Game Developer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

'It definitely feels unrewarding and demotivating not having my name in the credits.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Composer Peter McConnell is responsible for some of the most memorable tunes of some of the most beloved video games of all time. There’s a good chance you hummed along with his melodies while playing classics like Monkey Island 2, Sam & Max and Grim Fandango. Or, more recently, Hearthstone and Psychonauts 2. He also wrote the soundtrack to the upcoming turn-based RPG Goblin Stone by Orc Chop Games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 1, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox This Week in Business is our weekly recap column , a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a dash of opinion (sometimes more than a dash) and intended to shed light on various trends. Check every Friday for a new entry. Sony Interactive Entertainment this week announced plans to cut 900 workers from the PlayStation payroll , or about 8% of its global workforce.

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Game From Scratch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Unity China Has Nanite and Lumen Like Features There was an interesting discussion over on the Unity forums about features that are appearing only in the Chinese version of Unity. Unity China was formed as a joint venture in 2022 and as part of that formation, part of their purpose was: In the short term, Unity China will […] The post Unity China Has Nanite and Lumen Like Features appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Several Cloud Imperium staffers have left in the past month, with many of them longtime veterans working in key positions.

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Concept Art World

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Concept Art World Dune (2021) Concept Art by Joseph Cross Concept artist Joseph Cross had previously shared some of the concept art he created for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part One , starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa and many more. His work features several concepts art pieces for the Fremen crysknife, stillsuit, thumper and stilltent, plus some Harkonnen costume and helmet designs.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Firesprite Studio staffers say the company took a turn for the worse after becoming a Sony subsidiary, according to a Eurogamer exposé Sources detailed a number of complaints, saying that Firesprite had a more positive studio culture in the past that was dismantled in short order after the acquisition.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Saber may have gotten out from under Embracer's thumb, and it's taking the KOTOR remake with it.

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Nvidia

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This week’s model release features the NVIDIA-optimized language model Phi-2, which can be used for a wide range of natural language processing (NLP) tasks. This week’s model release features the NVIDIA-optimized language model Phi-2 , which can be used for a wide range of natural language processing (NLP) tasks. You can experience Phi-2 directly from your browser.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox This interview is part of GamesIndustry.biz's Black Voices Progress Report, offering insight into the different experiences Black professionals have in the games sector. You can read more about the project and check the other entries on this page. Our Black Voices Progress Report interviews have shown that people in the games sector are multitalented, and our final featured developer of the month is a perfect example of

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Perforce

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Get an overview of DISA STIG and STIG security, and how to implement these guidelines. Plus, watch a demo video to learn how to export STIG Rule Violations to the Desktop STIG Viewer with Klocwork.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This is the third round of layoffs at the studio in three years.

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Retro Game Coders

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In this video we look at how to set up your Raspberry Pi 4 or 400 with PiMiga, the best Amiga experience you can get in 2024. Below you will see the changes to the instructions you need to take a note of for the brand new release. Previously we looked at the options available for Amiga emulation on the Raspberry Pi but for me this has to be the ultimate Commodore Amiga experience bar none.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Electronic Arts today announced that it is laying off approximately 5% of its employees as it leans in on the parts of the business it feels will be the most successful in the years to come. In its most recent annual report, the publisher gave its headcount as 13,400 as of the end of March 2023, which would put the job losses around 670 people. The cuts are just one part of the company's restructuring plan, which also includes closing some offices and sunsetting certain live games, like the prev

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Indie DB

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

We’re basically flying in the clouds with Ragna from excitement to show you this update! ?

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Insomniac, Guerrilla, Naughty Dog, and more key internal studios are being downsized.

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Unity Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Hear from Unity experts and devs using DOTS in production, and learn best practices and hard-won tips about using data-oriented design in your game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Remedy has reacquired the rights to its hit action game Control from 505 Games. The Finnish video game developer now owns the rights to the hit 2019 action game, alongside its upcoming sequel and the multiplayer co-operative spin-off game Condor. 505 Games will continue as the publisher of the original Control until December 31, 2024. The cost of the deal is €17 million, which is the amount that 505 Games had invested in the development of Control 2 and Condor.

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Game From Scratch

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Orchestrator – Visual Scripting For Godot The Godot game engine removed it’s built-in Visual Scripting language with the release of Godot 4.0. Thanks however to the extensive (pun intended) extension system GDExtensions, it is possible for a tightly integrated replacement to be created. That is exactly what Orchestrator is, a drop in GDExtension based Visual Scripting […] The post Orchestrator – Visual Scripting For Godot appeared first on GameFromScra

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Game Developer

MARCH 1, 2024

Cosy gaming has always been and will continue to be a hotbed for creativity and fun both for players and developers.

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The post Maximizing Player Engagement and Retention with Live Events Webinar appeared first on GameRefinery.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has reportedly laid off an unknown number of staff. As reported by Game Developer , former employees have shared that they have been made redundant on LinkedIn, including level designer Dane Kubicka , Austin QA lead Vincent Sinatra and Austin senior QA analyst Andrew Rexroth. Star Citizen's game director, Todd Papy, also left the company last week according to his LinkedIn profile.

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 1, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Sprite Fusion – Easy to Use Map Editor with Godot and Unity Support Today we are checking out Sprite Fusion, a free to use browser based Tilemap editor. Sprite Fusion has integrated export for Unity and Godot, as well as GB Studio, PNG and JSON. Key features of Sprite Fusion include: Key Links Sprite Fusion Homepage Discord Server Editor App Link Alternative 2D […] The post Sprite Fusion – Easy to Use Map Editor with Godot and Unity Support appeared first on

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The engine maker intends to continue exploring 'optimization opportunities' during the current fiscal year.

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Rocket Brush Studio

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Explore the critical role of security testing in the Cloud Speed Layer, emphasizing its importance in protecting data processing. QASource's expert team ensures data integrity and protection against cyber threats in real-time cloud environments.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox This interview is part of GamesIndustry.biz's Black Voices Progress Report, offering insight into the different experiences Black professionals have in the games sector. You can read more about the project and check the other entries on this page. Vanessa Brasfield originally thought she'd enter the games sector as an artist.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In 1997, I got a Shareware Game of the Year award from a magazine that doesn’t exist anymore. Of all the meaningless things in my life, it’s the one that means the most to me. I've always loved award shows. I like getting in on big, cultural events. I also throw Super Bowl parties. It’s more fun to like things than not like things.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Remedy now has full power over both the Alan Wake and Control franchises, and can do with them as it pleases.

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Game From Scratch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Codeium – Free AI Code Assistant Today we are looking at Codeium, a free AI coding assistant offering code completion, chat and code refactoring tools. If you have any experience with GitHub’s CoPilot, Codeium is very similar, except in one very important area… price. For individuals, Codeium is completely free.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Embracer Group is poised to sell off Saber Interactive to a private investor group in a deal up to $500 million. As reported by Bloomberg , a source familiar with the matter said Saber will continue developing the remake of Star Wars: The Knights of the Old Republic.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Another 4.3 dev release means that many more fixes and improvements are on their way!

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The publisher is implementing a sweeping restructuring plan that will also result in project cancellations and office closures.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Some of you remember 2010 when games on Facebook were booming! That’s when many of us started our careers in free-to-play games. Me included. And if you were in the heydays of Facebook games, you will also remember how the party ended abruptly in 2012. Facebook used games for growth and discarded them quickly as it didn’t need them anymore. The platform killed the booming gaming business by handicapping the distribution channels used to grow our games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 1, 2024

The number of studios in the Brazilian games industry grew by 3.2% in 2023, from 1,009 studios in 2021 to 1,042 in 2023. This is according to the Second National Survey of the Game Industry, conducted by the Brazil Games export program in partnership between Abragames and ApexBrazil, which surveyed 309 developers, 214 freelance professionals, and 80 digital game service and development support organisations.

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Game From Scratch

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine Real World ArchViz Assets Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Evermotion Content Creators Collection: Architectural Visions bundle is a collection of real world game ready assets for Unreal Engine. This bundle is organized into 3 fixed price tiers, with each tier containing a single asset pack The tiers […] The post Unreal Engine Real World ArchViz Assets Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Deck Nine Games, developers of The Expanse: a Telltale Series and Life is Strange: True Colors, just announced a 20 percent staff reduction.

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Nvidia

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Gain a foundational understanding of USD, the open and extensible framework for creating, editing, querying, rendering, collaborating, and simulating within 3D. Gain a foundational understanding of USD, the open and extensible framework for creating, editing, querying, rendering, collaborating, and simulating within 3D worlds.

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