Game Wisdom
OCTOBER 17, 2024
The Overdesign Trap Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com I’ve played plenty of videogames at this point, and when it comes to originality in design, you can find that in the indie space, especially from first-time developers. The thought of being the first one to create X or take … The post The Overdesign Trap appeared first on Game Wisdom.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The developer is conducting layoffs across its League of Legends team in prepartion for the 'next phase' of the (almost) 15-year-old MOBA.
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PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Bitmap Books is known for its catalogue of visually stunningly books on the art, history and culture of video games. Each release demonstrates a genuine love for the subject matter and great attention to detail. Their latest offering, the upcoming book A Tale of Two Halves: The History of Football Video Games , is no exception. Written by Richard Moss, the book takes video game football fans on a nostalgic journey through their childhoods, leaving them misty-eyed over memories of countless pixel
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 18, 2024
It's just over a year since Microsoft shattered industry records with its $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard – and next week, that eye-wateringly expensive deal will face its most important test yet.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Good Kill is an immersive FPS game where players take control of a door gunner in a military helicopter during the Vietnam War. Engage in intense combat across destructible environments, complete missions, and upgrade your helicopter and weapons to dominate.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Like their coworkers in France, members of Ubisoft Milan are concerned about how the developer's three-day in-office policy will affect their day-to-day lives.
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Imagine having to face rampant attack waves like in Vampire Survivors but from a first person point of view. Feels like a stressful undertaking, doesn’t it? That’s why Brazilian developer Gamecraft Studios is evening the odds with a unique weapon-stacking system. It often takes up almost half the screen, but lets you kill enemies in every possible way you desire.
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CG Spectrum
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Bryan Bentley's worked at some of the coolest VFX companies including ILM Singapore and San Francisco, The Jim Henson Company and Rhythm & Hues where he's built up credits on films like Pacific Rim, Transformers 3 and 4, and award-winning movies Rango and The Golden Compass. He's also no stranger to teaching, holding professorships at higher education institutions In Hong Kong, Singapore and Poland.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 15, 2024
After nearly 40 years of composing music for games (and Square Enix and Final Fantasy specifically), Uematsu has reached the end of the road.
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 14, 2024
At Unite 2024, Unity’s development team introduced a series of advanced GPU optimization techniques aimed at improving rendering performance across various platforms. Whether you are developing for high-end PCs, consoles, or mobile devices, these methods are critical for delivering visually rich, smooth-running applications. One of the fundamental challenges in real-time rendering is reducing GPU latency to improve frame rate.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 16, 2024
IO Interactive is moving into third-party publishing with MindsEye, the new action thriller by Build A Rocket Boy, the AAA team formed by GTA producer Leslie Benzies.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 12, 2024
Pick up the mantle of the plucky maiden getting ready for her date night that is unceremoniously interrupted by the dastardly duo of Countess Bathory and Baron de Blonde in this prologue to the colourful Janosik 2 retro action-platformer
Game Developer
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Nearly 70 Don't Nod workers may be impacted as management figures out how to 'restore more organizational agility and secure the company's financing.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 17, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Unity 6 Released Unity 6, first announced at Unite 2023 and released in preview form in May of this year was just released today. Unity 6 was going to be a milestone release for one very dark reason, it was going to be the first release with the much maligned Unity Run-Time Fee. […] The post Unity 6 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 14, 2024
The head of Xbox Game Studios Alan Hartman will retire from the company at the end of November, with Rare boss Craig Duncan taking over.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Forget all those other cooperative horror games. You never know who's going to win in this 4v1 game where teams and roles can change. The hunter can be the prey, and the prey can be the hunter. Complete the ritual and become a vampire or die as prey.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 17, 2024
After apologizing for a rant where he said Palestinians belong to an 'inferior culture,' the popular streamer will no longer hold a leadership position at the streamer-owned publisher he helped create.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 16, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Blender 4.3 Beta Is a HUGE Step Forward The Blender Foundation recently released Blender 4.3 Beta and it’s jammed packed with new features. Blender 4.3 will remain in beta for a few weeks, with the full release hopefully coming on November 12, 2024. There are several new features in the Blender 4.3 release, but in the video below […] The post Blender 4.3 Beta Is a HUGE Step Forward appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 15, 2024
In December 2023, indie publisher Versus Evil was shut down – ten years after it first opened its doors, and two years after it was acquired by TinyBuild in a $31.3 million deal.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 13, 2024
New art assets have been incorporated into Splinter Colony, as well as some quality of life changes. We're looking for testers for the updated demo!
Game Developer
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Here's how ROAR Games approached the technical and creative challenge of creating three distinct, overlapping game worlds within one cohesive narrative.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 14, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Inkscape 1.4 Released The popular open source Adobe Illustrator/Affinity Designer alternative Inkscape, just released Inkscape 1.4. The vector graphics application, available on Windows, Mac and Linux, just received several new features. Highlight new features of the Inkscape 1.4 release include: Key Links Inkscape Homepage Inkscape 1.4 Blog Inkscape 1.4 Release Notes You can […] The post Inkscape 1.4 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 14, 2024
During a talk given at the recent CEDEC event in Yokohama, Japan, development leads within Sony discussed their recent efforts to implement AI and machine learning models to improve efficiency and accuracy within the QA process.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Process of analogue and digital character creation for a Godot 4 Visual Novel.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Best known as "Mynki," Brennan provided art for Warframe, Dark Sector, and The Darkness II during his 14-year tenure at Digital Extremes.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 12, 2024
GameFromScratch.com KitBash3D Asset Giveaway – Secrets of Luminara The folks over at KitBash3D are having another giveaway, following the Mission to Minerva giveaway a few years back. This giveaway and contest is called Secrets of Luminara. The assets are all hosted on their Cargo application and can be used in any game engine or DCC tool, with integration […] The post KitBash3D Asset Giveaway – Secrets of Luminara appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Over 700 Ubisoft France staff have walked out on a three-day strike in a dispute over home working and pay.
AWS Games
OCTOBER 15, 2024
This post was co-authored by Kaan Turkmen, DevOps Engineer at Good Job Games. Introduction In this blog, we will explore how Good Job Games crafted a scalable and secure build pipeline on AWS, utilizing services like Amazon EC2 , Amazon EFS , and Amazon S3 to optimize its game development processes. Good Job Games was established in 2017 with a vision to create distinctive and engaging mobile gaming experiences accessible worldwide.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The developer has put its staff on notice for redundancy as it shops around a prototype of its next project to potential business partners.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 17, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Unity 6 Toolkit Bundle + Synty Asset Giveaway To go along with the launched of Unity 6 earlier today, the Unity Asset Store has launched the Unity 6 Toolkit Bundle which joins the existing Quick Start Asset pack bundle. This new Unity bundle contains several different assets organized into two tiers $15 and $30 with savings of up […] The post Unity 6 Toolkit Bundle + Synty Asset Giveaway appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Keywords Studios has acquired US developer Certain Affinity for an undisclosed sum.
Game Dev Unchained
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Escape From Hadrian’s Wall Demo out now! It’s one thing to have an idea in your head, but bringing it to life with a team, especially for VR, was a whole different experience In an era where the gaming industry faces rapid transformation, both in terms of technology and workforce dynamics, key players like Jim Gray , founder of Jim Gray Productions , are navigating this evolving landscape.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 14, 2024
UFO 50's creators reveal the creative inspirations behind the ambitious faux-retro compilation.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 16, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Rogue Legacy Source Code Released Cellar Door Games have just released the source code for their popular indie smash hit Roguelite Rogue Legacy. Note this is not an open source project, the source code is released under a non OSI certified license and the release does not include the assets from the game. It does […] The post Rogue Legacy Source Code Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 16, 2024
This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. You can find all previous Playable Futures articles here.
Indie DB
OCTOBER 15, 2024
COD Rio mod inspired game gets the support of the creator of Counter-Strike.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The 'Among Us' developer has signed 13 games to its new label since its announcement in June.
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