Game Developer
OCTOBER 24, 2023
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.
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Chaosmonger Studios , based in Tallinn, Estonia, is a multimedia production company specializing in everything from documentaries, science fiction films and animations to music video, graphic design and video games. All the more impressive if you realize it’s actually a ‘one-man-band company’, as founder and CEO Nicola Piovesan calls it. His latest game Three Minutes to Eight is a real tour de force, both in storytelling and visual flair.
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GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox For the first time in three years, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's pay targets did not include a specific growth milestone for Xbox Game Pass. A Microsoft SEC filing , spotted by Axios , instead shows Nadella's only games-related performance-based incentive for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 was to grow Xbox Content and Services revenue by 4.4%.
DameDev.tv
OCTOBER 24, 2023
🎃 Halloween is upon us, bringing along its chilling breeze, eerie nights, and the insatiable desire for spine-tingling experiences. For gamers and game developers alike, this is the season to dive into the world of horror games, immersing ourselves in atmospheres filled with suspense, mystery, and pure fright. As the leaves turn and the shadows grow longer, what better way to celebrate than by revisiting some of the most terrifying games ever created?
Game Developer
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Layoffs have hit the support developer that's been aiding with some of PlayStation's biggest franchises since 2007.
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Michael Schmidt has been interested in spirituality and Islamic spiritual tradition for a long time, and in his latest game Islands of the Caliph it all comes together. It’s an old-school Action RPG that draws on Middle Eastern folklore and religion. Schmidt developed the game by himself, because “I’ve never been any other kind of developer”. Schmidt’s own spiritual journey and later his conversion to Islam, were all kickstarted by the video game Windwalker by game developer Greg Malone (
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Spider-Man 2 beat out competition from Super Mario to claim No.1 in the UK boxed retail charts, GfK data reveals. The PlayStation 5 exclusive had a strong launch. It is the biggest PS5 boxed launch of the year, with sales almost 5% bigger than the previous high point: the PS5 launch of Hogwarts Legacy back in February. Spider-Man 2's launch sales are just over 3% lower than the PS5 launch of God of War Ragnarok, which was the biggest PlayStation launch of all time when it arrived last year.
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Game Developer
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The PlayStation-owned studio is reportedly trying to reduce its headcount as it prepares to kick-start a new project.
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 25, 2023
At last the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority cleared Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. After 639 days of intense regulatory scrutiny and corporate jet-setting around the world, Phil Spencer finally got his wish. The deal remains controversial and opinions on what happens next vary. Analysts, on the one hand, focus heavily on the business strategy and market positioning advantages that Microsoft gains from acquiring Activision Blizzard, including benefits for Xbox and
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox With the Activision Blizzard acquisition finally going through and the news that Starfield was the top-selling game of September , Microsoft's games ambitions are in a stronger place than they've been for years – arguably, since the first few years of the Xbox 360 era.
Unity Blog
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Unity Engineering Manager for.NET Compilers and Runtimes Josh Peterson walks through the latest efforts the team has gone through to allow the CoreCLR GC to work hand in hand with native engine code.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 25, 2023
An online connection for the PlayStation 5's upcoming detachable disc drive may be an added complication for the hardware and its lifespan.
Ask a Game Dev
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Motion/Performance capture usually happens fairly early during development, because animators need time to take the captured data and turn it into actual performances. Despite what some actors might suggest, there's a huge amount of work, skill, and artistry necessary in order to convert a recorded motion and turn it into a performance that reads well from the viewer's perspective.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Xbox has changed its leadership structure, announcing the promotion of four executives and one departure. As reported by The Verge , Sarah Bond, Matt Booty, Takeshi Numoto, and Yusuf Mehdi have been promoted to new roles. Bond is now Xbox president, overseeing Xbox hardware and software platforms, including "player and creator experiences, platform engineering, strategy, business planning, data and analytics and business development," Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer explained in an internal me
Rocket Brush Studio
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Micro-services architecture excels in complex, large-scale apps with diverse tech needs and evolving features. Performance testing is crucial for smooth interactions, scalability, bottleneck detection, and reliability. This series explores AI-driven techniques for assessing efficiency and system performance in micro-services architecture.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Digic is best known as the animation studio behind cinematics and marketing for popular games such as Rainbow Six Siege, Elden Ring , and Marvel's Midnight Suns.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 21, 2023
The time has finally come, madness is taking over and Forgive Me Father 2 is available in Early Access! As the Priest from the first installment, fight your way through the first ten levels in this Lovecraftian, comic-like retro FPS, more will come in.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Among the presentations in last month's Game Devs of Color Expo was Achimostawinan Games' talk on Growing Indigenous Worlds in Games, which explored the themes of reappropriation and combating stereotypes of creative works for Indigenous people. Creative leads Meagan Byrne and Sadekaronhes Esquivel also spoke about their game design inspirations for the March release Hill Agency: Purity Decay, as well as some of their f
Unity Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Introducing Unity Community Solutions – a suite of products designed to strengthen player connections, enhance safety, and enrich the social gaming experience.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Key figures such as Sarah Bond and Matt Booty have been promoted as Microsoft begins "advancing our mission for the next era of Xbox in service of players.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Playtown is almost released. Is it in your wishlist yet? It better be. or else steg will come for you and stare are you like this at the end of your bedside.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Artisan Studios is setting up a development studio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Canadian-based company plans to employ over 200 developers in its new offices, collaborating with local artists across the MENA region to develop new IPs. The developer will expand into publishing its titles, in addition to developing what it says will be "the first AAA titles in the GCC region.
Game Refinery
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The ever-changing nature of the mobile market means that new monetization mechanics are constantly emerging and evolving. One of the most popular monetization mechanics is the subscription-based battle pass , which was introduced via Valve’s DOTA 2 in 2013 but popularized by the worldwide phenomenon, Fortnite. Battle passes have crept into almost every mobile game genre imaginable, with our platform showing that 66% of mobile games in the top 20% have incorporated the feature.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Xbox Game Pass has missed its projected growth target for the third year in a row, and Satya Nadella's compensation is no longer linked to its performance.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 21, 2023
This month (and a half) of development unfortunately had a lot of spinning wheels, so I couldn’t make a lot of progress in areas that I was hoping to make. However, I was able to knock out some of the important features that needed to be added.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Dreams and LittleBigPlanet maker Media Molecule is reportedly looking to cut nearly 20 staffers from the studio. According to a report by Sports Illustrated , employees were informed about the layoffs via an internal meeting today.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 24, 2023
GameFromScratch.com The Future of Godot Particles There are some major changes coming to particle systems in Godot 4.x starting with the Godot 4.2 beta. There has been a complete refactor of the GPUParticle3D class, with new features added and a clean up of the entire system enabling future updates. At the same time, it has become … The Future of Godot Particles Read More The post The Future of Godot Particles appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Valve is changing the currency for Steam sales in those regions to USD due to "exchange rate volatility.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Unveiled on IndieDB, Reframe Games presents "Noxia Somnia," an evocative journey into the depths of personal anxiety, despair, and the battle against one's own mental demons. An expression of real personal struggle, the game is more than just a tale.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Sony is confident it's heading into one of its best holiday periods to date as it declares that the supply chain issues that have been hindering PlayStation 5 sales have been fully resolved. The platform holder confirmed plentiful supply of its current console to both the BBC and Barron's , the latter spotted by VGC , meaning the PS5 will be widely available in the run up to Christmas.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 23, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Cave Game Engine Overview The Cave game engine is a free Windows based game 3D game engine with a full editor and a Python API. The Cave game engine is described as: Key Links Cave Engine Homepage Cave Engine Documentation Discord Server You can learn more about the Python powered free Cave game engine … Cave Game Engine Overview Read More The post Cave Game Engine Overview appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Schmalz founded Digital Extremes in 1993, and his exit comes after its sci-fi shooter has hit the 10-year milestone.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Our very first dev blog with more to follow. Hope you like it :) The first dev blog focus on creatures and building.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Roll7 has been a remote working studio for seven years now, and as such the OlliOlli and Rollerdome developer might have a little more experience than most in how to make the set-up work. In a presentation at last month's GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, Roll7 head of people and operations Nisha Minhas shared some of the studio's learnings on how to embrace remote work for the long haul.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 25, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Ink – Programming Language for Game Narrative Ink is a programming language and set of tools for creating in-game branching dialogs and game narrative creation. It is not only a programming/scripting language and runtime, it is an entire ecosystem of tools and game engine implementations including Godot, Unreal Engine and recently thanks to the open source of … Ink – Programming Language for Game Narrative Read More The post Ink – Programming Language
Game Developer
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Former God of War designer David Jaffe alleges that Booth is no longer at Sony Interactive Entertainment after having worked there for nearly 30 years.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The new patch introduces a major update of the Portal Dungeon system, as well as numerous new features, improvements and bugfixes!
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