Game Developer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

ArtStation continues to be embroiled in the controversy of AI artwork on its platform.

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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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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.

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The GameDev Guru

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Let us see why late Z-Kills are so bad for your GPU

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Roiland is equally High on Life and on using AI.

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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.

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Unity Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We’ve compiled top-rated tools and starter packs to support your next project. Whether you’re an expert game developer or just beginning, discover a selection of free assets available now.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Game Development News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Vince Pavey had the chance to speak to irreverent party game developer Jackbox Games.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The two companies have collaborated on multiple projects over the last five years.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Gran Turismo series speeds past 90 million lifetime sales Read more.

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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

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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.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Legally, you can't mint any of 'em.

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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

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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.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Details are the focus for this light-hearted ale sim’s latest update

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In case it weren't clear already, both Microsoft and Activision Blizzard really want this acquisition to go through.

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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

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Rocket Brush Studio

DECEMBER 21, 2022

These days, a lot of businesses operate remotely, which means that employees work outside of their secure corporate networks. Thus, the importance of cybersecurity increases. It safeguards all types of information from loss and damage, including sensitive data and personally identifiable information (PII). It is essential to inform your workforce about typical cyber threats that are used to steal confidential information.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 21, 2022

How this lush indie survival game came to be is detailed in the most recent devlog

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The goal is to use computational creativity and generative techniques to extend the capabilities of human composers.

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GamesIndustry.biz

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.

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Game From Scratch

DECEMBER 22, 2022

GameFromScratch.com. Clara.io 3D Modelling Application Shutting Down. Clara.io, a decade old browser based 3D modelling application, is being shut down on December 31st, 2022. We first covered Clara all the way back in 2016 and honestly, not much has changed since then, which is a big part of why it is being shut down. In addition to … Clara.io 3D Modelling Application Shutting Down Read More.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 23, 2022

IOTY success is celebrated for this rusty post-apocalyptic indie

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Game Developer

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.

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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.

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Game From Scratch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

GameFromScratch.com. Unity & Unreal RPG Essentials Humble Bundle. There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Unity & Unreal RPG Essentials by Blink Humble Bundle is a large collection of fantasy roleplaying themed assets. Available for Unity and Unreal Engine developers (as well as Godot developers, as shown in the video below), the bundle … Unity & Unreal RPG Essentials Humble Bundle Read More.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This open world RPG has shipped onto Steam

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Amidst Atari's continued money struggles, its one-year CEO is looking to acquire the company outright.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A new report from Newzoo forecasts that the games market will generate $184 billion in 2022. The estimate represents a 4% decrease year-over-year. The PC Games segement was also predicted for a decline, its poised to make $2 billion this year, down 16% year-over-year. The intelligence firm provided a full breakdown of the global video game market's divisions.

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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.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 17, 2022

A retroactive look at a recent expansion is released for this WW1 indie

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

From unionization efforts to pandemic cooldowns to mergers and acquisitions aplenty, these are the main trends of 2022.

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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.

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