Awesomenauts developers establish new studio Rangatang
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OCTOBER 2, 2024
which was previously in development at Romino Games. The Dutch studio is working on a multiplayer arena brawler called Nubs!,
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AUGUST 7, 2024
Across its 21-year lifetime, Ready at Dawn developed the Echo series for the Meta Quest, along with Daxter, various God of War spinoffs, and The Order: 1886.
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Opinion: How will Project 2025 impact game developers?
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JULY 18, 2024
The Heritage Foundation's manifesto for the possible next administration could do great harm to many, including large portions of the game development community.
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Xbox expands Research division to collaborate with game developers
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
A new program within the Xbox Research division allows developers to give the console maker feedback and help it improve in key areas.
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Virtuos acquires co-developer Third Kind Studios
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AUGUST 21, 2024
Third Kind will still co-develop titles like Predecessor and Sea of Thieves while Virtuos uses its new subsidiary to enter the UK game industry.
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SNK opens development studio in Singapore
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JUNE 28, 2024
The Fatal Fury developer said it wants to become a 'top 10 global publisher' within the next decade.
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The ascent of Indian video game development
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NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Indian video game development seems to be displaying more and more potential and exposure; we spoke to three different developers based in India about their current projects and their own experiences.
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World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment
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JULY 24, 2024
The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.
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Xsolla starts industry advancement into Uzbekistan with development academy in 2025
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OCTOBER 16, 2024
The game commerce platform will support Uzbekistan with a school meant to find the country's 'next generation of developers and innovators.'
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Inworld claims its AI tools will help developers move 'beyond crunch'
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
The company believes its tools can help developers satisfy a growing 'thirst for content.'
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CD Projekt voluntarily recognizes Polish developer union
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DECEMBER 7, 2023
Now recognized by CD Projekt, the Polish Gamedev Workers Union aims to have "fruitful cooperation" with the developer and partner with other companies.
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PlayStation launches incubator project for MENA developers
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AUGUST 23, 2024
MENA developers get another lifeline into the larger game industry with PlayStation's new program that offers funding and guidance for their projects.
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Ethical Games looking to craft industrywide ethics code, seeks developer input
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AUGUST 12, 2024
The game industry lacks a solid code of ethics, and the organization hopes to create one with long-term benefits for developers and players alike.
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Resident Evil alums launch new developer Birdkin Studio
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Sound designers Hideaki and Saori Utsumi opened their own developer to make games 'that make life fun.'
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Studio Wildcard says layoff of 6 developers 'will not impact development schedule'
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MAY 16, 2024
Ark: Survival Evolved developer says it "reduced" the roles of 6 employees, and that it does not anticipate any further layoffs in 2024.
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Lightforge Games laying off 'majority' of development team
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MAY 9, 2024
The studio said it has struggled to secure funding for its debut project and is now pausing development.
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Unity developer group dissolves after company "completely eroded trust"
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The Boston Unity Group no longer want their name tied to Unity after the company's recent business moves, and are calling it quits to focus on the city's larger community of developers.
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Saints Row developer Volition has been shut down
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AUGUST 31, 2023
Volition, developer of the Saints Row and Red Faction franchises, is no more after its parent company Embracer chose to close the studio.
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Diablo IV 's development was set back by Blizzard's developer shuffles
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JUNE 12, 2023
A new report shows how Diablo IV's development was tainted by Blizzard Entertainment's culture once its original director and designer were brought on.
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Keywords acquires Halo co-developer Certain Affinity
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OCTOBER 18, 2024
Keywords Studios has acquired US developer Certain Affinity for an undisclosed sum. Read more
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The Rise of Generative AI in Revolutionizing Game Development
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JUNE 18, 2024
In this article, we'll explore the impact of generative AI on game development, the challenges it presents, and how developers can leverage automation tools to navigate this new frontier.
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If Hollywood adapts more games, developers deserve a cut
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JANUARY 19, 2024
The 2024 GDC State of the Industry report indicates one quarter of triple-A developers are seeing their games adapted for film or television. Will the workers reap the rewards?
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Hidden Path makes layoffs and pauses development on unnamed RPG
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FEBRUARY 8, 2024
"In the face of a challenging environment, we now have no choice but to pause development on that project and reduce the company size." "
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Palia developer Singularity 6 laying off 35 percent of workforce
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APRIL 8, 2024
Palia officially launched on Steam in March and now developer Singularity 6 is gutting its development team.
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Tango Gameworks developer documents the studio's final day
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JUNE 14, 2024
The Hi-Fi Rush and Ghostwire Tokyo developer has been shut down by Microsoft.
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TRY AGAIN: How frustrations with game development lead to a platformer about game development frustrations
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FEBRUARY 28, 2024
TRY AGAIN developer Adam Morina talks about how their own frustrations coming up with a game concept would lead to a game about those very frustrations.
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Unity sees WebGPU as a growing market for game development
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APRIL 2, 2024
According to Unity, games that can be played "instantly" present new possibilities for game developers.
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Classic Postmortem: The development of the original Psychonauts was a fraught experience
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JULY 26, 2024
The quirky platformer was critically well-received, but its development process was imperiled at almost every stage by multiple competing factors.
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Why do game developers love mechs?
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Game developers weigh in on the "utter perfection" of giant mechanical robots.
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Game Developer's 2023 wrap-up: Indie developers name their unsung heroes of the year
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Indie developers like Quinn K, Cosmo D, Taylor McCue and more name their "unsung heroes" of 2023.
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Germany creates €100M subsidy to fund its game developers
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NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Over the next several years, Germany plans to properly support its local game development scene and increase its cultural footprint in the country.
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Xsolla and Savvy Games set to launch development academy in Saudi Arabia
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AUGUST 26, 2024
The development academy will support Savvy's mission to make Saudi Arabia into a global development hub by 2030.
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Forecasting work in video game development
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Peter Willington, Production Director at Auroch Digital shares insight into how game developers can predict the future with correct forecasting techniques.
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Don't create characters that can't be cast in plastic: The do's and don'ts of IP development
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A guide on developing intellectual property (IP) for cross-media franchises in the GameDev industry.
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Obituary: Developer Philipp Gosch has passed away
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Known by his handle Saphire, Gosch was the VP and founding member of the Game Development Graz association and an "integral part" to the Austrian game industry.
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Audio Implementation Practices to Ease Development Stress
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But that's where a smart technical sound design approach can mean the difference between a total development nightmare or a dream come true. Every game has so many audio assets and so little time to program them before launch.
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Left To Rot developer Tarba Paul Cornel “It’s trial and error until you find success”
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“I’ve been into game development since I was eight, completely self-taught,” he says, reflecting on how his passion evolved from a childhood hobby to a full-time pursuit. While the dream of becoming a movie director didn’t pan out, game development became the perfect outlet for his creative ambitions.
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Report: Fall Guys developer Mediatonic "decimated" by Epic layoffs
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The 18-year-old developer may have been among those hit hardest by Epic's recent call to lay off nearly 900 employees.
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Indie developer Threaks is shutting down
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JANUARY 18, 2024
After 15 years and developing the likes of Battle Planet and All I Have is Time, Threaks is definitively calling it quits later this year.
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How I Developed Good Communication Skills While Working on Fastival
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I'd like to share some lessons I learned from my first large-scale team game development project. Communication can become challenging in work settings, especially in unfamiliar environments or urgent situations necessitating quick problem resolution.
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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers
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Here at PreMortem.Games we have a great admiration for developers that go through a complete development cycle alone. And it takes a special kind of developer that wants to fly solo. This year we featured over 20 brave game creators in our solo developers-series and we like to share some highlights.
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UK developer union to hold all-hands about layoffs
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Game Workers Unite is inviting any and all UK game developers to attend its gathering on Thursday, October 12 about industry layoffs in the UK region.
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Amazon Games opens Bucharest studio to support development and publishing ambitions
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'Expanding our internal development teams into Europe was a natural next step for us.'
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Nickelodeon and Disney developer Workinman unanimously votes to unionize
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Workinman's election marks the newest effort for game developer unionization in months, and is the United States' first union to be formed under IATSE.
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