Game Developer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It's unclear whether the tool has been handed to developers, although Sega has stated it can be used by "all employees" working in the region.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Whether it’s a book, TV show, or movie, most of us have become engrossed in the story of our favorite characters; our eyes glued to the pages or screen, waiting to see what happens next. Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Disclosure: This article has been written as a part of a paid cooperation with Xsolla Game demos are as important to a successful game marketing strategy as trailers and advertising. They enable developers to establish a connection with their target audience early on, while turning interested players into buyers. A game demo is more than a condensed snapshot of your game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Atari has been considered a retro brand for decades now, but it hasn't always leaned into that designation. While licensed T-shirts and plug-and-play consoles have been a fairly consistent offering, the company's growth plans focused less on its own games and more on branching out to wearables, movies, gambling, blockchain, and hotels. That changed a couple years ago with the arrival of new CEO Wade Rosen.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Grasshopper Manufacture CEO and game designer Goichi “Suda51” Suda dishes on 25 years of toilet humor, ultraviolence, and his love for Takashi Miike.

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Game From Scratch

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Unity Layoff 3.8% Of Workforce – Weta Digital Closed Acquired back in 2021 for an eye watering 1.6 BILLION dollars by Unity, today Weta Digital is being closed. In the face of high business costs not being offset by revenues, partially from expensive purchases like Weta, Unity proposed the Unity Run-time Fee. To say this was poorly received by … Unity Layoff 3.8% Of Workforce – Weta Digital Closed Read More The post Unity Layoff 3.8% Of Workforce – Wet

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Young Dutch indie developer Lente is something of a free spirit. Never really comfortable in the education system, she dropped out of college twice before embarking on her debut game, Spilled! , last year as a solo developer. Growing up living on a ship made a profound impression on her, leading her to buy an old boat for herself. After renovating it with her mother, she now lives and works there.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Learn what insidious instruments are at the heart of Alan Wake 2's score.

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Unity Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Two new and updated samples are now available to support programmers and artists/designers in creating professional in-game UI with Unity’s UI Toolkit.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Based in the heart of Edmonton, Canada, Inflexion Games is gearing up for the release of their debut title Nightingale. A shared-world survival crafting game set to hit PC Early Access early next year. ​​”For us, it’s almost the beginning of the journey. We’ll continue to grow and expand the game in the months and years to come.” The genesis of Nightingale stems from a desire to explore untapped settings.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

A report by the Entertainment Software Association has found that 72% of children in the US want games-related products for Christmas, but only 22% have asked for physical games. Of the 500-plus children surveyed (ages 10 to 17), most are planning to ask for video game-related gifts for the holidays. Subscriptions were the most popular gift idea at 39%, followed closely by consoles (38%), games accessories (32%), and in-game currency (29%).

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The engine maker is preparing to lay off around 3.8 percent of its global workforce.

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Indie DB

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Wizordum, the latest boomer shooter with plenty of modern twists is out now.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Godot 4.2 brings more rendering features and better platform support, it's also faster, easier to use, and more reliable!

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Unity has announced yet another round of layoffs, this time centered around the staff it brought in when it acquired elements of Weta, the VFX studio behind The Lord of the Rings. Reuters reported that the company will dismiss 265 employees – 3.8% of its workforce – as part of the termination of its agreement with Weta, which is owned by movie director Peter Jackson.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The publisher has expanded its Patent Pledge initiative by open sourcing tools and tech from some of its biggest franchises.

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Rocket Brush Studio

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We all know that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how we work and has incredible momentum across diverse industries. Software testing is no exception. AI-powered solutions have revolutionized testing software, providing enhanced efficiency and accuracy.

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Game Development News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Joe Sutcliffe, recruiter at Aardvark Swift, tells us what recruitment market looks like in video games right now, and how his agency can help people looking for new studios to work at

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox For a few decades, Microsoft occupied one of the most privileged and profitable positions any company, in any industry, has ever enjoyed. The company was synonymous with personal computers throughout the era when they went from being rare and expensive curiosities to being ubiquitous devices in every home and office – yet it did not manufacture any computers of its own.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

"I think immersive sims started to believe their own marketing material. That never fosters creativity.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Ever wanted to play god? DAVIGO is an asymmetric - PC vs. VR battle game which allows you to do just that.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

"A combined effect is always greater than the sum of separate effects. " Recently, the merger of Evon Technologies Pvt Ltd and Logic Simplified was announced, with exactly this synergism at its core. The two companies will be functioning as one. This Diwali, the CTO, Sumeet Arora , and the CEO, Vijendra Chauhan , made this decision known to the workforce of the two companies.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Sega has shared that Sonic Superstars didn't meet sales expectations following the game's launch. In a financial briefing for its H1 results published earlier this month , Sega president and CEO Haruki Satomi said Sonic Superstars experienced a "slightly weaker start" than the firm expected. Satomi noted that the Sonic IP sells more during the holiday period, and that's where "90% of the title's marketing cost will be spent.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Months after switching to a free-to-model and launching on PlayStation 5, Naraka: Bladepoint has reached 40 million worldwide players across all platforms.

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Indie DB

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We're super excited to let you know that our much-anticipated game, Zoria: Age of Shattering, is set to officially launch on March 7th, 2024, and the game will be available for purchase at $24.99.

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Game From Scratch

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Godot Game Engine 4.2 Released The open source Godot game engine just released Godot 4.2. This release comes a mere 4 months after the release of Godot 4.1 and contains some major new features. In our Godot 4.2 release video we go hands-on with several of the new features including the revamped UI and Project … Godot Game Engine 4.2 Released Read More The post Godot Game Engine 4.2 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new report says that UK video game technology used by non-gaming industries was worth £1.3 billion during 2021. FTI Consulting and UKIE's study says the "spillover" technology includes game engines, VR, and 3D rendering software.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Chinese company is reportedly looking to shut down Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse and exit the game industry.

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Games 348

Indie DB

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

With great pleasure, we present the new update and announce the release date!

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Unity Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Get started with AI models and Unity Sentis and build next-gen features into your latest game or other project in 5 easy steps.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

TikTok owner ByteDance is reportedly leaving the games industry following a restructure. The Chinese technology firm told Reuters that it has decided to restructure its gaming arm, Nuverse. "We regularly review our businesses and make adjustments to centre on long-term strategic growth areas," a spokesperson said. "Following a recent review, we've made the difficult decision to restructure our gaming business.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

"The Steam store will stop considering games that offer only 32-bit macOS binaries to be Mac compatible at the end of 2023.

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Indie DB

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

In this dev diary, we have a closer look at the most fundamental gameplay features of Kaiserpunk, the five key pillars of gameplay.

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Game From Scratch

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Texture Paint Champ – Substance Painter Lite for Unreal Engine Texture Paint Champ is a free tool that gives you the ability to paint directly on a 3D model, Substance Painter style, directly inside Unreal Engine 5. Details from the GumRoad page: In addition to Texture Paint Champ, the author also makes Decal Champ for Unreal Engine, which is also … Texture Paint Champ – Substance Painter Lite for Unreal Engine Read More The post Texture Paint Champ –

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Players expect more from their games, now more than ever before. Over the past twenty years, the scope, budget and audience expectations of games have inflated, and smaller studios are left seemingly locked in a cycle of diminishing returns on increasingly ambitious productions. While tools have improved dramatically, allowing smaller teams to produce more graphically and mechanically complex games than ever before, producing equivalent experiences to AAA mega-studios is still prohibitively expe

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Gamescom Latam marks the second spinoff for the annual Germany-based event, which now also includes Gamescom Asia in Singapore.

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Indie DB

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Howdy, fellow indie enthusiasts! Today is the day we've all been eagerly waiting for – Hyperstrange and Ghoultown are about to unleash their latest musical masterpiece which will be an AMV for Blood West, the ultimate stealth roguelike.

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