Ask a Game Dev

MAY 30, 2023

Sunk cost affects us like it affects most humans. We’re loss-averse creatures and our brains abhor feeling like we’ve wasted resources. The problem then becomes throwing “good” resources after bad and trying to “get over the hump” when it is really just digging our own graves even deeper. One famous example is Mass Effect Andromeda. ME:A had a major problem with sunk cost - the game was originally intended to feature a procedural planet generator that could create a near-infinite number of plane

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Game Developer

JUNE 2, 2023

The labor union has withdrawn some Unfair Labor Practice charges against the Call of Duty publisher, but feels Kotick is "undermining this productive process.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 1, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Tokyo-based developer Vanpool has closed its doors. The company's website has been replaced by a notice that reveals the studio was dissolved yesterday (May 31, 2023), offering thanks to all the players who enjoyed its games.

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Unity Blog

MAY 29, 2023

VFX artist Sakura Rabbit shares how she approaches digital art production and provides tips for creating realistic characters in Unity.

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Nvidia

MAY 28, 2023

Generative AI technologies are revolutionizing how games are conceived, produced, and played. Game developers are exploring how these technologies impact 2D and. Generative AI technologies are revolutionizing how games are conceived, produced, and played. Game developers are exploring how these technologies impact 2D and 3D content-creation pipelines during production.

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Game Developer

MAY 31, 2023

A Variety profile of Activision Blizzard CEO includes claims that do not line up with reporting about the company.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 29, 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has comfortably claimed its third consecutive No.1 spot in the UK boxed charts. The Nintendo game's sales dropped 50% week-on-week, but it is still comfortably ahead of FIFA 23. It's closing in on Hogwarts Legacy's sales to be the biggest game of the year (so far). This is purely in boxed terms, when digital is factored in, it's likely Hogwarts Legacy still holds a strong lead.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 2, 2023

Ginolabo , or Gino for short, is a Japanese self-taught solo game developer. His first game, the mobile RPG Soulvars , started out as a passion project. “Developing my first game was a complete learning experience for me. From start to finish, I gained valuable lessons.” It became a huge success when it was released in early 2022, soaring up the rankings to #1 for paid RPG apps and #2 for paid game apps on both Google Play and iTunes in Japan.

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Game Developer

JUNE 2, 2023

Game developers Taylor McCue and Nilson Carroll released their third yearly Queer Games Bundle that features games and software made by LGBTQ developers.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 29, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox CD Projekt released its first quarter earnings for 2023 today, with sliding sales a reminder that it has been more than two years since its last major release, Cyberpunk 2077. "Similarly to earlier periods, the largest contribution to our sales came from Cyberpunk 2077," said CD Projekt CFO Piotr Nielubowicz.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. The reviews and player reaction haven't been positive, but as an Arkane fan I felt compelled to play it for myself and take it on its own merits.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 1, 2023

Disclosure: This article has been written as a part of a paid cooperation with Moxy Moxy , founded by a group of game industry veterans and blockchain experts, aims to transform the gaming landscape by providing a platform for eSports-style competitive gaming with real rewards for existing games. Last year the global eSports audience reached a staggering 532 million people and that number is expected to surpass 640 million by 2025 according to Newzoo.

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Game Developer

JUNE 2, 2023

Emails between Nintendo of America and Valve show the latter developer had an active hand to play in getting the emulator pulled from its storefront.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 1, 2023

CD Projekt Red alumni have announced the creation of a new Warsaw-based studio called Blank. The developer was co-founded by game director Mateusz Kanik (former principal designer at CDPR, where he spent 15 years), Jędrzej Mróz and Marcin Jefimow (both executive producers and CDPR veterans), as well as managing director Mikołaj Marchewka (previously at Rookiez from Warsaw).

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Game Daily

JUNE 2, 2023

Meta this week unveiled its next virtual reality hardware iteration, Quest 3. Separately, the company opened up about its expectations for the VR / metaverse market and its hopes that the casual sector holds the key to widespread adoption. Speaking at Gamesbeat Summit , Meta’s Tim Lion (head of gaming marketing, global brand & programs) shared a research paper created alongside Newzoo.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 30, 2023

Felix Wong is a specialist games lawyer for over 12 years and currently working at Level Up Partners. He has been on the legal team of companies like Epic Games and helped Fall Guys-creator Mediatonic with their explosive rise to fame. He’s been on both sides of the table when it comes to developer/publisher negotiations and therefore has a clear view of the pitfalls in publishing agreements.

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Game Developer

JUNE 2, 2023

EA intends to turn Firemonkeys into a "monotitle" studio focused solely on The Sims FreePlay.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 2, 2023

This Week in Business is our weekly recap column , a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a dash of opinion (sometimes more than a dash) and intended to shed light on various trends. Check back every Friday for a new entry. Last weekend, the developers of Dolphin announced that they have indefinitely postponed the Wii and Gamecube emulator's debut on Steam , saying they were informed by the online storefront that Nintendo had issued a cease-and-desist order against t

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That One Game Dev

MAY 30, 2023

In this article you will learn on the basic level what shaders are and how they are used in graphics programming. The post What are Shaders? appeared first on That One Game Dev.

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Game From Scratch

MAY 30, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Skybox AI from Blockade Labs Skybox AI is a free to use tool, powered by a modified Stable Diffusion, from Blockade Labs. It is used to create game ready Skybox textures from text prompts. Skybox AI is described as: The most recent release added several interesting new features: With Sketch mode, we’re introducing a new … Skybox AI from Blockade Labs Read More The post Skybox AI from Blockade Labs appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game Developer

JUNE 2, 2023

Telltale announced its Strong Bad game has been delisted after it lost the rights to Homestar Runner, the popular webseries the game is based on.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 1, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox BAFTA is making some big changes to how its games awards are nominated, judged and decided. Today, the Academy announced that nominations for the BAFTA Games Awards 2024 are open today – three months earlier than usual – and that a full longlist of games nominated will be made public in December for the first time.

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Game Errors

MAY 29, 2023

No Man’s Sky was released on Steam and a lot of players are complaining about errors and issues that are making the game unplayable. The game is one of the most popular this year, but it has negative reviews due to game issues. Players reported that No Man’s Sky crashes randomly through the game or at startup and they are unable to play it for more than 10-20 minutes without a crash.

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Unity Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Keep up with everything that the Unity community is creating (and achieving) with this roundup of highlights from May 2023.

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JUNE 1, 2023

Understaffing, retention issues, and a drive towards microtransactions reportedly left the team at Arkane Austin fighting an uphill battle.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 29, 2023

NetEase today announced the launch of its new Japanese development studio PinCool. The company is entrusting the new Tokyo studio to representative director and president Ryutaro Ichimura, who has spent much of his more than two decades in the industry working on various projects in the Dragon Quest franchise. He may be most notable as the producer on Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King and Dragon Quest 9: Sentinels of the Starry Skies.

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Filmustage

MAY 30, 2023

This article aims to demystify film budgeting in the age of streaming platforms and provide valuable insights on navigating challenges and maximizing opportunities. Overview of streaming platforms and the film industry Streaming platforms like Netflix , Amazon Prime , Disney+ , and Hulu have significantly reshaped the film industry. Traditional theatrical distribution has given way to direct-to-consumer streaming services, altering revenue models and changing how filmmakers plan and budget their

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Game Refinery

MAY 31, 2023

When Apple introduced its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy in April 2021, it forced companies to seek permission from app users before tracking their data and activity across other apps and websites for advertising purposes. This major privacy update has greatly impacted mobile marketers and advertisers by making it more difficult for them to access the data they rely on for user acquisition purposes.

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Game Developer

JUNE 1, 2023

Behind the scenes on explosive 80s Laserdisc FMV shooter Us Vs. Them.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 31, 2023

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick believes the company's image problems stem not from a workplace culture that spawned numerous gender discrimination lawsuits from former employees and state and federal agencies alike, but from "outside forces" and unionization supporters. In an interview with Variety published today, Kotick said his biggest mistake was not being more forceful in trying to defend the company, particularly when the Wall Street Journal published a detailed report of numerous in

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Indie DB

MAY 28, 2023

A new demo for this psychological horror indie has crept up

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Rocket Brush Studio

MAY 31, 2023

For achieving a high level of productivity with accuracy, AI and Robotics represent an enormous opportunity. Robotic AI improves QA and has also been proven robust, fast, and efficient computation solution.

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Game Developer

JUNE 2, 2023

Blackouts, employees going to fight, and air raid sirens—learn how developers like Frogwares have been impacted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 2, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox EA-owned Firemonkeys Studios is reportedly the latest developer to suffer layoffs, with up to two thirds of its team at risk. Kotaku Australia reports the redundancies are being made as Electronic Arts changes the studio's focus. In March, EA announced it was restructuring and would be laying off 6% of its global workforce.

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Indie DB

MAY 29, 2023

A new freaky faction is revealed for this indie strategy game

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Rocket Brush Studio

MAY 30, 2023

The healthcare industry is facing a myriad of challenges in the current times, ranging from the increasing demand for quality patient care to regulatory compliance and rising costs. The traditional approach to healthcare delivery is no longer adequate to meet these challenges, and there is a growing need to adopt modern software development practices such as DevOps and Agile methodologies.

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Game Developer

JUNE 1, 2023

Xbox announced a "long-term partnership" with LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD to increase the number of queer characters in first-party Xbox games

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