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EA will shut down Origin later this year

Game Developer

The publisher said a lack of 32-bit support on Windows is the final nail in the coffin.

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EA Origin to shut down in April 2025

GamesIndustry.biz

EA Origin will shut down on April 17, 2025, as a result of Microsoft no longer supporting 32-bit software.

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Marvel Snap developer seeking new publisher to avoid another U.S. ban

Game Developer

'This is the start of a new era.

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GDC Survey: 41% of devs affected by layoffs in 2024

GamesIndustry.biz

The Game Developers Conference released its annual State of Games Industry survey today, which found that one in ten developers were laid off in 2024. Overall, 41% of developers were impacted by layoffs last year compared to 35% in 2023.

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Balatro sells 5 million copies after end-of-year spike

Game Developer

It looks like Balatro's various awards and wins sparked plenty of interest, particularly from the Game Awards crowd.

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Finland's Film Tampere appoints first head of games to "connect film and games creators"

GamesIndustry.biz

The film commission for the Tampere city region in Finland has appointed its first head of games.

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Owlcat's Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader sells 1 million copies

Game Developer

Warhammer 40K's recent game ventures, Rogue Trader and Space Marine II, are commercially strong as Games Workshop works on a TV adaptation.

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Reflector confirms more layoffs after Unknown 9 falls short of expectations

Game Developer

The project was billed as the start of a transmedia universe but that plan has now been shelved.

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Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader sells 1 million copies | News-in-brief

GamesIndustry.biz

Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader sells 1 million copies Read more

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GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry: Devs weigh in on layoffs, AI, and more

Game Developer

One in 10 developers have lost their jobs over the past year. Opinions on live-service games are mixed, more studios are adopting Generative AI (even though its increasingly unpopular among developers), and severe weather events like Hurricane Milton and the Southern California wildfires are drawing attention to the growing impact of climate disasters.

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Bohemia Interactive's revenue jumps 34% this financial year to $60.8m

GamesIndustry.biz

Bohemia Interactive's revenue has jumped by 34% this financial year to $60.8m.

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Corinne Busche, Dragon Age: The Veilguard director, leaves BioWare and EA after 18-year stint

Game Developer

'The chance to return [Dragon Age] to a proper quality single player RPG was the privilege of a lifetime. BioWare still has a lot of work to do culturally, but I do believe they are on the right footing now.

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Our first GodotCon in the US - Save the date!

Mircosoft Game Dev

Up until now, we held all of our annual GodotCon events in Europe, but after the request of many of you and thanks to help from Boston Game Dev and the Boston Godot Users Group , we are finally able to bring the event to the US for the first time. Information Dates 5th, 6th, 7th of May Time 8AM - 6PM Location Boston, Massachusetts Venue Microsoft NERD. 1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02142, United States Call for speakers and sponsors If you would like to be a part of the conference by giving a

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BFI invests another £2m in UK's independent screen sector

GamesIndustry.biz

The BFI has made 26 new awards as part of its £2.15m ($2.65m) investment in the UK's independent screen sector, which includes video games.

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The Complete Concept Art Training Bundle by Learn Squared

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com The Complete Concept Art Training Bundle by Learn Squared There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, specifically game artists, the Complete Concept Art Training Bundle by Learned Squared. The bundle actually contains courses on a variety of subjects beyond concept art including world building, character and outfit design, hard surface modelling and more.

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The Significance of QA in Healthcare Automation - 2025

Rocket Brush Studio

QA is vital in healthcare automation to ensure patient safety, data accuracy, and system reliability. Without proper QA, automation can lead to errors that compromise patient care. QASource provides tailored QA solutions to address these critical challenges.

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Budgeting for Film Festivals and Marketing

Filmustage

Here's the plot twist nobody warns you about: brilliant films die quiet deaths in hard drives everywhere, not because they lack talent, but because their creators ran out of festival fuel. Picture this: you've crafted your masterpiece, and poured your soul into every frame, only to watch your festival dreams fade to black when the budget credits roll.

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Best RPGS of 2024

Game Wisdom

Best RPGS of 2024 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" As I’m wrapping up my best of 2024 list, it’s my favorite RPGs of the year. … The post Best RPGS of 2024 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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[From the industry] Curve has announced an mobile publishing deal with anime streamer Crunchyroll

Game Development News

Curve Games has partnered with Crunchyroll to bring three new games to mobile platforms for the first time this summer

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What are some of the most common suggestions you see from players that are also a colossally bad idea from a professional’s perspective?

Ask a Game Dev

Permadeath Why yes, we would totally love to put in a feature that generates a tremendous number of customer service calls. Support ALL of the options [ Decision Paralysis and Naive Diversification is a thing ]. Save Game Import [ A lot of effort for a very small percentage of the players ]. Just include it in the game for free [ Budgets are a real thing ].

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What「The asset has been destroyed!」

Cocos

In the browser, I executed the following code to delete a node. this.node.destroy(); Then the message The asset has been destroyed! appears in the console. Every time I delete a node, I get 3 or 4 of these messages. I created a project that only does this.node.destroy(); in each of Cocos 3.8.2 and 3.8.3, but it still happens. Also, the description in the documentation that the node does not delete itself, but rather deletes itself from other nodes, did not work.

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The Best Adventure Games to Anticipate in 2025

Game Wisdom

The Best Adventure Games to Anticipate in 2025 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com From the beginning of time, man has always been in love with storytelling. Whether it is sitting around the fire at night sharing stories, watching a movie, or following a game character through a journey, stories always get us hooked. … The post The Best Adventure Games to Anticipate in 2025 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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What「The asset has been destroyed!」

Cocos

In the browser, I executed the following code to delete a node. this.node.destroy(); Then the message The asset has been destroyed! appears in the console. Every time I delete a node, I get 3 or 4 of these messages. I created a project that only does this.node.destroy(); in each of Cocos 3.8.2 and 3.8.3, but it still happens. Also, the description in the documentation that the node does not delete itself, but rather deletes itself from other nodes, did not work.

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