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Star Nomad 2 major update incoming

Half Geek

I often receive email from players telling me how much they enjoy Star Nomad 2, and they have good feedback over the years. It’s still selling well, especially on Android & iOS, so I’ve been wanting to work on an update to show my appreciation to players. The changes are major, but not game-changing moving away from the original design intent for the game.

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AWS for Games announces ‘Girls in Games’ Jam, in collaboration with Game Jolt

AWS Games

By Tabitha Graves: The opinions and views expressed in this post are my own. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Game Jolt are excited to announce an upcoming event inspired by diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives in the games industry. Speaking as a person who identifies as a woman, watching Samus take her helmet off has always reminded me of how women are viewed in the games industry.

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 12

Mircosoft Game Dev

Another couple of weeks, another alpha snapshot from the development branch, this time with 4.0 alpha 12 ! Same deal as usual, lots of bugs fixed and more refactoring and feature work. We're etching closer and closer to the beta stage, things are starting to fall into place! Some noteworthy changes in this release: Grouping annotations for exported variables in GDScript ( @export_group ).

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Ask Me Anything Series: NVIDIA Experts Answer Your Questions Live

Nvidia

You're invited to connect with NVIDIA experts through a new exclusive series of Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions. During these live Q&As, members of the. You’re invited to connect with NVIDIA experts through a new exclusive series of Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions. During these live Q&As, members of the NVIDIA Developer Program can submit questions to our experts, brainstorm about common challenges that developers are facing, and engage in online discussions about NVIDIA technologies.

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VR: Where are the RPGs?

Rampant Games

We have a few VR games now inspired by Japanese anime styles, including an MMORPG. Role-playing games in VR are unfortunately less common than I would have expected, but not rare. We have choices. Many of them suck, but we have choices. Several weeks ago, Virtual Dreamers has some discussion on the relative absence of JRPG-style games. His video poses more questions than answers, but it sparked some questions in my own mind.

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5 Ways Video Games Can Positively Impact Your Kids

Real Programming

Video games have changed a lot over the years. The days of parents worrying about their kids pumping too many quarters into arcade games at the mall are long over. The games kids play today are a high-art form all their own with incredible graphic design, script writing, problem-solving play, and more. Video games have also become a multi-billion-dollar global industry.

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Godot and consoles, all you need to know

Mircosoft Game Dev

The subject of running Godot games on consoles pops up very often. In this article you will find information about the following topics: How console development works. The challenges that Godot faces for supporting those platforms. Which alternatives exist to publish your Godot games for consoles. What is the consoles market like? While platforms like Steam are very easy to publish for, the reality is that most of the revenue from independent developers generally comes from consoles (this, of co

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D2 log 067 – Tiles, pt.3

Catnip Games

Good progress on the tileset. I made basic outlines and shapes in Blender, then exported into Pixelmator for touchups and additional dirt layers. First time I used Geometry Nodes in Blender. Fun! The rest though, not so much… it’s a lot of work to make everything seamless, color matched and correctly exported. Listening to podcasts & GDC talks while working on the tileset helps a lot because it stops me from overthinking it.

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Snowman Dev Update (2.2 -> 3.0: 10 July 2022)

Digital Ephemera

Snowman 2.2 3.0 Development Updates: Snowman Dev Update (2.2: May 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 5 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 12 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 14 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 19 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 26 June 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2: 3 July 2022) Snowman Dev Update (2.2 -> 3.0: 10 July 2022).

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Data Structures in RPGs: Arrays

Cloudy Heaven Games

In RPGs (and any game), data structures are vital components of the game code. A data structure is a scheme or construct for storing, organizing, and accessing data in a game. There are many different … Continue reading → The post Data Structures in RPGs: Arrays appeared first on Cloudy Heaven Games.

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Will Dislyte become Lilith’s third billion Dollar hit?

Deconstructor of Fun

This post is written by our friends, the fantastic Game Bakery substack team. Sign up for their newsletter to be informed when the latest deconstruction drops. Executive Summary Dislyte managed to stand out in a saturated CCG-RPG market thanks to its trendy, mysterious aesthetics and musical appeals, topping the download charts across major markets at launch.

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Preserving past Twine 2 story formats

Digital Ephemera

With Twine 2.4 now out and my own Snowman story format coming up on a major version release, I’ve been thinking back on projects I still want to complete as part of my time with the Twine Committee. While many are permanently off the table due to a number of factors, one, I realized, was still possible: an archive of past story format versions.

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