Game Developer

JUNE 17, 2024

The studio worked on the recent Alone in the Dark remake, which according to Embracer delivered a 'softer-than-expected performance.

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Studios 348

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 18, 2024

It was back in 2020 when Shawn Layden began sounding the alarm around rising game development costs. Speaking as part of Gamelab Live, Layden said the current rising cost of AAA game development was become unsustainable, and that when the industry moves to the PS5 and Xbox Series X generation (which was due to take place later that year), the industry might struggle to grow.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 17, 2024

Japanese indie game developer Yamada has used ChatGPT as a key design element for his latest project, Doki Doki AI Interrogation. He had to set up strict boundaries and even make the AI powered character ‘drunk and forgetful’ to pull it off, but, according to the developer, the experience has moved players to tears. At the beginning of 2023, Yamada was inspired by the widespread excitement surrounding ChatGPT. “Many game developers at that time were trying to replicate experiences like TR

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Game From Scratch

JUNE 17, 2024

GameFromScratch.com US DOJ Sued Adobe Over Scummy Business Practices It hasn’t been a great month for Adobe… a firestorm started in response to Adobe Terms of Service Updates which lead to “the final straw” for many Adobe users who cancelled their subscriptions. Many of those that went to cancel their subscriptions got a rude surprise of rather copious cancellation […] The post US DOJ Sued Adobe Over Scummy Business Practices appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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JUNE 20, 2024

We spoke with Valve veteran turned studio founder Matt T. Wood about the design parameters behind this charming puzzle platformer.

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Puzzle Platformer Studios 346

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 19, 2024

UK studio Ant Workshop has embarked upon a significant shift in how it makes games, and it's one that managing director Tony Gowland believes could benefit a lot of developers. The change follows the studio investing two years and approximately £750,000 into Dungeon Golf, a quirky take on mini-golf that Gowland tells us underperformed. Despite a five-figure marketing spend, and positive feedback from players and critics, the game "never managed to quite reach an audience.

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Studios Games Development 144

PreMortem.Games

JUNE 20, 2024

In the upcoming survival-climber game Cairn by French developer The Game Bakers, players step into the role of professional climber Aava, who embarks on a daring ascent of Mount Kami, a summit never before conquered. Along her journey, Aava encounters unexpected companions and will gradually uncover the mountain’s mysterious history. Players are challenged to decide what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve her dream.

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Fighting Games Feature Mechanics 104

Game Developer

JUNE 18, 2024

The 24-person studio has been closed down in what Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester described as a 'difficult and drastic' move.

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Studios 331

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 20, 2024

The games industry is in constant flux; what we think we know today as fact is gone often completely different the next day. Once upon a time, we used to go to a brick and mortar shop to buy the latest releases; now we can snap them up online and download them to our device without leaving our homes. Developers used to have to partner with publishers for their games to reach market; now they can use digital platforms and release their wares into the world without a middle man.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 19, 2024

Jay Powell , founder and CEO of Powell Group and IndieGameBusiness , worked in the games industry for well over a decade in different roles, when he started the Powell Group. “I realized that there’s a niche in this industry for me to do just bizdev for a lot of companies,” he explained. He named it the Powell ‘Group’ to create the impression of a larger organization, even though it initially consisted of just him.

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Demo Educational Education Development 104

Indie DB

JUNE 19, 2024

In a world ravaged by a relentless virus that turns humans into zombies, survival is the only goal. Our story follows a determined protagonist from Camp One, led by an ex-military strategist, Hanks, who is hardened by loss and years of combat. Hanks’.

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Games 103

Game Developer

JUNE 20, 2024

The company claims shunning AI models will lead to it being 'outrun' by its competitors.

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AI Game Developer Game Development Development 362

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 18, 2024

Tencent advisor and former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has criticised the games industry's lack of patience during this period of widespread layoffs. Layden's comments came during the opening podcast for GI Sprint, which is a new series of videos, podcasts and articles around the subject of making video games cheaper, faster and better. The full podcast goes live later today.

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Concepts Games 145

Game Development News

JUNE 19, 2024

PressEngine, the leading PR and Marketing Tool designed specifically for the video games industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its groundbreaking Events feature. This innovative addition aims to streamline the process of managing individual and industry event bookings with media and influencers.

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Indie DB

JUNE 20, 2024

Have you ever wondered what it's like to face nightmares from the perspective of a baby? "Baby Blues Nightmares" is a unique horror game that invites you into a world where ordinary toys turn into sinister adversaries and a cozy nursery becomes a battleground.

Demo 101

Demo Horror Games 101

Game Developer

JUNE 18, 2024

This volume brings together the collected wisdom, ideas, tricks, and cutting-edge techniques from 20 of the top game AI professionals and researchers from around the world.

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AI Games 264

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 17, 2024

During Summer Games Fest last week, I frequently asked our friends in the games media what they've seen or played that's impressed them. We don't get to play as much as we'd like at GamesIndustry.biz , and so it's useful intel to hear what the journalists think. In almost every conversation, one game would come up again and again: Astro Bot. Thankfully, that was one we did play.

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Game From Scratch

JUNE 20, 2024

GameFromScratch.com GB Studio 4 Released GB Studio, the free and open source retro game engine for creating GameBoy style (in fact… GameBoy ROMs!) games have just released GB Studio 4. It provides everything you need to create a game from art, level and music creation tools to an intuitive game programming interface. Available for Windows, […] The post GB Studio 4 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Indie DB

JUNE 18, 2024

Hey everyone, A long overdue update is finally here. A lot has changed since the last update. In short, the game is evolving and gradually turning into something exciting.

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Games 95

Game Developer

JUNE 20, 2024

At this point, the N. Sane Trilogy may be the best-selling Crash game(s) across the character's almost 30-year history.

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Games 313

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 18, 2024

With more games in the market than ever, it’s important to bring new ideas to stand out. That’s something Magic Hazard has at its core for its debut game Memory Lost. Set in the dystopian cyberpunk-inspired metropolis of Detraxis, it’s a top-down action shooter where you play as an AI, the Neural Network, implanted into the body of an assassin robot who’s fighting for their freedom and destiny.

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Game From Scratch

JUNE 18, 2024

GameFromScratch.com GDevelop 5.4 Released — Adds Multiplayer Support The easy to use cross platform open source game engine GDevelop just released GDevelop 5.4. There are several new features in this release, but by far the two biggest are the addition of an easy to use multiplayer solution, as well as a rework of the game engine’s variable system. […] The post GDevelop 5.4 Released — Adds Multiplayer Support appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Indie DB

JUNE 17, 2024

"CRUELTY" is a Japanese-made splatter horror. You were in an accident and lost consciousness. The moment you wake up, you find yourself in a nightmare world, one that is not of this Earth. In an abattoir ruled by madness, horrific scenes unfold, and.

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Horror 84

Game Developer

JUNE 17, 2024

So long as Miyazaki is running FromSoftware, the Elden Ring studio will do whatever it can to avoid a staff layoff.

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Studios 321

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 20, 2024

If your game isn't fun or feasible, kill it. That's the advice of Free Lives' Dominique Gawlowski, Ant Workshop's Tony Gowland, and indie game developer and consultant Rami Ismail, who have banded together to share their experience on lowering game development costs for our new GI Sprint series of videos, podcasts, and articles about making games cheaper, faster, and better.

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Game From Scratch

JUNE 19, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Adobe Update Their Terms Of Use …Again Adobe set of a firestorm of user backlash when they forced users to agree to their updated terms of use for popular products such as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and Illustrator. In those updated terms of use was some massively overreaching language that seemingly allowed Adobe to use users Creative Cloud […] The post Adobe Update Their Terms Of Use …Again appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Indie DB

JUNE 21, 2024

To celebrate Steam NextFest, Umbrella Labs has released the highly anticipated demo for their debut game Symbol of Sacrifice!

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Game Developer

JUNE 21, 2024

Under Fishlabs' direction, the Red Faction series would've returned with a goal of evoking the cult classic, Red Faction: Guerrilla.

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Dev Games 283

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 17, 2024

Embracer has reportedly shut down Pieces Interactive, the studio behind the recently released Alone in the Dark. As reported by IGN , the studio's website now shows an image of its logo and the text: "2007 - 2024, Thanks for playing with us." A couple of paragraphs also go through the studio's history, saying: "Pieces Interactive released over ten titles on PC, console and mobile since 2007," and finishing on: "Our last release was the reimagining of Alone in the Dark.

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Game Refinery

JUNE 19, 2024

Dive into the benefits of mobile in-game ads for mobile marketers and the 6 ad formats to take your campaigns to the next level.

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Mobile Mobile Advertising Games 87

Indie DB

JUNE 16, 2024

Heard of Kaiserpunk and want to try it? Not heard of the game at all? Whatever the case, come check out our free public demo and see what the game is all about firsthand.

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Demo Games 76

Game Developer

JUNE 18, 2024

The former PlayStation head thinks the industry jumped too many guns much too quickly, and the best way to sort things out is to not be so hasty.

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Games 271

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 19, 2024

Apple is reportedly facing $1 billion in daily fines from the European Commission over breaches of its Digital Markets Act. This is according to a report by the Financial Times , which alleged that the EU Commission had deemed Apple not to be complying with its DMA legislation. If found guilty, the EU Commission could fine Apple with daily fines reaching 5% of the firm's average daily turnover, which is over $1 billion.

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JUNE 18, 2024

GitLab is an integrated solution that covers the entire DevOps lifecycle. And, Klocwork is a static code analyzer that has been designed to optimize DevSecOps processes, like CI/CD Pipelines. When used together, these tools provide software development teams with a powerful GitLab SAST solution.

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Game Development News

JUNE 21, 2024

We always love an anniversary here at MCV (especially when it gives us the opportunity to mark it with a few tortuous puns) and this month marks fifteen years since Dovetail Games first left the proverbial station.

Entertainment 76

Entertainment Studios Games Development 76

Game Developer

JUNE 18, 2024

Sony's pseudo-PlayStation Portal is proving itself to be pretty useful in the hands of PlayStation 5 players in more ways than one.

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Games 278

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 19, 2024

I really enjoyed the spring/summer games showcases we've just watched. Even the PlayStation one , which was notably lacking in big names, had something to offer. In the past Sony would have done some 'jazz hands' and stuck on a trailer for a game that is early in development (or, harking back to the days of the Final Fantasy VII Remake reveal, isn't in development yet).

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