Hothead Games has shut down after almost 20 years
Game Developer
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The Canadian studio has filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure publishing deals.
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Yasuyuki Oda on why it's taken over a quarter of a century for a new Fatal Fury game
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The Fatal Fury fighting game series stretches all the way back to 1991, when SNK Corporation released Fatal Fury: King of Fighters for arcades. The franchise had numerous iterations in the 90s, with Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999) being the last – at least until now. A quarter of a century after Mark of the Wolves came out, we find ourselves sitting in SNK's booth at the Tokyo Game Show, eagerly playing the upcoming Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
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Mirthwood by Bad Ridge Games is mixing genres with something darker and more adventurous
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. Created by a two-person team based in Seattle, USA, Mirthwood represents a creative and personal journey for its developers, long-time friends Brian Hecox and Daron Otis. “We’ve known each other since kindergarten, but weren’t quite ready to start a studio back then,” jokes Otis.
MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 2024
Game Development News
DECEMBER 5, 2024
This year’s 30 Under 30, where we put the spotlight on the best and brightest young talent in the industry that the industry has to offer
Prince of Persia’s Accessibility is Inaccessible To Some
Game Wisdom
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Prince of Persia’s Accessibility is Inaccessible To Some Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com At the Game Awards, it was easy to blink and miss the award for best accessibility feature in a game for 2024, with the winner going to Prince of Persia : The Lost Crown. You may be hard-pressed to … The post Prince of Persia’s Accessibility is Inaccessible To Some appeared first on Game Wisdom.
Slaves of Magic - New enemies
Indie DB
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The focus of this devlog is to show our current progress and to share our plans for the next year!
WB Games Montreal lays off 99 developers
Game Developer
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Most of the impacted developers let go from WB Montreal were subcontractors through esteemed support developer Keywords.
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South Korean indie studio Cat Society is a small team with big ambitions. The three-person studio, made up of Minjin Ko, his wife Hyemyung Lee and their friend Yeram Kim, has been working on their debut title Dungeon Inn since 2019. The game blends turn-based strategy with management and is set in a rowdy inn where adventurers and rival guilds collide.
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DECEMBER 4, 2024
GameFromScratch.com A Sneak Peek At Godot 4.4 Back in September, shortly after the release of Godot 4.3, we took a first look at Godot 4.4. Since then there have been several new features added to the upcoming Godot release in the form of Dev3, Dev4 and Dev5 releases. In the video below we take a look at […] The post A Sneak Peek At Godot 4.4 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
My new book, Too Much Fun – The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer
Jesper Juul
DECEMBER 10, 2024
It is real: I am thrilled to announce that my new book, Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer is out todayon MIT Press. Too Much Fun is a book about two central mysteries. First, why is the best-selling Commodore 64 computer absent in many computer and video game histories, and what is the influence of its games from SimCity to IK+ to Paradroid ?
Depths of Endor: Dungeon Maker is out
Indie DB
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Depths of Endor introduces a powerful customization feature for Steam players! Create your own maps and enemies with personalized stats, names, and images. Craft unique adventures to share with others or test your own skills in your creations.
GOG expands preservation program to protect delisted games
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DECEMBER 2, 2024
The company's recent efforts to protect and update older games will now include titles that get delisted from its store.
Why Raphaël Colantonio's next game is and isn't like Dishonored
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DECEMBER 4, 2024
Raphaël Colantonio and his team at Wolfeye Studios haven't revealed much about their second game. A few teaser images have been released, and the briefest glimpse of gameplay was shared on social media, but the game remains a mystery beyond that.
Horse Reality by Studio Deloryan strikes the right balance between science and gameplay
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 20, 2024
In the six years since its launch, Horse Reality , by Dutch indie studio Studio Deloryan , has built a loyal following. The game blends real-world genetics with engaging gameplay, allowing players to train, breed and care for virtual horses. Studio Deloryan has mastered the balance of scientific accuracy and fun, creating a unique space for over 50.000 monthly active horse enthusiasts.
Rust Powered Bevy Game Engine Release 0.15
Game From Scratch
DECEMBER 2, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Rust Powered Bevy Game Engine Release 0.15 Almost 5 months after the previous release the open-source Rust powered cross-platform 2D/3D data driven game engine/framework Bevy just released Bevy 0.15. Key features of this release include: Key Links Bevy Homepage Bevy 0.15 Release Notes GitHub Repository Bevy Discord You can learn more about the Bevy 0.15 release in […] The post Rust Powered Bevy Game Engine Release 0.15 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Rebuilding the Untold Engine: Two Years of Progress and What’s Next
Harold Serrano
DECEMBER 1, 2024
Hey everyone, It has been two years since I began rewriting my game engine, and while development has been slow, it has been steady. In this post, I want to share the current status of the Untold Engine. What is the Untold Engine? For those who are unaware, the Untold Engine is a 3D game engine designed for macOS and iOS devices, which I started developing in 2013.
Rocket! v2.1.0
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DECEMBER 4, 2024
New Unlockable Weapon Available + Gameplay Changes & Improvements.
Future Publishing signs content partnership with OpenAI
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DECEMBER 5, 2024
The company behind Edge, GamesRadar, and PC Gamer will let OpenAI use its content to enhance the 'ChatGPT experience.
New report claims gamers spend more time watching videos about gaming than playing games
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DECEMBER 2, 2024
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Solo dev Chad Crumbaker on his game Mekkablood: “Never thought it would be this difficult”
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DECEMBER 18, 2024
For Chad Crumbaker (working as KRUMP Games ), it was the promise of full creative freedom that drew him into the world of solo development. I was an early adopter of Unreal Engine 4 and always wanted to get into game development, he says. Originally envisioning a role as a 3D modeler on a team, the accessibility of Unreal Engine inspired him to take on the challenge of crafting every aspect of a game himself.
EA Pledges 23 Patents and Open-Source Tech
Game From Scratch
DECEMBER 7, 2024
GameFromScratch.com EA Pledges 23 Patents and Open-Source Tech This week EA announced they were adding 23 patents to their accessibility patent pledge. In addition, they released a new open-source project, the IRIS Unreal Engine plugin which can be used to detect photosensitivity moments in games. This plugin is built upon the already open source IRIS library and is […] The post EA Pledges 23 Patents and Open-Source Tech appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
[From the industry] Electronic Arts Opens Up 23 More Accessibility Patents for Wider Use and Open-Sources Photosensitivity Analysis Plugin
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DECEMBER 10, 2024
This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content.
Ionization - Ralroad station map test
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DECEMBER 5, 2024
This map is the oldest surviving version, dating back to October 2012. It has gone through probably a dozen iterations over the years, with changes to weather and time of day. The latest versions had included pre-dawn pinkish twilight and fog. I also.
Ubisoft kills XDefiant and closes studios in San Franciso and Osaka
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DECEMBER 4, 2024
Half of the XDefiant team are moving onto other projects, but 277 developers will "likely" be laid off.
Former Gearbox, Id and Warner veterans form new publisher Cooldown Games
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DECEMBER 12, 2024
A group of industry veterans have formed a new publisher, Cooldown Games, which will bring premium games to PC and consoles.
Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India
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DECEMBER 9, 2024
When you live in a country that houses twenty percent of the entire worlds population, yet hardly see a genuine and honest representation of that country in video games, its time to take matters into your own hands. And thats precisely what Shalin Shodhan is doing with his studio, Masala Games. In the outlandish adventure game Detective Dotson , modern-day India plays an equally significant role as the titular hero.
SDL 3 – Hits Stable ABI Release
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DECEMBER 5, 2024
GameFromScratch.com SDL 3 – Hits Stable ABI Release SDL, or the Simple DirectMedia Layer is one of the most popular game development frameworks, used to make hundreds of successful games (such as Angry Birds) as well as powering dozens of Valve/Source games. SDL 3 is on the horizon with a major milestone being recently hit, a stable ABI […] The post SDL 3 – Hits Stable ABI Release appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
QORPO brings generative AI features to AneeMate with AWS
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DECEMBER 19, 2024
Grabbing the attention of gamers is challenging in a crowded market, but QORPO s unique video gaming experiences stand out. Leveraging many managed services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the game developer, publisher, and solutions provider accelerated creative game development for popular titles like Citizen Conflict. Most recently, QORPO integrated Amazon GameLift into its infrastructure to enable scalable cross-platform server hosting and matchmaking across titles.
Ironwing Valiant - Demo 2 Trailer
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DECEMBER 1, 2024
A short update on the development of the game and release of new demo.
EA makes photosensitivity and speech recognition tech patents open-source
Game Developer
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Non-EA developers can now use the publisher's technology that detects photosensitivity issues and creates personalized speech for their own games at no cost.
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GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Firaxis was not prepared for the success of Civilization 6 on Nintendo Switch.
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PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Ascent of Ashes , the upcoming colony sim by Vivid Storm Interactive , has been delayed to early next year. While addressing player feedback certainly plays a role in the delay, the migration from Unity to Godot is an even more significant factor. Godot doesn’t feel quite as chaotic as Unity did at times. German indie developer Vivid Storm Interactive is a three person team that started when they launched a Kickstarter campaign for Ascent of Ashes in 2021.
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Game From Scratch
DECEMBER 21, 2024
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Cocos Creator 3.8.5 forum version
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DECEMBER 1, 2024
This release focuses on package size reduction, rendering pipeline improvements, and editor usability, alongside extensive bug fixes and platform compatibility enhancements. Continuous package size optimization: 2D empty project (default settings): Reduced by 360 KB. 3D empty project (default settings): Reduced by 384 KB. 2D project with essential modules (UI, Spine, audio, WebGL2 only, and wasm Brotli enabled): Reduced by 200 KB.
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DECEMBER 3, 2024
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Dark Math Games obtains seven-figure investment for debut project, XXX Nightshift
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ZA/UM veterans are reuniting with a major investor from the Disco Elysium days to work on its 'true detective RPG' successor.
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DECEMBER 6, 2024
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