GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 1, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox With the proliferation of online games, some titles have been positioning themselves more as platforms, such as Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite. They host musical concerts, marketing activations, and interactive experiences designed to advertise all manner of brands and movies.
Game Developer
AUGUST 4, 2023
The engine maker's monetization-focused Grow Solutions division did better than expected with a revenue growth of nearly 160 percent compared to 2022's second quarter.
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Game Refinery
AUGUST 2, 2023
A common way to monetize freemium mobile games is through in-app advertising, where ad placements are sold to generate profit from the entire player base. Freemium games reach wider audiences, but the risk of churn is always looming. Statista’s Market Insights show that 48% of the revenue in casual games in 2022 came from in-game ads, with the share of IAA revenue increasing each year.
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 3, 2023
Josh Salley has always been a big fan of gaming, but thought that game development was out of his reach. “I just assumed game development involved writing code all day.” Then he discovered the Unreal Engine and everything changed. He now works under the name of HALbot Studios on not one, but two first person survival horror games, House of Lies and The Nightmare Escape.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 4, 2023
Inworld AI has raised a further $50 million in a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round included additional investments from Stanford University and Samsung Next. Microsoft's M12 Fund, First Spark Ventures, and LG Technology Ventures also contributed to the funds. The latest funds will be used for research and development, hiring, investing in infrastructure, and to launch an open-source version of Inworld AI's Character Engine.
Game Developer
AUGUST 4, 2023
The wallet is being scrapped due to the "regulatory uncertainty of the crypto space.
Rocket Brush Studio
AUGUST 3, 2023
ChatGPT, the acclaimed AI language model developed by OpenAI, excels at generating human-like text across domains. However, ChatGPT needs more clarity and readability regarding code generation. This blog explores real coding examples that illustrate these issues and discusses strategies to overcome them. By addressing these concerns, developers can unleash the full potential of intelligent code generation and enhance the quality of their software projects.
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GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 4, 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. This week we published our ninth annual conflict minerals report on the industry's efforts to source the materials it needs without fueling armed conflict and human rights abuses.
Game Developer
AUGUST 4, 2023
The RPG has been on shelves for just over 24 hours.
Indie DB
JULY 30, 2023
Dusk of Dragons: Survivors is the Survival Sandbox Game that transports players to a magical medieval kingdom filled with dragons and enchantment. To celebrate its release, leave your comments to get some gift codes!
Unity Blog
AUGUST 2, 2023
Ziva Real-Time helps character artists create high-quality real-time character performances for games, animation, and film by accelerating the training of character rigs. Characters and creatures trained using this RT3D tool express rich deformations and biomechanics whilst conforming to multiple memory budgets.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 4, 2023
In this special extra episode of the Playable Futures Podcast, Will Freeman chats to Dr. Jo Twist, former CEO of UK games industry trade body UKIE, about how the industry has changed over the course of her impressive career. After 11 and a half years at UKIE, Twist's imminent move to the music industry, where she will be serving as CEO of the British Phonographic Industry, felt like an appropriate opportunity to pause and reflect on her tenure and the importance of play.
Game Developer
AUGUST 3, 2023
The Japanese company claims the movie has been watched by 168.1 million people.
Indie DB
JULY 29, 2023
Puzzledorf will be coming out this August on the Atari VCS. Can you escape the land of puzzles? Click for teaser trailer and more.
Logic Simplified
JULY 31, 2023
There is one area every game designer must focus on to ensure that their games are captivating enough to entertain and provide an impactful experience to the user: game mechanics. When creating a new game, video game mechanics are often considered the most important factor. In this blog, we will explain game mechanics, their benefits, and the crucial role of a game designer in utilizing these mechanics to craft captivating games.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 3, 2023
Nintendo has released its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2023, therefore including the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Unsurprisingly, the Japanese company has had a very successful quarter, but hasn't revised its forecast upwards for the full year. Nintendo has had success across the board during its Q1 for FY2024, with Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom selling 18.51 million units as of June 30 (the title released on May 12).
Game Developer
AUGUST 3, 2023
Despite not having a fully new entry in over a decade, the two Ōkami games have managed to hit a new sales benchmark for Capcom.
Indie DB
AUGUST 1, 2023
Get ready to dive into the sunken cities, scavenge resources, and battle gangs, alone or with friends!
Logic Simplified
AUGUST 1, 2023
Have you ever designed a game? If yes, then what game design fundamentals do you prioritize in your own designs? No idea? Don’t worry; we’ll help you. Game design is incredibly complex and fascinating, with countless nuances and techniques to master. In their book, the authors of “Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals,” Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman, underline the significance of design by stating that the design constitutes 50% of “game design”.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 3, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox GameStop will be ending its support of cryptocurrency wallets. As reported by Bloomberg , the decision is a rollback of a crypto push led by company chairman Ryan Cohen.
Game Developer
AUGUST 3, 2023
Gambling promotions for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive have boomed over on Twitch, and the streaming platform is working to cut it off from growing further.
Indie DB
JULY 29, 2023
Alpen Ghoul: Prologue is out! Alpen Ghoul is a horror exploration/stealth game. Your goal is to reach the summit alive, but you are not alone.
OPM Jobs
AUGUST 2, 2023
Gamescom is the world’s largest gaming event held annually in Cologne, Germany, where gamers, industry professionals, and companies come together to showcase and experience the latest video games, gaming technology, and innovations. So as well as being a gathering place for gamers and some amazing cosplayers and more, you’ll find a huge collective of business networking and collaboration among industry stakeholders in Cologne during Gamescom.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 2, 2023
Nintendo has removed The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival from the eShop. The game has been widely criticised from the media for being a low quality shooter using assets and branding designed to make people think this is The Last of Us, Sony's critically acclaimed PlayStation series. The trailers for the game have been taken down from YouTube due to copyright claims made by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Game Developer
AUGUST 3, 2023
Oculus Studios senior game producer Mari Kyle breaks down the design of Asgard's Wrath 2's "Godscale" mechanic.
Indie DB
JULY 31, 2023
Version 1.2.9 of the Jurassic RTS dinosaur game is now live on Steam!
Unity Blog
JULY 31, 2023
Discover Ziva Face Trainer's automatic facial rigging capabilities using cloud-based machine learning.
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 1, 2023
Take-Two has doubled the pay of its top executives, as detailed in its annual proxy filing. The publisher has doubled pay for its top executives, CEO Strauss Zelnick, and company president Karl Slatoff, as spotted by Axios. Take-Two's annual proxy statement disclosed Zelnick and Slatoff's pay of $72.3 million in a mix of cash and stock, which is split 60/40 between them.
Game Developer
AUGUST 2, 2023
Now that it's on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, Discord is aiming to bring native streaming to both consoles in the near future.
Indie DB
JULY 30, 2023
A new easy to pick up, rewarding to master strategy game that offers a vivid experience with multiple new features and quality of life additions to ensure players get a much smoother and fluid experience.
Cocos
AUGUST 4, 2023
Hello, I am using Cocos Creator v2.4.10. I have removed the references to text label and placeholder label and increased the edit box size. However, when I hover over the suggestion, the displayed text is too small, and I couldn’t change the font size of the text. As a workaround, I had to disable suggestions altogether using document.getElementsByClassName("cocosEditBox")[0]["autocomplete"] = "off"; Is there any other way to fix this issue?
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 2, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Welcome to our ninth conflict minerals report, our annual look at game companies' efforts to ensure their business isn't fueling armed conflict, slave labor, child soldiers, and other human rights abuses. We'll go into detail about 10 different companies' disclosures on conflict minerals below.
Game Developer
AUGUST 2, 2023
FIFA, which will soon be rebranded as EA Sports FC, was the star of the show.
Indie DB
JULY 31, 2023
We have an important Life by You update brought to you by the GM of Paradox Tectonic, Rod Humble.
Cocos
AUGUST 4, 2023
Hi all, my game got about 200 drawcall, version 3.7.2, I found that, I can change setting BATCHER2D_MEM_INCREMENT from 144KB to 2303KB, number of drawcall is decreased to about 50 drawcall. I wonder how to calculate number for setting BATCHER2D_MEM_INCREMENT. Can I depend on some debug info?
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 1, 2023
PlayStation 5 sales jumped 75% in the UK last week, Gfk has revealed. In terms of revenue, PS5 is up 63% week-on-week. It follows the first temporary price drop for Sony's console, with retailers selling the machine for as low as £399. Some retailers, such as Amazon and GAME, also included a game in addition to the price drop, with titles such as LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Forspoken and Saints Row available.
Game Developer
AUGUST 1, 2023
The performance-based payout will be shared between CEO Strauss Zelnick and president Karl Slatoff.
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