GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox After more than two decades as the industry's most prominent trade show, E3 is dead. Its demise is unsurprising (even expected, depending on who you talk to) but this still marks a significant moment, and one that saddens much of the games industry and the media.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 12, 2023
"After more than two decades of serving as a central showcase for the video game industry, ESA has decided to end E3.
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PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 11, 2023
In 2013, Daniel Macharia made the scariest decision of his life. He decided to leave his career in banking for video game development a month before his 25th birthday. Reflecting on his time in banking, he shared, “Everyone who had a technical issue in the office would call me. So the people who didn’t know me just assumed I was in the IT department and they were very surprised when they found out that I was in credit.
Indie DB
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Shadow Survival now has an early steam demo with a good portion of gameplay for a proper preview.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
This article contains spoilers for events that occur within Alan Wake 2's narrative. I started 2023 not knowing who or what Alan Wake was, let alone that a sequel was on the way. This was a blessing in disguise, since I didn't have to wait 13 long, arduous years to discover whether Remedy's favourite tortured writer made it out of the Dark Place.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 14, 2023
How creator Sebastian Kostka is making sure certain arcade conventions don't go the way of the dodo.
Unity Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Find out how Unity educators and creators are spearheading alternatives to four-year degree programs.
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GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Over 4.55 million video games were sold during November in the UK, a drop of 3% over the same period in 2022. This is according to GSD data, which tracks digital and physical video game sales. The drop is due to a weaker release slate in November this year. Last year saw major launches including God of War Ragnarök on PlayStation platforms and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for Nintendo Switch.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Concept artist and comic strip creator Victor Lahlou shines a too-familiar light on common game development gripes.
Unity Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Discover the made with Unity games that took home big awards during The Game Awards 2023. Plus, find out more about our longstanding collaboration with 10 Chambers, the studio behind GTFO and the just-announced Den of Wolves.
Indie DB
DECEMBER 15, 2023
After 8 years, dotAGE is released - a merciless survival village builder.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Europe posted a solid month for video game sales during November, driven by Call of Duty, EA Sports FC 24 and PS5. 24.6 million video games were sold across tracked European markets, a rise of 20% over the year before. However, this is because November 2023 was a 'five week' month compared with the four weeks of November 2022. If we just look at the same four week period, sales were actually down slightly by 2%.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Slipgate and 3D Realms may be the newest developers to get caught up in Embracer's reductions as 2023 comes to a close.
The Bottom Feeder
DECEMBER 13, 2023
A mirror. What fascinates me most about the video game industry is how, as huge as its grown, it lacks the institutions of other industries. Video games are a global industry with a massive and growing fan base that sells hundreds of billions of dollars of our wares a year. We can't stop pointing out that we're bigger than film and music combined. Because we're very insecure.
Indie DB
DECEMBER 12, 2023
MUZY is a scary horror game where you are uncovering secrets behind a well known, and what used to be the most popular children's toy called - MUZY. Multiple tales have been reported regarding these toys which also leads to deaths - and you as an detective.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Before I start this feature, I would be remiss not to acknowledge that the games industry is now nearly 10,000 people shorter. Writing my feature as this celebratory thing feels weird in light of that fact. Now, I don't engage with media for escapism mostly because escaping reality is 1) not a privilege for people like myself, and 2) real-life demands that I keep essential matters in front of my mind.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The creative team behind The Finals talks reshaping the dynamics of multiplayer map design, and why generative AI entered their production process.
Rocket Brush Studio
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Explore IoT security testing in this newsletter, covering landscape insights, testing importance, AI-driven use cases, dedicated tools, and best practices. Emphasizing the critical need to secure interconnected IoT systems in today's digital age.
Indie DB
DECEMBER 12, 2023
We've updated our demo on Steam. Added a prologue scene, guild-specific Tokens as quest rewards. Changed the way rooms and facilities tiles are set up.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Epic Games has won its trial against Google over antitrust claims, with the jury deeming Google Play and its billing system to be an illegal monopoly. As reported by The Verge , the jury voted unanimously that Google's requirement for developers to use its Play store's payment system for all transactions was anti-competitive. The trial began on November 3 , and the jury voted yes to every question on the verdict form siding with Epic.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 11, 2023
ZeniMax's worker-led union nets a second victory in a number of days, as it can now decide how AI gets used in its production workflow.
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 13, 2023
This article is part of the game-dev advice newsletter Levelling the Playing Field by Rami Ismail. If you want to know more about the art, craft and science of game development, subscribe here. A lot of studios spend years making a bad version of a good idea – until they go and figure things out. It’s not because their ideas or team are bad – it’s because their development process does not have One Way Doors.
Indie DB
DECEMBER 15, 2023
First, let’s agree that aesthetics in video games is the combined expression of sound, graphics, and design choices. In the following, we talk to Frederik Bager and 3D lead Anders Bruhn Pedersen about the latter.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 15, 2023
It feels somewhat appropriate that probably the last big news story of 2023 is the final death knell of an industry institution. E3 is no more. After limping on in various forms for the past five years, before finally seeing its latest incarnation cancelled outright in May , the decision of the ESA to walk away from the show it created will come as no shock to anyone – but as is tradition at any wake, most commemoration of E3 has been about the good times , rather than about the distinctly
Game Developer
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Longtime employees for Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering have been hit hard by Hasbro's new string of layoffs to close out the year.
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 14, 2023
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Google and The Forge to bring some helpful performance optimizations to our Vulkan mobile backend.
Indie DB
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Lueur and the Dim Settlers has a DEMO on IndieDB, give it a try! A Miniature survival builder perfect for short and relaxing gaming sessions. Rebuild and manage your realm, collect resources and decide the fate of your people. Explore the darkness and.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 14, 2023
This article discusses a minor spoiler, an item unrelated to the main quest appearing in the game's Act 3. Read at your own peril. This is the least and most surprising Game of the Year piece I have ever written. Coming into the year, I knew Baldur's Gate 3 would be my Game of the Year. It's the latest title in my favourite franchise, following up on my favourite games of all time.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Game director Hideo Kojima is hoping the movie adaptation will birth the "Death Stranding universe.
AWS Games
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Unreal Engine , created by by Epic Games, is one of the most advanced tools for creating and rendering photo-realistic visuals and immersive experiences. This is needed to power the latest games and the Metaverse. Traditionally, such experiences required a thick client, a desktop computer for example, with a discrete GPU. Unreal Engine’s Pixel Streaming allows the running of Unreal Engine applications on a server in the cloud and streaming its rendered frames and audio to browsers and mobile dev
Indie DB
DECEMBER 9, 2023
Does It Stack? will release today on December 4th 2023 at the start of the Steam's VR fest!
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox This week's verdict in the antitrust trial between Epic and Google is not just a significant step forward for the former's legal crusade against app stores, but potentially a landmark moment in the evolution of the mobile market. The jury voted unanimously that Epic won on every count , deeming the dominance of Google Play and the requirement for developers to use its billing system – entitling Google to 30% of al
Game Developer
DECEMBER 12, 2023
A jury found the Google Play storefront represents an illegal monopoly.
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 12, 2023
This first maintenance release fixes a number of platform compatibility issues introduced in Godot 4.2, which should make it much easier to upgrade from 4.1 or start new projects on all platforms.
Indie DB
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Tallinn based virtual reality studio Maru VR announced their upcoming VR game Bootstrap Island will launch on Steam Early Access on February 22, 2024.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Grand Theft Auto 6 has become the most-viewed new game trailer on YouTube. The first-look at Grand Theft Auto's latest instalment has reached over 142 million times since it first went live last week. YouTube also revealed that content creators and the gaming community have generated over 250 million views on GTA 6 related content.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Four days after launching its zombie MMO The Day Before to largely negative reviews, developer Fntastic is suddenly closing its doors.
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