Game Development News

MAY 1, 2024

Skybound Entertainment Continues Executive Hiring Streak with Chief Financial Officer, Head of Consumer Strategy Positions Added Gregg Sulak (Wondery) joins as CFO and Will Kassoy (Omaze) to lead Consumer Strategy Los Angeles, CA; May 1, 2024 – Skybound Entertainment, the creator-led, multi-platform entertainment powerhouse behind mega-hit franchises (..)

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2024

In this blog post, I delve into these trends, dissecting their implications and exploring the broader implications for stakeholders—from seasoned developers to aspiring entrepreneurs. But what is truly alarming for anyone developing new games is how little time players spend playing new games versus enjoying the incumbent franchises.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the upcoming horror platformer Unlife , players have to navigate a post-apocalyptic world where mankind is all but wiped out from a nuclear war. Developer Dmitriy Gusev , operating under the name Diedemor Studio, made this game by himself. “And I just love creating games”, he explains. I love creating games.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As an example, collaboration events are used by more than 70% of the top 10% of highest-grossing games in the China iOS market. Promotional collaboration events popularity across US, China and Japan (source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). The best in-game collaboration events are often mutually beneficial.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

He has helped numerous developers close deals and accumulated a ton of invaluable experience in the world of game publishing and funding. “I I get to travel the world and help indie game developers succeed.” In the meantime developers are forced to get really creative”, says Berenbaum. Absolutely chicken! “In

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 8, 2024

Let’s find out how KAYAC approaches development of Hypercasual games in 2024; what their expectations from the market are; which best practices for game development they can point out; and what tips for adapting games for the Western region they have to offer.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 3, 2024

There's no shortage of success stories surrounding Baldur's Gate 3, and Larian Studios creative content manager Ben Maltz-Jones added to the stack in a Game Developers Conference session titled "Roll Play: The Strategy Behind Baldur's Gate 3 on TikTok." million likes spread across more than 100 TikToks uploaded to the site.

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AWS Games

MAY 14, 2024

It’s hard to overstate the dedication of Omeda Studios developers working on the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game “Predecessor.” Its core team has developed the game since 2018, even though the studio was officially formed in 2020. The game’s new backend debuted on March 5, 2024.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 16, 2024

10 Chambers' Head of Community, Calle Johansson-Sundelius, and Social Media Manager, Vlad Smolyakov, sat down with Lurkit to reflect on the success of GTFO and to take us behind the scenes of their marketing stunt at The Game Awards for their upcoming game, Den of Wolves. The developer added aspects you'd only see in AAA titles.

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OPM Jobs

APRIL 13, 2023

There are so many games industry events out there to choose from. Or maybe you want more business development and dealmaking opportunities? Even if you’re just looking for a casual event where you can have fun and meet some like-minded games industry folk there is an industry event out there for you. Find out more.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

She spoke to GameDaily about why she believes gaming needs a new networking and business hub. Rachel Crawford: It’s a great platform for promoting your company and sharing your news with people who are relevant to your business. I need to be good at producing a platform that is going to work for members.

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iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2023

The popularity of the sport has led to the development of dedicated eSports arenas, where fans can watch competitions live, and players can compete in a professional environment. The industry has also created job opportunities in areas such as game development, coaching, and management, as well as content creation and broadcasting.

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Game Errors

MARCH 24, 2023

Battlefield 2042 is a multiplayer first-person shooter game developed by DICE. After its release by EA on November 19, 2021, many of its players have complained about their experiences with various error codes the game sometimes runs into, which disrupt their gaming experience.

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AWS Games

MARCH 8, 2024

Unity is used for use cases beyond games, and these new use cases may not run on traditional game platforms, so being able to build for a wide variety of platforms is critical. Additionally, many security services such as AWS Config, AWS CloudTrail etc.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Even as creatives in other entertainment industries continue to fight to make fair wages, a new front has opened in gaming as developers figure out what to do about Unity’s new fee structure. Starting in January 2024, Unity will introduce what it calls a ‘Runtime Fee’. Moreover, game production is changing rapidly.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Yesterday, Unity – maker of a popular game development engine – introduced plans to “introduce a new Unity Runtime Fee that’s based on game installs” The response from game developers was swift and excoriating, with many game-makers posting furious reactions on social media.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As the current Chief Business Officer and Board Member at FunPlus , an independent game developer and publisher, Chris has traversed through a myriad of remarkable roles. To make sure you don't miss out on all the valuable insights and juicy bits, I recommend listening to the full podcast episode on your platform of choice.

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AWS Games

MAY 7, 2024

Introduction Developing an online multiplayer game capable of supporting thousands of concurrent players is an incredibly complex endeavor. Throughout the development process, unforeseen obstacles and hurdles arose, testing the team’s resilience and problem-solving abilities.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting. Sadly, the reality of the business showed me that the type of games that pay the rent weren’t the type of experiences I wanted to create”, he says. After a five-year hiatus from game development, he returned as a solo developer to create his debut game Repunk.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Understanding players and marketability have also become more important, leading to larger companies increasingly building content fortresses – in which they acquire a user and move them between games in their portfolio. Game-makers will partner on more IP collaborations, push into alternative payment systems, and make more sequels(!)

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Nevertheless, now that the hype faded out and people are more focused on actually making games, the trade-off between decentralization and mass market reach should sway developers to forget about buzzwords. Where that first sentence worries most of the developers is secondary sales, i.e., sales happening between players.

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