Game Developer
MARCH 28, 2024
Dr. Rachel Kowert of Take This breaks down how extremist groups take advantage of the reluctance of some companies to stand up to online harassment.
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 29, 2024
Driving at breakneck speeds over a bumpy dirt road while the co-pilot barks orders in a heavy Arnold Schwarzenegger accent makes #Drive Rally both an intense and intensely fun experience. The low-poly racing game, developed by Polish indie developer Pixel Perfect Dude , feels like a love letter to the PlayStation 1 era of rally games, where you could actually name the top drivers and the cars they drove.
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GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 28, 2024
Sega has sold Relic Entertainment, and will cut 240 roles across Sega Europe, Creative Assembly and Sega HARDlight Relic is best known for the Company of Heroes and Dawn of War games, and recently developed the new Age of Empires for Microsoft. Relic will transition to an independent studio and will no-longer be part of the Sega group of studios. The majority of the 240 job cuts are across Creative Assembly and Sega Europe, while there will be a ‘small number’ cut from Sega HARDLight
Nvidia
MARCH 27, 2024
Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities, from tackling complex coding tasks to crafting compelling stories to translating natural. Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities, from tackling complex coding tasks to crafting compelling stories to translating natural language. Enterprises are customizing these models for even greater application-specific effectiveness to deliver higher accuracy and improved responses to end users.
Game Developer
MARCH 27, 2024
Totally Games veteran David Wessman breaks down key facts about the making of Star Wars: TIE Fighter and the rest of the X-Wing series.
Game From Scratch
MARCH 26, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Canva Buy Affinity Canva have just announced they are buying Affinity, the makers of some of the best Adobe alternatives available including Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo. Unlike Adobe, Affinity applications are available under a very reasonable one time purchase price with no subscriptions in sight. Details of the Canva Affinity acquisition from […] The post Canva Buy Affinity appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 27, 2024
Nintendo of America is reorganizing its QA team, as Kotaku reports the company is conducting a "massive" downsizing of the contractor base at its Redmond, Washington headquarters. A representative confirmed for the outlet that it is ending a number of contractor assignments, but added that the reorganization is also resulting in "a significant number of new full-time employee positions.
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Game Developer
MARCH 27, 2024
AEGIS–CWA union member Jasmin Hernandez told Game Developer the new contract will "provide a more secure environment" for employees.
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 25, 2024
In a global tech industry riddled with challenges such as gender and ethnic inequalities, Evans Ndambuki Kiragu’s story, and one woman’s influence, Mrs. Weru stands out as a beacon of hope. It is a testament to the transformative power of mentorship. Reflecting on her impact, Kiragu acknowledges, “I am forever grateful to her. Today, we’re all either working in computing or have a solid understanding of it.
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 26, 2024
I was eagerly awaiting the return of TimeSplitters. For those that don't know the franchise, it was a first-person shooter series that debuted at the launch of PS2. It was the first game by Free Radical Design, a team formed by the creators of GoldenEye and Perfect Dark, including Steve Ellis, David Doak, Karl Hilton, and Graeme Norgate. The first TimeSplitters was a hit, but it was the second one that proved the real critical darling and breakthrough success.
Indie DB
MARCH 24, 2024
Check out CyberThreat's 2024 Update, which details new overhauls to the battle system and dungeon crawling aspects of the game, as well as some other new and improved features!
Game Developer
MARCH 25, 2024
The So-Fu program will help Japanese indie devs with product management, teach them more about game development, and how to pitch their projects to stakeholders.
The Bottom Feeder
MARCH 27, 2024
Counting remasters, this is our 28th full-length RPG. Yikes. We have just released Geneforge 2 - Infestation , our newest indie RPG, for Windows and Mac! (iPad version coming soon.) It's a remaster of Geneforge 2, one of our most popular games. It's huge, it's full of cool story and unique design, and it's really cheap. You can get it on Steam, of course, and it's available on a lot of other stores.
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 27, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A US District Court judge has ruled that Sony did not infringe on another company's patented technology with its PlayStation consoles and controllers. Genuine Enabling Technology first filed a complaint against Sony Corporation in 2017. It was seeking $500 million in damages.
AWS Games
MARCH 27, 2024
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. In addition to showcasing its latest technology for cloud-based game development, Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games highlighted several generative AI advancements and resources for developers, including the 2024 AWS Guide to Generative AI for Game Developers.
Game Developer
MARCH 28, 2024
At least three employees and "countless others" have been let go from the Borderlands studio as it's preparing to jump ship over to Take-Two.
Game Wisdom
MARCH 28, 2024
Is Strategy Design Due for a Shakeup? Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com 2023 was a year of studio shuttering and closures, with Mimimi Games sadly on the list. The studio redefined tactical stealth design with Shadow Tactics. And yet, despite how well the series is, they struggled trying to make this … The post Is Strategy Design Due for a Shakeup?
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 25, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Prytania Media has closed down the Crop Circle Games development studio. As reported by GameDeveloper , the news comes as the parent company confirmed its closure to staff.
Perforce
MARCH 27, 2024
Robots in manufacturing have the potential to help organizations save time and accelerate production. But complex embedded robotics systems need to be reliable, safe, and secure. Get an overview of industrial robotics and the methods developers can apply to ensure efficiency.
Game Developer
MARCH 27, 2024
Layoffs have come for nearly every developer since 2023, and Nintendo of America is now among those affected.
Keith Burgun
MARCH 26, 2024
Big news: the Spellstorm Kickstarter campaign will be launching on April 17th, 2024. If you’re not already signed up to get notified, make sure to click the button over here at Kickstarter. Learn more about the game over at boardgamegeek ! Stay tuned!
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 25, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Signs of an esports downturn emerged over a year ago. Throughout the boom years of the 2010s, investors had pumped millions into team organisations and other entities, dazzled by the bright lights of competitive gaming, the stadiums filled with roaring fans, the professional players with significant followings and the bombastic headlines boasting of million-dollar prize pools.
Indie DB
MARCH 27, 2024
I’m thrilled to provide you with an exclusive update on the development of Wandering Cat, the eagerly awaited game that promises to take players on a delightful adventure.
Game Developer
MARCH 26, 2024
Stay lean, make games with your heart, and steal from the best.
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 27, 2024
In the 2D side scrolling horror game Terror at Oakheart players follow a diverse cast of characters that are all destined to die gruesomely at the hands of a psychotic serial killer known as Teddy. The game is developed by Californian solo dev Michael Cosio, working under the name of Tainted Pact. The idea for Terror at Oakheart was born during development of Cosio’s last game ‘ Suffer The Night’.
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 25, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Call of Duty Warzone: Mobile has hit $1.4 million in consumer spending within four days after launching worldwide. As reported by PocketGamer.biz , per AppMagic data estimates, the shooter has reached $2.2 million in lifetime revenue.
Indie DB
MARCH 27, 2024
An update about naming of the project and new features - all while waiting for new devlog.
Game Developer
MARCH 28, 2024
Relic will become an independent game studio, while Sega's remaining studios across Europe will lay off workers.
Game From Scratch
MARCH 25, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Balatro Made with Love… Love2D That is Last year the breakout indie smash hit was Vampire Survivor, which was created using the Phaser HTML5 framework. So far in 2024 the indie smash breakout hit appears to be Balatro, a roguelike deck builder based on poker. Once again this hit game wasn’t created using one of the most […] The post Balatro Made with Love… Love2D That is appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 26, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Conventional wisdom suggests it's a matter of when, not if, your business is targeted by cyber criminals. Employees at Insomniac were left reeling from one of the most devastating hacks in gaming history , after a ransomware group posted 1.67 terabytes of data on the dark web.
Indie DB
MARCH 29, 2024
Cap'n Ginger Beard be a swashbucklin', plunderin', craftin', and fightin' son of a salty dog, with more tales to tell than stars in the sky!
Game Developer
MARCH 28, 2024
Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter reportedly suffers from too many cooks, each of whom are making it extremely difficult for the team to get anything done.
Unity Blog
MARCH 27, 2024
While multiplayer game development poses challenges, it’s never been simpler to build multiplayer games with Unity. Browse this curated list of resources to get familiar with the latest multiplayer demos, samples, and templates.
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 28, 2024
The modern era of virtual reality as we know it started around June of 2012, when John Carmack brought the Oculus Rift to the Electronic Entertainment Expo and showed it off to attendees with Doom 3 BFG Edition. It ramped up quickly that August with the launch of the Oculus Rift Kickstarter campaign , which featured testimonials from industry legends like Carmack, Valve's Gabe Newell and Michael Abrash, Epic's Cliff Bleszinski, Unity's David Helgason, and David Helgason's popped collar.
Indie DB
MARCH 25, 2024
DEAD MAN’S HAND: Card Roulette Action Announced by Black Garden Studios, Set to Launch During 2024 Solar Eclipse at High Noon Black Garden Studios, Creators of Necrofugitive, Announce A Brand New Multiplayer Title that Mixes Card Games and Russian.
Game Developer
MARCH 28, 2024
Take-Two will become the proud owner of major Gearbox studios and franchises including Borderlands, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, and Homeworld.
Game From Scratch
MARCH 26, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Blender 4.1 Released Scheduled for release last week, Blender 4.1 was unfortunately delayed a bit to fix some last minute issues. Thankfully the wait is over and Blender 4.1 is here. The wait was worth it though as Blender 4.1 adds several new features including: Key Links Blender Homepage Blender 4.1 Release Notes […] The post Blender 4.1 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
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