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Journey and Sky developer thatgamecompany nets $160 million

Game Dev Unchained

Journey and Sky Children of Light developer thatgamecompany has secured 160 million dollars in investment to create new interactive play experience. Venture capital firms TVG and Sequoia led the funding round which also adds Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull joining the studio as a principal advisor for creative culture and strategic growth. thatgamecompany will use the cash to expand its development team organization infrastructure and pursuing. new projects ‘that deepens human connection’

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Latest Releases and Resources: March 3-9

Nvidia

Our weekly roundup covers the most recent software updates, learning resources, events, and notable news. Events Learning resources News Events NVIDIA at. Our weekly roundup covers the most recent software updates, learning resources, events, and notable news. Events Learning resources News Events NVIDIA at GDC: Advancing Innovations for Virtual Worlds in Game Development At the Game Developer Conference, attendees will experience how the latest NVIDIA-powered solutions are enabling developers

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A Virtual Visit to the Sword Art Online Museum

Rampant Games

Sony has taken the museum experience for Sword Art Online (the anime / light novel / manga / video game / merchandizing phenomenon) and put it in… Virtual Reality. (Click the link if you are interested in participating.) It can be played with PC VR (using Steam), and it can also be visited using a phone app. It’s about the closest thing we’ve had to an official massively multiplayer VR version of Sword Art Online.

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The #1 Skill Every Game Developer NEEDS To Have

Awesome Tuts

If you browse Reddit or Facebook game dev groups, where the expurt game devs hang out, you’ll find different opinions on the #1 skill every game developer NEEDS to have. Of course, these opinions are based on years of wisdom gained purely through acting smart whenever someone asks a question in those places. One of the things you’ll see often is “algorithms and data structures.

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Good Habits for Remote Working with Michael Shinde

Game Dev Unchained

Michael Shinde is currently a Senior Concept Artist at Riot Games, working on Valorant. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with him at Turtle Rock Studios, which recently releases Back 4 Blood. In this episode, we spoke at length about his experience working remotely before the pandemic, and what methods works for him when doing so. Connect with Michael: Linkedin | Website | Artstation. .

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Make movies - not war

Filmustage

Art by @nadi_bulochka Hello, everyone. Today we are not going to talk about movies. On 24 February, the world has changed irrevocably. Our attention is riveted on the brutal war waged by the Russian state, a war that should never have happened in our seemingly civilised times. Hardly any of us seriously believed that such a major conflict was possible in 2022.

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Thetan Arena - The Mobile Game that Combines F2P and P2E

Deconstructor of Fun

Deconstruction written by Ethan Levy and Javier Barnes. Opinions shared are personal and do not reflect those of their employers. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Deconstructor of Fun podcast and YouTube channels. Thetan Arena (TA) is a fascinating experiment in the burgeoning blockchain space. The Vietnamese developer WolfFun breathed new life into its top-down MOBA Heroes Strike by relaunching it with blockchain-based play-to-earn mechanics.

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Synth Saturday: New Battlefield Chapters 1-5 by operation.meteor

Game Industry News

Hey all I’m taking a break from the adventures of Taylor and Varga for this week’s Synth Saturday. This week it’s Gundam Wing: Journey to a New Battlefield Chapters 1-5 by operation.meteor! Plot: The premise of this Fic is that it takes Heero Yuy and Wing Zero shortly after the end of Gundam Wing in the AC era and places him into the world of Gundam Seed shortly after the start of the show but before the Archangel meets up with the 8th fleet of the Atlantic Federation, around t

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