Obituary: Jim Ward, Dungeons & Dragons designer, died at age 72
Game Developer
MARCH 19, 2024
Ward joined TSR during Dungeons & Dragons' first boom, and worked on several add-ons for the TTRPG, plus his own science-fantasy game, Metamorphosis Alpha.
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European game sales strong in February thanks to Helldivers 2 | European Monthly Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 18, 2024
16.74 million video games were sold across Europe during February, according to the latest GSD data. This is technically a rise of 21.2% over the previous February, however, February 2024 was a five-week month, whereas it was a four-week month in 2023. If we compare this year's number to the same five-week period in 2023, sales are actually down very, very slightly by 0.1%.
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The Mirror Godot Powered Engine Goes Open Source
Game From Scratch
MARCH 16, 2024
GameFromScratch.com The Mirror Godot Powered Engine Goes Open Source The Mirror, a game engine first announced the end of 2022 have just made a big announcement at GDC 2024. They are going entirely open source, releasing both their networking backend and the custom fork of Godot Engine they use as a front end, under the MIT open source license. […] The post The Mirror Godot Powered Engine Goes Open Source appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
JSON vs Binary Serialization
That One Game Dev
MARCH 18, 2024
In this article I will discuss what binary serialization is and the difference between that and a more typical JSON or XML serialization. The post JSON vs Binary Serialization appeared first on That One Game Dev.
Wyrdsong dev Something Wicked reportedly lays off majority of staff
Game Developer
MARCH 18, 2024
A current employee claims the studio had to let go most of its staff, almost two years after it was revealed.
Xbox launches new resource to help developers add inclusion into their games | GDC 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 20, 2024
Xbox has launched the 'Gaming For Everyone Product Inclusion Framework', a series of resources and information on how to make games more inclusive. It was announced during a talk at GDC 2024 in San Francisco, and covers four key areas of 'globalisation, accessibility, representation and approachability'. The Framework was first launched internally in 2019, and now Microsoft is making it available for other studios here.
Solo dev Tuomas Auronen (Redbeak Games) “Hardest part is financial uncertainty”
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 20, 2024
Solo dev Tuomas Auronen , operating under the name Redbeak Games , looks pretty relieved three days after the launch of his game Mortal Glory 2. When his last game, that he spent 17 months working on, flopped, Auronen felt the pressure to make enough money to support his family. Especially since he recently became a father. But in a picture he shared on X , he happily points at the screen that shows revenues are coming in through Steam.
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Obituary: Mutsumi Inomata, Tales character designer, died at age 63
Game Developer
MARCH 18, 2024
Along with the Tales games, Inomata designed characters for the Tekken series and anime like Sacred Seven and Windaria.
Report: Overwatch 2 devs received 0% of profit-sharing bonuses this month
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 22, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Overwatch 2 developers are receiving 0% of their bonus targets this March. As reported by Bloomberg , not receiving a profit-sharing bonus at Blizzard Entertainment is a rarity.
GDC 2024: Trends, the Unity 6 roadmap, multiplayer, AI, and more
Unity Blog
MARCH 21, 2024
At this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), we went deeper into the tech and tools. Read up on industry trends, get a look at the roadmap featuring Unity 6, download a new multiplayer sample, experiment with Unity Muse’s latest AI capabilities, and join in celebration of games that are made with Unity.
Rethinking How to Train Diffusion Models
Nvidia
MARCH 21, 2024
After exploring the fundamentals of diffusion model sampling, parameterization, and training as explained in Generative AI Research Spotlight: Demystifying. After exploring the fundamentals of diffusion model sampling, parameterization, and training as explained in Generative AI Research Spotlight: Demystifying Diffusion-Based Models, our team began investigating the internals of these network architectures.
Kitfox co-founder says four-day weeks are 'unmatchable' when retaining employees
Game Developer
MARCH 20, 2024
'For retention, four-day work weeks are unmatchable. When asked, half of Kitfox staff said they would need at least double [pay] to consider, maybe, going back to five days.
Remedy revenue drops 22.2% to €33.9 million in 2023
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 20, 2024
Remedy has published its financial results for 2023, and reported a 22.2% decrease in revenue to €33.9 million compared to €43.6 million during the same period last year. The Finnish developer reported an operating loss of €28.6 million for its full-year results, but noted that it received €5.2 million in royalties from Alan Wake Remastered.
Why Air Taxis Need Safe and Secure Coding Standards
Perforce
MARCH 20, 2024
Urban air mobility services like air taxis are poised to take off as a real means of travel in the next decade. But flying vehicles need safe and secure coding standards during development if they are to truly get off the ground. This blog investigates new developments in air taxis and the importance of safety standards and secure coding standards.
Morale system in Classified: France ’44 by Absolutely Games adds humanity to tactics
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 22, 2024
Absolutely Games recently released Classified: France ’44 on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms. Amidst the vibrant and colorful backdrop of France, players take charge of a special forces unit collaborating with the Resistance to disrupt and sabotage enemy forces before D-Day. The game introduces fresh perspectives to the turn-based tactics genre with innovative features.
How Spider-Man 2's traversal physics sling a faster superhero fantasy
Game Developer
MARCH 21, 2024
The programming director of the superhero sequel explained the complex physics of Spider-Man and how the web-wings were a "mess" to get right.
Representation with intention | GDC 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 18, 2024
Day one of the 2024 Game Developers Conference opened with a session about fostering inclusivity and diversity in game communities, with panellists giving a welcome reminder about why this matters and the obstacles standing in the way. Hosted by Gamesight head of creator programs Jennifer Zall, the panel featured Capcom's senior brand marketing manager Jaclyn Simmons and senior manager for social media and community Andy Wong, as well as Lilith Games senior brand marketing manager Kayla Mansell
Sonniss 27.5GB+ Sound Effect Giveaway at GDC 2024
Game From Scratch
MARCH 22, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Sonniss 27.5GB+ Sound Effect Giveaway at GDC 2024 As a bit of an annual tradition (with a few years excepted) Sonniss have given away a huge number of sound fx assets for game developers at GDC, and GDC 2024 is no exception. You can currently download over 27.5GB+ of sound effects from a number of different packs on […] The post Sonniss 27.5GB+ Sound Effect Giveaway at GDC 2024 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
New Shader Graph feature examples in 2022 LTS
Unity Blog
MARCH 19, 2024
The new Shader Graph Feature Examples sample set is now available to import now from the Package Manager to help you create a wide range of effects and techniques using Shader Graph.
Tarn Adams decries industry layoffs mandated by 'horrible, greedy people'
Game Developer
MARCH 20, 2024
Adams didn't mince words, saying the barrage of layoffs and canned projects were done by "greedy people trying to make some venture capital thing work out.
What is the elevator pitch for a PS5 Pro? | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 22, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A few weeks ago, I wrote about the unusual situation we’ve found ourselves in regarding console hardware – with the Nintendo Switch on one hand being seriously strained by an over-long tenure (despite being pretty low-powered when it launched), while the current Xbox and PlayStation consoles are technically into the latter half of their cycles but feel much newer due to the ripple effects of pandemic-era sho
Circus of TimTim out March 22
Indie DB
MARCH 16, 2024
This is a first person stealth adventure horror game that takes place inside a run-down circus. Play as a sibling tasked to find her brother's missing items after an incident that occurred there, but beware as strange things are happening.
Discord Launch Game Development SDK
Game From Scratch
MARCH 18, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Discord Launch Game Development SDK Today at GDC Discord (check out our server here) announced they are moving into the world of game development, or more specifically game hosting, with the launch of the Embedded App SDK. This enables game developers to create web applications that run in an iFrame and communicate back and forth […] The post Discord Launch Game Development SDK appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Overwatch 2 devs lose bonus pay after Blizzard policy change
Game Developer
MARCH 22, 2024
The hero shooter's tumultuous state is now further complicated by the lack of bonus compesnation for those who helped get it out the door.
Behind the scenes of Super Mario Bros Wonder | GDC 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 21, 2024
During a GDC talk yesterday, Nintendo looked back at the creative process for Super Mario Bros Wonder, particularly how the large development team dealt with incorporating everyone's input when creating the game's 'Wonder effects'. The first 2D Mario platformer in 11 years, Super Mario Bros Wonder released last October. It features the aforementioned Wonder effects, which change aspects of a level often in drastic ways, whether that's affecting the screen's orientation, Mario's abilities, or lea
Upgrade Your Graphics: Explore New Ray Tracing Features for NVIDIA Nsight Tools
Nvidia
MARCH 21, 2024
The union of ray tracing and AI is pushing graphics fidelity and performance to new heights. Helping you build optimized, bug-free applications in this era of. The union of ray tracing and AI is pushing graphics fidelity and performance to new heights. Helping you build optimized, bug-free applications in this era of rendering technology, the latest release of NVIDIA Nsight Graphics introduces new features for ray tracing development, including tools to help you harness AI acceleration.
Blender Launch Blender Extensions App Store
Game From Scratch
MARCH 21, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Blender Launch Blender Extensions App Store At GDC 2024 the Blender Foundation have publicly revealed their new App Store of sorts for Blender, Blender Extensions. This will replace the existing add-ons system as well as provide a portal for discovering add-ons and themes for Blender. The store is testing only right now and contents may change […] The post Blender Launch Blender Extensions App Store appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
'Don't show hole' and other good advice from the Baldur's Gate 3 TikTok account
Game Developer
MARCH 19, 2024
Larian Studio's creative content manager Ben M-J shares good insight into what makes TikTok tick and worked for Baldur's Gate 3.
Microsoft, Meta, X and Match back Epic, say Apple ignores court ruling
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 21, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Four major companies, including Xbox parent Microsoft, have weighed in on Epic's ongoing legal dispute with Apple, supporting the former's claim that the iOS firm is violating the court order given at the end of the 2021 antitrust trial. Earlier this month, Epic argued that Apple's process for adding in-app links to direct and alternative payment systems — avoiding the 30% fee for using iOS' system — are "co
Generative AI for Digital Humans and New AI-powered NVIDIA RTX Lighting
Nvidia
MARCH 19, 2024
At GDC 2024, NVIDIA announced that leading AI application developers such as Inworld AI are using NVIDIA digital human technologies to accelerate the deployment. At GDC 2024, NVIDIA announced that leading AI application developers such as Inworld AI are using NVIDIA digital human technologies to accelerate the deployment of generative AI-powered game characters alongside updated NVIDIA RTX SDKs that simplify the creation of beautiful worlds.
Cascadeur 2024.1 Released
Game From Scratch
MARCH 20, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Cascadeur 2024.1 Released At GDC, the AI assisted machine learning powered animation software Cascadeur just released version 2024.1. Along side this release they announced new pricing as well as a massive giveaway for existing free Cascadeur users. First the new features in Cascadeur 2024.1: Now the new pricing details: For those of you […] The post Cascadeur 2024.1 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
How the Japanese idea of 'Mottainai' shaped Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Game Developer
MARCH 21, 2024
Nintendo doesn't believe in bad ideas.
The return of 1ReasonToBe and why we still need it | GDC 2024
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 19, 2024
This GDC marks the comeback of an iconic panel, with 1ReasonToBe returning in person for the first time since 2019. Hosted by Pincer Games CEO and Uruguayan Game Developers Association president Laia Bee, the panel will take place on Thursday at 11:30am PT, featuring five women who will share their 'one reason to be' in the industry, and their stories in games.
These references are out of date so I hope you’ll bear with me. Why is it games like Watchdogs 2 can have a whole citty full of NPC’s each with mostly unique profiles and interactable (you can hack almost everyone, you can physically interact, etc). But something like Yandere simulator struggles with keeping a frame rate with not even 200 NPC’s. The models in Watchdogs 2 are also more hyper realistic so I don’t know if that means more framerate impaction?
Ask a Game Dev
MARCH 20, 2024
What you're seeing are the programming principles of optimization and scalability in effect. These two principles are more than the sum of their parts, they are multiplicative in their effectiveness (or lack thereof). Thus, if there's a situation where we need to optimize at scale, the results are very pronounced. When we talk about performance, it helps to think of it as costs to do things.
BuildBox 4 Announced – AI Powered 3D Game Engine
Game From Scratch
MARCH 19, 2024
GameFromScratch.com BuildBox 4 Announced – AI Powered 3D Game Engine BuildBox is perhaps the easiest to use game engine on the market. BuildBox is also a company known to make some pretty stupid business decisions. This one however, does not feel like a bad business decision. In fact it feels like one of the best uses of AI technology in […] The post BuildBox 4 Announced – AI Powered 3D Game Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Larian is moving on from Baldur's Gate 3, with no sequel or expansion in development
Game Developer
MARCH 21, 2024
Larian CEO Sven Wincke firmly stated that Baldur's Gate 3 is fully over, and the company's moving on to its own thing.
Kotaku editor-in-chief exits due to parent company's new guide directive
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 21, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Kotaku editor-in-chief Jen Glennon has exited her role reportedly due to a new editorial direction from G/O media, according to Aftermath. Per Glennon's letter of resignation, the parent company, G/O Media, mandated that the game's publication focus on game guides and deprioritize news.
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