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.
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 13, 2024
Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino will jointly succeed Jim Ryan as the CEOs of Sony Interactive Entertainment. Hulst is CEO of the newly named Studio Business Group, which includes all of PlayStation’s first-party teams, plus covers the development of PlayStation IP onto other mediums, such as TV and film. Hulst was already head of PlayStation Studios.
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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
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 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.
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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
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.
Game Developer
MAY 2, 2024
A game's legacy is not just the nostalgia it will come to evoke after enough time has passed. Its legacy is also in the creativity it comes to inspire in the works that arise in its wake.
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.
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
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 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
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
MAY 9, 2024
Valve's platform has been inaccessible in Vietnam for a few days now, but it's anyone's guess as to why, or if it'll return.
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
MAY 8, 2024
Developers Jade Jacson, Steve Kirby and Kelvin Moore dive into horror as a genre, why we like to be scared and how game developers can exploit our deepest fears to create a wide range of scares.
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 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
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
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
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 2, 2024
The new chief exec will net an annual base salary of $850,000, a litany of stock awards, and sign-on bonus worth $2 million.
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 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
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 4, 2024
Lead sound engineer Junya Osada says making a procedural sound system allowed Nintendo's sound team to work more closely with other departments.
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
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
MARCH 20, 2024
Adams didn't mince words, saying the barrage of layoffs and canned projects were done by "greedy people trying to make some venture capital thing work out.
Game Developer
APRIL 12, 2024
Avalanche Studios CEO StefanÃa Halldórsdóttir said the bargaining agreements help the studio "[become] one of the best workplaces in the games industry.
Game Developer
APRIL 12, 2024
Freelance game writer and narrative designer Nessa Cannon wants devs to know they can craft meaningful narrative choices without overscoping.
Game Developer
APRIL 16, 2024
With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.
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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