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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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With their second game, Canadian indie studio Lithic Entertainment takes a sharp turn from the tranquil charm of their peaceful city-building debut title, Dwarrows. This time they’re slamming the accelerator with Scaravan 66 , a high-octane car combat roguelike straight out of hell. At its heart is Lucky, an arrogant greaser trapped in a hellish nightmare of endless asphalt, monstrous foes and a shotgun-fueled quest for freedom.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

At Gamescom Asia last month, Xbox gave a talk about how it empowers creators across the continent, supporting indies so they can make it to the global stage.

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Indie DB

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Baby Blues Nightmares is not your typical horror game. Players step into the tiny shoes of a toddler on a mission to find their missing dolls, a concept that turns the horror genre on its head. With limited understanding and tools, the toddler’s journey.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

'It's important not to lose sight of the fact that thousands of video game voice and movement performers have been on strike for 116 days.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The fictional American world of Deliver At All Cost is a love letter to the 1950s, vivid, nostalgic and almost too beautiful to destroy. But that’s exactly what you’ll be doing. First-time Swedish developer Far Out Games has meticulously crafted a neon-drenched Americana, complete with pink motels, sun-soaked suburbs and classic diners, all ready to be obliterated by you and your unstoppable delivery truck.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft's parent company Kadokawa has confirmed that Sony has issued a letter of intent to acquire the firm's shares, but clarified that "no decision has been made at this time.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It's currently unclear how many people have been laid off.

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Game From Scratch

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Raylib 5.5 Released Coming one year after the Raylib 5 release, the Raylib 5.5 release is jam packed with new features including the Raylib Project Creator we discussed earlier. Features of the Raylib 5.5 release: Key Links Raylib Homepage RayLib Github Raylib 5.5 Release Notes Raylib Discord Server You can learn more about […] The post Raylib 5.5 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Bitmap Books is a video game book publisher with a design-first mindset. This means that Bitmap's founder, creative director, and sole employee Sam Dyer, is all about creating tangible art, as fit for the coffee table and collector's shelf as it is for being read cover-to-cover.

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Indie DB

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Open Galaxy 4.0, the platform for X-Wing and Tie Fighter style custom missions, is released with a bunch of new features and new missions to play.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Two-year alums Olivier Courtemanche and Justin Kubiak will respectively lead the direction and business partnerships for PlayStation's mobile ventures.

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Harold Serrano

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

I’ve been knee-deep in rewriting the Untold Engine , transitioning it from C++ to Swift. After months of coding, tweaking, and testing, I’m thrilled to share that the rewrite is almost done. Moving to Swift has been a game-changer, making the engine not only faster and more modern but much easier to work with. Built on ECS Architecture The Untold Engine is powered by Entity-Component-System (ECS) architecture.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Sony Interactive Entertainment has appointed Olivier Courtemanche as its new head of mobile, and Justin Kubiak as head of mobile business development and partnerships.

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Indie DB

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Fursan al-Aqsa is at RISK + Operation al-Aqsa Flood Update out now on Steam!

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Back in 2002, Vivendi had Valve on the ropes. Then one Korean-speaking intern entered the ring.

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Game From Scratch

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Fab November 2024 Asset Giveaway #2 The Unreal Engine monthly giveaways are now bi-monthly giveaways, the second one on the third Tuesday each month. However, the number of assets given away will be lower and each giveaway will only be “free” for two weeks. If purchased during the free period, the assets are yours to keep […] The post Fab November 2024 Asset Giveaway #2 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Microsoft has entered a deal with UK-based theme park operator Merlin Entertainments to open Minecraft-themed attractions, hotel rooms, and stores in the UK and US.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The countdown to AWS re:Invent 2024 is on, with the annual five-day event set to kick off in Las Vegas, NV on Monday, December 2, 2024. re:Invent 2024 festivities include keynotes featuring AWS leaders sharing the latest cloud and generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovations. Attendees can check out an expo floor packed with technology demonstrations, customer and partner sessions , gamified learning events, and more.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A potential deal could see Elden Ring become a first-party PlayStation franchise.

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Cocos

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Thanks so much for the answer! Looking forward for this update. google play API support → Such support will be possible to be done without the need to tweak the native project?

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has generated $120.8 million since its launch on October 30, 2024.

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Game From Scratch

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

GameFromScratch.com The Ultimate Unreal Engine Sci-Fi Asset Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, The Ultimate Unreal Engine Sci-Fi Asset Bundle (even though it contains 20+ assets for Unity game engine as well and could easily be exported to Godot, Blender or elsewhere, guides below). The assets are redeemed on the Fab asset […] The post The Ultimate Unreal Engine Sci-Fi Asset Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

'Presented in a step-by-step format, this book helps the reader understand how the game design skills that are acquired through creating tabletop games can be used when designing video games.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We haven't done everything possible, but it isn't really necessary to do everything for the sake of exploring that space. When we're creating character abilities for a game, they follow these principles: Be simple to understand Show that something has happened (almost) immediately Have some cost or tradeoff to using the move Many character abilities that end up on the cutting room floor are cut for violating one of these principles.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Reflector Entertainment has reportedly laid off an unknown number of staff, just one month after the launch of its debut title, Unknown 9: Awakening.

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Juego Studio

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Multiplayer games have been around for a while, but they are becoming increasingly popular today. Thanks to online gaming, friends in different locations can play the same game using different hardware like consoles, computers, and mobile devices.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The four-year-old studio is letting employees go after it spent years building staff and working on 'something amazing.

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Game Wisdom

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A Character That Plays Itself: Diablo 4 Players Create an AFK Strategy Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Time has always been a crucial currency in action RPGs like Diablo 4. There are too many near-perfect games around with too many non-action durations. From taking too long to fill the special combo bar to finding special items. I … The post A Character That Plays Itself: Diablo 4 Players Create an AFK Strategy appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg has addressed the runtime fee controversy and why it took the firm a year to reverse its decision.

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Cocos

NOVEMBER 19, 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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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

GIANTS' newest agricultural simulator also has the highest peak player count of the series' entries on Steam.

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Game Wisdom

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

How to bring excitement back to your online gaming Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com For veteran gamers, the thrill of online gaming can fade over time, even for those who once eagerly awaited each new update or challenge. Whether it’s a sense of repetition, lack of motivation, or the emergence of other interests, losing … The post How to bring excitement back to your online gaming appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Lego and UNICEF have released a set of design guidelines targeting game developers to better promote children's wellbeing during digital play.

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Cocos

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Good evening, I just finished writing my own custom shader to create 2D shadows on sprites, but I can’t find a way to increase the render area of ​​the sprite. The sprite size is 450x450, I created an atlas and used the trim option, this reduced the frame to 156x393. The problem is that the shader does not render outside these limits, even though the original area was 450x450.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

'It appears that Valve has chosen to continue a 'hands off'-type approach to content moderation.

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Game Wisdom

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Store Page Review of Out of Memories Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" This is a store page review of the indie game Out of Memories. If you would like me to review your store page for a future show, please reach out. 0:00 Intro 00:23 Capsule 5:19 Trailer… The post Store Page Review of Out of Memories appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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