Game Developer

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A new report from Omdia highlights the reasons why development costs are skyrocketing.

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Game From Scratch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

GameFromScratch.com. Cascadeur Release And It’s Free(*). AI assisted animation software Cascadeur, which first entered open beta back in July of 2020, finally shipped version 1.0. Best of all, the release has a very reasonable pricing structure with a very functional free tier. Cascadeur is available on Windows and Linux with a Mac version beginning development with … Cascadeur Release And It’s Free(*) Read More.

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Game Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

HERE THERE BE SPOILERS. Okay, fair enough, Star Trek: Prodigy , we’ve been overdue for a Holodeck Malfunction Episode, but “Ghost in the Machine” feels more like it’s a Halloween episode than the third episode from season one’s end. Still, as we’re getting to know the characters a bit more in the season’s seventeenth episode, especially the side characters, it would be nice to get a fun romp before the end, but that’s not exactly what we get either.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activison Blizzard is facing its biggest regulatory hurdle so far: a legal complaint issued by the US' Federal Trade Commission. While the FTC does not have the authority to approve or disapprove any given merger, the legal proceedings kicked off by this complaint could ultimately lead to the deal being blocked by US courts.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Sections of Horizon Forbidden West feel like testing grounds for co-op, so you can't say it's out of nowhere.

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As a mentor of the 2D animation courses at CG Spectrum—an online training center—Hubert Lapointe ( Rick and Morty , Solar Opposites ) knows a thing or two about e-learning. With years of experience, including his own educational pursuits, Hubert shares his core tips on how to optimize learning animation online. Although Hubert's article uses animation-specific examples, his advice still applies on a more general level, no matter your career path.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Robert Zemeckis is a director with a rather interesting fate. He entered the big cinema stage as the author of major films and gave the world several iconic pictures filled with deep reflections on the past and future. Zemeckis does not claim the laurels of an auteur indie film, but he and other visionaries of technology were not afraid to radically experiment with the forms of cinematography.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The group will supplement age ratings with information about features that could pose risks to young players.

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 15, 2022

CG Spectrum graduate Hanny Lu talks about her experience studying Unreal Connectors: Virtual Production , a 12-week micro-credentialing program created in partnership with Epic Games. Hanny shares her visually stunning final project with us, a short cinematic called Naima , detailing how she created her scenes in Unreal Engine, where she drew her inspiration from, and how the technical and creative support of her industry expert mentors allowed her to bring her vision to fruition.

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DameDev.tv

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Have you ever questioned your ability to make a game? Maybe you’re concerned the hardware you own isn’t good enough? If so, keep reading (and watch the Livecast!) as we explore the top 7 game dev myths Laurie (Avocado Fire) joins Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* to discuss these 7 game dev myths and address any concerns that you have. (*Rick has more than 14 years experience in the game dev industry, working on IP's that include Mario, Transformers, Captain America and Mortal

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox. Activision Blizzard is collaborating with researchers to develop AI against online abuse. The effort will be a two-year project which aims to detect harmful user behavior online. Read more.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 16, 2022

World premiere viewership numbers.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 15, 2022

All contributors are incredibly busy working on Godot 4.0, which is having weekly beta releases (currently beta 8 , beta 9 likely tomorrow). Some of us are also doing significant work to prepare a first beta release of Godot 3.6, which will likely the last feature release in the 3.x series (expected to be finalized after the 4.0 release). But we're not forgetting about the current stable branch, Godot 3.5, which had its first stable release in early August , and a first maintenance release in la

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Starloop Studios

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The gaming industry is on the precipice of a major change. The next generation of consoles have arrived, and with them, a new era of gaming. We’ve seen glimpses of what the future holds and it looks amazing with incredible load speeds and graphical capabilities. One of the most impressive things to come out of [.].

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Vampire Survivors is already a hit on mobile, having been downloaded more than one million times within one week of release. The iOS and Android port of the hugely popular indie game was a surprise announcement during The Game Awards last week, and offers the full experience to mobile users for free. MobileGamer.biz cites Appmagic data, which shows the game has been racked up 562,000 installs on iOS and 585,000 via Google Play.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Lara Croft, an Amazon Original.

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Rocket Brush Studio

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Salesforce is, without a doubt, the most recognized customer relationship management (CRM) tool. Due to the system being flexible and supporting companies of all sizes across every industry, it requires continuous testing, regular maintenance and constant feature upgrades in order for your business to remain competitive.

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Yotes Games

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Pokémon SV has me thinking about what order to put Game Direction priorities in. ? (List & Thoughts below the break!) See More ».

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The end of the year is a somewhat arbitrary line in the sand, but it's a good moment to take stock of where we stand – stepping back and taking a somewhat wider view than the usual day-to-day, week-to-week rush demands. Most years, when the time comes to write one last column before the year's end, I look back at last year's final column. Sometimes, that becomes an exercise in seeing how rapidly things have changed; other times, what's striking is how little our discussions about various k

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 15, 2022

After six years away from Blizzard, Chris Metzen returns as its new Warcraft advisor.

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DameDev.tv

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Do you ever wonder how you can get better at game development? If so, keep reading for some great tips and watch the Livecast for all 12 ways to get better at game development. Laurie (Avocado Fire) joins Rick Davidson & Tim Ruswick* to discuss these 12 simple ways to get better at game development, from playing more games, showing your games to your friends and joining game jams.

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Rocket Brush Studio

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In the last couple of years, almost every organization has stepped-up the ladder in the automation testing field. However, the frameworks of almost all the organizations possess some standard features. Now, the question is, what other superpowers can be added to the automation framework to increase its level, reap more benefits from automation and which can provide an edge to your automation framework.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 15, 2022

"It looks awful, I don’t understand what the big deal is.". These are words I said on a fateful day of June 2022 and would come to fiercely regret. Because when it came to choosing my game of the year, it slowly became obvious that there was no escaping that my 2022 was dominated by a £2.09 game that I had never intended to play. The reality is I've played fewer games this year than I've had in any previous years since I started working in games.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 15, 2022

With the Steam Deck's repeated success, Valve is exploring the option to try again on some of its previous hardware ventures.

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Game From Scratch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

GameFromScratch.com. JetBrains Killing Off AppCode. AppCode is one of the suite of developer tools from JetBrains (which also include IDEs such as Rider, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm and CLion). The focus of AppCode is on programming languages specific to the Apple ecosystem, specifically Swift and Objective C. On December 14th they released an update, AppCode 2022.3 … JetBrains Killing Off AppCode Read More.

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Unity Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Our biggest e-book yet, User interface design and implementation in Unity , is available to download. Check out this preview of what’s inside.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Last month, former Bungie veteran Jonty Barnes, alongside ex-Sports Interactive exec Neil Dejyothin and former English Football Association CEO Alex Horne, joined development start-up Formation Games. While the studio was formed in 2021, it's been operating quietly for the last year building Club, a new football management mobile game slated to launch in 2023.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Ultima Underworld creative director Paul Neurath returns 30 years later to talk about the progenitor of the "immersive sim" genre.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The second anniversary for this Jurassic hunting sim is celebrated

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Unity Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Half Mermaid’s Sam Barlow, creator of Telling Lies and Her Story , shares how his team created the match cut mechanic for their latest award-winning video-based game, IMMORTALITY.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In September, member of the Finnish Parliament Sebastian Tynkkynen proposed a bill to regulate loot boxes as a form of gambling in Finland. To understand what the bill could mean for the Finnish games industry, we speak to Dr Joseph Macey, an academic researching the relationship between consumption of digital games and participation in emergent gambling activities, Topias Mattinen, a PhD student whose research is focused on digital gambling, loot boxes and the gamblification of digital games, a

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The show will not go on for much of Harmonix and Epic's older back catalog.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This collect-a-thon challenge indie unveils a new boss enemy

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Unity Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In this roundup of #UnityTips takeovers on the @AssetStore Twitter handle, discover the top actionable tips for game developers from the past year.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Several members of Congress have penned a letter to ask top game companies how they are addressing extremism. As reported by Axios , the inquiry will be sent to gaming firms such as Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Sony. The legislators' letter has been attributed to the Anti-Defamation League's new Hate and Harassment in Online Gaming Report , which was released last week.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As AI art becomes more prevalent in online communities, Epic is trying to be more proactive in how it's used on Artstation.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The latest demo for this rhythm-based indie is now out

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