Former PlayStation boss says 'stupid money' crippled the game industry
Game Developer
MAY 19, 2025
Shuhei Yoshida offers his take on the recent industry implosion and ponders whether there's light at the end of the tunnel.
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Gamecity Hamburg supports six digital games in seventh Prototype Funding round
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 19, 2025
Gamecity Hamburg has completed the seventh round of its Prototype Funding program, with six digital games receiving up to €80,000 as part of a non-repayable grant.
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Report: Bungie morale in 'free fall' ahead of make-or-break Marathon launch
Game Developer
MAY 19, 2025
'The vibes have never been worse.
New games accelerator Spawn Point launches to support Norwegian indie devs
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 19, 2025
New accelerator Spawn Point has launched, and has already secured its first cohort of studios.
Activision is delisting Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile after one year
Game Developer
MAY 19, 2025
'It unfortunately has not met our expectations with mobile-first players.
Activision pulls Call of Duty: Warzone from iOS and Google Play stores
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 19, 2025
Activision has removed Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile from iOS and Android app stores.
What I Took from Games to Build Better Consumer Apps
Deconstructor of Fun
MAY 19, 2025
Written by Vin Sathyamoorthy , former Zynga Product Manager and a Reddit Product Director. Current proud Texan, and a member of the Deconstructor of Fun consulting team. These facts arent mutually exclusive. In 2018, I made a big transition from gaming (Zynga) to consumer apps (Reddit) - looking to leverage my understanding of daily habits, engagement loops and free-to-play monetization in a non-gaming setting.
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Sweety Ludo - Make by CocosCreator
Cocos
MAY 19, 2025
PLEASE DO. Now that the summer is here, I was really looking forward to playing it with friends. If possible, I would love if I could get notified if there was an update of when it comes back. Thank you and good luck.
SAG-AFTRA files an unfair labor practice for AI Darth Vader in Fortnite
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 19, 2025
SAG-AFTRA - the union that represents 160,000 actors, voiceover artists, and other media professionals - has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Llama Productions and Epic Games for using AI to portray Darth Vader in Fortnite.
How to do z-index respecting ui in both 2d and 3d?
Cocos
MAY 19, 2025
I have a dilemma, the ui thing is really bothering me, but if I can figure it out then cocos is workable for me. the dilemma is, what if I want to have UI text number to mark hotel room doors. But I cant seem to do that because all ui is rendered always on top of everything else, and it doesnt respect z index. instead it renders based on sibling order, which even with a parent container doesnt change that.
Mercatorio: Season 4 Launch
Indie DB
MAY 19, 2025
Mercatorio season 4 kicks off on Friday May 16th. The season includes new resources, buildings, products and productions methods. This time its especially the forging and textile classes that are expanding.
Nintendo Switch 2's Game Chat will seemingly support both live subtitles and text-to-speech
GamesIndustry.biz
MAY 19, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 will seemingly support both live subtitling and text-to-speech.
Trump administration cuts funding for the Strong Museum of Play
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MAY 19, 2025
The Trump administration's legally questionable slashing of funded government programs has hit the video game industry.
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