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Epic Games incentivizes developers to release older titles on its digital store

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Epic Games has unveiled Now on Epic , which will allow companies that bring their existing titles to the Epic Game Store to earn 100% of their revenue during the first six months. The program is eligible for products launched on third-party PC or subscription services before October 31, 2023.

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Epic Games cuts almost half of Bandcamp pre-Songtradr sale

Game Developer

Update : A spokesperson for Epic Games clarified to Game Developer that the Bandcamp layoffs aren't new, but part of Epic's previously announced reductions.

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Newzoo looks at different generations • Mobile most popular among all ages

PreMortem.Games

Top image by Freepik In their latest report , Newzoo looks at how different generations engage with gaming. It will come as no surprise that across all age groups people play games, but there are some significant differences between the older and newer generations. To make sure you’re up to date with the terminology, here’s a quick recap of the names the different generations go by. ( Newzoo only covers ages 10 – 65 years old in this report.

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Vectorpea Beta Launched

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Vectorpea Beta Launched Photopea is a popular online Adobe Photoshop Clone that basically replicates a large percentage of Photoshop’s functionality in your web browser. It is ad support but otherwise free to use. The creator of Photopea just launched a new project in beta, Vectorpea. Vectorpea is to Adobe Illustrator as Photopea is … Vectorpea Beta Launched Read More The post Vectorpea Beta Launched appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Console and PC game sales fall in Europe during September | European Monthly Charts

GamesIndustry.biz

Video game sales across Europe were down in September compared with the year before, according to the latest figures from GSD. September 2022 was a five-week month, and as a result the numbers appear down 16% over September 2023. But this year was a four-week month. And so if we compare week 36 to week 39 (the like-for-like sales weeks), overall game sales are down just over 1%.

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Devolver Digital donates to fund for Palestinian relief, encourages others to do the same

Game Developer

Devolver Digital has announced it's making a significant donation to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Aid, and encouraged others to do the same.

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Developer Experiences Moving to Godot from Unity

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Developer Experiences Moving to Godot from Unity In response to Unity’s ill advised Runtime Fee change several Unity developers announced they would be looking at other game engines including Godot. Now more than a month later we have some insight into how the process went for some of these developers. Caves of Qud Among the first developers … Developer Experiences Moving to Godot from Unity Read More The post Developer Experiences Moving to Godot from Unity appea

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So, Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard. How will this affect the rest of the industry?

GamesIndustry.biz

The deal is done. Activision Blizzard is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsoft after two years of regulatory investigations and in the face of protests from various corners of the games industry. With the 'will they/won't they' part of this saga finally over, the pressing question is: What happens next? "At the risk of hyperbole, I believe we will see a significantly changed video game industry once the two companies are fully integrated," Kantan Games CEO Dr.

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Something Wicked Games snaps up former Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen

Game Developer

The former Bethesda Softworks quest designer is now the lead content designer on Something Wicked Games' upcoming game Wyrdsong.

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Harvest Island is a mix of farming and horror “I figured it’s a unique premise”

PreMortem.Games

Harvest Island is a single-player farming simulator that allows players to farm, fish and pet all sorts of animals to their heart’s content. But there’s something eerie lurking beneath the surface of this seemingly cozy island dweller. Something truly horrifying… Creator Kevin Le, working under the name of Yobob Games , carefully chose to combine a farming simulator with horror elements, after doing market research.

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Norsfell builds ‘Tribes of Midgard’ Viking empire with Amazon GameLift

AWS Games

Independent game development studio, Norsfell , was founded in 2013 to forge new genres that bring people together. Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Norsfell has grown from a small startup developing mobile games into a studio with nearly 40 team members who helped launch the award-winning multi-platform game, “ Tribes of Midgard.” Globally released on July 27, 2021, the game has since received 19 updates and counting, ensuring players continue to enjoy a high-quality experience.

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Peter Molyneux is returning to his roots

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox 2023 marks ten years since Peter Molyneux's social experiment with Curiosity: What's Inside The Cube concluded, promising one user a direct role in strategy game Godus as the 'God of Gods.' In the following years, a Eurogamer interview with that player, Bryan Henderson, and a controversial interview with Rock Paper Shotgun prompted a lot of negativity towards Molyneux, and compelled him to take more of a backseat, handi

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Doug Bowser says Nintendo of America is too happy to unionize

Game Developer

Bowser believes Nintendo of America has done such a good job of being inclusive and securing proper work/life balance a union isn't needed right now.

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How to Reduce Tech Debt with AI in 2024

Rocket Brush Studio

Tech debt from trade-offs during software development can result in substantial costs for your business. A survey conducted across 200 tech companies disclosed that an average of 25-40% of a developer's time is spent addressing tech debt. And 79% of tech leaders cited tech debt as a significant hurdle in achieving their business objectives, signifying the gravity of this issue.

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Medical Device Cybersecurity Trends From Our New Report

Perforce

What are the leading concerns, current trends, and emerging technology impacting medical device cybersecurity? We discuss the survey results from new report on cybersecurity trends for medical device software.

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Frontier to lay off unknown number of staff in organisational review

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox UK developer Frontier is planning to lay off an unknown number of employees as it conducts an organisational review of its business. The news was announced to investors this morning as part of a trading update, in which the company said it plans to "refocus on its core strengths following a period of disappointing financial performance and more challenging industry conditions.

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Harebrained Schemes splits off from Paradox, will be independent again in 2024

Game Developer

Paradox acquired Harebrained in 2018, and the pair are breaking up after the tepid performance of Harebrained's new game, The Lamplighters League.

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Flax Engine for Unity Game Developers

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Flax Engine for Unity Game Developers Ever since the massive backlash over the Unity Runtime Fee many Unity developers have been looking at the alternative game engines. To help users in this process we have started the __ Game Engine for Unity developers series starting with the Godot Game Engine, followed by the Defold Game Engine then the Stride Game Engine. … Flax Engine for Unity Game Developers Read More The post Flax Engine for Unity Game Developers appeared firs

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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.2 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

After last week's 4.2 beta 1 release, we introduced fixes for a number of bugs reported by the community, which are now ready to test in beta 2.

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Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo console sales jumped 44% in September | UK Monthly Charts

GamesIndustry.biz

3.5 million video games were sold across the UK last month, a slight rise of nearly 1% over the year before (GSD data). The best-selling game by a country mile was EA Sports FC 24. It's a strong launch for the game, with sales only down 8% over last year's FIFA 23. It was expected that there would be some decline due to the rebranding, plus the fact last year's FIFA launch was particularly strong.

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Obituary: Yoshitaka Tamaki, Shining series character artist, has passed away at age 55

Game Developer

Beyond his work as a character and monster artist on the Shining games, Tamaki wrote and directed titles such as Landstalker and FEDA: The Emblem of Justice.

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Cards We're Dealt

Indie DB

Cards We're Dealt: Prologue is a standalone experience that introduces you to the world of Cards We're Dealt. This prologue will introduce you to some of the game’s mechanics and story through its first chapter and the endless roguelike mode which.

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Industry Voices: The Future of Digital Skills Education – how one college is leading the way to tackle the skills gap

Game Development News

The UK is currently facing a significant digital skills crisis - MCV/DEVELOP

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Revealed: The 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards US winners

GamesIndustry.biz

The winners of the 2023 US GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards have been revealed. The awards are all about making the games industry a better place to work, and the winners are ultimately decided by an in-depth survey of employees. Over 50 US companies signed up to take part, with 14 winners in total. The biggest winner of the project is Electronic Arts, with three teams accepting awards.

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Roblox's remote working era is over as company issues return to office mandate

Game Developer

The vast majority of Roblox employees have been told to return to the company's San Mateo office by July 2024.

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The symphonic cinema: The impact of music scoring in film production

Filmustage

Behind every cinematic masterpiece, there is an unsung hero - the film composer. These musical maestros work tirelessly to create the emotional landscape of a film, enhancing the viewer's experience and bringing stories to life. In this article, we will explore the profound influence of music scoring in film production, delving deep into its historical roots, the art and science behind it, and its psychological and emotional impact.

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Four Tips to Make Your Murder & Loot Game Painfully Addicting!

The Bottom Feeder

Progress Quest taught us all how simple our brains where and how easily games could use our mental reward systems against us. It came so close to making all the money in the world. At some point in the last several decades of video games, everything became a role-playing game. Turns out, if your game design is a little lacking, all you need to do is spackle on a bit of "Make bars fill up to make numbers get bigger to make bars fill up.

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Roblox mandates partial return to office by next summer

GamesIndustry.biz

Roblox is set to move back to working in-office, according to an update shared with employees. As detailed in a blog post written by Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki, the company has asked an unspecified number of staff to return to work at its San Mateo headquarters by next summer. Remote employees will be notified by email with details regarding the location of their roles.

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Call of Duty will no longer do exclusivity deals, says Phil Spencer

Game Developer

The popular shooter series gave both Xbox and PlayStation limited exclusive windows for DLC, but those kind of deals will soon be over.

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Yume RPG Builder

Indie DB

I created a small prototype to a game core, which allows to create dynamic RPGs similar to YRPG Builder and that without programming knowledge (or here blueprint building knowledge).

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Comfy Engine – A Easy 2D Rust Game Engine

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Comfy Engine – A Easy 2D Rust Game Engine If you are looking for a relatively simple but full functional 2D Rust powered game engine, the Comfy Engine may be right for you. With a design inspired by other GameFromScratch favorite frameworks such as RayLib and Love2D, Comfy provides most of the functionality you would need to create a … Comfy Engine – A Easy 2D Rust Game Engine Read More The post Comfy Engine – A Easy 2D Rust Game Engine appeared first

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Devolver Digital donates to Palestinian relief

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Game publisher Devolver Digital has donated to the ongoing relief efforts for Palestinian families. The company's donation went to the UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which is working to provide assistance and protection for registered Palestinian refugees in the West Bank.

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Work With Indies donating all October revenue to Palestinians in need of humanitarian aid

Game Developer

"There’s no denying that what is happening in Palestine today is a tragedy and humanitarian crisis.

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BattleJuice Alchemist DevLog

Indie DB

In our latest devlog, I unveil the secrets behind some of our visual effects, crucial for our hyper-stylized look. Join us on this mystical journey as we conquer overdraw challenges, ensuring our game enchants players without breaking a digital sweat.

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