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NetEase opens new AAA studio BulletFarm led by Treyarch vet David Vonderhaar

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BulletFarm is headquartered in Los Angeles but positioned as a remote-first studio, and is already working on a AAA game built in Unreal Engine 5. The only details of the game shared so far are that it is a first-person title set in an original universe, and will be focused on co-operative gameplay. Read more

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Solo dev Evan Polekoff of Critter Crossfire “Motivation is a limited resource” 

PreMortem.Games

For the last five years, off and on, he worked on Critter Crossfire , a turn-based tactics and first person shooter hybrid. In AAA, the roles are typically very specialized and each individual doesn’t have much room to experiment outside of their responsibilities. This game represents me as a developer”, he says. “I

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There was a popular video a few years back (What games are like for someone who doesn’t play games). It struck me as a gamer because of how much unwritten “gamer intuition” that we just learned over time and tutorials sometimes seem to take this for granted (ie Day9’s criticism of Tears of the Kingdom). What do gamedevs keep in mind when crafting a tutorial for gamers but also for newcomers to gaming or the genre of the game?

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If we're building a big budget AAA first person shooter, we can expect that our representative player recognizes and likes first person shooters and is likely already familiar with the basics of how to play them.

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Smith Camp Error MW2: Fix It Quickly

Game Errors

Even in the era of modern and realistic AAA titles, the problem still occurs. The post Smith Camp Error MW2: Fix It Quickly appeared first on Games Errors. Verify game files Update the network driver Delete cache files 1. Luckily, there is a quick way to fix it! For Steam users : Launch Steam and go to the Library.

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Heroic Labs supports Godot development

Mircosoft Game Dev

From match-3 puzzlers to immersive first person space operas, video gaming is an art form as varied and valuable as literature, film, and theatre. At Heroic Labs , we see games development in a similar way. The rich variety of tooling available to games developers has delivered an explosion of creativity over the past decade.

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5 Factors Which Vary Unreal Engine 5 from Unreal Engine 4 

iXie gaming

The Unreal Engine is a 3D game engine that was first developed by Epic Games in 1998. It was initially developed for first-person shooters and was first showcased in the 1998 first-person shooter game, Unreal. What is the Unreal Engine?

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Atomic Heart Crashing: 6 Easy Ways to Fix

Game Errors

Like you, many other gamers are going through the same situation with this first-person shooter game. Problematic PSU: If the power supply you are using can’t provide enough wattage to the CPU and GPU, a AAA game like Atomic Heart may crash during gameplay. Is Atomic Heart crashing on your PC?

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