Big Games
JANUARY 8, 2024
Have you ever dreamt of crafting your own epic game? Buckle up, aspiring developers, because the barrier to entry just shrunk to the size of a pixel! Yes! We’re talking free game development software , mind-blowing technology, and trends hotter than a dragon’s breath. Think AI that helps you build landscapes, real-time 3D sculpting like magic, and coding made accessible even for total newbies.
Game Developer
JANUARY 10, 2024
"We are making changes to how we handle games that use AI technology. This will enable us to release the vast majority of games that use it.
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PreMortem.Games
JANUARY 8, 2024
During the day he works as a Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, creating games like Hearthstone, together with a large group of specialized professionals. In his spare time however, Evan Polekoff likes to work solo on whatever crazy project his mind thinks of. For the last five years, off and on, he worked on Critter Crossfire , a turn-based tactics and first person shooter hybrid.
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 8, 2024
The the first time in over ten years, video games is not the UK's biggest entertainment medium. ERA, which is the UK trade body representing video, music and games retailers, says that revenue made by video games in the UK reached £4.74 billion, a rise of 2.9% over the year before. That includes sales of digital and physical video games, covering PC, mobile and consoles.
Game From Scratch
JANUARY 10, 2024
GameFromScratch.com IronSource Founders Leaving Unity In the wake of the recently announced “reset” at Unity that resulted in first the closing of Weta Digital followed by the announcement that 25% of Unity’s staff will be let go there is another massive disruption at Unity, and one I think many Unity developers will be happy to … IronSource Founders Leaving Unity Read More The post IronSource Founders Leaving Unity appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
JANUARY 9, 2024
Amidst continued AI negotiations, SAG-AFTRA's locked down a way for developers to use digital voice replicas in future works.
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GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 10, 2024
The industry is starting 2024 in much the same way as it spent most of 2023, with news of layoffs and "for sale" signs and closures arriving alongside charts showing modest sales growth for the industry. Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz before the holiday break, Nacon head of publishing Benoit Clerc acknowledges the frequency of setbacks coming alongside less-than-dire news for the industry, and points to a specific culprit for the seeming mismatch in events.
Game From Scratch
JANUARY 8, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Unity Announce Massive Layoffs Since their successful IPO Unity has sadly been no stranger to massive layoffs. Back in June 2022 the first round of layoffs were announced, followed by another round, then another. Following the departure of CEO John Riccitiello incoming Interim CEO James M. Whitehurst said the company would be facing a … Unity Announce Massive Layoffs Read More The post Unity Announce Massive Layoffs appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
JANUARY 8, 2024
Seedy Eye Software's Arzette faithfully recreates the aesthetic of Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon.
PreMortem.Games
JANUARY 10, 2024
Using Kickstarter for a game shouldn’t be solely about the campaign but about building a company working on multiple games. “View Kickstarter as a tool, not the end goal”, says Michael Liebe , Lead Outreach Games Europe at Kickstarter on the IndieGameBusiness podcast. It should complement other funding sources, fostering creativity in fundraising.
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 8, 2024
6.9 million digital and physical games were sold in the UK during December, an increase of 2% over the same period in 2022. This is based on GSD data, which tracks all physical game sales plus digital game sales from most major publishers. It's a strong result when you consider November and December didn't feature too many big new releases. EA Sports FC 24 reclaimed No.1 for the month, and was boosted by some pre-Christmas sales activity.
Game From Scratch
JANUARY 10, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Steam Makes Massive Update To AI Generation Policy Back in June 2023 Valve Software started rejected games submitted to the Steam Store that used assets created using AI generation tools. This was first discuss in this reddit thread by a developers whose game was rejected: Hello, While we strive to ship most titles submitted to us, we cannot … Steam Makes Massive Update To AI Generation Policy Read More The post Steam Makes Massive Update To AI Generation Policy appeare
Game Developer
JANUARY 9, 2024
Stephanie Jones, whose face is used for Mary Jane in the Spider-Man games, is kindly (but firmly) asking players to stop crossing boundaries and harassing her.
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 11, 2024
Ladies and gentlemen, the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived! The results for the Golden Twig Awards 2023 are here. Firstly, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in voting and shared their greetings and critical feedback. Your engagement has been invaluable, and we appreciate every moment of it. Without further ado, let's dive into the Golden Twig Awards results, recognizing both the positive and challenging aspects of the gaming industry in 2023 – from innovation and cr
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 8, 2024
38 million video games were sold in the UK during 2023, the latest GSD figures reveal. It's a slight increase of 2.6% over the year before, with EA Sports FC 24 continuing where FIFA left off as the UK's best-selling video game. Sales for the rebranded series are down 8.4% over the year before to 2.39 million units sold. It's worth noting that FIFA 23 benefitted from the FIFA World Cup, which ran over December 2022.
Cocos
JANUARY 7, 2024
The interesting gameplay of the camera’s perspective, to achieve the same visual performance of “Don’t Starve” We highly recommend watching the video as you read this tutorial to get a full understanding of the tutorial. Introduction The visual presentation of the game of Octopath Traveler and Don’t Starve is very interesting. You can clearly know that it is a 2D material, but it presents a feeling of a 3D world.
Game Developer
JANUARY 8, 2024
The two developers have started integrating NVIDIA's AI-generated tools into their respective pipelines to help make NPCs for their games.
OPM Jobs
JANUARY 9, 2024
We at One Player Mission are excited to announce our initiative to combat the January blues by raising funds for Safe in our World (SIOW), a wonderful charity dedicated to promoting mental health awareness in the gaming community. Visit our raffle page to get your tickets now and stand a chance to win some of these generously donated prizes while supporting Safe in our World!
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 12, 2024
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 every Friday for a new entry. January is New Year's Resolution season, a time to reflect on ourselves and our actions, and to take steps to be better people in some small way.
Retro Game Coders
JANUARY 10, 2024
How did you get into programming? Are you now getting started? Which languages have you learned? Which do you still use? Where would you like to go with your coding? A conversation on social media sparked this idea, I thought it would be interesting for the Retro Game Coders community to share how you got into programming and your journey from starting out to what you do now?
Game Developer
JANUARY 11, 2024
Discord's reductions come days after cuts were made at Unity and Twitch. Like at those companies, its cuts are by the hundreds.
Indie DB
JANUARY 7, 2024
Battle through the stars defending your space station against waves of merciless aliens in this challenging tower defense game. Upgrade, customize, and tactically place your ships in 15 levels of sci-fi action!
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 12, 2024
Working on the basis that time heals all wounds (well, time and a hell of a lot of patches), I finally took the plunge back into Cyberpunk 2077 over the year-end holidays, and found myself enthralled by Night City – just as I’d fervently hoped I would be three years ago when the game originally launched. So good is the game at this point, in fact, that I was happy to fork out for the Phantom Liberty expansion – a DLC pack whose very existence would have seemed laughable in Dece
Game From Scratch
JANUARY 9, 2024
GameFromScratch.com First Unreal Engine 6 Details From Tim Sweeney Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, just made a tweet that sheds some major insight into Unreal Engine 6, I believe the first details that have emerged about the upcoming version of the popular game engine. The following conversation occurred on Twitter: There is a lot of information packed into … First Unreal Engine 6 Details From Tim Sweeney Read More The post First Unreal Engine 6 Details From Tim Sweeney appeared first on G
Game Developer
JANUARY 10, 2024
The late Jaquays' decades-long tenure in games includes the Quake series, Age of Empires, and Halo Wars.
Indie DB
JANUARY 8, 2024
Power Network Tycoon is a city-building game uniquely focusing on power network management, developed by a power engineer. It features realistic simulations like EPR/GPR for electrical hazard management and an EMF Meter aligning with ICNIRP guidelines.
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 10, 2024
It's hard to believe it now, but Dylan "TheBoyDilly" Johnson – CEO and founder of the wildly successful Good Gamers – didn't ever plan to be a game developer. Back in early 2020, Johnson was one of millions of health workers at the forefront of the fight against COVID. After an exhausting year caring for unwell patients day after day, Johnson turned to his wife and said he had to take a break from nursing.
Unity Blog
JANUARY 12, 2024
Discover the best Unity tutorials, livestreams, and session recordings on YouTube from 2023. Plus, find out more about everything from Unity Muse’s generative AI features to programming patterns for your next real-time 3D project.
Game Developer
JANUARY 12, 2024
A continuation of the article series based on Winifred Phillips’ top-rated GDC 2023 lecture discussing her award-winning Jurassic World Primal Ops musical score. Included: how to incorporate thematic material into a chaotic musical score.
Game From Scratch
JANUARY 11, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Learn Unreal Engine with GameDev.Tv Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Learn Unreal Engine with GameDev.TV bundle. As the name implies, this bundle is a collection of video courses (on the Teachable Platform) from GameDev.tv on learning to use Unreal Engine, both with Blueprints and C++.
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 8, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox 2024 is in its early days as to what's in store for the games industry. 2023 proved to be eventful, with Activision Blizzard joining Microsoft officially and the sector losing thousands of people through waves of job cuts. It's anyone's guess what trends, stories, and topics will become the narrative of the new year.
AWS Games
JANUARY 11, 2024
Free-to-play (F2P) games have become a dominant force and model in the gaming industry. Their revenue relies primarily on in-game ads and transactions driven by a large, engaged, and consistent player base. Besides requiring robust infrastructure and backend systems to handle the scale of incoming players, F2P games also require a continual funnel of new players, along with engaging gameplay and experiences that entice players to return regularly.
Game Developer
JANUARY 12, 2024
It's time for the game industry to fully embrace this new era, recognizing that it not only leads to better content for players but also fosters deeper engagement for game studios.
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 8, 2024
Written by Javier Barnes We have talked several times before about Clash Mini, which has been in soft launch for over two years [1] [2]. It is Supercell’s more approachable take on the autochess genre. A genre that was all the rage back in 2019 but failed to grow beyond a niche. Why does this game matter? Well, Supercell hasn't launched a new game since Brawl Stars in 2018, so Mini becoming a hit would have an impact on the trend of the whole company.
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