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Addendum to cut content: people find remnants of cut content in game files often enough. So/but is there any even rough estimate you could give of cut content that’s dug up versus cut stuff that could never be found?

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APRIL 10, 2024

The kind of games that have the least cut content are annual sports titles - they have the most stringent schedules and know exactly what they are committing to with each annual cycle, so they have significantly less wiggle room than a project with a longer schedule and bigger scope (e.g.

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AWS for Games debuts Guide to Generative AI for Game Developers, and more at GDC 2024

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MARCH 27, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Check it out , and follow the recap below for a full rundown of AWS for Games activities at GDC 2024.

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Does cut content exist for video games? Not material devs save for later use in dlcs or expansions, but content that was created and for some reason didn’t make it to the final product. Idk like, a boss battle was way too long so a portion of gameplay was cut off or some footage devs felt like removing from certain cutscenes.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Of course cut content exists. On the latest shipped game that I worked on, I was hired for and spent months working on a significant game mode that was eventually cut. Our game mode was playable with a full game loop but the higher-ups decided it wasn't shaping up to be what they wanted for the overall game.

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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 8, 2024

When you live in a country that houses twenty percent of the entire world’s population, yet hardly see a genuine and honest representation of that country in video games, it’s time to take matters into your own hands. And that’s precisely what Shalin Shodhan is doing with his studio, Masala Games. explains Shodhan.

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At what stage of the developing process of a game mocap is recorded? How much time does it usually take? And in case of expansions/DLCs are actors called again or they record this content together with the content for the main game?

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

It normally costs tens of thousands of dollars per hour to pay for all of the time, equipment, and labor for all of the people involved, and everyone has a busy schedule - actors have other jobs lined up, the capture studio has other customers hoping to do their own recording sessions, and the developers have a whole game to build.

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The Hunger Games for User Generated Content: Case Fall Guys

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2023

Written by Tiffany Keller , who is a Director of Product and investor with a decade of experience in mobile games across Scopely, Activision Blizzard, Miniclip, and Zynga. Mobile knockout games are springing up everywhere - such as Stumble Guys or Netease’s Eggy Party , which launched with a UGC creator mode last May.

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Since you mentioned asset flips, what are you general opinion of them, and how numerous they are on steam/other game stores?

Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 18, 2024

"Asset flip" is just another term for a game reskin. Game reskins generally exist in the shovelware niche - low cost and quick development targeting purchasers who don't really know or care what they're buying. Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter Long questions: Ask a Game Dev on Tumblr Frequent Questions: The FAQ

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Google’s Blockchain Content Policy: Better Late than Never

Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 2, 2023

About 8 months ago, we discussed how Apple’s NFT-related guideline changes could affect blockchain games. However, it was still quite an important step for every blockchain game developer. Apple including blockchain games in their review guidelines acted as a seal of approval for those games.

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Scaling Your Game Content With Unity Addressable Prefabs

The GameDev Guru

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Those happen when greedily using countless assets from the store. Don't dump the assets, just adopt a clever strategy with Unity Addressables Prefabs. Do you have a Christmas present for your players? Well, just make sure it's not a memory crash.

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So how much $ (in general) does it cost to produce a fully animated/rigged, fully voiced 1-3 minute cutscene in a game that’s in ongoing development (something like SWTOR, where they have a lot of prebuilt assets)? Like just a general low range and high range? I’m seeing a lot of people complaining about prioritizing content they want, and don’t know enough about the behind the scenes costs to properly communicate they’re being unrealistic with their complaints.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The cost of any content in game dev is directly proportional to how much new stuff needs to be created for that content. In an ongoing game like SWTOR, element numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 were already built long ago and already exist. that might need to be created for certain specific cutscenes.

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Elevate Game Content Creation and Collaboration with NVIDIA Omniverse

Nvidia

APRIL 7, 2021

With everyone shifting to a remote work environment, game development and professional visualization teams worldwide need a solution for real-time collaboration. And as many developers concurrently work on a project, they need to be able to manage version control of a dataset to ensure everyone is working on the latest assets.

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Final Factory by Never Games takes automation into space and adds bullet-hell

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 19, 2024

Pretty impressive for a largely solo-developed game. “At At this stage the game is more like a cross between Factorio and Cosmoteer ”, explains Ryding. Hence the premise of the game is that you are a Von Neumann probe, sent to consume all the resources in the Universe and build the ultimate (final) factory.

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Your answer about cut content reminded me of one of the early Star Wars games (sorry, can’t remember the title). Evidently Obsidian cut a lot of content that was later added back by modders. Are you familiar with this? How was this possible?

Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The publisher, LucasArts, had a pretty aggressive release schedule planned for the KOTOR games which basically made it untenable for the original KOTOR dev Bioware to handle making the sequel within the time frame LucasArts wanted. The partially-built endgame content was locked off from the game but left on the disc.

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Accelerate your Game Design, Development and Build with Unity Asset Store

Jaunty Bear Games

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

There are many aspects to consider when building a game. Fortunately the Unity 3D platform has a great selection of packages and assets to accelerate the build of tools, models, shaders, sound effects, animations etc. Unity Technologies Assets. Once an asset (e.g. HUD Navigation System by Sickscore Games.

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Q&A with Remedy Entertainment: Adopting USD into the Game Development Pipeline

Nvidia

MARCH 1, 2023

Mika Vehkala has worked in the game development industry for nearly three decades and contributed to projects such as Horizon Zero Dawn and The Walking Dead: No. Mika Vehkala has worked in the game development industry for nearly three decades and contributed to projects such as Horizon Zero Dawn and The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land.

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The Growing Use of Generative AI in Game Design

iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has become a buzzword across different sectors, including gaming. This growing use of generative AI is largely attributed to its advanced capabilities, including the ability to create unique content. As a result, they allow for a more personalized and dynamic gaming experience.

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One question I see once in a rare occasion is “Why not just give game developers assets someone else has made for free in their own time?”whether it’s sent to them from a fan or a dev off work, without using the production’s budget to make them. I know this isn’t fundamentally possible, but I don’t know how to describe it. Maybe you can?

Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 9, 2023

ALT The primary issues with accepting external content submissions are legal. There would need to be some kind of legal agreement set in place to establish the rules (as well as potential damages if those rules are breached) for the use of that content that all parties agree to.

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What are NFTs in video games and how they might work?

Logic Simplified

MAY 21, 2023

One area that has been able to capitalise on these developments is the gaming sector, which has created an entirely new universe for gamers. One of the latest breakthroughs to hit the video gaming market is NFTs. This allows even casual gamers to turn gaming into a living. What are NFTs in games? billion by 2027.

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You’ve spoken of IP concerns as the major practical barrier to generative AI use in the final product of a game. Steam seems to be about to become more open to games using these tools. What does this say about the industry’s risk assessments?

Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 12, 2024

I believe that Valve has determined they are ready and able to deflect any (current) legal liabilities onto an offending game's developers and off of themselves. I also think that this decision will result in a wave of AI-supported shovelware and asset flips.

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Analysis • Saudi Arabia spends big on gaming with acquisition of Scopely

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 7, 2023

Top image: Marvel Strike Force by Scopely This week Savvy Games Group , a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investments Fund, announced that it agreed to purchase Scopely , a privately held mobile game publisher, for $4.9 It is also the fund’s biggest spend so far, which is part of its $38 billion push into gaming.

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How Generative AI is Changing the Gaming Landscape

iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Nearly every industry will evolve courtesy of generative artificial intelligence (AI) – and the gaming sector isn’t an exception. Generative AI is one of the technologies with the potential to revolutionize how developers create games. How will it transform the gaming landscape? But what is generative AI?

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Unity's push for "responsibly sourced" AI tools

GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Despite the debate surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in games development, Unity has been a big proponent for adding AI-powered features into the process, announcing its Muse suite of features earlier this year as well as signing partnerships with AI-driven asset creators. Read more

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Top Emerging Free Game Development Tools and Trends!

Big Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

Have you ever dreamt of crafting your own epic game? We’re talking free game development software , mind-blowing technology, and trends hotter than a dragon’s breath. Accessibility is taking center stage, making the gaming world a welcoming space for everyone. So, are you ready to unleash your inner game developer?

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Is it anyway possible for content being made from the base game to be cut by some outside reason then held back without any additional development work then be sold god-knows how long later down the line? Doesn’t sound fundamentally feasible to me, but I see that rhetoric topic all the time on a game I know of.

Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The act of cutting content requires us not just to remove the cut content itself, but we also need to clean up all existing connections to that cut content so that the game doesn’t break due to missing assets. ALT Imagine that we decide to cut level 4 from our game. Players are enjoying it.

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Top Unreal Game Development Companies in 2024

Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Is it well-defined?

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AI-powered Unity is Revolutionizing the Gaming Industry

Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It’s probably no surprise that AI has had a transformative impact across various industries and similarly, it has brought about tremendous advancements in the gaming industry as well. In terms of how games are created and played 一 AI wearable gadgets, NPCs, pathfinding, decision trees, and other innovations are making the move.

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Why don’t open-world sequels reuse (and/or add on to) old maps often at all? Seems like it would be a decent way to have more stuff in the game for the same amount of effort.

Ask a Game Dev

JUNE 9, 2023

Reusing well-used content like maps tends to offend a particular slice of the more hardcore demographic. Reusing assets is a great time-saver in order to afford the dev team more time to build new stuff within a limited budget, but the loudest players will complain a lot about such things.

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Implementing USD for Game Development Pipelines: An Interview with Polyphony Digital

Nvidia

MARCH 17, 2023

Tools Pipeline Engineering Lead Megumi Ando sat down with NVIDIA to discuss the integration process in the company’s latest release as well as their adoption plans in Polyphony’s game development pipeline. Why did you choose USD for your game development pipeline? What challenges did you face in the process of integrating USD?

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Analysis • Sony moves away from customer electronics to become a media empire

PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2023

The success of The Last of Us is, according to analysts, more than just a successful adaptation of a gaming franchise; it is the culmination of Sony’s gradual transition to becoming a media company. Sony currently maintains its dominant position in console gaming with a 2-to-1 ratio for installed devices compared to its main rival Microsoft.

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Daniel Macharia’s bold leap from banking to video games

PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 11, 2023

He decided to leave his career in banking for video game development a month before his 25th birthday. His journey took an exciting turn when he landed a full sponsorship from the French Embassy in Kenya to visit Rubika, a leading school for Video Games, 2D/3D Animation, and Design in France.

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What are game development jobs that most people have not heard of?

Ask a Game Dev

JULY 6, 2023

Here are some of the lesser-known roles in the game industry that you may not have heard of: [ Technical Artist ] - an artist who writes code to help other artists realize their visions. Prototype Artist - an art generalist who specializes in putting together usable art for a game prototype.

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Overcoming Challenges in Game Test Automation

iXie gaming

AUGUST 31, 2023

Introduction: Game development is an intricate and dynamic process that involves multiple stages, including design, development, and testing. Among these stages, game testing plays a critical role in ensuring the quality and stability of the final product. But a new trend of automated game testing has evolved over the last few years.

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Sound design essentials for updating live service mobile games

GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 19, 2023

With the growth of live service games, game development has taken on an increasingly iterative creative process. These beloved escapes are often sustained through the introduction of new content (e.g.,

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Change the Rules of the Game: NVIDIA Omniverse Brings an Arsenal of RTX and AI-Powered Apps, Extensions and DIY Toolkits to Accelerate Game Development Pipelines

Nvidia

JULY 22, 2021

Collaboration and simulation platform simplifies complex challenges like multi-app workflows, facial animation, asset searching, and building proprietary tools. Collaboration and simulation platform simplifies complex challenges like multi-app workflows, facial animation, asset searching, and building proprietary tools.

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From Concept to Success: A Deep Dive Into Our Popular Gaming Solutions

Logic Simplified

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Game as a Service (GaaS) has fundamentally transformed the gaming industry. There is a shift noticed from the traditional model of releasing a complete, standalone game to it now becoming an ongoing, evolving experience. GaaS is shaping a more dynamic and interconnected gaming landscape for the creators and the gamers.

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Web3 metaverse MMO Avalon unveiled in new trailer

Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Ambitious multiverse and Web3 project Avalon’s first trailer dropped yesterday, as well as details of the experienced development team’s plans for the game. The game features action-combat including magical powers in player-vs-environment and player-versus-player modes. In-game businesses can be built and sold.

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Cosmic storms and galactic monsters in Pastaspace Interactive’s Underspace

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 10, 2024

Kevin Brock , founder of indie game studio Pastaspace Interactive , is the creative mind behind Underspace. Besides me, there’s also a legion of contractors and commissioned artists that help make assets for the game”, he says. But space games have a tendency to be big and so things kinda grew out of control. “I

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Why 70% of Developers Prefer Unity for Mobile Game Development

iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mobile gaming has become popular in recent times thanks to the growing number of mobile device users. Several mobile game engines are used to create mobile games. However, Unity has stood out as one of the most preferred and trusted mobile game engines. But what makes Unity so popular among developers? Let’s find out.

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The gorgeous visuals of Bionic Bay that Juhana Myllys calls Painterly Pixel Art

PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

Physics-based 2D platformer Bionic Bay is a collaboration between the Finnish one-man-studio Mureena and Taiwanese indie game company Psychoflow Studio. The game started as a demo shown on Reddit, but picked up momentum when Badland art director Juhana Myllys offered to mix and match his distinct artwork with the gameplay.

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Lost in Translation: Navigating the Challenges of Game Localization Testing

iXie gaming

MARCH 24, 2024

The gaming sector is no longer limited to a specific region. In fact, gaming has become a global marketplace. The increasing audience from different locations presents numerous opportunities for developers, as they can reach more potential players than ever, increasing the chances of their game’s success.

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Keep your store page active and alive – or lose sales and money

PreMortem.Games

MAY 5, 2023

The shocking numbers Looking at store pages for games released after 2020 found that many assets have never changed. This showed that successful games make nearly twice as many storepage changes. Assuming all changes are expected to be an improvement and help the game sell better, we could call it optimization.

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What Makes Unity So Popular for Game Development

iXie gaming

JULY 23, 2023

Unity has rapidly risen in popularity to become one of the most widely used game production engines throughout the globe. In this article, we will discuss the factors that contribute to Unity’s continued dominance in the game development industry. This enhances Unity’s reputation as a fantastic game engine.

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Game7 issues comprehensive report on Web3 gaming

Game Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Game7 has released a comprehensive report on the state of Web3 gaming. The research report is based on 1,900 blockchain games and a thousand funding rounds from 2018 through to October, 2023 and includes insights into fundraising, competitive dynamics, and blockchain networks. In 2022, 811 Web3 games were launched, with 14 canceled.

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How can the next wave of Web3 games become sustainable?

Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 17, 2022

The current massive deceleration of the Web3 space is a good moment to re-evaluate and re-think the fundamentals of Web3 gaming. The goal for all parties involved was still to achieve a massive return on investment, often relegating the delivery of the actual game that served players to a secondary objective.

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Addendum to cut content: people find remnants of cut content in game files often enough. So/but is there any even rough estimate you could give of cut content that’s dug up versus cut stuff that could never be found?

AWS for Games debuts Guide to Generative AI for Game Developers, and more at GDC 2024

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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India

At what stage of the developing process of a game mocap is recorded? How much time does it usually take? And in case of expansions/DLCs are actors called again or they record this content together with the content for the main game?

The Hunger Games for User Generated Content: Case Fall Guys

Since you mentioned asset flips, what are you general opinion of them, and how numerous they are on steam/other game stores?

Google’s Blockchain Content Policy: Better Late than Never

Scaling Your Game Content With Unity Addressable Prefabs

Elevate Game Content Creation and Collaboration with NVIDIA Omniverse

Final Factory by Never Games takes automation into space and adds bullet-hell

Your answer about cut content reminded me of one of the early Star Wars games (sorry, can’t remember the title). Evidently Obsidian cut a lot of content that was later added back by modders. Are you familiar with this? How was this possible?

Accelerate your Game Design, Development and Build with Unity Asset Store

Q&A with Remedy Entertainment: Adopting USD into the Game Development Pipeline

The Growing Use of Generative AI in Game Design

What are NFTs in video games and how they might work?

You’ve spoken of IP concerns as the major practical barrier to generative AI use in the final product of a game. Steam seems to be about to become more open to games using these tools. What does this say about the industry’s risk assessments?

Analysis • Saudi Arabia spends big on gaming with acquisition of Scopely

How Generative AI is Changing the Gaming Landscape

Unity's push for "responsibly sourced" AI tools

Top Emerging Free Game Development Tools and Trends!

Top Unreal Game Development Companies in 2024

AI-powered Unity is Revolutionizing the Gaming Industry

Why don’t open-world sequels reuse (and/or add on to) old maps often at all? Seems like it would be a decent way to have more stuff in the game for the same amount of effort.

Implementing USD for Game Development Pipelines: An Interview with Polyphony Digital

Analysis • Sony moves away from customer electronics to become a media empire

Daniel Macharia’s bold leap from banking to video games

What are game development jobs that most people have not heard of?

Overcoming Challenges in Game Test Automation

Sound design essentials for updating live service mobile games

Change the Rules of the Game: NVIDIA Omniverse Brings an Arsenal of RTX and AI-Powered Apps, Extensions and DIY Toolkits to Accelerate Game Development Pipelines

From Concept to Success: A Deep Dive Into Our Popular Gaming Solutions

Web3 metaverse MMO Avalon unveiled in new trailer

Cosmic storms and galactic monsters in Pastaspace Interactive’s Underspace

Why 70% of Developers Prefer Unity for Mobile Game Development

The gorgeous visuals of Bionic Bay that Juhana Myllys calls Painterly Pixel Art

Lost in Translation: Navigating the Challenges of Game Localization Testing

Keep your store page active and alive – or lose sales and money

What Makes Unity So Popular for Game Development

Game7 issues comprehensive report on Web3 gaming

How can the next wave of Web3 games become sustainable?

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