Game Developer

JULY 25, 2024

Are you looking to market your game? This guide will teach you everything you need to know about game marketing, from targeting your audience to using unconventional tactics. You'll learn about the history of video game marketing, how social media and community management play a role, and more.

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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.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The streamer-turned-game platform is aiming to release more games in 2024, including one based on the popular series Squid Game.

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Game Developer

JULY 24, 2024

An attempt to reframe the discussion about Game Pass and other game subscription services.

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Games 315

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.

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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.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 23, 2024

If genAI has any benefit to game development, Christoph Hartmann believes it lies in getting rid of the 'less boring' parts in the name of creativity.

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

Complete transcript of the uncut interview of composer Winifred Phillips on The Game Show (ABC Classic), hosted by Meena Shamaly. Topics include the impact of music on a gamer’s experience, and how game music weaves itself into a gamer’s life.

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Game Developer

APRIL 26, 2024

Veteran game designer Raph Koster thinks there's a lot of room to explore what "fun" is in game design.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 27, 2024

Franchise development director at Sumo Sheffield Steve Lycett dissects the history of racing games and how developers can steer their games to success.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 5, 2024

Netflix's games service may be due for a change in the near future as the streamer considers charging for games or in-game ads for different subscription tiers.

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Games 310

Game Developer

MAY 14, 2024

Continuing transcript of the uncut interview of game composer Winifred Phillips by Meena Shamaly, host of ABC Classic’s The Game Show (Part Two).

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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.'

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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

MAY 10, 2024

Chasing in-game advertising while canning games like Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars first-person shooter seems downright bananas.

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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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Game Developer

JUNE 5, 2024

Movies and shows based on games keep coming out, but are the games able to fully meet the momentum these adaptations provide?

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Games 279

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

JULY 29, 2024

Most great franchises were born from small games and incremental investment. This is far from easy in a crowded market, but it’s the path to sustainable success.'

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Games 246

Game Developer

JULY 30, 2024

The popular genre film festival is offering studios a chance to present their horror games to attendees in September.

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Game Developer

MAY 2, 2024

Stepping into the world of game programming can be daunting. This article explains the basics of game programming, as well as what tools and resources you can use to get started.

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Games 255

Game Developer

JUNE 13, 2024

The Jackbox Megapicker will let Steam players launch any and all Party Pack games they have, no switching necessary.

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Games 249

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

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Useful advice from experienced game jam hosts: how to prepare, plan, promote, and conduct game jams, tackle post-jam support, and more.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 14, 2024

Prime Video is reportedly getting back in the video game adaptation business, this time with a show encompassing a variety of titles.

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Games 223

Game Developer

JUNE 12, 2024

Join us in contributing to a groundbreaking collection of research and white papers aimed at exploring the intersection of games and sustainability.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Epic Games will drop its royalty fees from 5% to 3.5% for developers that release eligible Unreal Engine games on Epic Games Stores at the same time as other mobile, console, or PC platforms. Read more

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A ransomware group plans to sell off the personal information of Insomniac Games employees and information on the studio's Wolverine game.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In this postmortem from Game Developer Magazine's March 2013 issue, get an insightful, behind-the-scenes look its design process.

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Game Developer

JULY 24, 2024

Tascan spent almost six years at Epic, serving as the Fornite maker's EVP of game development.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Humble Games Collection is said to be ending in early November, and at time of writing, has nothing waiting in the stands to take its place.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The article offers a framework for managers to balance creativity and deadlines, ensuring the timely delivery of a great game.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Denuvo's Tracemark tech will let developers create watermarks that could help find who's responsible for leaking games or assets.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Current and former Insomniac Games employees must now grapple with the exposure of deeply sensitive personal information.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

More indie studios are being opened by established game devs, bringing with them a return to a leaner development process.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Find out why Alan Wake 2, Hi-Fi Rush, and Humanity were all among the best games we played in 2023.

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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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