GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 13, 2023

Prominent examples include former MercurySteam employees being left out of Metroid Dread's credits , 20 people from Striking Distance Studios forgotten in The Callisto Protocol's acknowledgements , or the original Metroid Prime developers omitted from the remastered version , among many others. Read more

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AWS Games

JUNE 20, 2024

Game studios of all sizes have realized the immense value in analyzing player data to drive key business decisions. However, many studios, particularly smaller ones, face significant challenges in integrating robust analytics pipelines into their games.

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Ask a Game Dev

JUNE 28, 2024

How do they find that many bugs? Consider - in AAA games, we bring on entire teams of QA to test every day during production. Imagine 50 testers each find only five bugs a day from a full eight hours of testing. That's logging a combined 250 bugs daily. In a week, you've got 1,250 bugs. After a month, that's 5,000 bugs. A year would be 60,000 bugs.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Fast forward a decade to 2022 and iXie has emerged as one of the leading players in providing excellent QA services for game studios and publishers around the world. With this new identity, iXie’s expanded suite of services now includes Game Development , Quality Assurance, Analytics, Game Localization, and Art Production.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Nintendo, a household name in the gaming world, has a long-standing tradition of delivering high-quality, immersive gaming experiences to its fans. Nintendo depends on quality assurance to ensure their games are bug-free, polished, and ready to excite gamers globally. But what does Nintendo game testing entail?

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Big Games

AUGUST 27, 2021

Assured Quality Services Quality assurance is an inevitable part of the pre-production process and final outcome. To sort out the issues regarding the quality assurance of the game, it is best when the project is outsourced because they are committed to ensure uninterrupted service.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 12, 2024

QA (Quality Assurance) teams are having a tough time meeting player expectations. Welcome to the future of game testing, where AI-powered quality assurance is the star. Challenges and Considerations AI-driven testing can greatly improve game quality assurance, but it’s not a perfect solution.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 12, 2024

If game studios don’t follow these rules, they risk facing legal problems, fines, and damage to their reputation. Even a small mistake can delay a game’s release or harm a studio. Keeping up with key compliance areas and changing regulations is crucial for any game studio aiming to succeed globally.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 1, 2024

These core differences explain why certain stories shine better in one medium, and why studios select specific approaches for their projects. Animation studios rarely need traditional special effects because their work lives entirely in the digital world. Animation studios must build their visual world from scratch.

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AWS Games

MARCH 14, 2023

Based on what we heard, a few themes that are top-of-mind include: cloud-based game development (aka Game Studio in the Cloud), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help support player community health, content moderation, and AI-driven game development. You can find more details and registration here.

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Filmustage

MARCH 7, 2025

A qualified reader brings expertise from major studios and production companies. The Black List offers a distinctive approach to script evaluation that combines transparent pricing with quality assurance. Their team has former development executives who worked with major studios like Marvel Studios, Warner Brothers, etc.

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OPM Jobs

JUNE 9, 2022

The gaming industry is no longer a niche, and there are lots of opportunities from major studios through to indie developers. Game Tester – Focuses on quality assurance by playing games to ensure they perform well and that instructions are clear. Here is our guide on how to get a career in video games.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Quiet please Kotaku reports today that Sony-owned Naughty Dog, one of the most successful first-party studios in the world, has shed 25 jobs, mainly among contractors. Eurogamer reports that much of the company’s quality assurance team are going to lose their jobs.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Quality assurance and testing ensure the game functions as intended, and ongoing updates may address bugs or introduce new content. appeared first on Hashbyte Studio. Visual and audio elements, such as graphics, animations, and sound effects, contribute to the immersive experience.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 27, 2024

Founded by CEO Patrick O’Luanaigh in 2006, the company has grown from its base in Farnborough, UK, to over 250 people across a mix of hybrid and fully-remote studios. It shows a combination of manual Quality Assurance (QA) and the automated Load Testing Tool.

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AWS Games

APRIL 2, 2024

RAG is particularly popular with game studios when it comes to protecting the intellectual property, and security of game-specific data. Common pattern consists of deploying into a development environment and quality assurance (QA) environment, before deploying into production(PROD).

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On the other hand, Android game testing is usually done using the Android Studio integrated development environment (IDE). When testing games on Android, use Android Studio with the Android Emulator and various physical devices. Therefore, iOS game testers must be well-versed with Swift and Objective-C to thoroughly test their game.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Establishing Review Criteria Clear, measurable criteria form the foundations of quality control in evaluating VFX work. Studios need to build detailed review frameworks that examine both the technical and artistic elements of environment creation.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Software used by professional 3D animators: Maya 3D Studio Max After Effects MotionBuilder Mudbox Premier Cinema 4D LightWave Real-time engine (such as Unreal or Unity) 3D animation jobs in the industry 3D animators can work on live-action projects (VFX), fully animated projects, virtual production, and video games (all platforms).

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