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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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Game Developer

MARCH 24, 2023

The cinematic director for Guerrilla Games' open-world post-apocalyptic game describes their approach to adding epic flair.

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Game Developer

MAY 31, 2023

Blank's debut project will be a "character-driven story from an apocalypse."

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Game Developer

APRIL 10, 2025

A group of former World of Warcraft, Fortnite, and Baldur's Gate 3 devs have joined forces to create a new anime-style multiplayer RPG.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The developers tell us how they curated an expressive set of creatures to photograph and why they chose on-rails over an open-world experience.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 24, 2024

The GTA Trilogy ends up being a winner over on Netflix, proving the open world franchise's longevity.

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Game Developer

MARCH 22, 2024

Historian and games consultant Glaire Anderson highlights the importance of DEI and how Ubisoft's open-world game was elevated by insightful research.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 9, 2024

The publisher touts 'steady' growth and sizable net losses, but is biding its time until Rockstar's open-world game provides a big revenue boost next year.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 17, 2023

Ubisoft continues to get its cards in order for Far Cry, and has assigned longtime employee Sandra Warren as VP for the whole survival open-world series.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Open world survival title with a focus on time travel will be out on October 11th in Early Access. or will it?

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Silly things He admits that game- and level design was a real puzzle to solve in the semi-open world that allows players to carve their own paths by smashing through just about everything. “It Far Out Games’ journey began as a seven-week student project in a local game development program in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We’re currently developing a mini open world local co-op called Bugging Humans. It has a shared asymmetrical UI — where one player doesn’t see the screen but they have the controller, and the other player sees the screen and they have the keyboard. This means best practices, for instance in level design, have to be adapted.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

From open worlds to unannounced worlds.

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Game Developer

APRIL 17, 2025

Originally introduced in Mario Kart DS, the Switch 2 exclusive is reintroducing missions, this time in an open-world setting.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

supports advanced global illumination techniques such as lightmapping (including SH lightmapping), Voxel GI (which is fully real-time) and SDFGI (which is a single click, open world GI solution). Streaming is the most important feature missing for managing large scenes or open worlds. Additionally, Godot 4.0

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Check it out , and follow the recap below for a full rundown of AWS for Games activities at GDC 2024.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 4, 2025

However, building a well-optimized multiplayer game comes with several challenges which any Unity game development company worth its weight will know how to overcome. Choosing between these depends on your development goals and budget. Looking for cost-effective Unity game development solutions?

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

We discussed how the character collector, idle RPG, X-Hero , has been experimenting with different hyper-casual minigames (such as a hypercasual puzzle mode called SaveDog) to help drive user acquisition in our blog on the biggest mobile game development trends of 2022.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

Whether it’s battle passes, time-limited collaborations, or seasonal events, studios must constantly introduce new content without disrupting the games visual and technical integrity. Live-service game development presents unique challenges that traditional pipelines werent designed to handle. These include: (i).

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

With the annual Game Developer Conference (GDC) just days away, Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games is ramping up to host exciting technology demonstrations and programming focused on evolving industry trends, including generative artificial intelligence (AI).

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Starloop Studios

JANUARY 5, 2023

Video games have come a long way since their inception. From simple pixel graphics to complex, life-like open worlds, the visuals of modern video games are unparalleled. Animation and VFX are two integral components of game design and development that contribute to [.].

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Big Games

MARCH 28, 2025

In todays dynamic game development world, animation plays a vital role in defining player experiences and shaping game aesthetics. From the pixelated classics of the 80s to todays immersive and realistic graphics, animation has redefined the gaming experience. Lets examine these differences one by one.

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Nvidia

MARCH 24, 2022

This week at GDC, NVIDIA announced a number of new tools for game developers to help save time, more easily integrate NVIDIA RTX, and streamline the creation of. NVIDIA announces a number of new tools for game developers to help save time, more easily integrate NVIDIA RTX, and streamline the creation of virtual worlds.

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Nvidia

MAY 26, 2021

UE5 represents a generational leap in both workflows and visual fidelity, extending the engine’s support for DirectX Raytracing, NVIDIA DLSS, and NVIDIA Reflex, and adding new features such as Nanite and Lumen that make it faster and easier for games to implement photorealistic visuals, large open worlds and advanced animation and physics.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 26, 2024

The fact that it took him over five years to get to the point that it’s nearly ready for Early Access is largely due to learning the ropes of game development along the way. Why did you become a solo developer? Game development is the most time-consuming thing I’ve ever done. Now, it totally consumes him.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Scoping is an ongoing process and not a particular phase of development that we finish. Even though we try to figure out what we can do early on, we still have to make scope adjustments as we follow the schedule.

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DameDev.tv

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Listen to the whole chat here: [link] Our 'AHA' moments Pixel art is easy to get started in Pixel art is a cartoony aesthetic Consistency with your pixel art is important Tilesets vs Hand crafted pixel art Getting Started With Pixel Art (17:40 - 19:11) Pixel art requires a low barrier of entry compared to other aspects of game development.

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Game Errors

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen was released on Steam and by now the game received a lot of good reviews. Dark Arisen is a huge open-world game in which players start an epic adventure with three AI companions called Pawns.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

Through initiatives like mobile game jams and interschool esports, she aims to foster girls’ interest in STEAM fields. She encourages early exposure to career possibilities like game design, game development, and shout casting and believes this early desire motivates them to persist.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 1, 2023

Good level design is crucial for creating engaging and challenging gameplay, as well as for keeping players immersed in the game world. So, if you're designing a platformer, an open-world game, or a first-person shooter, effective level design is key to keeping your players engaged and invested in the game.

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Game Errors

APRIL 19, 2023

Japanese games are often associated with storytelling, character design, and anime-style aesthetics, while Western games are known for their focus on gameplay mechanics and immersive open-world environments. Another factor is Japan’s strong cultural affinity for gaming.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

“Sadly, the reality of the business showed me that the type of games that pay the rent weren’t the type of experiences I wanted to create”, he says. After a five-year hiatus from game development, he returned as a solo developer to create his debut game Repunk. How did you come up with the idea for Repunk?

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The world of video games has undergone a remarkable transformation over the years, evolving from simple pixelated screens to immersive, open-world environments with complex narratives and stunning graphics. Let’s explore how game testing has evolved and how modern QA teams navigate today’s complex gaming landscapes.

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Big Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dive into a heartfelt tale and witness how your choices shape the narrative before Your Eyes offer a distinctive and emotional gaming experience on your mobile device. Genshin Impact Genshin Impact has set new standards for open-world RPGs on mobile.

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iHobo

JULY 5, 2023

But precisely because we live in a world of 'stories everywhere', we need to be careful to understand how games engage with narrative. Yet there is a problem that the narrative motive faces when we play games that we do not face with other narrative media like film and written stories.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 11, 2024

We’ll discuss how to balance intuition with structure, share real-world success stories, and provide best practices for overcoming challenges. Here’s how to organize the process and make exploratory testing more efficient: Session-Based Testing Trying to explore a large open world without a map can be confusing.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The three predictions for the AI x Game Industry in 2025: Games made by AI will fail to impress both the player and the publishers. The first iteration of AI tools for game development will not have the impact investors were dreaming of. AI frees up developers to focus on more creative aspects.

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