'We don't think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money:' Krafton CEO says Tango Gameworks acquisition is about legacy
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
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Final Fantasy's sales crisis is also an identity crisis | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The news that Square Enix considers its two major Final Fantasy titles in the past year – Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – to have missed their sales targets won't be a surprise to many people in the industry. On the contrary, this outcome was so predictable that it's provoked all manner of exaggerated eye-rolling.
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Walk in the paws of a newly adopted cat in Copycat from Spoonful of Wonder
PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Copycat is an emotional, narrative-driven adventure starring Dawn, a recently adopted shelter cat who suddenly finds herself outsmarted by a sneaky stray with a plan to steal her life. As players help Dawn claw her way back home, they’ll unravel a tale filled with jealousy, identity, and the complex emotions that shape the human experience. Will her owner, Olive, recognise the real Dawn if she ever returns?
Pirates VR update
Indie DB
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
1. "Island" location 2. Hold tight to the rope, pirate! do you feel that breeze?! 3. Perhaps you would like to admire the scenery: (screenshots) 4. By the way, do you know what we're gonna talk about next time?
Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Unity's move to "generational" updates is meant to help devs access engine improvements more often.
The Minecraft studio and Minecraft YouTuber looking to transform sandbox gaming
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
When I heard that Joseph Garrett, aka the Minecraft YouTuber known as Stampy, was 'joining' 4J Studios to work on a new game, I dismissed it as a bit of a marketing stunt.
COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”
PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Cocoon, the intricate puzzle adventure by Jeppe Carlsen , known as the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, launched to raving reviews after 6.5 years of development. The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery. Cocoon is the first venture of Geometric Interactive , a Danish indie studio founded by Carlsen and his ex-Playdead colleague, Jakob Schmid.
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Games featuring paid loot boxes will soon receive a mandatory 'M' rating in Australia
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
The Australian Government doesn't want titles featuring "in-game purchases with an element of chance" being recommended to children under 15 years of age.
Cheap money and bad bets: How the games industry turned pandemic success into disaster
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
By all estimations, the video game market was expected to contract once the COVID-19 lockdowns ended but even the worst-case scenarios for a return to normalcy predicted net growth when compared to pre-pandemic levels. Instead, a perfect storm of global political and macroeconomic factors, along with executive hubris, left us in a state of disarray and despair.
Zero Below The Sun - Unlockable content
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
It's been some time since the last update. I've been working on adding some more unlockable content that will increase the quality of life of the game.
Vector math library codegen in Debug
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
This will be about how when in your C++ code you have a “vector math library”, and how the choices of code style in there affect non-optimized build performance. Backstory A month ago I got into the rabbit hole of trying to “sanitize” the various ways that images can be resized within Blender codebase. There were at least 4 different functions to do that, with different filtering modes (expected), but also different corner case behaviors and other funkiness, that was not
Pocketpair says Nintendo hasn’t revealed what patents Palworld allegedly violates
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The studio plans to defend itself against Nintendo's lawsuit, but it also claims to not even know what patents Palworld is accused of violating.
How Mike Morhaime's Dreamhaven helps indies with "the good, bad and ugly" of launching games
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
In 2020, Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime co-created Dreamhaven, a new developer and publisher with two internal studios and a partnership program designed to help other indies.
Introducing Hungry Horrors
Indie DB
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Hungry Horrors is a unique roguelite deck-builder where cooking replaces combat. Set in a world inspired by British and Irish folklore, players take on the role of a princess who must prepare traditional dishes to feed legendary creatures. The twist?
Cascadeur 2024.2 Released
Game From Scratch
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Cascadeur 2024.2 Released Cascadeur 2024.2 was just released. This powerful animation application is an example of AI and machine learning done right, in that it is there to assist the artist, not replace them. The 2024.2 of Cascadeur adds several new features including: Key Links Cascadeur Homepage 2024.2 Release Notes You can learn […] The post Cascadeur 2024.2 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Ubisoft is calling devs back into the office for three days a week
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Ubisoft says various global teams were already coming back to the office, and set its new three-day rule to 'align the rest of the group.
VR studio nDreams is set to lay off up to 17.5% of its staff
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
nDreams is set to lay off up to 17.5% of its staff. In a statement to GamesIndustry.biz , CEO Patrick O'Luanaigh said that despite exploring "multiple alternatives to avoid such action," a new "strategic focus could result in redundancies affecting up to 17.5% of the company." On LinkedIn , nDreams lists its headcount as between 201 and 500 employees, intimating anywhere between 35 and 88 jobs are at risk at "all levels" of the organisation.
Glass Nation - CityParts
Indie DB
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Presentation of the City recreated from photos before second World War. A lot of hard work made and a lot of work to be done. To reach my personal goal of makeing game that You 'll love.
Epic Games Make Massive FAB Announcements
Game From Scratch
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Epic Games Make Massive FAB Announcements Fab, Epic Games new universal game development content marketplace was first announced back at GDC 2023 and it has been mostly radio silence since then. Today Epic Games have released a major update about Fab as well as the future of their other online markets the Unreal Marketplace, SketchFab, Quixel […] The post Epic Games Make Massive FAB Announcements appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Deep Dive: Developing a rating system and making juicy TV in The Crush House
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Selecting the criteria for a good picture is a persistent photo mode challenge. What happens when you relinquish critique to the player?
75% of games sold in August were downloaded | UK Monthly Charts
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
1.74 million video games were sold in the UK during August, a slight drop of 1.5% over the year before (GSD data).
Godot Editor on the Meta Horizon Store
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Unity Unite 2024 Keynote
Game From Scratch
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Unity Unite 2024 Keynote The Unity annual developer conference Unite just completed the keynote speech today in Barcelona. In the video below we condense the keynote down to a little under 10 minutes and cover the key new announcements for game developers. Highlight features include: Check out our coverage of Unity Unite 2024 in […] The post Unity Unite 2024 Keynote appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
BioWare's past DLCs inspired the direction of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, say devs
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Creative director Jonathan Epler explains what it took to rebuild the Dragon Age series, and how one infamous zone from Inquisition offered a key lesson going forward.
Blurring lines: How AAA and indies can benefit each other | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
As an industry, we're currently caught in a perfect storm of rapidly-evolving technology and the spiraling demands of modern AAA games, with a huge number of developers working for years to meet the level of scale and fidelity audiences have grown to expect.
Renaissance PR is sponsoring MCV/DEVELOP Women In Games journalism award
Game Development News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
We’re very pleased to announce that Renaissance PR is among the Award Sponsors for next week’s MCV/DEVELOP Women In Games Awards 2024. The veteran comms agency, founded by Stefano Petrullo, is supporting the Journalism Impact category. “I started out more than 30 years ago in games magazines and have always supported the press,” said Petrullo.
Unreal, Godot and Unity Book Bundle
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GameFromScratch.com Unreal, Godot and Unity Book Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the oddly named Packt Unreal 5 Book Bundle. Why oddly named? Well this bundle also contains 3 books on game programming using the Godot game engine, 4 books on programming using the Unity game engine as well as a […] The post Unreal, Godot and Unity Book Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
The new Steam visual editor will let developers edit store pages in real time
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Valve says its new 'What You See Is What You Get' features a 'rich' suite of tools.
Ubisoft targets staff to be in the office at least three days a week
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
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Pompeii: The Legacy Reveal Trailer
Indie DB
SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
Pompeii: The Legacy reveal trailer is now live, offering a first look at the challenges of rebuilding Pompeii.
Audio Alchemy Game Audio Humble Bundle
Game From Scratch
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
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Report: Behaviour Interactive shutters Midwinter Entertainment after scrapping Dead by Daylight spinoff
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
'My time with Midwinter Entertainment has come to an abrupt end due to the studio closure.
Intel reportedly lost PlayStation 6 chip deal to AMD
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Intel reportedly lost Sony's PlayStation 6 chip contract to Advanced Micro Devices in 2022, missing out on a potential $30 billion in revenue. This is according to Reuters , with sources claiming that the deal fell through after Intel and Sony failed to settle on "how much Intel stood to take from each chip sold." The sources alleged that internal projections from Intel suggested that Sony's console business "could have pumped roughly $30 million" into the firm had the contract gone through.
Living World Project - Update 4a
Indie DB
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
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