ArtStation is hiding anti-AI artwork images on its platform
Game Developer
DECEMBER 23, 2022
ArtStation continues to be embroiled in the controversy of AI artwork on its platform.
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Destiny 2 | Games of the Year 2022
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Picking a live service title for my 2022 game of the year felt like a bit of a copout, and I'm sure at any other game website, it may be perceived as such. If this piece had to be about a game released this year, I have some solid favourites: God of War: Ragnarok, Citizen Sleeper, and Neon White, to name a few. Alas, tomorrow is my last day at this wonderful website, so I'll do what I want.
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The Complete C++ Guide For Unreal Engine
Awesome Tuts
DECEMBER 18, 2022
C++ is the most effective and widely used programming language for creating video games. It’s also the language Unreal Engine, arguably the most popular game engine in the world, uses too. However, there are some differences between the traditional C++ programming software developers use and C++ that is used in Unreal Engine to create video games.
Early vs. Late Z-Kill (+ Hiring AI Dev)
The GameDev Guru
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Let us see why late Z-Kills are so bad for your GPU
High on Life features AI art and voice acting, according to Justin Roiland
Game Developer
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Roiland is equally High on Life and on using AI.
GamesIndustry.biz presents… The Year In Numbers 2022
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox. 2022 has been a busy year for GamesIndustry.biz (and continues to be so. Could the news slow down please? It's nearly Christmas). Brendan has already taken an in-depth look at the biggest stories of the past twelve months in This Year In Business , but it's time to look at good ol' statistics.
Free gamedev tools and art packs to kick-start your next project
Unity Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2022
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The Importance of "One New Thing"
Game Developer
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Success criteria come in all shapes and sizes. This time, I talk about the need to offer players something unique, something they haven’t experienced before.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Games of the Year 2022
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 21, 2022
I've gone through a lot of Spider-Media this year. In addition to rewatches of Into The Spider-Verse and No Way Home, I've read six volumes of Spider-Gwen, seven volumes of Miles Morales, and a mix of classic and modern Amazing Spider-Man storylines I never got around to in the past. I've also made it partway through a replay of the 2018 Spider-Man game and watched most of (the quietly brilliant and my 2022 earworm ) Spidey & His Amazing Friends.
Fan Collective Unimatrix 47: Star Trek Prodigy’s “Mindwalk” Episode
Game Industry News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
HERE THERE BE SPOILERS. Mind-swapping has been with Trek since the first Enterprise , and while “ Turnabout Intruder ” will never, ever be my favorite episode, it does handle the body swapping nicely. I can say the same of “ Mindwalk.” Kate Mulgrew really steals the show as Dal in Janeway’s body, though Brett Grey’s performance is certainly solid. However, “Mindwalk” isn’t about fun and “Freaky Friday” shenanigans.
Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 10
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Happy holidays! We have been enjoing Godot 4.0 betas for over three months now, and we are glad to see it get more stable and usable every week. Every beta release so far has included a lot of fixes in one or more key areas, and the next major version of the engine starts to finally look complete. Beta 10 will be the last dev snapshot of the year 2022, as a lot of our contributors will no doubt be slowing down for the end of year celebrations and some quality family time.
VR publisher nDreams acquires Shooty Fruity developer Near Light
Game Developer
DECEMBER 20, 2022
The two companies have collaborated on multiple projects over the last five years.
Gran Turismo series speeds past 90 million lifetime sales | News-in-brief
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DECEMBER 23, 2022
Gran Turismo series speeds past 90 million lifetime sales Read more.
Ale Abbey
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DECEMBER 20, 2022
Details are the focus for this light-hearted ale sim’s latest update
Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 9
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Godot 4.0 has been in beta for over three months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. We continue to release a new snapshot every week to get fast feedback on our bugfixes, and potential regressions they may introduce. Thank you for your rigorous testing and timely reports! This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: String and StringName are now mostly cross-compatible throughout the engine API, as well
The Pokémon Company files suit over unauthorized Pokémon NFT game
Game Developer
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Legally, you can't mint any of 'em.
75% of public comments on Microsoft-Activision were in favor of deal, says UK CMA
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Roughly three quarters of public comments on the proposed Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard were in favor of the deal going through, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority revealed today. The comments were collected over two weeks in October as part of the regulator's inquiry into the deal. It received roughly 2,600 emails, but excluded around 500 because "they contained abusive content (with no other substantive content), or were blank, unintelligible, stated to be from non-UK co
Q&A: Belia Portillo, international and partnership lead at Jackbox Games on Jackbox Party Pack 9
Game Development News
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Vince Pavey had the chance to speak to irreverent party game developer Jackbox Games.
Splitting Point: how Field Trip Z got 45M players on Roblox this year
Game Analytics
DECEMBER 20, 2022
We recently spoke with Janzen Madsen, founder at Splitting Point Studios , to get his perspective on how to develop a hit on Roblox. Splitting Point has created multiple experiences, including Field Trip Z which this year alone saw more than 45M unique players. Janzen is intimately familiar with what makes a Roblox experience a success. Roblox is an absolutely massive platform, with over 32 million experiences and 52 million active users.
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard respond to FTC's acquisition lawsuit
Game Developer
DECEMBER 23, 2022
In case it weren't clear already, both Microsoft and Activision Blizzard really want this acquisition to go through.
Microsoft calls FTC unconstitutional
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Microsoft yesterday filed its response to the US Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint over its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, as reported by CNBC. The 37-page response covers numerous arguments Microsoft has already made in public or to other regulators, stating a lack of incentive to make Call of Duty exclusive, a desire to grow its minimal footprint in the mobile gaming space, and painting Sony's protestations as those of a dominant market leader looking to hinder disru
Beacon of Neyda
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DECEMBER 23, 2022
IOTY success is celebrated for this rusty post-apocalyptic indie
NodeToy – Online Shader Editor
Game From Scratch
DECEMBER 18, 2022
GameFromScratch.com. NodeToy – Online Shader Editor. NodeToy is a new online tool for creating GLSL shaders. Using a visual node based approach and designed specifically for (and using) Three.JS, NodeToy provides all the tools you need to create, preview and export shaders visually. Features of NodeToy include: Key Links NodeToy Homepage Documentation You can learn more … NodeToy – Online Shader Editor Read More.
Deep Dive: A framework for generative music in video games
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DECEMBER 21, 2022
The goal is to use computational creativity and generative techniques to extend the capabilities of human composers.
ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area | Games of the Year 2022
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DECEMBER 23, 2022
ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area is a game that's not concerned with heteronormativity or alienating audiences with its nearly entire cast of beautiful Black and Brown characters. It's my game of the year because it looks and plays like the games that I want; creative work that's unapologetically representative of its developers and audience.
Spheriums
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DECEMBER 21, 2022
How this lush indie survival game came to be is detailed in the most recent devlog
Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 10
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DECEMBER 23, 2022
Happy holidays! We have been enjoing Godot 4.0 betas for over three months now, and we are glad to see it get more stable and usable every week. Every beta release so far has included a lot of fixes in one or more key areas, and the next major version of the engine starts to finally look complete. Beta 10 will be the last dev snapshot of the year 2022, as a lot of our contributors will no doubt be slowing down for the end of year celebrations and some quality family time.
Game Developer's best of 2022: The events that defined the year
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DECEMBER 23, 2022
From Twitter's maelstrom to Stadia's death sentence to devs offering support to Ukraine, these are the events that shaped 2022.
John Carmack leaves Meta, criticises firm's efficiency
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 19, 2022
John Carmack has resigned from his position as an executive consultant for virtual reality with Meta. The veteran developer informed Meta employees via an internal message, which was later leaked to the press. Carmack has since posted the full message on his Facebook profile. "This is the end of my decade in VR," he began. "I have mixed feelings." Read more.
Isonzo
Indie DB
DECEMBER 17, 2022
A retroactive look at a recent expansion is released for this WW1 indie
Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 beta 9
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Godot 4.0 has been in beta for over three months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. We continue to release a new snapshot every week to get fast feedback on our bugfixes, and potential regressions they may introduce. Thank you for your rigorous testing and timely reports! This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: String and StringName are now mostly cross-compatible throughout the engine API, as well
Atari CEO offers to acquire control of company following financial struggles
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DECEMBER 22, 2022
Amidst Atari's continued money struggles, its one-year CEO is looking to acquire the company outright.
Vampire Survivors (again) | Games of the Year 2022
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 20, 2022
I've been low-key worrying about this Game of the Year write-up for months, because I didn't really know what it was going to be about. I quite liked Elden Ring, but I didn't get terribly far into it and didn't have much of anything interesting or new to say about it. It's a From Software Souls game, and the open-world is a great match for From's punishing style of design and its myriad reminders that you aren't ready for this boss or that part of the world yet.
Recruiter Hotseat – Jack Jewell-Mills, head of talent acquisition at Sumo Group
Game Development News
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Jack Jewell-Mills is group head of talent acquisition at Sumo Group, helping to ensure the family of 18 studios continues making great games by hiring great talent.
Game Developer's best of 2022: The trends that defined the year
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DECEMBER 23, 2022
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How the fans made Goldeneye’s 25th anniversary one to remember
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 19, 2022
GoldenEye 007 is an iconic game. It was the N64's best-selling title outside of Japan and topped the Blockbuster rental charts for two years. But away from sales metrics, its influence on the industry was pronounced. The console shooters that followed – the good ones, anyway – lifted many of the game's innovations. And what's more, it inspired a generation of kids.
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