Game Developer
APRIL 22, 2024
Libraries' attempts and proposed plans for archiving older games don't strike a chord with the ESA, which still thinks it remains publishers' burden.
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 2, 2024
More details have emerged about the ongoing layoffs at Take-Two Interactive, with reports suggesting the publisher has shut down two indie-size studios. Bloomberg reported it has seen internal documentation that reveals UK developer Roll7, known for the OlliOlli series and Rollerdrome, is planned for closure with the publisher working on severance agreements for affected staff.
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Game From Scratch
APRIL 22, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Brackeys Returns – Making Godot Tutorials Brackeys is perhaps one of the largest, if not the largest, tutorial YouTubers for the Unity game engine. In 2020 Brackeys suddenly called it quits posting a goodbye video on YouTube. That seemed to be the end of this influential channel, until the entire Unity runtime fee fiasco occurred and […] The post Brackeys Returns – Making Godot Tutorials appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Unity Blog
MAY 1, 2024
Unity 6 Preview (formerly known as 2023.3 Tech Stream) is the last release of our development cycle for Unity 6 and is available for download now.
Nvidia
MARCH 27, 2024
Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities, from tackling complex coding tasks to crafting compelling stories to translating natural. Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities, from tackling complex coding tasks to crafting compelling stories to translating natural language. Enterprises are customizing these models for even greater application-specific effectiveness to deliver higher accuracy and improved responses to end users.
Concept Art World
APRIL 13, 2024
Concept Art World Maxime Desmettre Maxime Desmettre is a concept artist and illustrator from France and Canada, currently residing in Yongin, South Korea. Desmettre has created artwork for various video game titles, including LifeAfter , For Honor , Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag , and Prince of Persia. Link: Website | Instagram All images © Maxime Desmettre or their respective copyright holder.
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Indie DB
MARCH 24, 2024
Check out CyberThreat's 2024 Update, which details new overhauls to the battle system and dungeon crawling aspects of the game, as well as some other new and improved features!
Ask a Game Dev
APRIL 11, 2024
I've actually worked on and shipped more than one annual sports title over my career and I want say for the record that the idea that annual sports titles are "mostly minor tweaks and roster changes" is absolutely and categorically false. Annual sports titles absolutely do not have the same scope as AAA games with multi-year dev cycles, but they do absolutely have significant breadth and depth of scope each year beyond "minor tweaks and roster changes".
Game Development News
APRIL 16, 2024
After carefully considering the many hundreds of nominations, we have a shortlist!
Retro Game Coders
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Neo6502 is a “Modern Retro Computer” – a brand new single board computer that features a real 6502 microprocessor – designed by Olimex. Rather than the original 6502 , it comes with a modern W65C02S on board. w65c02 microprocessor RP2040 A RP2040 provides memory, clock, and peripheral emulation. Kind of like what I did with my homebrew Z80 breadboard computer !
Game Developer
MARCH 20, 2024
'For retention, four-day work weeks are unmatchable. When asked, half of Kitfox staff said they would need at least double [pay] to consider, maybe, going back to five days.
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 30, 2024
Last year was a massive one for Hasbro's video game business, with Monopoly Go and Baldur's Gate 3 providing the toy maker with two of its biggest hits in games to date. But those games were licensing deals, externally developed by Scopely and Larian Studios, respectively. And despite the success of those partnerships, Hasbro is actually investing considerably in building out its own internal development.
Game From Scratch
APRIL 16, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Descent 3 Source Code Released The source code for the 1999 Interplay/Outrage Entertainment game Descent 3 was just open sourced on GitHub under the MIT license. The person responsible for opening the project made the following statement on Reddit /r/gamedev: I was one of the developers for Descent 3 back in the late 90’s/early 2000’s. […] The post Descent 3 Source Code Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Unity Blog
MARCH 21, 2024
At this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), we went deeper into the tech and tools. Read up on industry trends, get a look at the roadmap featuring Unity 6, download a new multiplayer sample, experiment with Unity Muse’s latest AI capabilities, and join in celebration of games that are made with Unity.
Nvidia
MARCH 14, 2024
Mixture of experts (MoE) large language model (LLM) architectures have recently emerged, both in proprietary LLMs such as GPT-4, as well as in community models. Mixture of experts (MoE) large language model (LLM) architectures have recently emerged, both in proprietary LLMs such as GPT-4, as well as in community models with the open-source release of Mistral Mixtral 8x7B.
Concept Art World
APRIL 3, 2024
Concept Art World Edouard Caplain Edouard Caplain is a concept artist and art director currently based in Paris, France where he works at DONTNOD Entertainment. Edouard has worked in the game industry for companies like The Creative Assembly/SEGA, Ignition London, Frontier Developments and White Birds Productions. Link: Portfolio | Twitter | Instagram All images © Edouard Caplain Yang or their respective copyright holder.
Game Developer
APRIL 26, 2024
The Entertainment Software Association recently came out against the preservation of past games. This short post is a plea for common sense and a recognition of the importance of videogame history.
Game Developer
APRIL 18, 2024
'This updated 5th edition brings deeper coverage of playcentric design techniques, including setting emotion-focused experience goals and managing the design process to meet them. It includes a host of new diverse perspectives from top industry game designers.
Game Developer
MARCH 19, 2024
Ward joined TSR during Dungeons & Dragons' first boom, and worked on several add-ons for the TTRPG, plus his own science-fantasy game, Metamorphosis Alpha.
Game Developer
APRIL 3, 2024
Tears of the Kingdom technical director Takuhiro Dohta and lead physics programmer Takahiro Takayama share secrets from developing the game's amazingly complex physics system.
Game Developer
MARCH 15, 2024
The sales numbers aren't guaranteed, but it's quite clear Helldivers 2 has captured the hearts and minds of plenty since its mid-February release.
Game Developer
MARCH 13, 2024
'The best results and quality needed can only be achieved by experts in their field utilising GenAI as a new, powerful tool in their creative process.
Game Developer
JANUARY 30, 2024
"It's been five months since the closure of Volition, but I'm grateful to post that a group of us have re-formed as Shapeshifter Games.
Game Developer
MARCH 28, 2024
At least three employees and "countless others" have been let go from the Borderlands studio as it's preparing to jump ship over to Take-Two.
Game Developer
JANUARY 25, 2024
Don McGowan, the former Bungie CLO who pursued Destiny 2 cheaters and players that threatened his coworkers, wants developers to fight for their rights.
Game Developer
APRIL 23, 2024
The remake of the original 1992 Alone in the Dark only just released this past March, but Embracer's not said much about how well it has (or hasn't) sold.
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.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Microsoft's large layoffs have drawn the attention (and ire) of the FTC, which has been against its Activision Blizzard merger from the start.
Game Developer
MAY 1, 2024
Game Workers Unite Montreal has joined forces with Canadian trade union CSN to help workers establish unions at major studios in the region.
Game Developer
APRIL 16, 2024
'We are reshaping our business and our team to best capture the significant growth opportunities that currently exist in the sector.
Game Developer
APRIL 11, 2024
Unity's Runtime Fee debacle cost it the trust of several indie developers, and led to Slay the Spire 2 being made in Godot.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
If game designers are to have any success combating toxicity, we must acknowledge that our own design choices are often the underlying systemic cause, and that it is our responsibility to change them.
Game Developer
APRIL 10, 2024
Game industry working conditions are improving, but occupational burnout still runs amok. Studios and workers have the power to slow it down.
Game Developer
APRIL 16, 2024
Programmer Kevin Bentley put out (most) of the 1999 game's source code for players to help maintain and use for their own ends.
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