GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 10, 2024

17.6 million PC and console games were sold across Europe last month, according to the latest GSD figures.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 10, 2024

'This book provides a comprehensive overview of game economy design. The reader will gain insights into the components that form a game economy, how these components are utilized to shape a metagame experience and how monetization is integrated into this.

Games 327

Games 327

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 7, 2024

FlatPonies , a Copenhagen-based game development studio, is finally launching Rebots , a first-person automation game that invites players to explore a universe full of quirky robots and expansive worlds. With over six years of development behind them, Lead Producer Regő Porkoláb has learned some valuable lessons. “Don’t make a game for six years!” “Rebots came from a simple concept.

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Playtesting Prototyping Development First person 265

The GameDev Guru

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Choosing the wrong serialization & deserialization technology inexperienced devs tell you about will only bring you pain

Technology 130

Technology Dev 130

GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 10, 2024

FIFA has announced a partnership with Konami to continue its FIFAe World Cup esports tournament, using the publisher's free-to-play title eFootball.

Esports 145

Esports 145

Game Developer

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Other former ZA/UM staff and Disco Elysium writers have banded together to form Summer Eternal, an 'art collective/RPG studio' hoping to continue Elysium's legacy.

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Dev Art Studios 312

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 11, 2024

According to the AppMagic numbers, this quarter, the hypercasual games market shrunk by 12%—down to 2.98B total installs compared to the previous quarter. The case is about the same for YoY dynamics—the market went down by a similar percentage from its 3.4B downloads in Q3 2023. The YoY dynamics are also comparable to the previous quarter: Tier-1 West faced the largest decrease at 18% YoY, followed by Tier-1 East with a 16% drop—and all other countries with their 7% slowdown.

Racing 118

Racing Games Tile Puzzle 118

GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In September last year, Paradox Interactive announced that it handed the development of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 to The Chinese Room , marking an umpteenth twist in the title's storied journey.

Development 118

Development Games 118

Game Developer

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Humble will use Good Games to continue supporting games it had already published prior to restructuring its staff in July.

Games 360

Games 360

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Patrik Nagy , a 20-year-old software development student from Hungary, began working on simple games at age 12, driven by a passion for programming and game development. His latest and most ambitious project, Backrooms Media , dives into the eerie lore of the Backrooms. It’s a viral internet phenomenon that started with a disquieting image posted on 4chan in 2019.

Playtesting 118

Playtesting Media Dev Balance 118

Indie DB

OCTOBER 11, 2024

With just one week until the release of Anima Flux on October 7, our team reveals the official launch trailer for our upcoming co-op Metroidvania. The trailer showcases the game’s distinctive mechanics, engaging co-op gameplay, deep narrative, and.

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Co-op Mechanics 97

GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Microsoft has announced several major changes to 343 Industries, the studio behind the Halo games, including a new name, a new engine, and the beginning of work on multiple new titles in its flagship shooter series.

Engine 124

Engine Engineering Studios Games 124

Game Developer

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Despite reducing staff after cancelling a project, Tequila Works says it will now put its entire development focus on another game it has been making.

Development 310

Development Games 310

The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Bonus story tip: If your players travels with other characters, they can chat during the game stuff. It helps the player remember the story during all the stabbing. "Every minute a player spends not interacting with your story dilutes the power of the story." - Vogel's Third Law of Video Game Storytelling Suppose you want to write a single-player video game with a good story.

Writing 80

Writing Games Art Advertising 80

Indie DB

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Broke Protocol is now free on Steam and Play store for everyone! Join PvP servers, RP, war servers in the best modding sandbox available. Or start your own server. All free.

Sandbox 91

Sandbox 91

GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It may have fallen out of the public consciousness a little bit since it began at the end of July, but the strike action by video game voice actors in the SAG-AFTRA union remains very much active. A picket was held at Electronic Arts' studio in Los Angeles this week – but arguably much more impactful, at least in terms of widespread attention for the strike, was the launch on Wednesday of the latest major update to the immensely successful Genshin Impact.

Electronics 126

Electronics Art Studios Games 126

Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The suit claims Ubisoft violated several federal acts by not letting users know (or consent) to having their private information shared with Meta.

Data 314

Data 314

Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 10, 2024

GameFromScratch.com O3DE 24.09 Released The O3DE game engine, previously Lumberyard which itself was a fork of CryEngine, just released O3DE 24.09. This release is a massive step forward in making O3DE usable to the masses. O3DE is a completely free and open source game engine sponsored by Amazon and several other large companies and […] The post O3DE 24.09 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

Game Engine 78

Game Engine Engineering Engine Games 78

Indie DB

OCTOBER 10, 2024

We have launched Hidden Pass Skirmishes featuring a trio of tactical challenges and four playable squads.

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Feature 109

GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A group of developers who previously worked on the acclaimed Disco Elysium have formed a new studio in the UK, Longdue.

Dev 140

Dev Studios Development 140

Game Developer

OCTOBER 10, 2024

'To operate efficiently, we have made the difficult decision to review our UK and US operations, which may impact a number of roles in the US and UK.

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Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 8, 2024

GameFromScratch.com The Best Game Development Frameworks in 2024 Let me start this by saying, there are no “best” game development frameworks. The value and use of a framework varies massively from project to project and developer to developer. That said, according to YouTube “Best Game Development Framework” is one of the most common questions and it’s not being […] The post The Best Game Development Frameworks in 2024 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game Developer Game Development Development Games 77

Indie DB

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Greetings, Cultists! The Ancient Ones descend upon us again, overwhelming our minds with fogs of madness, granting us an unimaginable blessing!

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has lowered its stake in Nintendo, in contrast to recent reports that it would increase its holding.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 8, 2024

An investigation accuses Roblox Corp. of misrepresenting its key metrics and child safety programs to investors.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As an animator at Logic Simplified, with nearly a decade of experience, I've had the chance to work with a wide range of animation software. Each one, from Autodesk Max and Maya to Blender and Spine 2D animation , has carved out its own niche in my workflow, contributing something unique and valuable. About a year and a half ago, I stumbled across a YouTube video that introduced me to a new player in the animation software game— Cascadeur.

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Animation Animation Rigging Beta 75

Indie DB

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This week I worked on backporting some smaller features into previous missions, updated the loadscreens, and started work on the victory cutscenes.

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Feature Cutscenes 84

GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Two US-based players have filed a class action lawsuit against Ubisoft for allegedly sharing its online store users' Personally Identifying Information with Meta.

Data 122

Data 122

Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Washington State government's Chamber of Commerce wants to the state's 'creative economy' humming along.

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Localization Game Developer Game Development Development 305

Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 5, 2024

GameFromScratch.com DragonRuby 6 Released – Currently Free DragonRuby, a Ruby language powered game development toolkit, recently released DragonRuby 6. Additionally until Thursday, October the 10th, you can get the Standard edition free ( regularly $48 ). Highlight features of Dragon Ruby are: Key Links DragonRuby Homepage DragonRuby Itch Page (Better Info than Homepage) DragonRuby 6 Release Notes […] The post DragonRuby 6 Released – Currently Free appeared first on GameFromSc

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Editing Feature Game Developer Game Development 69

Indie DB

OCTOBER 9, 2024

I've been working on a Steam demo of the game. The good news is that this demo is available today.

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Demo Games 97

GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Bandai Namco is having a solid 2024, so far. The launch of Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree in June has already helped boost profits and led the publisher to raise its forecasts for the year ahead.

Entertainment 118

Entertainment 118

Game Developer

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The action-adventure franchise hits a new milestone as new remasters are announced and Netflix's Tomb Raider anime has just hit the streamer.

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Animation Animation 278

AWS Games

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Multiplayer games platform CrazyGames engages more than 35 million players around the world with browser-based titles such as Ludo King and Paper Delivery Boy in 24 different languages. Whether playing through a desktop or mobile device, all gamers can now enjoy an enhanced social experience with a new real-time friends system built using Amazon Web Services (AWS) AppSync.

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Platformer Feature Build Software 64

Indie DB

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Fps limit, optional dungeons, new lanterns, new attack animations to some enemies, fixes and more!

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FPS Animation Animation 88

GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Earlier this week, US courts mandated that Google must – for a three-year period – open up its Play app store to allow more competition.

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Mobile Mobile 120

Game Developer

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Atlus' newest RPG has already dethroned Persona 3 Reload as its fastest-selling title, and also marks the developer's biggest Steam launch.

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Development 267