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Deep Dive: How TMNT Shredder’s Revenge was built on nostalgia and new ideas

Game Developer

Reviving a class series is a careful balance of appealing to players both new and old. Here's how Tribute Games approached it.

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Michael Blaker’s In Memoriam 2022 Column

Game Industry News

The world as a whole lost a lot of good people this past year, from world leaders, actors, and comedians to other highly influential people that were around since before my parents were born. I won’t be able to cover everyone, but I’ll touch on those who definitely influenced me as much as I can. Robbie Coltrane: He played the beloved character Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, but he also played parts in other movies including Goldeneye, Van Helsing, and Ocean’s Twelve.

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Take-Two misses net bookings guidance as "pressure" builds on new releases

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Take-Two Interactive championed its "creative achievements" during its latest fiscal report, but said net bookings fell short of expectations.

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Godot Editor (Beta) arrives to the Play Store

Mircosoft Game Dev

Godot Engine arrives to the Google Play Store with an official beta release of the Godot Editor for Android! With the UI adjusted to work better on a tiny screen, you can try your hand at making games on the go.

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The Nintendo Switch tops 122M lifetime sales to overtake the Game Boy

Game Developer

Hardware sales declined year-on-year, but that couldn't stop the Switch from surpassing the Game Boy's lifetime sales total.

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How to Effectively Implement Customer Experience Testing

Rocket Brush Studio

Mobile applications are now an essential component of businesses, and you are unlikely to get more than one chance to ensure the high quality of a client's online experience and establish a desired consumer trust. This is the reason you should evaluate your software for user experience.

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Nintendo's financials slightly down to $9.8bn as hardware dips

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Nintendo has released its financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2022, and experienced a slight dip across the board, despite healthy software and Switch OLED sales. Sales on Nintendo's own platforms overall were down 2% year-on-year, to ¥1.25 trillion ($9.4 billion).

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Take-Two details $50M cost reduction plan that could affect personnel

Game Developer

The program could include some layoffs, but CEO Strauss Zelnick says the company isn't preparing for a "broad-based" reduction in workforce.

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Apple: CMA remedies for cloud gaming on iOS are "plainly inappropriate and unreasonable"

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Apple has taken issue with the remedies proposed by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority to open up iOS to more cloud gaming services. The company issued a response, now available online , to the UK regulator's statement that it would begin a phase two investigation into the landscape for mobile browsers and cloud gaming.

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NetEase Games opens remote-first studio Spliced Inc

Game Developer

The Spliced team includes senior developers who've worked on Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, and more.

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Divinity Original Sin 2 Crashing: How to Stop It [Quick Fix]

Game Errors

Divinity: Original Sin 2 , the eagerly anticipated sequel to the award-winning RPG, is available on Steam and a lot of players seem to have a lot of fun with the game. The players are encountering Divinity Original Sin 2 crashes on startup, desktop, or on load. As well, there is a frequent issue with the game crashing on save. Namely, the issue occurs as DOS2 crash on save and you can’t save or load the game because it crashes back to the desktop.

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Gilliam's Great Escape turns a toaster into a golf controller

Game Developer

Gilliam's Great Escape is about playing golf with a fish. Except you'll be playing it with a toaster controller - the perfect tool for launching things.

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Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice PC Crash [Fatal Error]

Game Errors

Senua is a Celtic warrior that embarks on a haunting vision quest to the homeland of the Northmen into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover. The game has over 1,000 very positive reviews on Steam , meaning that the game is actually cool, despite what players were saying about being more like a movie than a game. Although, players still reported that they are encountering some errors and bugs that are making their gaming experience not so pleasant.

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Voice actors reportedly urged to sign voices away to AI companies

Game Developer

I don't know that voice.

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Prey Crashing on PC: How to Fix It Quickly

Game Errors

The Prey gameplay is an open-ended first-person game that places you aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. Because of the complexity of the game and the vast world that you are put in, you may face some technical issues such as Prey crash on startup, memory could not be read error or random crashes at the loading screen You are here because you probably encounter one of the issues in the list below.

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Activision Blizzard buoyed after Modern Warfare II sets quarterly sales record

Game Developer

Activision Blizzard delivered record quarterly net bookings after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II also became a record breaker.

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Here’s the shortlist for the MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards 2023!

Game Development News

The MCV/DEVELOP Women in Games Awards 2023 shortlist has been decided!

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Nintendo commits to 10% pay rise despite sales downturn

Game Developer

Less sales doesn't have to mean large layoffs.

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Fallout 4 Far Harbor Crash: How to Fix It Quickly

Game Errors

Fallout 4 Far Harbor is available on Steam and apparently, because of this new DLC a lot of players are encountering issues with Fallout 4 Far Harbor crashing. The most common bugs in this game are crashes such as Fallout 4 Far Harbor crash on PC, PS4, or the game keeps crashing on Xbox One. Why does Fallout 4 keep crashing? You may experience game crashes on this Fallout 4 edition due to multiple reasons, such as incompatible or outdated driver files.

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Report: Meta's Horizon Worlds pivot goes all in on younger players

Game Developer

How you do, fellow kids?

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Best practices for mobile UI design – part 2

Unity Blog

In this two-part interview, we discuss best practices for mobile UI design with Outfit7’s Aleksander Gregorka and Maja Nadvešnik, Samsung’s Søren Klit Lambaek, and Unity’s own Benoit Dupuis and Stefania Valoroso.

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My CMake Course is out!

That One Game Dev

My first ever course is out on Udemy. You can enroll now or you can check out my blog or the free videos to become familiar with my teaching. The post My CMake Course is out! appeared first on That One Game Dev.

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Changing Color using C# script in Unity

Game Development for Beginners

One of the key components of any game is its color palette, which sets the mood, tone and overall aesthetic of the game. The Unity engine provides a rich set of tools and functions for working with colors in a game, which include the Unity Color class. In this article we will explore the various.

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Game Design For Everyone Bundle on Fanatical

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Game Design For Everyone Bundle on Fanatical The Game Design for Everyone bundle is currently live on Fanatical. This bundle contains nearly 10,000 assets, mostly graphics, sprites, UI elements and tilesets usable in any game engine. However the star of the show is a 1 year subscription for the GDevelop game engine (previously covered here on GFS), … Game Design For Everyone Bundle on Fanatical Read More The post Game Design For Everyone Bundle on Fanatical appeared fir

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What REALLY Happened with Apex Legends Mobile

Deconstructor of Fun

In Today’s Email Turkey has been hit by devastating earthquakes. Thousands are dead. Tens of thousands are in dire need. Here’s the donation link for the biggest search and rescue team in Turkey. Join us in helping and remember that even $1 would make a big difference. [link] ? EA announced that it was canceling Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile.

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Unreal Engine February 2023 Marketplace Asset Giveaway

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine February 2023 Marketplace Asset Giveaway It’s the first Tuesday in February so that means it’s time for another Unreal Engine Marketplace Asset Giveaway! This month we have 5 “free for the month” assets, but no additions to the permanently free collection. These assets are yours to keep forever so long as you “buy” them (for … Unreal Engine February 2023 Marketplace Asset Giveaway Read More The post Unreal Engine Februar

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Screen Australia puts $1m behind 11 games

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Screen Australia announced that it will fund 11 games for AU$1.5 million ($1 million) via the Games: Expansion Pack Fund. The Games: Expansion Pack focuses on new and smaller-sized indie studios with game budgets below $500,000.

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Valheim Incompatible Version Error: Expert Fixes

Game Errors

Valheim is an excellent survival game that allows you to play with up to 9 players on a local host. However, your enthusiasm can crush badly since you may get an incompatible version error. Why is my Valheim dedicated server not compatible? The Valheim incompatible error is likely caused by an inconsistency between the game versions installed on the player’s PCs and the version from the remote server.

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Latent Technology secures $2.1m in a pre-seed funding round

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Latent Technology has announced that it has raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round. Based out of London, the start-up was founded by CEO Jorge del Val and CTO Jack Harmer.

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Fixed: Valorant ‘DX11 Feature Level 10.0 is Required to Run the Engine’

Game Errors

Valorant is a popular multiplayer first-person shooter game developed and published by Riot Games. With its fast-paced gameplay and tactical nature, the game has garnered a large following. However, players have reported encountering the error message “DX11 Feature Level 10.0 is Required to Run the Engine” Valorant when trying to launch the game.

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Strauss Zelnick: AI will raise the bar, but won't make a better Grand Theft Auto

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick shared his thoughts on the rise of generative AI with investors during last night's earnings call, showing optimism for how it will enable developers to be more creative. But while the CEO expects it will help reduce some costs, he is skeptical that it will significantly change the process of game development or enable rival studios to generate competitors to Take-Two's biggest titles.

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100% Packet Loss on Xbox One: What Does it Mean & How to Fix

Game Errors

With the widely used Xbox One, users may play games, stream movies, and TV shows, and chat with friends online. However, 100% packet loss is a frequent problem experienced by Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X customers, which can result in terrible performance and connectivity issues. When part of the data packets delivered over the network is lost due to packet loss, your internet connection’s quality and speed are affected.

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Is Dragonbones for Android no longer being maintained?

Cocos

I’ve started using Cocos Creator more than a year ago. Now recently I’ve been trying to finish my game and release it as soon as possible. Unfortunately there are a couple of game-breaking bugs with using Dragonbones animation on Android platform. I’ve already reported these issues on the Github page ( first , second ) but it seems like they’re not going to be fixed since the first issue was reported 3 month ago and there’s been multiple releases since then without any fix.

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This standalone source-engine game reveals gameplay features

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