Valve is using the handheld to break off from Windows.
Super Mario Bros. theme becomes first video game song to be archived by Congress
Game Developer
APRIL 12, 2023
It's only fitting that the Super Mario Bros. theme be the first piece of video game music to join Congress' National Recording Registry.
Hidetaka Miyazaki among Time Magazine's influential people of 2023
Game Developer
APRIL 13, 2023
The massive success of Elden Ring in 2022 has led to its director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, being crowned one of Time Magazine's most important people of 2023.
Report: Amazon laying off 100 staff within its game divisions
Game Developer
APRIL 6, 2023
The layoffs will reportedly affect some staff at the company's San Diego studio.
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