Game Developer
APRIL 30, 2024
The Final Fantasy maker will be 'more selective and focused in the allocation of development resources' moving forward.
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.
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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.
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 24, 2024
If Triple-A games are the equivalent of Hollywood blockbuster movies and indie games are comparable to independent films, then you could call Indika by Odd Meter an arthouse experience. The game, centered on a nun grappling with the voice of the devil within her, deviates from the standard in almost every aspect. This is very intentional, according to Founder and Game Director Dmitry Svetlow.
Keith Burgun
APRIL 28, 2024
I played Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Overall, I want to first say: it’s really cool! In general, I liked it. Here’s a list of pros and cons. Also, I’ve decided to make this article SPOILER FREE so please feel free to read it. My two most important takes PRO: The charm. The charm of this game is off the charts and is the main thing that makes me love it.
Game Development News
APRIL 30, 2024
Liquid Crimson will be the presenting the Narrative Innovation award at this year's MCV/DEVELOP Awards
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GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 29, 2024
New hardware details for Nintendo's successor appear to have leaked, reportedly revealing features for its controllers, screen and more. The source of the information is a Facebook post by Mobapad, a China-based peripherals manufacturer that specialises in Joy-Cons and other Switch-compatible controllers in partnership with Nintendo's supply chain. The post has since been edited to remove all of the Switch 2 details, but an image was shared by Wccftech.
Game From Scratch
APRIL 30, 2024
GameFromScratch.com The Base Mesh 2.0 Today we are revisiting The Base Mesh 2.0, a resource we first featured back in 2022. In that earlier feature, TheBaseMesh.com featured over 250 high quality low polygon UV unwrapped meshes that are game ready or well prepared for sculpting. In the two years since that collection has grown almost […] The post The Base Mesh 2.0 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Wisdom
APRIL 25, 2024
A Command & Conquer Retrospective Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com For my RTS book I am writing, I decided to take it upon myself to replay the entire Command & Conquer series as I only played bits and pieces of them back in the day. Returning to the game that … The post A Command & Conquer Retrospective appeared first on Game Wisdom.
Unity Blog
APRIL 29, 2024
Gem Hunter Match, a new official Unity sample, shows you how a 2D puzzle match-3 game can stand out from the competition with eye-catching lighting and visual effects created in the Universal Render Pipeline (URP) in Unity 2022 LTS.
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 26, 2024
This Week in Business is our weekly recap column , a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a dash of opinion (sometimes more than a dash) and intended to shed light on various trends. Check every Friday for a new entry. The US government this week said it will ban TikTok if the platform isn't sold in the next nine months.
Indie DB
APRIL 28, 2024
Open Galaxy 2.0.0 has been released with 6 new missions, lots of updates, and fully functional inbuilt mission editor.
Perforce
APRIL 25, 2024
Where is the future of embedded software development headed? At the annual Embedded World conference, we met with the diverse embedded community to discuss emerging trends and technologies, as well as the wide array of tools available that accelerate development.
Game From Scratch
APRIL 30, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Leartes Studios Unreal and Unity Assets Giga Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle of interest for game developers, the Leartes Studios Unreal and Unity Assets Giga Bundle. This bundle contains up to 61(!) assets for Unreal Engine or Unity and/or a mix of both. Thankfully there are several ways (documented below) of transferring assets from Unity and […] The post Leartes Studios Unreal and Unity Assets Giga Humble Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
APRIL 26, 2024
There is a corner of AI where the games tribe will find their Eden. Where creativity is enhanced and copyright is respected. What are these tools, what challenges can they help overcome and how will they positively impact and shape the industry in the near future?
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 25, 2024
Game development is, in some ways, more accessible than ever. Between the ease-of-use of engines like RPG Maker to the release of titles like Game Builder Garage that gamify the act of development itself, there are countless ways into game development that do not require previous experience of coding or design. The opportunity for creation with engines like Unreal, Unity and more is enormous.
Indie DB
APRIL 27, 2024
Find out more about exploding Sheep, healing Priests and poor Peasants. We take a closer look at minions available in the Be My Horde demo!
Ask a Game Dev
APRIL 29, 2024
I do like the idea of having an online portfolio where a candidate can showcase their skills, but I am not sure that a youtube channel is the ideal platform for it. I can see good gains to be had from doing so, but there are also non-trivial drawbacks. I'll explain what I mean. First, doing personal game development projects earns top marks. There's no better way to stand out as a candidate than to have experience doing that work already and game development is no exception.
Game From Scratch
APRIL 26, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Godot… But Prettier There is no question that the Godot game engine has come a long way in a relatively short period of time. You can actually trace the evolution of the Godot game engine from prelease to today here. One area Godot has often trailed the competition though is in aesthetics. In […] The post Godot… But Prettier appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
APRIL 24, 2024
The ban could have a tangible impact on workers in the video game industry, where noncompetes have been used to prevent staff from moving between studios.
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 30, 2024
It's been a fascinating journey for the developers behind indie game studio Evening Star. Much of the crew got their humble starts working together on Sonic the Hedgehog fan games. Their work was so highly regarded that they would eventually be recruited by Sega to develop Sonic Mania, a throwback to the franchise's 2D heyday that would go on to become the highest rated Sonic game in over 25 years.
Indie DB
APRIL 29, 2024
I'm delighted to announce that my game, BROKEN MIND, will be available on Steam on June 21st for the low price of $9.99!
Nvidia
APRIL 30, 2024
This week’s model release features DBRX, a state-of-the-art large language model (LLM) developed by Databricks. With demonstrated strength in programming and. This week’s model release features DBRX, a state-of-the-art large language model (LLM) developed by Databricks. With demonstrated strength in programming and coding tasks, DBRX is adept at handling specialized topics and writing specific algorithms in languages like Python.
Game Development News
APRIL 30, 2024
In the Feb/Mar issue of MCV/DEVELOP we featured our annual PR Panel, bringing together the good, the bad (in a good way) and the beautiful people of games PR to give us their take on what’s been going on in our beloved industry over recent months.
Game Developer
APRIL 25, 2024
Determined to keep from overscoping on Against the Storm, developer Eremite Games built a practical process to predict how long it would take to make the "Rainpunk" citybuilder.
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 29, 2024
Last year's Alan Wake 2 released to critical acclaim, winning awards such as the game Award for best narrative at the 2023 Game Awards, and this year's BAFTA Game Award for Artistic Achievement. At GDC 2024, principal narrative designer Molly Maloney and associate game director Simon Wasselin talked about a few narrative design elements that help make the game such a cohesive experience, focusing on gameplay actions players can often take whether they're controlling Alan and Saga.
Indie DB
APRIL 25, 2024
Letters & Legends is now available to view on Steam, Epic Games, and Itch.io, ready to go live on 26 April 2024!
Cocos
APRIL 30, 2024
I am new to CocosCreator. I have an exported fbx model from Maya tool. After I imported it to CC I could see a prefab with cc.SkeletalAnimation as the image below. I also have a script attached to the prefab but nothing happens after I click. How can I achieve it? @ccclass('MermaidController') export class MermaidController extends Component { private _startAnim: boolean = false; private _animation: SkeletalAnimation | null = null; protected onLoad(): void { this.
Game Development News
APRIL 30, 2024
For the third year in a row, the developer community told us that flexibility is the most crucial factor influencing their decision to stay in a job or move elsewhere. As technology businesses fight to retain talent to stay ahead in the GenAI era, the question arises – why are they not prioritising remote work?
Game Developer
APRIL 29, 2024
Shell contributed to the success of Star Wars titles including Jedi: Survivor, Battlefront, and Empire at War.
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 26, 2024
Microsoft has released its latest financial results, showing significant growth in gaming revenues — thanks in no small part to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. However, Xbox hardware sales continue to decline and saw the steepest drop since the Xbox Series X and S launched in 2020, down 31% year-on-year. The company's overall revenues were up 17% to $61.9 billion, primarily due to growth in Microsoft Cloud which saw revenues rise 23% to $35.1 billion.
Game Wisdom
APRIL 29, 2024
ImmSim Spellcasting With Sorceress Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" This is a preview of the game Sorceress that is currently on Kickstarter. The footage shown is from the alpha demo and may not represent the current version of the game.… The post ImmSim Spellcasting With Sorceress appeared first on Game Wisdom.
Cocos
APRIL 30, 2024
The command to run animation is this._animation? play(name_of_animation_clip); I found it in this tutorial for the old version 3.2 [link]. I wonder where is the doc for manual programming for Creator 3.
Deconstructor of Fun
APRIL 29, 2024
Guest post by David Fox , founder of Double Coconut — a design and development studio that has delivered hit mobile and web games for partners such as EA Sports, WB Games, Microsoft Casual Games, and more. The Primacy of the T3-MCC Game In 2019, the game Coin Master by Moon Active became one of the top-grossing mobile titles and hasn’t slowed, ascending to the summit of not just the casino charts, but the broad games category.
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