Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

"This feature introduces a new way for you to enjoy games collaboratively."

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Game Developer

JANUARY 16, 2024

Square Enix has confirmed developer Toylogic "experimented" with Midjourney to create in-game album artwork.

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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.

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Game Refinery

MARCH 27, 2025

From PUBG x Dragon Ball to Goddess of Victory: NIKKE x Nier: Automata and State of Survival x Resident Evil , collaboration events with renowned franchises have consistently demonstrated their ability to significantly enhance mobile game performance. Below, we go through the highlights.

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Game Developer

JUNE 20, 2024

This article explores how emotional design features - colours and shapes - influence player perception of pixel art characters. By understanding these design elements, game developers can create characters that elicit specific emotional responses, improving player engagement and retention.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This year the blog section was our litmus test for industry sentiment on accessibility, generative AI, climate change, and the shift away from Unity in light of its Runtime Fee disaster.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

In response to a comment by Bill Markus, the co-founder of Dogecoin, that gamers have become “ideologically captured,” Elon Musk announced that his firm xAI will open a game studio. Musk states: “ Too many game studios that are owned by massive corporations ,” and that said studio will “ make games great again.”

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 6, 2023

A new video from Valve breaks down the Steam storefront, and which parts are curated by Valve and which parts are curated algorithmically.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Mirthwood , the debut title from Bad Ridge Games , merges genres like RPGs, life sims, and farm sims into a medieval sandbox experience. Fast forward a bit and we thought we’d try something we had been talking about for a few years; making a game. Learning to draw specifically for the game, he refined the style over time.

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Game Developer

JUNE 2, 2023

Game developers Taylor McCue and Nilson Carroll released their third yearly Queer Games Bundle that features games and software made by LGBTQ developers.

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Game Developer

MARCH 27, 2023

Looking to incorporate accessibility features but don't know where to begin? Here are a few tips from Microsoft senior Gaming Accessibility Program manager Brannon Zahand.

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Game From Scratch

APRIL 3, 2025

8 Game Engine Released The popular 3D game engine/framework for the web, Babylon.js This release comes a year after the release of Babylon 7, so this annual release is absolutely jam packed with new features. Highlight features of Babylon.js 8 Game Engine Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The United States' Prohibition era has inspired creatives across the entertainment industry, but hasn't been featured in video games as much as you'd expect.

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Game Developer

JUNE 29, 2023

The company told one Steam developer it "cannot ship games for which the developer does not have all of the necessary rights."

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Game Wisdom

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

How Social Features Are Revolutionizing Modern Video Games Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Social features in video games have reshaped the gaming landscape, making it more interactive and community-driven than ever.

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Starloop Studios

MARCH 20, 2025

Mobile games have changed significantly since their early years. Now, mobile games are complex titles that can sometimes rival what console and PC games have to offer in terms of their immersion, complexity, and game features.

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 26, 2025

GameFromScratch.com Overload C++ Game Engine Today we are looking at Overload, a C++ powered open-source game engine with a Lua scripting interface for game logic. Overload started life over 6 years ago as a graduate project and has since turned into a growing open-source game engine.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention. Several exploration games also incorporate similar story designs. Storytelling elements in Gossip Harbor.

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AWS Games

MARCH 13, 2025

Experience first-hand how Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games helps build breakthrough gaming experiences at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), March 17-21, 2025 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Unlock direct-to-player game streaming at 1080p resolution, 60 frames per second to any device globally with a web browser.

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Game Developer

JUNE 7, 2024

Cooking is such a universal activity that it is no wonder why it is featured into so many games.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With the new funding, Codecks aims to beef up staff and create new features to help game developers to keep track of their workload.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Belgian developer Cyborn has introduced a fresh perspective on mixed-reality gaming with the release of Wall Town Wonders , a game that transforms living spaces into bustling miniature towns built right on the wall. Eighteen months later, the game is here,” he says. But I’m happy we put it in already.”

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Game Refinery

MARCH 20, 2025

Weve previously explored how collaborating with fan-favorite IPs as part of a LiveOps strategy can have a drastic impact on in-game performance, and that logic very much applies to anime crossovers. Interestingly, it also launched alongside a new permanent in-game feature: special abilities.

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Game Developer

JUNE 10, 2024

A four-year deal means the UK's most prominent football game series gets access to the sport's equally monumentous organization.

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Game Developer

JUNE 26, 2023

YouTube's "playable" feature would let users play online games in the YouTube app or browser.

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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. The game has several power progression vectors.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 30, 2024

Under the new changes, developers can control what games or DLC 'make the most sense' to be featured on their title's Steam page.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 30, 2023

Guerrilla's cooperative endeavor for the Horizon franchise may feature a new look over the series' photorealistic style.

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Game Wisdom

APRIL 11, 2025

How to Play Monopoly Slots: Rules, Features, and Winning Tips Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Forget Rent, Hit the Jackpot Lets be honest: weve all flipped a table or two playing classic Monopoly with family. That game has caused more sibling rivalries than fantasy football. But Monopoly Slots?

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Game Developer

JANUARY 19, 2024

Despite that and its rich symbolic, cultural, and social meaning, food rarely features in narrative. The rare exceptions are worth a closer look.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

If you’re looking for ways to improve player retention for your mobile game, hosting a collaboration event with a well-known franchise as part of your LiveOps might be the answer you’re looking for. As an example, collaboration events are used by more than 70% of the top 10% of highest-grossing games in the China iOS market.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2025

Jackbox Games is a Chicago-based game studio best known for its lineup of popular party-game hits such as Quiplash , Fibbage , Drawful , Trivia Murder Party , and more. Jackbox Games north star is accessible gaming, which means meeting customers where they are.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 28, 2025

Nintendo has announced a new feature for the Switch and Switch 2 changing digital games to Virtual Game Cards. Read more

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Battle passes have crept into almost every mobile game genre imaginable, with our platform showing that 66% of mobile games in the top 20% have incorporated the feature. We’ve updated the blog post with new battle pass implementation examples and best practices for introducing the feature into your mobile game.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Like 2022 before it, Valve's list of best-sellers for 2023 feature the year's biggest titles and games that have have been around for a year or longer.

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Game Developer

MARCH 15, 2023

The Strong Museum has named the 12 games shortlisted for this years World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees, which features titles like Computer Space, The Last of Us 2013, and Wii Sports.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Void Sails by indie developer Ticking Clock Games is a single-player action-adventure RPG that takes players on a thrilling journey through mysterious worlds, where they captain a flying ship across uncharted space. The name Ticking Clock Games serves as a reminder for the team to stay on track and meet deadlines.

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