The best free tools for game art
Game Developer
MAY 16, 2023
A few of the best tools for creating 2D and 3D art assets for games, including Blender, GIMP, Piskel, Krita, and more.
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Why we’re excited about AI at Unity
Unity Blog
MAY 17, 2023
Marc Whitten shares an overview of Unity’s vision for the future of AI for the Editor and runtime in 2023 and beyond.
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Using DevOps to scale multiplatform
Unity Blog
MAY 16, 2023
In this interview, we get tips on DevOps best practices for shipping successfully from Cygnus Entertainment’s Amber Johnson and Jon West, and Unity’s Marc Nelson and Marie-Christine Babin.
Ways to inclusively design fat characters in games
Game Developer
MAY 22, 2023
Developers from all kinds of backgrounds discuss their processes for including fat characters and expanding body diversity in their games.
The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success
Game Refinery
MAY 4, 2023
We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together. In the past, hybridization was mainly seen in 4X strategy games that merged with puzzle and idle RPG mechanics , but in recent months this phenomenon has spread to titles of all shapes and sizes across the market –
Tape to Tape by Excellent Rectangle is the world’s first hockey roguelite
PreMortem.Games
MAY 10, 2023
Canadian indie game development studio Excellent Rectangle just launched their debut title Tape to Tape on Steam Early Access. Combining the world of ice hockey with a roguelite may seem like an odd match, but for game designer Hugo Julien and his fellow co-founders Jean-Nicolas and Mathieu Fortin, it was a natural choice. As Canadians and self proclaimed sport fanatics, hockey is ingrained in their daily lives.
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Grumpy Gamer
MAY 3, 2023
I posted this chain on Mastodon, but am reposting it here. Getting AI to write your game dialog is about the same as getting some C- high school student to do it. At least with the later you be giving a high school student a job. I really hope the TV writers can get something meaningful from the strike. I'm skeptical only because big companies taking advantage of creatives is burnt into their DNA.
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Rust Enums in Modern C++
That One Game Dev
MAY 4, 2023
A lot of people comment about rust enums being really powerful and I wanted to showcase how one can achieve the same functionality in C++ The post Rust Enums in Modern C++ appeared first on That One Game Dev.
Opinion: Bobby Kotick "broke his silence"—but his claims don't add up
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MAY 31, 2023
A Variety profile of Activision Blizzard CEO includes claims that do not line up with reporting about the company.
What’s the Best Time to Request Permission From Users for ATT? (iOS)
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MAY 31, 2023
When Apple introduced its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy in April 2021, it forced companies to seek permission from app users before tracking their data and activity across other apps and websites for advertising purposes. This major privacy update has greatly impacted mobile marketers and advertisers by making it more difficult for them to access the data they rely on for user acquisition purposes.
Keep your store page active and alive – or lose sales and money
PreMortem.Games
MAY 5, 2023
Making changes to your store page. For some an exciting challenge for others a chore. You could think it’s good enough, nothing is perfect anyway, and call it a day. But doing so is leaving sales on the table. Steam Data Suite dove into Steam store pages to find out how much publishers change them and if that relates to being successful on the platform.
Advanced tips for character art production in Unity
Unity Blog
MAY 29, 2023
VFX artist Sakura Rabbit shares how she approaches digital art production and provides tips for creating realistic characters in Unity.
Rami Ismail's top ten tips on surviving the indiepocalypse
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 22, 2023
The indiepocalypse has been discussed at length over the last few years. It's the idea that there are so many indie games available on the market that it becomes unsustainable. Indie consultant Rami Ismail (co-founder of the late Vlambeer) discussed this at length during a talk at this year's Reboot Develop Blue conference in Croatia. Ismail observed that the number of indie games has drastically increased in recent years, making it also incredibly difficult to get published.
The Microsoft.GSL Library
That One Game Dev
MAY 16, 2023
In this article I will explore a library for C++. It is called GSL and it is an open-source library by Microsoft under the MIT license. The post The Microsoft.GSL Library appeared first on That One Game Dev.
CMA decries EU's Microsoft-Activision approval, stands by rejection
Game Developer
MAY 15, 2023
The CMA thinks its fellow regulator made the wrong call in giving Microsoft permission to merge with Activision Blizzard, and reasserted its own decision to block it.
Unions
Grumpy Gamer
MAY 2, 2023
I posted this chain on Mastodon, but am reposting it here… Getting AI to write your game dialog is about the same as getting some C- high school student to do it. At least with the later you be giving a high school student a job. I really hope the TV writers can get something meaningful from the strike. I’m skeptical only because big companies taking advantage of creatives is burnt into their DNA.
Unity Layoff 8% of Workforce
Game From Scratch
MAY 3, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Unity Layoff 8% of Workforce Unity Technolgies have just announced they are laying off 8% of the workforce, the 3rd such round of layoffs in the last year (round one here, round two here). The announcement comes shortly after Unity announced their first profit quarter since going public and announced they would be profitable every … Unity Layoff 8% of Workforce Read More The post Unity Layoff 8% of Workforce appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Now available: Sponza scene remaster for Unity devs
Unity Blog
MAY 9, 2023
In this blog, Unity’s Kristijonas Jalnionis walks through updates he has made to the original Sponza environment to help Unity developers.
Steam to stop using Google Analytics
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 17, 2023
Steam will stop using Google Analytics going forward, Valve announced. In a blog post , the firm said Google's "tracking solutions don't align well with [Valve's] approach to customer privacy," adding that it will be working on improving its own solution going forward. This decision was made in the context of Google's Universal Analytics being sunset in July.
Rust enums in Modern C++ – Match Pattern
That One Game Dev
MAY 23, 2023
In this article I show a smart way to do variant matching in C++ using a few clever macros and the std::visit function. The post Rust enums in Modern C++ – Match Pattern appeared first on That One Game Dev.
Obituary: Bob Smith, Atari 2600 programmer, has passed away
Game Developer
MAY 15, 2023
Smith was a programmer at Atari during the 1980s and worked on a number of titles such as Star Wars: The Arcade Game and Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex.
Generative AI Sparks Life into Virtual Characters with NVIDIA ACE for Games
Nvidia
MAY 28, 2023
Generative AI technologies are revolutionizing how games are conceived, produced, and played. Game developers are exploring how these technologies impact 2D and. Generative AI technologies are revolutionizing how games are conceived, produced, and played. Game developers are exploring how these technologies impact 2D and 3D content-creation pipelines during production.
GameMaker 2023 Development Roadmap
Game From Scratch
MAY 3, 2023
GameFromScratch.com GameMaker 2023 Development Roadmap GameMaker Studio just announced their 2023 development roadmap (learn more about GameMaker here). There are several major new features in development on GameMaker including: A New Runtime (Beta) The new runtime will now compile natively to each platform meaning you will no longer need to choose between the VM and … GameMaker 2023 Development Roadmap Read More The post GameMaker 2023 Development Roadmap appeared first on GameFromScratch
Accessing texture data efficiently
Unity Blog
MAY 25, 2023
Learn about the benefits and trade-offs of different ways to access the underlying pixel data of textures in your Unity project.
PlayStation: Our live-service games will target different genres, release schedules and audiences
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 1, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox In under 18 months, PlayStation has announced three studio acquisitions all dedicated to live-service games. It started with a big one in January last year – Destiny developer Bungie. It followed that with Haven Studios in March. And just last week it revealed it would be picking up Firewalk Studios.
The history of Iran's very first video game: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
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Open sesame.
Video: The Flash Games Postmortem
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John Cooney's GDC talk on Flash, from its humble beginnings, creative explosion, and later days.
Behind the effort to honor forgotten game industry figures
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Today we all know the names of video game industry legends like Jerry Lawson and Mabel Addis. But what kind of work did it take to preserve their legacies?
CMA puts interim ban on Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger
Game Developer
MAY 11, 2023
Time is running out on Microsoft's merger with Activision Blizzard, and the CMA's newest move puts the two developers further on the backfoot.
Steam bans gambling with new conduct changes
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MAY 12, 2023
Bet it all on somewhere that's not Steam.
Square Enix closes out 2023 fiscal year with financial dips across the board
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Square Enix starts 2023 off on a down note, with financial dips across its various divisions and its premium games not performing to expectations.
Valve imposing new trailer restrictions on Steam developers
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The company has rolled out an update that limits the number of trailers devs can place before screenshots on Steam store pages.
Atari acquires System Shock remake developer Nightdive for up to $19.5 million
Game Developer
MAY 15, 2023
Nightdive described Atari as the "ideal partner.
Sonic Frontiers speeds to 3.5 million copies six months after release
Game Developer
MAY 8, 2023
Sonic Frontiers isn't just selling well, it's now the best-selling 3D entry of Sega's series.
Activision Blizzard fined a staggering €5000 for Diablo Immortal loot boxes
Game Developer
MAY 23, 2023
This new fine marks Activision Blizzard's second loot box-related controversy for Europe and Diablo Immortal.
Unreal Engine 5.2 offers faster world creation, "more creative power"
Game Developer
MAY 11, 2023
I create life! with Unreal Engine 5.2.
Respawn says "single line" of Apex Legends code was behind elusive audio bug
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MAY 5, 2023
The dev team said finding the bug was like searching for a "needle in a haystack.
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