Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

Along with applying Juneteenth as a day off to contractors jumping to full-time, the ZWU reinstated Christmas Eve as a paid holiday for union members.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2024

Astro Bot is the winner of the summer games showcases (so far), with the most wishlists of all the games shown and announced over the past two weeks. The data comes from IGN Playlist, which is a backlog and play activity tracker that is available on the web and via a mobile app. The chart below is based on the purchase intent of over 43,000 gamers, and factors in new wishlists from May 30 (the day of the PlayStation State of Play conference) to June 12.

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

How and why did we, as a small studio, end up with a visual novel side series? And was it worth it? Now that What Lydia Knows is complete, I wanted to share our process, what our motivations were, and how it’s changed our company’s approach to game development.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2024

There is at least one long-standing E3 tradition that has now outlived E3 itself: the picking of winners and losers from the event. This is a distributed, largely subjective process of judgment and evaluation which has on some occasions been quite spurious and misguided, but at other times has genuinely set the tone for the competitive landscape of the year to come.

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

The nine-year studio had potential projects lined up before its closure, but didn't have the time to sign with partners.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2024

A number of headlines on other sites have declared this year's array of showcases as 'The Year of the Indie' – and they're not wrong. The titles seen across the likes of Guerrilla Collective, Wholesome Direct, and Day of the Devs were superb, with indie titles even turning up during Summer Game Fest and Xbox Games Showcase. Across the week, there were dozens if not hundreds of titles from smaller or solo developers bringing original and innovative ideas to the table, or telling stories fro

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

Rare's shared seas pirate game has been a hit with the PlayStation 5 audience, which proves Xbox's multiplatform gamble has paid off.

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

Complete transcript of the uncut interview of composer Winifred Phillips on The Game Show (ABC Classic), hosted by Meena Shamaly. Topics include the impact of music on a gamer’s experience, and how game music weaves itself into a gamer’s life.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2024

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door topped the Japan charts in May, moving 115,649 units in the three days after its launch on May 23. It nearly matched the success of the original GameCube title released in 2004, which shifted 138,000 copies at launch, according to the latest data from Famitsu. That said, the remake is also available digitally via the Nintendo eShop, and those sales are not accounted for here.

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

The Hi-Fi Rush and Ghostwire Tokyo developer has been shut down by Microsoft.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2024

The potential acquisition of Keywords Studios has been delayed as the company is granted an extension to the period in which its prospective buyer must make its offer. As reported last month, a private equity firm within the EQT Group is considering a cash offer at £25.50 per share to acquire the games development services firm. In a regulatory notice, Keywords confirmed it has been in advanced discussions with its potential buyer.

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

Creating two protagonists in a game can create extra work—but it was a perfect fit for Assassin's Creed Shadows.

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Game From Scratch

JUNE 14, 2024

GameFromScratch.com Adobe Alternatives in 2024 Due to recent events there are a number of Adobe users currently looking for alternatives. Today we look at several alternatives to the following Adobe products: Photoshop, Illustrator, Substance Painter/Designer, Animate and Premiere/After Effects. Without further ado, here are several alternatives to Adobe products in 2024: Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator […] The post Adobe Alternatives in 2024 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

A recent law in Japan lets third-party app stores exist on iOS, and Epic is taking advantage of it to get on another country's storefront.

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Nvidia

JUNE 14, 2024

Today's immersive extended reality (XR) devices require heavy optics and displays to be secured with head straps, a necessity that adds bulk and presents a. Today’s immersive extended reality (XR) devices require heavy optics and displays to be secured with head straps, a necessity that adds bulk and presents a social barrier. In the envisioned future, head straps will not be required.

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

As a games and game market researcher and marketer, I'll try to explain the challenges we've faced in recent years, why the industry has struggled, and what the future holds for developers and publishers, especially smaller ones.

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Indie DB

JUNE 14, 2024

Enjoy some athmosferic in-game footage test scenes with new props and other objects including cinematic field of view and a little bit noir filters. Waiting your feedback.

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Ask a Game Dev

JUNE 14, 2024

It’s been a few days since the Dragon Age Veilguard gameplay video was released. I posted a challenge for aspiring developers to identify as many specific features and systems as they could spot. My expertise is in gameplay, so that’s where I will be focusing. Expertise on visuals like lighting, rendering, shaders, etc. should be directed elsewhere. 0:22 - In-Game Cinematic with moving cameras 0:30 - Seamless cinematic transfer to gameplay, quest tracking UI element, different walkin

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 14, 2024

GodotCon 24 will take place on the 12+13th of October in Berlin, Germany. The first batch of tickets as well as the call for speakers and exhibitors just went live. Sponsors welcome.

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Indie DB

JUNE 14, 2024

On this article, you can see what we have been working on, on the past week.

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Cocos

JUNE 14, 2024

Hello there, we age some games on poki but we need to improve the loading and blank screen error in our game Real Estate Rush when the game starts. Poki REAL ESTATE RUSH - Jouez en Ligne Gratuitement ! | Poki Joue à Real Estate Rush sur le site le plus populaire de Jeux Gratuits en Ligne ! Poki est disponible sur ton mobile, tablette et ordinateur. Pas de téléchargement ni d'inscription.

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Game Wisdom

JUNE 14, 2024

Betting 101: How Trustnplay.com Embraces Newcomers to the World of Online Casinos Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Online gambling can be both exciting and challenging for newcomers. With the presence of numerous online casinos, it might be overwhelming for them as they may not know where to begin. Some of these challenges may include finding the right … The post Betting 101: How Trustnplay.com Embraces Newcomers to the World of Online Casinos appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Artoon

JUNE 14, 2024

Do you know the best React Native UI library plays a crucial […] The post 10 Best React Native UI Library in 2024 appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 14, 2024

It was right at the beginning of the pandemic, in early 2020, when Austrian indie dev Dominik Hackl started working on Summit , a 2D mountain-climbing Metroidvania. Without much game dev experience he relied on YouTube dev vlogs to help him along. Three years later the game launched without much success. So what went wrong? “It takes quite a while to get the player hooked”, Hackl says.

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