Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Following the high-level trend of hybridization across mobile , more and more casual games have started introducing competitive elements into their live event strategies. This has become especially prevalent in the puzzle subgenre, with around 75% of casual puzzle games in the US top-grossing 200 implementing these features.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile 52

Nvidia

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Mebratu: Ultimately, I wanted to explore the potential future of real-time lighting for the next generation of games and real-time graphics. Most current and upcoming games still need to rely on a prebaked global illumination system to some extent.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Baking Engine Engineering 52

Nvidia

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Trying to hide loading in a game by forcing a player to shimmy. Trying to hide loading in a game by forcing a player to shimmy through narrow passages or take extremely slow elevators breaks immersion. The current Game Ready Driver (version 526.47) contains NVIDIA RTX IO technology, including optimizations for GDeflate.

Tile 52

Tile Data Content Games 52

Nvidia

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In 2019, if you wanted to check out the cutting edge in video game graphics, you needed an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 Series GPU and a copy of a game that was. In 2019, if you wanted to check out the cutting edge in video game graphics, you needed an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 Series GPU and a copy of a game that was released in 1997, Quake II.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Render Baking Graphics 52

Nvidia

APRIL 14, 2021

Executable and Project Files Available to Download For Game Developers and Digital Artists [link] Finding ways to improve. Executable and Project Files Available to Download For Game Developers and Digital Artists Finding ways to improve performance and visual fidelity in your games and applications is challenging.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Technology Game Developer Game Development 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

This post is written by the fantastic Game Bakery substack team of Chase, Zixuan, Haiyin, Caitou, Fish, Amy, Chow, Jing, Wanzi and edited by Caitou, Rob. From our sponsor: Do you need funds to finish, release, or promote your game? Your game gets screened internally by our industry experts within two weeks. Create an account 2.

Baking 52

Baking Simulation Build Animation 52

Real Programming

JANUARY 29, 2024

Let’s check out some ways that content from our coding classes can be applied in real-life situations. Math concepts are baked into programming when kids start learning, though it definitely gets more advanced as they pass through the courses. The video game industry is now worth more than the film and music industry combined!

Concepts 98

Concepts Code Technology Writing 98

Cocos

APRIL 14, 2023

For someone who didn’t know Cocos Cyberpunk, it is an open source 3D TPS (Third-person Shooter) game, developed by the Cocos Engine team, which can be published to iOS, Android and Web. Open the scene named scene-game-start and click on the preview button to run the game, you will see the following screen.

Code 52

Code Culling Lightmap Render 52

Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But one thing that hasn’t changed is new hit games entering the market. So to end the year on a high, we rounded up our top 22 games to hit the charts this year. Here are the top games we loved playing this year. If you want some inspiration for games to binge over the holiday period, look no further. Net Fishing!

Mobile Gaming 98

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Mechanics 98

Game Dev Unchained

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

“ It feels great to not have to sit around waiting for hours to bake lightmaps. A game developer in the last 5 years can be best described as a unrestricted nomad. If you are an artist in the game industry then you are faced with more opportunities than ever before. Proceduralism in Games with Luiz Kruel | Episode 263.

Entertainment 52

Entertainment Lightmap Baking Technology 52

Cocos

MAY 9, 2023

Game supports fixed step updates ● Support for Taobao Mini Games ● [XR] Added HEADTRACKING & PASSTHROUGH to XR build template ● [XR] Support for EYE RENDER END callback Fixes ● Fixed frame rate settings issue for high-refresh devices on the Web and optimized the stability of FPS using RAF. Hid unnecessary WebGL error messages.

Terrain 52

Terrain Render Simulation Texture 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

stable: Android: Fix issue preventing the Android Editor from displaying the project content ( GH-64420 ). Navigation: Exclude disabled StaticBody collisions from NavigationMesh baking ( GH-65775 ). Navigation: Fix TileMaps placing baked NavigationPolygons with wrong offset without a Navigation2D node ( GH-66262 ) [regression fix].

Baking 52

Baking Render Collision Bug 52

Nvidia

APRIL 5, 2022

Evolving from its state-of-the-art use in game engines into a multitude of industries, Unreal Engine is an open and advanced real-time 3D creation platform. Evolving from its state-of-the-art use in game engines into a multitude of industries, creators can deliver cutting-edge content, interactive experiences, and immersive virtual worlds.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Technology Engine Engineering 52

AWS Games

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Game developers often need to compile large amounts of C++ code, which requires lots of CPU resources, and developers also need to process other types of heavy compute tasks such as; shader compilation, rendering, asset creation, image conversion, lightmap baking and more. Incredibuild for Cloud Optimization on the AWS Marketplace.

Agent 64

Agent Build Console Communications 64

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

stable: Android: Fix issue preventing the Android Editor from displaying the project content ( GH-64420 ). Navigation: Exclude disabled StaticBody collisions from NavigationMesh baking ( GH-65775 ). Navigation: Fix TileMaps placing baked NavigationPolygons with wrong offset without a Navigation2D node ( GH-66262 ) [regression fix].

Baking 40

Baking Render Collision Bug 40

Nvidia

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Unreal Engine RTXGI plugin has been updated, making it easy to add the latest version of this global illumination SDK (1.1.40) to your game. will shorten your development cycles and help make your games look even more stunning. To get started adding NVIDIA Reflex to your game, check out our easy step by step integration guide.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Engine Engineering Development 52

Brand Game Development

MAY 22, 2017

I am thrilled that many of you enjoyed Setting Up Social Media as a Board Game Dev: A Primer Course. Marketing is a big concern for game developers, especially in the chaotic arena of social media. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

Dev 130

Dev Games Advertising Point and Click 130

iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The world of game development has seen a significant shift with the recent release of Unreal Engine 5, which promises to bring an unprecedented level of realism and interactivity to gaming experiences. The introduction of Unreal Engine 5 is an exciting development for the game development industry.

Engine 52

Engine Engineering Polygon Advertising 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 9, 2023

Written by Laura Taranto and Ahmetcan Demirel , both senior product leaders with vast experience in casual games. Tune in to the Deconstructor of Fun podcast where Laura co-hosts the notorious This Week in Games (TWIG) segment and make sure to read Laura’s previous analysis: Royal Match - The New King from Turkey?

Puzzle 69

Puzzle Mechanics Feature Build 69

Nvidia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

NVIDIA DLSS Plugin for UE4 NVIDIA DLSS is a deep learning neural network that boosts frame rates and generates beautiful, sharp images for your games. Enjoy great scaling across all RTX GPUs and resolutions, and the new ultra performance mode for 8K gaming. Request access to the beta for NVIDIA DLSS plugin for UE4 here.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Engine Engineering Beta 52

Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It’s about allowing players to lose themselves in more than just a game, but a new world. This goal is always top-of-mind for Schell Games. In this interview, we spoke to Schell Games’ Vice President of Product, Charlie Amis, to learn their story. This isn’t as true or a high priority in PC and console games.

Dev 91

Dev Playtesting Fantasy Render 91

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

stable: Android: Fix issue preventing the Android Editor from displaying the project content ( GH-64420 ). Navigation: Exclude disabled StaticBody collisions from NavigationMesh baking ( GH-65775 ). As usual, you can try it live with the online version of the Godot editor updated for this release. Here are the main changes since 3.5-stable:

Render 52

Render Bug Collision Animation 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

x branch to develop and publish their games today , so it's important for us to keep giving Godot 3 users an improved gamedev experience. As such, most of the focus was on implementing missing features or bugfixes which are critical for publishing 2D and 3D games with Godot 3, and on making the existing features more optimized and reliable.

Collision 52

Collision Lightmap Baking Render 52

Game Dev Unchained

JULY 5, 2023

Pham and Max delved deep into the world of indie game development, discussing everything from the inception of the game to its surprising success. He was immediately drawn to the team’s ambition to create a game that could provide the same exhilarating experiences as larger games, but with the capacity to run on low-end hardware.

Indy 105

Indy Game Developer Game Development Development 105

Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 26, 2016

The good news is, contributing to the class reference is quite easy; it's a (partly boring, but also rewarding) game that most of us played as kids: fill in the blank. light baking, networking, plugins, pathfinding, etc.).

Demo 52

Demo Baking Polygon Feature 52

Mnenad

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

  I have to admit it was frustrating to work with a machine that cannot handle much heavy calculations at once (my Macbook from 2011) from time to time, but on the other hand this forced me to get into optimizing the game very soon, what might become a good base for expanding the complexity in near future. Draw call batching.

Mesh 52

Mesh Shaders FPS Polygon 52

Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

Do you want to make people laugh at the silly things the game’s troops say if you click on them enough times? If so, you probably want to be a game writer. You should concentrate on building up your writing portfolio and getting regular game writing work. And that’s valid! What technical pitfalls await the unwary?

Cutscenes 52

Cutscenes Writing Scripting Localization 52

Nvidia

APRIL 14, 2021

SDK Updates For Game Developers and Digital Artists GTC is a great opportunity to get hands-on with NVIDIA’s latest graphics technologies. SDK Updates For Game Developers and Digital Artists GTC is a great opportunity to get hands-on with NVIDIA’s latest graphics technologies. Developers can. Version 1.1.30 NvRTX 4.26.1

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Graphics Render Technology 52

Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Because of their importance to both the story and the game, it was important to us to make sure the models for the six Sacred Crystals were not only unique, but beautiful and enchanting too. In the full version of the game, you'll be able to play as the Chosen Warrior from the clan of your choice.

Dev 52

Dev Clipping Demo Concepts 52

Awesome Tuts

JANUARY 2, 2023

Lights are one of the most important part of any game. With lights you can create a different athmosphere and make your games look stunning. Unreal Engine has the most advanced lighting system out of all game engines. The Sky light is not meant to be a light source in terms of providing light at a specific area of the game.

Engine 83

Engine Engineering Point and Click Baking 83

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 5, 2022

x branch to develop and publish their games today, so it's important for us to keep giving Godot 3 users an improved gamedev experience. Most of work was aimed at implementing missing features or fixing bugs which are critical for publishing 2D and 3D games with Godot 3.x, This ensures your game will run the same on all machines.

Shaders 53

Shaders Render Mesh Feature 53

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

I've worked in games for a while now, building upon general software development experience from electronics and RF equipment. I found Godot while working on personal game projects, and started being involved as a contributor a bit over a year ago. FBX is the industry-standard 3D asset exchange file format for games.

Mesh 52

Mesh Animation Animation Beta 52

Nvidia

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Back then, cinematic-quality rendering required computer farms to slowly bake every frame. Back then, cinematic-quality rendering required computer farms to slowly bake every frame overnight—a painstaking process. Now we have 500 RTX games and apps using RT or DLSS. These games shaped my love for art and real-time graphics.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Cinematics Render Baking 52

Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This is a holiday shopper’s guide to all things Board Games. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Hobby Board Games. Tasty Humans is a 30-60 minute, tile-laying, pattern-building game for 1-4 players. Description from Board Game Geek.

Tile 130

Tile Point and Click Games Art 130

Nvidia

JUNE 22, 2021

Before NVIDIA RTX introduced real-time ray tracing to games, global illumination in games was largely static. They overcome the limited realism of pre-computing “baked” lighting in dynamic worlds and simplify an otherwise tedious lighting design process. The images were rendered offline.

Ray Tracing 52

Ray Tracing Render Technology Baking 52

Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Written by Enrico D'Angelo Enrico was VP of Product at Activision Publishing running the Free to Play game portfolio and is currently a VP of Product at Roblox. The game was developed by Raven, one of the historical CoD mainline studios, and Activision Shanghai, a local team assembled for the project.

Content 52

Content FPS Mobile Mobile 52

CG Spectrum

JANUARY 3, 2023

As the excuses he devised not to follow his passion faded, Anthony quit his full-time job to dedicate his efforts to exploring filmmaking within a game engine. Anthony Koithra loved his job at a big consulting firm but couldn't shake his fascination with filmmaking. Creating realistic characters. Staying organized.

Film 82

Film Engine Engineering Rigging 82