GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A study conducted by the University of Oxford in collaboration with FuturLab and PowerWash Simulator has found that 72% of players were likely to experience an uplift in mood during play sessions. Read more

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Game Developer

MARCH 15, 2023

The developers behind 2022's The Wandering Village are stepping into game publishing, particularly for simulation and building titles.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 26, 2024

Atari's Infogrames label has picked up the Surgeon Simulator series from TinyBuild. The publishing division was relaunched by Atari in April to focus on games outside of Atari's core portfolio of IP. Surgeon Simulator is a comedy medical operation simulator developed by Bossa Studios. Read more

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 2, 2020

Many of you know that I’m in love with Tabletop Simulator as a testing tool. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The 5 Benefits of Using Tabletop Simulator.

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Game Developer

APRIL 9, 2025

A plea to rethink how strategy and simulation awards are handed out.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Recently, Epic Games has made a significant change to the way developers, creators, and innovators can apply for Epic MegaGrants. The Impact of Epic MegaGrants Epic Games has invested over $42 million in more than 3,000 projects through its Epic MegaGrants program. Apply here for a Epic MegaGrant.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Xbox will soon let players with limited mobility remap their Adaptive Controller to simulate keyboard keys for games only playable on keyboard and mouse.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 10, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox UK game studio FuturLab has joined digital entertainment firm Miniclip. The PowerWash Simulator maker will continue having creative control over its game development and studio operations. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Brighton-based studio FuturLab has said Square Enix opening up its IP for Powerwash Simulator has been key to the game's ongoing success. Read more

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This cozy game is a slice of life simulator that encapsulates the hopes and dreams behind your first job out of college.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, I listed my success criteria as they relate to "player powered" games: aka "Immersive Simulations." This week, I talk about the first, and maybe most important of those criteria: Player Empowerment.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Dwarf Fortress allow deep simulation and player-centered storytelling, but Bay 12's game simply feels more personal. Both Rimworld and newly 1.0

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Microsoft's older game franchise continues to fly high.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 23, 2023

American Truck Simulator aka ATS crashing were reported by a few players after the game launched this week. These players complained about game issues and bugs that are making the game unplayable: “Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California and sandy Nevada.

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Game Errors

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Farming Simulator 17 promises to bring the complete farming experience. Because the game is a simulator and because they have pretty complicated mechanics, you may encounter issues with Farming Simulator 17 keeps crashing on your PC. Why is Farming Simulator 17 crashing? We really appreciate your time!

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Nvidia

JULY 25, 2024

However, to be useful for downstream applications like robotics, design, AR/VR, and games, it must be possible to manipulate these 3D models in a physically plausible way. This poses a major challenge to traditional physics simulation algorithms, which were designed to… Source

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2025

Traditionally set in modern-day Germany, the new game transports players to 13th century Mongolia. Alice Ruppert , a leading authority on equestrian games with her website The Mane Quest and a producer on the game, spent most of 2023 working on its inception and concept, laying the foundation for a game that faithfully portrays horses.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 31, 2023

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 is available on Steam and it seems that the game encounters a lot of errors. In this 2018 version, Car Mechanic Simulator seems to be poorly optimized and players reported launching issues, black screen, crashes, low frame rates, drops of fps, and freezes.

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Mechanics Simulation PC FPS 96

Game Developer

JULY 20, 2023

The game provides accessible education on renewable energy transition, all with a simple deck of cards.

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Educational Education Simulation Games 189

Indie DB

MARCH 30, 2025

Medievaly: Battle Simulator transports players to a lively rendition of the Dark Ages, challenging them to defend their kingdoms against enemy troops. The game emphasizes creative strategy development, resource management, and participation in dynamic.

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AWS Games

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Amazon GameLift alleviates developers game server hosting concerns by dynamically scaling backend resources. The test also showcased how Amazon GameLift can add 100,000 players to a game each second and spin up more than 9,000 new compute instances each minute. This includes putting the solution through extreme scenarios.

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Localization Games Simulation Build 69

Game Developer

APRIL 18, 2023

The cooking game genre has sort of an uncanny valley: to be real, or not to be real. Here's how one studio approached it.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 6, 2025

The project is Open Source (MIT license) and maintained by W4 Games with sponsorship from Meta. The Godot editor can be configured to launch the Meta XR Simulator when you run your game, and the Godot Meta Toolkit includes a tool to help you with that configuration! See the XR Simulator documentation for more information!

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 24, 2024

Traditionally set in modern-day Germany, the new game transports players to 13th century Mongolia. Alice Ruppert , a leading authority on equestrian games with her website The Mane Quest and a producer on the game, spent most of 2023 working on its inception and concept, laying the foundation for a game that faithfully portrays horses.

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Open World Simulation Games Playtesting 156

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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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 9, 2024

Sweden's games trade body Dataspelsbranschen has revealed its Game Culture Canon which aims to highlight the cultural significance of games as forms of art and expression. Read more

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 16, 2025

Were I in your place, I would do two things - I would first widen my search to look for work in adjacent fields where I could train my primary skills, and I would secondly do amateur game dev in my spare time to use as experience as I apply for new jobs. The first approach is to get a game dev adjacent job.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Multiplayer games are becoming more complex every single day – but so is the challenge of maintaining a stable, high-performance environment. After all, that small amount of time is all it takes to win or lose a game! Critical Hidden Challenges in Scaling Multiplayer Games What kind of troubles should you watch out for?

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 8, 2024

The UKIE Video Game Awards 2024 took place last night, with Sad Owl Studios' Viewfinder taking home UK Game of the Year alongside best console game. Bonsai Games was named Rising Star, an award sponsored by GamesIndustry.biz. Read more

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Unity Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Unity’s Brian Anderson shares tips and tricks for simulating film-quality characters in games with Ziva VFX, powered by machine learning.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 14, 2024

Game jams both big and small have been a stimulating bucket of creativity for developers everywhere, encouraging creatives to push themselves out of their comfort zone and create a full game in a limited time frame, anything from a day to just a week. Read more

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Paw Print Games’ light-hearted simulation-puzzle VR game is out now on PlayStation®VR2, SteamVR, and Meta Quest 2.

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Puzzle Simulation Games 154

Indie DB

JUNE 28, 2023

We mentioned we’re gonna have sandbox mode in the game. And we prepared a new sweet trailer to show it off!

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 20, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Focus Entertainment has acquired simulation developer and publisher Dovetail Games for an undisclosed sum.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 23, 2025

The global gaming industry is booming and yet, most Unity-based titles fail to sustain player attention or generate long-term value. For studios aiming to build not just games, but game-driven businesses, these three pillars are no longer optional. Because success isnt defined by shipping a playable build. Its the opening move.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

"The pirates are hiding in a nearby nebula," a fleet officer tells us. "We We can either explore them one at a time, but run the risk of abandoning the convoy, or we can send probes into each one – but that will definitely alert the pirates to our presence. Or we could just proceed to the rendez-vous and hope we're not ambushed." Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The finalists for the UKIE Video Game Awards 2024 have been announced, with Sports Interactive's Football Manager 2024 and Sad Owl Studios' Viewfinder picking up the most nominations. Fireshine Games' Shadows of Doubt was also nominated for Game of the Year alongside Football Manager 2024 and Viewfinder. Read more

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