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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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 19, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Blender Auto-Rig Pro Available FREE — Today Only As the final day of the ongoing Blender Market 10th anniversary they have been giving away free Blender add-ons. In the final day they have perhaps the best giveaway yet, the immensely popular Auto-Rig Pro! Auto-Rig Pro is described as: Auto-Rig Pro is an addon for Blender to rig characters, […] The post Blender Auto-Rig Pro Available FREE — Today Only appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Rigging 130

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 329

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 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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Game Developer

JUNE 20, 2024

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

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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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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.

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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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Game Developer

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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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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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 98

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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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 309

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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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 94

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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Cross platform Game Engine Engine Engineering 73

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 259

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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Fighting AI Mechanics Studios 120

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 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.

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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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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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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 83

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 85

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 313

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 21, 2024

When Ulas Karademir last worked at IO Interactive, it was a Square Enix-owned, Danish game developer that made Hitman. He left in 2014, and has since held numerous senior roles at Unity, before joining Crytek co-founder Cevat Yerli to build an engine for distributed development (RealityOS). Now he's back at IO as the firm's chief technology officer, and he's walked into a very different company.

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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 74

That One Game Dev

JUNE 17, 2024

In this article I will show you how to make a linked list using a simple mathematical hack. This will produce a more memory efficient list. The post Double Linked List with a Single Link Field appeared first on That One Game Dev.

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Dev Games 69

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 266

GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 20, 2024

Bandai Namco says the marketing campaign behind Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is "unparalleled in its scale" and the publisher's "most ambitious" for DLC to date. Shadow of the Erdtree launched today and adds a new map with additional dungeons and bosses, extends the story, and features a range of improvements to the RPG elements. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz , Bandai Namco Europe's chief marketing and sales officer Anthony Macare said the company's anticipation for this launch h

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Indie DB

JUNE 20, 2024

Been a long time coming, and wishlists are now on the menu brewers!

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