Game Developer
JANUARY 26, 2023
To fill out the hallways of a fully-interconnected USG Ishimura, EA Motive needed a host of fascinating new systems, says technical director David Robillard.
Game Industry News
JANUARY 26, 2023
Hey all, I’m back with the second entry in a light novel series that I previously looked at the first volume of for this week’s Translation Necessary Thursday. It’s “Japan Summons: Volume 02” by Minorou. Plot: In Volume One of “Japan Summons,” all of Japan including its people and landmasses had been summoned into a brand new world.
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Game Developer
JANUARY 26, 2023
FromSoftware's Elden Ring and BlueTwelve Studio's Stray are tied with six nominations each, followed by Santa Monica Studio's God of War Ragnarök and Obsidian Entertainment's Pentiment. See the full list of finalists and honorable mentions here.
Unity Blog
JANUARY 26, 2023
From bringing products out of beta in June to releasing new and updated game samples, Unity Gaming Services made big strides in 2022. Read the blog to learn more.
Game Developer
JANUARY 26, 2023
Employees at Proletariat argue the situation with its halted union efforts aren't as black-and-white as the studio's logo.
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 26, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Neil Druckmann has confirmed that Naughty Dog's Uncharted franchise is done. In an interview with Buzzfeed , the game director and co-creator of the Last of Us TV show explained that the series reached its end.
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GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 26, 2023
When we ask Gamesight CEO Adam Lieb and CMO Nicole Yang what's the big story in the world of game advertising, the answer they give is very clear: TikTok. "TikTok went from having virtually no publishers working with it two years ago to a platform now that is in almost every game marketer's budget somewhere," Lieb says. "I don't know I've ever seen anything grow as fast, in terms of both prevalence and the percentage of companies on TikTok, as well as the size of budgets folks are putting into t
Game Developer
JANUARY 26, 2023
Devs weigh in on the uptick in harassment aimed at creators.
Game Errors
JANUARY 26, 2023
Grand Theft Auto V has been released on PC and many players are encountering not opening issues that are preventing them from being able to play the game. Also, there are issues with GTA 5 mods on Xbox One. Some players are encountering GTA 5 not launching on PC and the game simply won’t start, they click Play in Steam and other launchers like Epic Games or Rockstar launcher.
Game Developer
JANUARY 26, 2023
The series is as retired as Nathan Drake.
Game Errors
JANUARY 26, 2023
Assassin’s Creed Unity is reported by many players to encounter a lot of crashes. The most reported are crashes on startup, on loading screen, during gameplay, and in the first mission. Assassin’s Creed Unity random crash and crashes every 15 minutes are also reported issues that are making the game unplayable. Assassin’s Creed Unity crashes on startup : may be caused by outdated drivers, problems with the game’s configuration files, or with the game’s installation
Game Developer
JANUARY 26, 2023
That's one reason to delay a game.
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 26, 2023
Dwarf Fortress is an oddity across the games industry. The life's work of brothers Tarn and Zach Adams (under the name Bay 12 Games), it has been in active development since 2002. Released in public alpha in 2006, the original Dwarf Fortress reached the status of cult classic over the years, with a dedicated, hardcore community.
Unity Blog
JANUARY 26, 2023
Unity announces that it is renewing and expanding its partnership with Google to support studios in the development and growth of live games.
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 26, 2023
Microsoft has confirmed it will hold a physical showcase of its upcoming games in Los Angeles this summer. The news was revealed at the end of a blog post summing up the announcements from last night's Xbox Developer Direct. While it gives no details or specific dates, the reference to the "return [of] our yearly showcase" suggests it's highly likely to be held in June around the same time as E3.
CG Spectrum
JANUARY 26, 2023
KitBash3D’s Mission to Minerva Challenge wrapped up in December, with the winners announced earlier this month. Following the competition closely, CG Spectrum was wowed by the creative stories told through such a high caliber of concept and in-motion work — futuristic settlements sprawling across extraterrestrial landscapes draped in dramatic light and shadow, with fantastical creatures lurking in between!
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 26, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Game Developers Conference organizers Informa Tech have unveiled the finalists for this year's Game Developer Choice Awards. For the award show's 23rd year, FromSoftware's Elden Ring and BlueTwelve Studio's Stray are tied with six nominations each. Both are up for the Game of the Year award.
Game From Scratch
JANUARY 26, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Creating Terrain in Godot Tutorial We recently discussed using the Godot Game Engine for AAA games, specifically areas it needs to improve and one of the most obvious is in terrain support. Out of the box the Godot game engine has no support for creating terrain. However there are plugins to fill in that gap … Creating Terrain in Godot Tutorial Read More The post Creating Terrain in Godot Tutorial appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Wisdom
JANUARY 26, 2023
What Does it Mean to Analyze Game Design? Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com If there’s one aspect of the game industry that is as mysterious as game design, it is game analysis. There may be hundreds, or even thousands at this point, of magazines, sites, journalists, and YouTubers, all reviewing video games, but … The post What Does it Mean to Analyze Game Design?
Ask a Game Dev
JANUARY 26, 2023
It really depends on the game. For a game within a franchise that has a strong release schedule like FIFA, preproduction can be as short as 4 months as the developers figure out what they have the time to do. For other games, it can be longer - the dev team can spend up to a year in preproduction figuring out the core gameplay for most games, with more time needed for games with really massive scope (e.g.
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 26, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Square Enix has announced that it will be shuttering the service for Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bond. The mobile RPG will end on April 26; the title launched globally in September 2021.
Filmustage
JANUARY 26, 2023
European Film Market takes place annually during the Berlin International Film Festival. The event provides a platform for film professionals to meet and connect, and for international sales agents to showcase their latest films to buyers, distributors, and other industry professionals. EFM is definitely one of the most important film markets in the world.
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 26, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Mobile games firm Metacore has acquired Supercell's Everdale title. The Finnish studio ended development for the multiplayer mobile title in October 2022.
Game Wisdom
JANUARY 26, 2023
The Influence of Streamers on Videogames Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com After a long time of planning, we were finally able to record another gamedev roundtable. For this chat, our panel discussed the influence streaming and influencers have had on game development and marketing. width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" … The post The Influence of Streamers on Videogames appeared first on Game Wisdom.
Cocos
JANUARY 26, 2023
Hello! We use Texture Packer v7 and it supports Polygon atlases. It was working starting from Cocos2d-x, but CC 3 doesn’t support it. Why? Useful links: codeandweb.com Cocos2d-x performance optimization with polygon sprites Are you experiencing low FPS in your cocos2d-x game? Optimize your sprite sheets to get the best performance for the players! github.com/cocos/cocos-engine Feature Request: Texture Atlas Polygon Support opened 10:59AM - 04 Oct 19 UTC closed 05:01PM - 01 Aug 20 UTC Ronsku ###
Game Errors
JANUARY 26, 2023
Forspoken , also known as “Project Athia,” is a video game that just has been released on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 5. Based on some gamers’ reports, the game is known to already have some low FPS issues on both PC and PS5. It’s important to note that many games experience performance issues at release, and developers frequently provide patches to address these problems.
Artoon
JANUARY 26, 2023
Ever seen MPL’s Solitaire game and appreciated the graphics and features? MPL’s […] The post Why Your Business Needs To Hire Expert Solitaire Game Development Company appeared first on Artoon Solutions.
Game Errors
JANUARY 26, 2023
The highly anticipated game, Forspoken has finally been released to the public on the 24th of January 2023 on PC and PlayStation 5. Unfortunately, players are reporting frequent crashes and freeze. Many are annoyed and disappointed as the game is unplayable in its current state. Forspoken crashing at startup or during cutscene for some players can be a frustrating experience, as it can prevent them from thoroughly enjoying the game.
Smart Fox Server
JANUARY 26, 2023
With the release of SmartFoxServer 2.19.0 we have introduced a new Extension Flood Filter that provides fine grained control over the packet rate of Extension requests: it can be used to limit the number of calls per second for specific requests and automatically set rules for warning and banning the offending client(s). It also includes the ability to catch unknown Extension calls (i.e. requests for which there doesn’t exist a request handler) and apply auto-ban rules as well.
Game Errors
JANUARY 26, 2023
Forspoken was released on January 24, 2023, on PlayStation 5 and PC and several players encountered Forspoken stuck on loading screen problem preventing them from enjoying this title. Why is Forspoken stuck on loading screen? Forspoken can be stuck on a loading screen for a number of different factors. Typical causes include: Lack of hardware resources (such as low memory or a slow processor) Corrupted game files Conflicting software (such as antivirus or other background programs) Outdated driv
Cocos
JANUARY 26, 2023
Hi don’t quote me on this. as far as I know it was just clean-up. they wanted to remove extramental from the cocos2dx library and AudioEngine was in extramental stage to put in to the next version an seem to be a bit more advanced than SimpleAudioEngine. so I guess its was just progression. but dropping to 3.17.2 you can used either version. cocos2dx version 4 has removed extramental and has METAL framework for apple.
Game Errors
JANUARY 26, 2023
Forspoken is a new role-playing game available on PlayStation 5 and PC that follows the adventure of Frey in a magical world full of challenges. However, there are launching issues with this game. You may experience startup errors or launching issues while playing Forspoken due to specific reasons related to your out-of-date graphics driver, incompatible antivirus protection, or corrupted game files on Steam or other game launchers.
Cocos
JANUARY 26, 2023
Hi all, I have back end and front end folders in one project and I want to have sharable files for both of them. So I decided to declare “sharable” path folder, but I am getting error: here is my tsconfig: { /* Base configuration. Do not edit this field. */ "extends": "./temp/tsconfig.cocos.json", /* Add your custom configuration here. */ "compilerOptions": { "strict": false, "esModuleInterop": true, "paths": { "db://internal/*": [ "D:storageCocosDashboardresources.editorsCreator3.7.
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