Game Developer
AUGUST 29, 2024
Xbox senior accessibility product manager Kaitlyn Jones and principal designer Chris Kujawski explain how the company is working to make video games accessible to all.
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 28, 2024
Canadian solo dev Matt Marshall is the creator of the Cyberpunk-themed city builder Dystopika. It’s a no-goals, no-management sandbox that allows players to build dark cities that would make Deckard proud to hunt replicants in. Marshall created the game while drastically resetting his professional life. He quit his job and traveled through Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 29, 2024
Annapurna and Remedy have signed a deal that will see the former finance 50% of the upcoming Control 2. The deal also sees Annapurna secure the movie and TV rights to both Control and its sister series Alan Wake. It is part of Remedy's move towards self-publishing some of its own titles.
Game Wisdom
AUGUST 30, 2024
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Live Service Design Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com In a recent piece I talked about the problems with covering gacha design, and while there are people who vehemently oppose it, you still need to understand that these games make serious money — 40-50 million dollars a month on … The post What Everyone Gets Wrong About Live Service Design appeared first on Game Wisdom.
Game Developer
AUGUST 30, 2024
'There's not a really strong moat around this space, so competition can increase rapidly and decrease rapidly. The ones that survive have a strong brand.
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 30, 2024
After 18 years in the games industry, including 14 years at Bethesda, Nate Purkeypile decided it was time for a change. He had been building giant open-world games like Fallout and Skyrim in large teams for years. So, as a first time solo developer in order to keep things simple he decided to make his first project a… giant open world game. The Axis Unseen is a heavy-metal open-world horror game.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 30, 2024
All the way back in 2016, with the PS4 ramping up into a massive sales success, Sony carried out a fairly major organisational shake-up of its games-related businesses. Operationally, the biggest change was bringing everything PlayStation-related under one roof – up until that point, there had been a distinct business unit called "Sony Network Entertainment" running services like PlayStation Plus, as well as powerful and unusually autonomous regional units of Sony Computer Entertainment, a
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Game Developer
AUGUST 28, 2024
Raven employees successfully unionised in 2022 but have now filed an NLRB complaint against their employer after struggling to secure their first collective bargaining agreement.
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 26, 2024
The crew at ALDORA and Joost van Dreunen have put together their annual market forecast. Here are some of the highlights. It’s been a rough ride across the industry, to be sure. Layoffs continue to haunt everyone as game makers collectively focus on efficiency and profitability in an effort to stay alive long enough to make it to 2025. The long-term implications of this bloodletting will show themselves soon enough.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 29, 2024
Make no mistake, Xbox was the star of Gamescom 2024. Well, that and Monster Hunter Wilds. But in terms of companies, there was no booth bigger or more involved than what Xbox had in Cologne. Of course, it helps that Xbox's historical rivals – Sony and Nintendo – were entirely absent from the event. It was a surprise, to me at least, considering both console giants have pretty large games arriving on shelves in early September, and there is playable event code for both.
Game Development News
AUGUST 27, 2024
Fresh from showing off the rubber-keyed wonder behind closed doors at this year’s gamescom, Plaion and Retro Games Ltd has announced the November launch of The Spectrum, a near-as-damnit recreation of the original Sinclair home computer from 1982 that arguably did more than any other piece of hardware to kickstart the UK games industry.
Game Developer
AUGUST 27, 2024
Video game preservationist and historian Kelsey Lewin tells the story of how a mundane-sounding game full of bug-catching, letter-writing, and furniture-collecting became one of Nintendo's best-loved franchises.
Indie DB
AUGUST 28, 2024
We are happy to announce that the pre-release trailer of Anima Flux is live. The new trailer showcases stunning hand-drawn story, gameplay features, unique locations, and cooperative adventure, further immersing players in the dystopian universe of Anima.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 27, 2024
Workers at French studio Spiders have announced a strike planned for the week starting September 2. A committee representing employees has published an open letter via union STJV , going through the alleged issues at the Nacon-owned studio, spanning several years. 44 workers out of Spiders' 95 staff signed the Spiders Action Committee letter as of August 27, with the strike to take place on September 2 and 3 in front of Spiders' offices and online on a Minecraft server set up for the occasion.
Rocket Brush Studio
AUGUST 28, 2024
The blog post provides a rundown of the top 10 software testing QA outsourcing companies in the USA for 2024, highlighting their services, experience, and industry expertise.
Game Developer
AUGUST 27, 2024
The Greedfall studio workers claim management refused to hear calls to improve its culture and alleviate working conditions that've caused burnouts and departures.
Indie DB
AUGUST 25, 2024
Over the past 3 months, I've reworked and polished most of the game, fixed critical bugs, replaced some textures, improved gameplay, improved sounds, and added a lot of new content.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 29, 2024
Ownership of speed running organisation Games Done Quick has been transferred to director of operations Matt Merkle, following founder Mike Uyama's decision to step away from the company last year. Merkle is now the majority owner and managing director of GDQ, and will continue to work as the firm's director of operations. He will lead a team consisting of director of technology Jason Deng and business director Ashley Farkas, who also have part ownership of the company.
Nvidia
AUGUST 27, 2024
Now available—NIM Agent Blueprints for digital humans, multimodal PDF data extraction, and drug discovery. Now available—NIM Agent Blueprints for digital humans, multimodal PDF data extraction, and drug discovery.
Game Developer
AUGUST 27, 2024
Franchise development director at Sumo Sheffield Steve Lycett dissects the history of racing games and how developers can steer their games to success.
Game From Scratch
AUGUST 28, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Mono is Dead. Love Live Wine First spotted over on Gaming on Linux Microsoft have just announced the donation of the Mono project to Wine HQ, the open source community around the popular Windows -> Linux compatibility layer WINE. Details from the Mono Project homepage: The Mono Project (mono/mono) (‘original mono’) has been an important part of the […] The post Mono is Dead.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 29, 2024
Argonaut Games has returned after two decades as a boutique publisher with a console and PC remaster of Croc Legend of the Gobbos. The game, which launched in 1997, is the first of a "planned slate of classic Argonaut IP and exciting titles for both current and retro gaming platforms." Founded by Jez San in 1982, Argonaut is known for developing the Starglider series and Star Fox for the SNES in 1993.
The Bottom Feeder
AUGUST 28, 2024
How many other magic items get an official expansion all their very own? Though the prices for these things are so eye-watering. The Deck of Many Things is one of the greatest designs in all of gaming. Created by Rob Kuntz and Gary Gygax and published in 1975 , it dates back to the earliest days of Dungeons & Dragons. It was created back when everything was new and nobody knew how to do anything and all writers just had to navigate by dead reckoning.
Game Developer
AUGUST 26, 2024
Conversations among peers and strong support for RE Engine, make five-year-long dev cycles for games like Monster Hunter Wilds seem sustainable.
Indie DB
AUGUST 26, 2024
I am happy to announce the release of "Safe House" on Windows! You can now download the game for free and play it for yourself. What is "Safe House"? "Safe House" is an immersive experience that puts players to the ultimate test of survival during the.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 28, 2024
Unionised workers at Wisconsin-based Raven Software have filed a complaint against the studio and its parent companies, Activision and Microsoft, for allegedly refusing to bargain. According to Game File , the complaint was filed last Friday with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming a "Refusal to Bargain/Bad Faith Bargaining" as workers have been trying to reach an agreement with the studio since unionising via the Communication Workers of America in 2022.
Game From Scratch
AUGUST 26, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Unigine 2.19 Released The Unigine game engine just released Unigine 2.19. This is the first major release of the C++/C# game engine of 2024, with Unigine 2.18 being released in December of 2023. Unigine is packed with new features, many of which are under the hood changes including much better CPU utilization, improved […] The post Unigine 2.19 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
AUGUST 29, 2024
Game narratives change all the time during the production. In this article we describe the methods we use to quickly iterate on our narrative content.
Indie DB
AUGUST 29, 2024
"Pennon and Battle" is a turn-based strategy war game. As a lord, you will play a crucial role in the revival of the kingdom! Lead heroes and armies to expand territory in Ruachland, utilize tactics and magic to eliminate enemy forces, and create your.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 29, 2024
Mental health charity Take This is in danger of closing, clinical director Raffael Boccamazzo has announced. In a blog post , Boccamazzo explained that the games-focused charity needs to raise $80,000 by the end of September or it will cease to exist by the end of 2024. Take This executive director Eve Crevoshay had already shared the charity's financial difficulties earlier this year, saying in February that the organisation needed to fill a $200,000 funding gap by June.
Designer Notes
AUGUST 30, 2024
In this episode, Soren interviews independent game developer Zach Barth, best known for his puzzle games, including SpaceChem , Infinifactory , Shenzhen I/O , and Opus Magnum. They discuss why he never originally wanted to make money on his games, why puzzle games are terrible, and whether he has ever played Minecraft. This episode was recorded on September 11, 2023.
Game Developer
AUGUST 28, 2024
The new iteration of the once-defunct developer will bring its old works and make new projects, starting with a remaster of the cult classic Croc: Legend of the Gobbos.
Indie DB
AUGUST 28, 2024
Darkchaser: Battletide is a survivor-like game where you play as a hero in a monster-infested world, using various skills and relics to arm yourself and battle countless enemies. You can also join online battles, challenge other players, and grow stronger.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 30, 2024
NetEase Games is reportedly planning to close Ouka Studios, according to a recent Bloomberg report. Sources told the outlet that "all but a handful of jobs" had been cut at the Visions of Mana developer, and that those remaining will "oversee the rollout of its final games" before it shuts down. Reporter Takashi Mochizuki later added on social media that NetEase had reportedly been cutting staff "since this spring at least.
AWS Games
AUGUST 27, 2024
This blog was co-authored by Tim Edmunds, Technical Director, nDreams; Jamie Holding, Senior Principal Programmer, nDreams; and Nick Robinson, Technical Director, Near Light. Leading up to the launch of the multiplayer VR game Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord , the talented team at nDreams knew they needed to put the game through its paces at scale.
Game Developer
AUGUST 29, 2024
Former Marathon director Chris Barrett was allegedly jettisoned from the studio after reports of inappropriate behaviour surfaced.
Indie DB
AUGUST 27, 2024
Season 1 officially ends on September 1st, and is now free to play. Take the opportunity to try out the game before joining the competition for real in the upcoming season. Direct deals have been added to give a taste of the more complex contract features.
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