iXie gaming

AUGUST 7, 2023

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) represent the cutting edge of technology, and some of the most immersive experiences in gaming by bridging the gap between digital and physical worlds. While this sub-category of gaming is still in its infancy compared to the industry as a whole and therefore has a much smaller market, it has some of the most ambitious ideas and principles driving each and every project.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 11, 2023

Blizzard Entertainment's hero shooter Overwatch 2 has only been on Steam for a day, and its existence on the storefront is a clash of reception.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 11, 2023

Image by pikisuperstar on Freepik Newzoo ’s latest Global Games Market Report gives an insight into the state of the worldwide games industry. First things first, the global games market will generate $187.7 billion in 2023, representing +2.6% year-on-year growth. Mobile accounts for the highest share of revenues, but a challenging privacy landscape will somewhat limit growth until 2026.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 10, 2023

The third and final DLC for Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope arrives this month, and for developer Ubisoft Milan it involves the return of an old friend. The DLC is titled Rayman in the Phantom Show and, as the name suggests, sees the return of Ubisoft's limbless platforming star. And this character holds real significance for the team in Milan. "We managed in some way to go back to where we started," says producer Cristina Nava.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 7, 2023

Mighty Action Heroes is a new battle royale game for mobile, offering Web3 capabilities via blockchain-tradable, collectible NFTs. Players can earn, create, own and trade characters from the game, which is inspired by “the best of Hollywood, Bollywood, Hong Kong cinema, and beyond” GameDaily spoke to Simon Davis, co-founder and CEO at Singapore-based developer Mighty Bear Games.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 9, 2023

Netflix continues its gradual expansion into the video game space with an iOS controller app and a release on TV devices in the near future.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 9, 2023

Xbox’s Jen MacLean is the latest speaker to join the GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit at PAX. The event takes place on Thursday, August 31st at the Seattle Convention Center. Tickets are on sale now. MacLean is the general manager of game creator partnerships at Xbox, working with third-party studios to help them succeed across the Xbox ecosystem.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Video game development is a collaborative process that involves various people with specialized skills. The two most critical roles in this process are game artists and designers. Though both roles are essential, they have distinct responsibilities and roles. Since most of us are unaware of the process of creating a game, we usually confuse game design and game art as being the same.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 8, 2023

Previously owned but slightly more affordable, Valve says its limited line of refurbished Steam Decks will have the same support as a fully new handheld.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 7, 2023

Top image: Gnoumagbee and Teninke Camara It’s 3 am, and while the world sleeps, a creative force comes alive in the heart of Teninke Camara , the brilliant Creative Director and Founder of Blind Bend Studio. Born to parents who ventured from Guinea to France, Teninke’s artistic inspiration knows no bounds as she thrives in the late evenings and early mornings.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 8, 2023

The big statistic from yesterday's story about Italy's games industry was it now has 2,400 employees, which is up 50% over 2021. That 50% is an impressive figure, but 2,400 is not. There are towns in the UK with a larger population of game developers. Yet both figures accurately sum-up Italy's games scene: after barely existing for decades, things are starting to happen.

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 9, 2023

The one, the only, the original. If it looks good, you should write a copy of it. Everyone else has. Way back in February, I wrote a big article about indie phenomenon Vampire Survivors. It was a fun cheap game that is still fun and cheap. It's also a charming, scruffy take on the classic Twin-Stick Shooter genre, great for mindless gaming, with a price that is effectively zero.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 7, 2023

Creators of custom games for Dota 2 are being told to stop monetizing their works and to hand over any monetization-related information to Valve.

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Indie DB

AUGUST 6, 2023

Explore 'Enemy Alien,' a solo-developed adventure game crafted using the Visionaire Engine, featuring classic adventure elements and a thrilling shooting twist.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 7, 2023

There were over 2,400 games employees working in Italy during 2022. The number may sound low, but that represents a 50% spike over 2021 as the country's games industry looks to expand. This is according to a new report released by the Italian trade body the IIDEA, and presented at its First Playable event in Florence last month.

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Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 11, 2023

The purpose of IP law is to protect the creators of intellectual property. Without IP law protections, there is little to stop those with more money/resources from simply taking whatever good ideas from their creators and making their own version of the product without ever paying the original creator or giving them any credit for coming up with the idea.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 9, 2023

Grand Theft Auto V is still bringing home the bacon, and there are signs that suggest a sequel could be imminent.

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Artoon

AUGUST 7, 2023

Fitness App Development is growing in popularity like none other. In 2022, […] The post How Much Does It Cost To Build A Fitness App? appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 11, 2023

Fear of missing out, or FOMO, is a key part of consumer psychology that just about any businessperson has learned about at some point. It's the reason why sales and special offers "must end soon"; it's the concept that underlies limited edition products, pre-order bonuses, and every wily form of artificial scarcity this industry has ever cooked up. Yet, for all that, any businessperson worth their salt knows how to manipulate FOMO in consumers, very few of them are immune to its effects in turn.

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Unity Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Unity Wētā Tools bring together award-winning solutions from Wētā Digital, Ziva, SpeedTree, and Unity for character, environment, and compositing. Discover how this product suite can transform creativity.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 8, 2023

In this classic GDC design talk, designer Stone Librande shows how-to make effective, concise one-page game design documents.

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Indie DB

AUGUST 6, 2023

Erenshor is created for the nostalgic gamer who no longer wants to commit to online or scheduled play times, it offers unrestricted exploration, Simulated players, strategic battles, and countless weapons, armors, and spells to discover.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 9, 2023

Reply Games is a studio that's a small part of one of Italy's biggest corporations. Reply Group provides all sorts of B2B digital services for all sorts of industries, from energy to banking and telecoms to healthcare. It generates billions of euros in revenue and boasts over 10,000 employees. The group's clients were looking to develop B2B experiences, particularly around VR and AR, and so Reply hired game developers to make some.

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Perforce

AUGUST 8, 2023

Is GitHub safe? Learn about Git security issues, your Git access control options, alternative version control tools, and how to secure Git.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 7, 2023

Former Campfire Cabal executive producer Bruno-Christian Belibou claims everybody at the studio has been laid off.

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Indie DB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cornucopia - an immersive 2.5D farming sim with 50+ NPCs, innovative compost system, unique card system, 200+ recipes. Befriend, date, marry, and have children with 31 NPCs. Attend festivals, auction animals, fish, craft, and play mini-games. In-depth.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 10, 2023

PlayStation 5 sales continue to accelerate in the UK on the back of its new £399 price point. The deal started two weeks ago and had an immediate impact, with console sales jumping by 75% in that first week. Now into the second week and sales continue to climb, with PS5 units up 59% (revenue is up 51%). Last week was the biggest week of the year so far for PS5 sales in the UK.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 11, 2023

One month into the release cycle for Godot 4.2, things are well under way. This third dev snapshot features a lot of improvements to C# and rendering.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 7, 2023

Weta's newest division is all about toolmaking for 3D and 2D art and helping to streamline the art pipeline for projects in the film, TV, and game industries.

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Indie DB

AUGUST 6, 2023

After three years of development and more than a year and a half in Early Acces, the Alder Forge final chapter is released.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 8, 2023

At a glance: Market estimated to generate $187.7 billion in 2023, up 2.6% Mobile revenue due to increase 0.8% to $92.6 billion Consoles expected to produce $56.1 billion in revenue and drive growth this year The global games market is estimated to generate $187.7 billion in 2023, a 2.6% increase year-on-year, according to Newzoo's latest report. The mobile market is due to reach $92.6 billion this year, a 0.8% increase compared to 2022.

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Unity Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

Keep up with everything that the Unity community is creating (and achieving) with this roundup of highlights from July 2023.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 11, 2023

Altagram described the situation as "unfortunate and frustrating" and has pledged to update the game's credits.

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Cocos

AUGUST 10, 2023

Suddenly I can’t view editor version list. I tried to download from the homepage but got this error message. “The URL could not be resolved for network reasons Unexpected end of JSON input.” Dashboard version doesn’t matter. This problem is the same in 2.0. What is this problem???

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