'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
'It's a team that should be encouraged to create something new and continue their journey.
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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?
Godot Editor on the Meta Horizon Store
Mircosoft Game Dev
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Introducing the Godot Editor for Meta Quest (Horizon OS) devices
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.
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.
My Final Fantasy 16 Review
Keith Burgun
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Over the last few years, I have went through a lot of the Final Fantasy series. I have recently beat 5, 9, 10, 13, 13-2, Remake and Rebirth (which I reviewed here), and I also played a lot of almost every other non-MMO mainline entry in the series (in the distant past I have also beaten final fantasies 1, 4, 6, and 7), plus direct sequels. Between that and the fact that I’m a game designer, and one who is also working on my own RPG, I feel like I’m in a pretty good position to give s
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UK studio nDreams confirms layoffs could impact 17.5 percent of workforce
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The VR company said it has struggled to navigate a 'challenging' games market.
Cheap money and bad bets: How the games industry turned pandemic success into disaster
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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.
Pirates VR update
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”
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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.
Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Unity's move to "generational" updates is meant to help devs access engine improvements more often.
75% of games sold in August were downloaded | UK Monthly Charts
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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).
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.
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
TouchArcade is shutting down after 16 years
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
'The reason we're shutting down probably isn't a surprising one: Money.
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.
Solomon Tower 2 - Trailer Release
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Solomon Tower 2: New Trailer Release & September Update!
Our Next Game and Kickstarter. Avernum 4: Greed and Glory!
The Bottom Feeder
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
We’re back to Avernum, and we’ve got a ton of new ideas. While I mostly write stuff of general interest, there are times when I have to address posts more directly to my fans. This is one of those times. Let's get the basic PR out of the way: We have launched the Kickstarter for our next game, and we're thrilled to finally return to the world of Avernum!
Games featuring paid loot boxes will soon receive a mandatory 'M' rating in Australia
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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.
VR studio nDreams is set to lay off up to 17.5% of its staff
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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.
Pompeii: The Legacy Reveal Trailer
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Pompeii: The Legacy reveal trailer is now live, offering a first look at the challenges of rebuilding Pompeii.
Cascadeur 2024.2 Released
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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.
EA desperately wants investors to know it's on the generative AI bandwagon
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Winners of the UK Best Places To Work Awards 2024 revealed
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
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NO RELOADING: Survival Trials
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Epic Games Make Massive FAB Announcements
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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.
Real reasons (not) to build custom game engines in 2024
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Drawing from Highfleet's experience, this article explains why building your own engine may be a bad idea and when it might be worth considering.
Blurring lines: How AAA and indies can benefit each other | Opinion
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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.
Nuclear Lizard: Enemy Design
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Nominations for the MCV/DEVELOP 30 Under 30 2024 cohort are now open
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Deep Dive: How custom tools made the 2D photo mode of A Highland Song sing
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Ubisoft targets staff to be in the office at least three days a week
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
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Zero Below The Sun - Unlockable content
Indie DB
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
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