Game Developer

JANUARY 23, 2023

From Jade Empire to the Mass Effect series and some Dragon Age, Walters was involved in much of BioWare's big games over the years.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 22, 2023

We have our first new No.1 in the UK Boxed Charts, and it is Nintendo with its turn-based strategy RPG Fire Emblem Engage. The title's launch sales are 31% lower than what its predecessor managed (2019's Fire Emblem Three Houses). The new game has a more anime-style look to the graphics, which may have limited its Western appeal slightly. Yet even so, it is still the second biggest launch for the series in the UK, ahead of cult 3DS hit Fire Emblem Awakening.

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That One Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

A list of awesome packages that you most certainly will need when developing your own game engine. Make sure you check them out. The post C++ Packages for a custom Game Engine appeared first on That One Game Dev.

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Game Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2023

Hey all, I’m back with a look at a series from this past Fall for this week’s Anime Sunday. It’s my “Eminence in Shadow” Episode 01 impressions. Plot: This first episode is an introduction to the main character who is a boy named Minoru Kageno (though his first name does change to Cid when he ends up reborn in an alternate world).

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Game Developer

JANUARY 26, 2023

To fill out the hallways of a fully-interconnected USG Ishimura, EA Motive needed a host of fascinating new systems, says technical director David Robillard.

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Unity Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

From bringing products out of beta in June to releasing new and updated game samples, Unity Gaming Services made big strides in 2022. Read the blog to learn more.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 27, 2023

We’re now just days away from the Release Candidate, working at full capacity on finalizing as many of the remaining high priority issues as we can. The beta snapshots cadence allows us to better measure the overall stability and quickly catch regressions, especially when a lot of features are worked on at the same time. This beta includes quite a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: Make AnimatedSprite’s playback API consistent with AnimationPlayer ( GH-71907 ).

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Game Developer

JANUARY 23, 2023

Like the co-op games of the late 2000s and early 2010s, Microsoft reaches up to grab Sony's hand as the FTC's lawsuit looms over its Activision Blizzard acquisition.

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The GameDev Guru

JANUARY 24, 2023

Curious how I get access to help out in AAA games?

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Cocos

JANUARY 27, 2023

First Person Demo.zip (3.3 MB) I’ve now updated the script to set the position of the player instead of using physics to move the player. Making the player control more conventionally. Use this for your player script: import { _decorator, Component, Node, game, input, Input, KeyCode, EventKeyboard, Vec3, CapsuleCollider, ICollisionEvent, RigidBody } from 'cc'; import { globalVars } from '.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

3D lighting adds realism and depth to a scene while also enhancing the mood, tone, and ambiance of an unfolding story. This blog dives into the world of 3D lighting and shares some of the skills you need to become a 3D lighting artist. What is 3D lighting, and what does a 3D lighting artist do? 3D lighting involves simulating the behavior of light in a real-world or fantasy situation, including shadows, reflections, highlights, and color, using specialized lighting software and rendering tools.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 23, 2023

So far I’ve talked about Player Empowerment and One New Thing in the context of defining success. This week I want to talk about one of the coolest things that make games different than any other medium: we can let players walk in someone else’s shoes.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 27, 2023

Dragon Ball Xenoverse Connection Issues are affecting a lot of PlayStation and Xbox players of the game, many of them reported that they can’t connect to the server or that the servers are already full others are getting disconnected from the server. The most common Dragon Ball Xenoverse errors on PlayStation 3,4 and Xbox One consoles are: players can’t connect to the server, and they receive this error “DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE-Server is not available.

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Game From Scratch

JANUARY 24, 2023

GameFromScratch.com 10x C++ Code Editor The 10x Editor is a new (currently in beta) code editor for the C++ language. It is only available for Windows right now, with other platforms intended to come later, you can download it for free during the beta process. The entire mantra of C++ is performance and simplicity. It … 10x C++ Code Editor Read More The post 10x C++ Code Editor appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

KitBash3D’s Mission to Minerva Challenge wrapped up in December, with the winners announced earlier this month. Following the competition closely, CG Spectrum was wowed by the creative stories told through such a high caliber of concept and in-motion work — futuristic settlements sprawling across extraterrestrial landscapes draped in dramatic light and shadow, with fantastical creatures lurking in between!

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Game Developer

JANUARY 24, 2023

Here are this year's finalists for the 25th annual IGF Awards, part of the longest-running festival, summit, and showcase celebrating independent games and their creators. The Independent Games Festival is part of GDC 2023, which will be held in San Francisco March 20-24, 2023.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 26, 2023

Grand Theft Auto V has been released on PC and many players are encountering not opening issues that are preventing them from being able to play the game. Also, there are issues with GTA 5 mods on Xbox One. Some players are encountering GTA 5 not launching on PC and the game simply won’t start, they click Play in Steam and other launchers like Epic Games or Rockstar launcher.

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Starloop Studios

JANUARY 24, 2023

Animation and visual effects are two of the artistic pillars of game development. Though both processes can be associated with each other, ultimately, they’re different disciplines that accomplish different objectives for video games. On the most basic level, animation refers to the movement of objects and characters, whereas VFX refers to actions, polish, immersion, and [.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 24, 2023

With less than a month until the launch of PlayStation VR2, there's a nervous anticipation. Early impressions with the hardware itself have been positive, but it's hard to shake concerns over the expensive price tag , and the fact that only two titles out of the 37 confirmed for its launch window – Horizon: Call of the Mountain and The Dark Pictures: Switchback – are actually new and exclusive to the platform.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 23, 2023

In this fascinating post-mortem, the designer of Prince of Persia tells us the story of how its iconic cover art oddly played into its ultimate success.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 26, 2023

Assassin’s Creed Unity is reported by many players to encounter a lot of crashes. The most reported are crashes on startup, on loading screen, during gameplay, and in the first mission. Assassin’s Creed Unity random crash and crashes every 15 minutes are also reported issues that are making the game unplayable. Assassin’s Creed Unity crashes on startup : may be caused by outdated drivers, problems with the game’s configuration files, or with the game’s installation

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Unity Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Unity announces that it is renewing and expanding its partnership with Google to support studios in the development and growth of live games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 26, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Neil Druckmann has confirmed that Naughty Dog's Uncharted franchise is done. In an interview with Buzzfeed , the game director and co-creator of the Last of Us TV show explained that the series reached its end.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 25, 2023

According to our State of the Game Industry 2023 report surveying game developers, nearly three-quarters of devs working more than 40-hour weeks said they felt self-pressure to do so.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 23, 2023

For Honor is one of the most played games of this year, but as with every game, some issues of the beta are not yet fixed, and the game still suffers from errors. For example, For Honor crashes are experienced by a lot of players at the moment. They can be either at startup or randomly through the game. Besides that, users also complain about launch issues, framerate issues like low fps or drops, and other minor bugs.

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Perforce

JANUARY 23, 2023

As the amount of code in vehicles increases, so will cyber threats. Two WP.29 UNECE regulations specifically address cybersecurity concerns and provide guidance for automotive manufacturers.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 27, 2023

Did you know that GamesIndustry.biz has never done reviews? We have a Critical Consensus recurring feature that rounds up other people's reviews, staff Game of the Year write-ups , and our Why I Love series of developer-penned pieces on games, so we're not completely devoid of subjective assessments of game quality. We've even toyed with a non-traditional substitute for reviews.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 27, 2023

Now that GoldenEye 007 is widely available again on Game Pass, let’s look at its classic postmortem.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 25, 2023

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition was launched on Steam on 28th October, that’s two days ago, and by now a lot of players keep complaining, on forums and boards , about issues of the game. The new game is an enhanced and remastered version of the venerable Bethesda RPG. The following Skyrim Special Edition errors are making the game unplayable and a lot of players are currently complaining about them.

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Game From Scratch

JANUARY 27, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Learn To Make Games in Unreal Engine 5 Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Learn to Make Games in Unreal Engine 5 bundle is a collection of courses (and a few assets) for UE 5.x developers from GameDev.tv. It is important to note that this bundle is mostly a repeat of this … Learn To Make Games in Unreal Engine 5 Humble Bundle Read More The post Learn To Make Games in Unreal Engine 5 Humble Bundle appeared first on GameFromScra

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 27, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox GamesIndustry.biz Game Changers is a series of profiles on the groups and individuals going the extra mile to make the games industry a better place. These interviews encompass folks from around the world helping to improve conditions and attitudes towards diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, mental health and more.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 24, 2023

Former World of Warcraft Classic lead, Brian Birmingham, claims the system forces managers to mark down some workers to hit a quota.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 23, 2023

American Truck Simulator aka ATS crashing were reported by a few players after the game launched this week. These players complained about game issues and bugs that are making the game unplayable: “Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California and sandy Nevada. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.” Why does American Truck Simulator keep crashing

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Perforce

JANUARY 23, 2023

Merge conflicts occur when multiple competing changes are submitted to a given file or set of files. Read to find out how to avoid a merge conflict in Git and best practices around merge conflicts.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 24, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A Blizzard manager has been fired following a dispute with the company over its employee evaluation system. World of Warcraft Classic's co-lead developer Brian Birmingham confirmed he no longer works at Blizzard via Twitter , following a Bloomberg report that he was terminated after refusing to lower an employee's ranking.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 24, 2023

The tabletop industry felt the economic strain during 2022, even as its Kickstarter campaigns had the highest success rates to date.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 25, 2023

We’re getting dangerously close to the first Release Candidate for Godot 4.0, and focus on finalizing many of the remaining high priority issues. The beta snapshots cadence allows us to better measure the overall stability and quickly catch regressions, especially when a lot of features are worked on at the same time. This beta includes quite a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: Add support for Unicode identifiers in GDScript and Expression ( GH-71676 ).

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