Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Written by Adam Telfer , our razor-sharp Canadian co-host who doesn’t just play games—Adam both builds and dissects them. As a badass product leader, Adam cuts through the noise with no-nonsense insights into what makes games tick and why some crash and burn. Whether it's tearing apart the latest market trends or calling out the next big thing, Adam brings a perspective that keeps our discussions brutally honest and ahead of the curve.

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Game Wisdom

DECEMBER 18, 2024

How Games Retain Players Using Risk and Reward Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Gaming is all about taking calculated risks and aiming for big rewards. Whether its a dragons lair or a slot machine, players are attracted to games that let them weigh risks against rewards. The best games get risk and reward … The post How Games Retain Players Using Risk and Reward appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 30, 2024

New year, new exciting job opportunities? Or maybe its time for a fresh perspective on your career? Also, did you know that staying in a role for 3 to 5 years can often do more for your career than hopping between shiny new opportunities every couple of years? Longevity allows you to showcase your ability to create meaningful impact, develop deep expertise, and build a legacyqualities that are highly prized in C-level executives.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Grabbing the attention of gamers is challenging in a crowded market, but QORPO s unique video gaming experiences stand out. Leveraging many managed services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the game developer, publisher, and solutions provider accelerated creative game development for popular titles like Citizen Conflict. Most recently, QORPO integrated Amazon GameLift into its infrastructure to enable scalable cross-platform server hosting and matchmaking across titles.

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Harold Serrano

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

I’ve been knee-deep in rewriting the Untold Engine , transitioning it from C++ to Swift. After months of coding, tweaking, and testing, I’m thrilled to share that the rewrite is almost done. Moving to Swift has been a game-changer, making the engine not only faster and more modern but much easier to work with. Built on ECS Architecture The Untold Engine is powered by Entity-Component-System (ECS) architecture.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Unreal series may have been shelved years ago, but Epic is letting its first two installments live on through the Internet Archive.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With their second game, Canadian indie studio Lithic Entertainment takes a sharp turn from the tranquil charm of their peaceful city-building debut title, Dwarrows. This time they’re slamming the accelerator with Scaravan 66 , a high-octane car combat roguelike straight out of hell. At its heart is Lucky, an arrogant greaser trapped in a hellish nightmare of endless asphalt, monstrous foes and a shotgun-fueled quest for freedom.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The company is reverting to a seat-based subscription model, but will be increasing the price of Unity Pro and Unity Enterprise in January 2025.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

It seems the cuts will largely impact staff providing 'corporate and supporting functions.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The developer is conducting layoffs across its League of Legends team in prepartion for the 'next phase' of the (almost) 15-year-old MOBA.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

Art tests in game dev often harm diversity and fail to reflect real skills. It's time to rethink their use and adopt more inclusive hiring practices.

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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.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 14, 2024

Developers at Pearl Abyss, Round8 Studio, Shift Up, and other studios say developers and players in the region want to break out of the free-to-play market.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 6, 2024

Game franchises like DC and Mortal Kombat may once again be up for sale as Warner Bros. Discovery tries to make some money.

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Game Developer

JULY 24, 2024

The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

'It's a team that should be encouraged to create something new and continue their journey.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

'We believe that it is important to nurture developers who take this unique concept to heart.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The free repository relaunched a few weeks ago to provide 'the ultimate reference tool for game designers.' Then OpenAI came knocking.

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Game Developer

JULY 23, 2024

Update: In a statement, Humble confirms layoffs at Humble Games but maintains that the publisher is still up and running. Update: Humble has now provided a statement saying Humble Games hasn't been shut down, but just restructured.

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Game Developer

JUNE 20, 2024

The company claims shunning AI models will lead to it being 'outrun' by its competitors.

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MAY 16, 2024

Update: The studio behind Dauntless and Fae Farm has laid off an unknown number of employees and cancelled a game "mere weeks" away from launching in Early Access.

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MAY 16, 2024

With Immortals of Aveum hitting EA Play and Xbox Game Pass, Electronic Arts is passing all net sales revenue to its developer.

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APRIL 11, 2024

Unity's Runtime Fee debacle cost it the trust of several indie developers, and led to Slay the Spire 2 being made in Godot.

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JULY 16, 2024

Diversity and inclusion initiatives could be facing the axe with large-scale conservative policy potentially on the horizon.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Ward joined TSR during Dungeons & Dragons' first boom, and worked on several add-ons for the TTRPG, plus his own science-fantasy game, Metamorphosis Alpha.

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Game Developer

MARCH 13, 2024

'The best results and quality needed can only be achieved by experts in their field utilising GenAI as a new, powerful tool in their creative process.

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Game Developer

MARCH 11, 2024

Steam and Discord are being used as a home base for hateful reactionaries to single out and harass game developers.

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JULY 23, 2024

It's becoming harder to sustainably run a game studio in the United States. What can be done to improve that?

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MAY 9, 2024

Microsoft has spent billions on studio acquisitions but appears to be crumbling under its own weight.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

"Our overruling principle is to always maximize shareholder value in any given situation.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

"It's been five months since the closure of Volition, but I'm grateful to post that a group of us have re-formed as Shapeshifter Games.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

'Management is more willing to risk our election coverage than they are to agree to a fair deal with its workers. We stand ready to bargain and get this contract across the finish line.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Sony lost the case against UK peripheral firm Datel, failing to ban Datel from marketing Action Replay products.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Microsoft's large layoffs have drawn the attention (and ire) of the FTC, which has been against its Activision Blizzard merger from the start.

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JULY 18, 2024

The Heritage Foundation's manifesto for the possible next administration could do great harm to many, including large portions of the game development community.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

ZeniMax Workers United-CWA members aren't happy with the decision making of parent company Microsoft.

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APRIL 26, 2024

The Entertainment Software Association recently came out against the preservation of past games. This short post is a plea for common sense and a recognition of the importance of videogame history.

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