Game Developer

JANUARY 30, 2025

Design documents, press kits, and other materials are freely avaialbe in the VGHF Library for 'anyone who wants to study video game history.'

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Games 337

Game Developer

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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Game Developer

AUGUST 1, 2024

If true, it's unclear what that means for the games Armor's expected to publish. Ex-staff claim the publisher has eliminated its entire publishing team.

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Indy Games 362

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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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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Games 364

Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Devs looking to port their Godot-developed game to consoles will have solutions as soon as October.

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Game Developer

MAY 2, 2024

A game's legacy is not just the nostalgia it will come to evoke after enough time has passed. Its legacy is also in the creativity it comes to inspire in the works that arise in its wake.

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Development Games 356

Game Developer

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.

Art 363

Art Dev Games 363

Game Developer

MAY 8, 2024

Developers Jade Jacson, Steve Kirby and Kelvin Moore dive into horror as a genre, why we like to be scared and how game developers can exploit our deepest fears to create a wide range of scares.

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Horror Games Game Development Game Developer 332

Game Developer

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.

Studios 363

Studios Games 363

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If game designers are to have any success combating toxicity, we must acknowledge that our own design choices are often the underlying systemic cause, and that it is our responsibility to change them.

Game Design 363

Game Design Game Designer Games 363

Game Developer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The company's recent efforts to protect and update older games will now include titles that get delisted from its store.

Games 337

Games 337

Game Developer

JUNE 24, 2024

I want to shed light on a tactic that involves collecting data as you play, feeding this data into complex algorithms and models that then alter the rules of your game under the hood to optimize spending opportunities.

Data 352

Data Games 352

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 344

Games 344

Game From Scratch

JANUARY 11, 2025

GameFromScratch.com Python Game Engines in 2025 Today we have compiled a list of the best Python game engines, frameworks and language bindings for game development in 2025. This is the first in a series of posts exploring the game engine options available for the most popular programming languages.

Game Engine 112

Game Engine Engine Engineering Games 112

PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

SenAm Games ‘ founder, Senad Hrnjadovic , has been involved in the games industry for years, but it was the Pokmon obsession of his two older children that made him realise the power of games as a learning tool. Thats when Hrnjadovic came up with the game Al-Sirah. It got him thinking.

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Educational Education Development Games 118

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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Sandbox Mechanics Pixel Art 145

Game Developer

MAY 22, 2024

RS Gaming has been launched in partnership with ESL FACEIT Group, which is owned by Saudi state-backed investment fund PIF.

Games 360

Games 360

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Dutch consumer foundation Massaschade & Consument alleges Sony prices digital PlayStation games at nearly double the cost of physical versions.

Games 349

Games 349

Game Developer

JULY 9, 2024

This book talks about the importance of social mechanics in games and how these mechanics evolved over time to accommodate new technologies and new social contexts.'

Mechanics 318

Mechanics Technology Games 318

Game Developer

APRIL 16, 2024

With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.

Fighting 363

Fighting Dev Games 363

Game Developer

MAY 16, 2024

'Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game is the first scholarly book to focus exclusively on the long-running Ultima series of computer role-playing games (RPG) and to assess its lasting impact on the RPG genre and video game industry.'

Games 334

Games 334

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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AI Demo Games Build 100

Game Developer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Game developers are among the millions users leaving X (formerly Twitter) and signing up for Bluesky. What are they getting out of the platform?

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Game Development Game Developer Development Platformer 322

Game Developer

AUGUST 15, 2024

This book brings together the knowledge and perspectives of numerous past and present games industry leaders and practitioners to form a clear picture of how leadership operates in a game development studio.'

Games 298

Games Studios Game Development Game Developer 298

Game Developer

JULY 30, 2024

Developers Squid Shock and Stairway are unable to push console updates, and the former is resorting to Patreon while looking for a solution.

Dev 361

Dev Console Games Development 361

Game Developer

OCTOBER 15, 2024

After nearly 40 years of composing music for games (and Square Enix and Final Fantasy specifically), Uematsu has reached the end of the road.

Console 340

Console Fantasy Games 340

Game From Scratch

APRIL 3, 2025

8 Game Engine Released The popular 3D game engine/framework for the web, Babylon.js 8 Game Engine Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com. 8 Game Engine Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com. GameFromScratch.com Babylon.js just released Babylon 8. Highlight features of Babylon.js

Game Engine 108

Game Engine Engine Engineering Games 108

Game Developer

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." "

Dev 363

Dev Games 363

Game Developer

AUGUST 19, 2024

Actors in the game industry claim they're often asked to perform explicit and intimate scenes without warning or appropriate workplace protections.

Graphics 336

Graphics Studios Games 336

Game Developer

JULY 22, 2024

The union is attempting to secure better wages, working conditions, and AI protections for voice actors and performers within the game industry.

AI 363

AI Games 363

Game Developer

AUGUST 7, 2024

The company has formed a strategic partnership agreement with Godot vets at W4 Games to support the open source engine.

Engine 352

Engine Engineering Development Games 352

Game Developer

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Former employees of Phoenix Labs and Rumble Games say they were told to keep blockchain platform Forte Labs' purchase of their employers an absolute secret.

Studios 342

Studios Platformer Games 342

Game Developer

APRIL 10, 2024

Game industry working conditions are improving, but occupational burnout still runs amok. Studios and workers have the power to slow it down.

Studios 362

Studios Games 362

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.

Games 364

Games 364

Game Developer

AUGUST 20, 2024

As a historian specializing in Japanese history, my journey into the realm of historiographical video game design has been transformative. This post chronicles that journey, highlighting key lessons learned and offering practical insights for game developers interested in integrating historical accuracy into their designs.

Game Design 318

Game Design Game Designer Games Game Development 318

Game Developer

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The Video Game History Foundation decried the 'lobbying efforts by rightsholder groups' that have 'impeded' proper efforts to archive old games at libraries.

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Games 309