November, 2023

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Microsoft and Inworld team up to create AI game dev tools

GamesIndustry.biz

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Microsoft has announced a multi-year partnership with Inworld AI to create AI game developer tools. In a new blog post , Xbox general manager of AI Haiyan Zhang said the collaboration intends to provide accessible resources for dialogue, story, and quest creation.

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The ascent of Indian video game development

Game Developer

Indian video game development seems to be displaying more and more potential and exposure; we spoke to three different developers based in India about their current projects and their own experiences.

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Attracting investors and publishers with the right kind of game demos

PreMortem.Games

Disclosure: This article has been written as a part of a paid cooperation with Xsolla Game demos are as important to a successful game marketing strategy as trailers and advertising. They enable developers to establish a connection with their target audience early on, while turning interested players into buyers. A game demo is more than a condensed snapshot of your game.

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Unity Layoff 3.8% Of Workforce – Weta Digital Closed

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Unity Layoff 3.8% Of Workforce – Weta Digital Closed Acquired back in 2021 for an eye watering 1.6 BILLION dollars by Unity, today Weta Digital is being closed. In the face of high business costs not being offset by revenues, partially from expensive purchases like Weta, Unity proposed the Unity Run-time Fee. To say this was poorly received by … Unity Layoff 3.8% Of Workforce – Weta Digital Closed Read More The post Unity Layoff 3.8% Of Workforce – Wet

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New Shader Graph Node Reference Samples

Unity Blog

Announcing the new Shader Graph Node Reference Samples – a set of samples, examples, and reference assets that help new Shader Graph users learn faster and enable advanced users to gain a deeper understanding of the tool.

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MCV/DEVELOP’s 30 Under 30 2023

Game Development News

This year’s 30 Under 30, where we put the spotlight on the best and brightest young talent in the industry that the industry has to offer - MCV/DEVELOP

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Suda51 on 25 years of making strange masterpieces at Grasshopper Manufacture

Game Developer

Grasshopper Manufacture CEO and game designer Goichi “Suda51” Suda dishes on 25 years of toilet humor, ultraviolence, and his love for Takashi Miike.

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Insights from Xsolla Funding’s VP on Slowdowns, Self-Publishing and Smart Funding

PreMortem.Games

This article has been written as a part of a paid cooperation with Xsolla. In his working life Justin Berenbaum, VP Strategic Planning at Xsolla & GM Xsolla Funding Club, has read thousands of pitch decks and seen thousands more pitches in person. He has helped numerous developers close deals and accumulated a ton of invaluable experience in the world of game publishing and funding.

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WarThunder Game Engine – Dagor – Engine – Open Sourced

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com WarThunder Game Engine – Dagor – Engine – Open Sourced Out of nowhere and with no announcements, Gaijin Entertainment, the makers of the popular MMO War Thunder have just released the source code to the underlying game engine Dagor Engine. The project is hosted on GitHub under the BSD-3 open source license. This move is unusual as Dagor Engine is … WarThunder Game Engine – Dagor – Engine – Open Sourced Read More The post WarThunder Ga

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Unity announces updates to it's web runtime support

Unity Blog

The latest Unity platform support for mobile web game development, including Instant Games and the latest WebGPU and WebGL integration for advanced rendering, is now available.

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Nixie game aims to highlight British Blackness

Game Daily

London-based developer and YouTuber David Akinola is working on a game called Nixie , that was the focus of a successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year. The game follows the life of Fiona Soul, a soup kitchen worker with hoverboard skills. It’s a game that Akinola says will “give the Black children of the next generation characters to fall in love with,” something he felt was lacking as he looked in vain for Black British characters in games, when he was growing up.

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ReedPop seeks buyer for Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more

GamesIndustry.biz

ReedPop is 'investigating the potential sale' of its Gamer Network business. The UK-based operation includes GamesIndustry.biz, Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247 and Dicebreaker. The business also holds shares in Outside Xbox, Digital Foundry and Hookshot. Not included in the sale are UK-based events EGX or MCM, or the digital brand Popverse.

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24 Entertainment's Naraka: Bladepoint hits 40 million players

Game Developer

Months after switching to a free-to-model and launching on PlayStation 5, Naraka: Bladepoint has reached 40 million worldwide players across all platforms.

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The Forever War: How CCP’s sci-fi universe Eve might outlast us all

Game Development News

Richie Shoemaker flew over to attend Eve’s 20th anniversary celebrations in Iceland, to see how plans for the game’s everlasting afterlife were coming along

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Submissions open for Godot 2023 showreel!

Mircosoft Game Dev

Showcase your Godot creations in 2023! We're inviting submissions of short videos featuring your published or in-progress Godot games or tools. Don't miss this chance to be a part of it!

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Explore cross-platform mixed reality development on Meta Quest 3

Unity Blog

With the recent release of the Meta Quest 3 headset, Unity tools for cross-platform mixed reality development on the device have moved from experimental to fully supported in the Editor’s 2022 LTS.

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I’m making an RPG!

Keith Burgun

(Above: some WIP pixel art from Wizbane) You might have noticed I’ve been writing about and playing a lot of RPGs recently. Starting somewhere in 2020, I started this huge dive into the Final Fantasy series – strangely enough, starting with the XIII trilogy. Over the past year and a half I’ve been diving hard into a huge number of different RPGs: Nearly all the 1-player Final Fantasies, Dragon Quest, Trails in the Sky, the Tales games, Scarlet Nexus, a really cool Japanese GBA

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US kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmas

GamesIndustry.biz

A report by the Entertainment Software Association has found that 72% of children in the US want games-related products for Christmas, but only 22% have asked for physical games. Of the 500-plus children surveyed (ages 10 to 17), most are planning to ask for video game-related gifts for the holidays. Subscriptions were the most popular gift idea at 39%, followed closely by consoles (38%), games accessories (32%), and in-game currency (29%).

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GameMaker expands with more free options, replaces two subscriptions with one-time fee

Game Developer

The 2D engine is now free for non-commercial use on all non-console platforms and has introduced a new one-time fee catered towards hobbyists and indies.

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Black Friday with Filmustage: We Gonna Make You an Offer You Can’t Refuse!

Filmustage

? From November 16 to December 1 , 2023 , Filmustage presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: a lifetime subscription to the Amazing Studio Plan for a one-time fee of just $299!!! ? Compared to the standard rate of $59/month , this deal is not just a saving – it's an investment in your legacy. Because "a man who doesn't spend money wisely, will never be rich".

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Recruiter Hotseat – Joe Sutcliffe, recruiter at Aardvark Swift

Game Development News

Joe Sutcliffe, recruiter at Aardvark Swift, tells us what recruitment market looks like in video games right now, and how his agency can help people looking for new studios to work at

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UI Toolkit: New and updated demos for programmers and artists

Unity Blog

Two new and updated samples are now available to support programmers and artists/designers in creating professional in-game UI with Unity’s UI Toolkit.

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Warcraft Rumble - the ULTIMATE Deconstruction

Deconstructor of Fun

Written by Christopher Brousseau. A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focused on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Worked on hit mobile titles such as Sims Freeplay, Need for Speed No Limits, Subway Surfers, and Sims Mobile. Summary Warcraft Rumble is an action-strategy game akin to Clash Royale but with a focus on single-player tower offense.

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Assassin's Creed, Spider-Man, Mario and PS5 deliver strong sales in October | European Monthly Charts

GamesIndustry.biz

10.21 million PC and console games were sold across Europe according to GSD, a slight drop of 2.3% year-on-year. This data covers all games sold digitally by most major games publishers across the Eurozone (for UK market analysis, click here) , and physical game sales in all major Eurozone markets. The sales decrease is still impressive when you consider that Call of Duty launched in the October sales window last year, but this year's CoD came out in November.

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Ex-Escapist staff launch new games media website Second Wind

Game Developer

Less than a day after resigning from The Escapist, Yahtzee Croshaw and ex-EiC Nick Calandra have established a new site to pick up where they left off.

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Sony sued for $7.9 billion over UK PlayStation Store pricing

Game Developer

Players in the UK claim Sony has unfairly jacked up PlayStation Store prices and created a monopoly after preventing third-party retailers from selling digital games.

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Unity is reviewing its product portfolio and says layoffs are "likely"

Game Developer

Interim CEO Jim Whitehurst said interventions will "likely include discontinuing certain product offerings, reducing our workforce, and reducing our office footprint.

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15 years later, Chet Faliszek dishes on the making of Left 4 Dead

Game Developer

The Left 4 Dead co-lead looks back on "paying for the debt" of the game's broken engine—and how that led to a rapidly-developed sequel.

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Valve is building on the Steam Deck's success with a new OLED version

Game Developer

Valve's new Steam Deck OLED promises an improved battery life and stronger Wi-Fi than its original model, which will be fully phased out once supply runs out.

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Exclusive: Laid-off Keywords union members set to strike outside of BioWare Edmonton

Game Developer

EA and BioWare allegedly attempted to block members of Keywords Edmonton United from protesting outside of the company's office.

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Germany creates €100M subsidy to fund its game developers

Game Developer

Over the next several years, Germany plans to properly support its local game development scene and increase its cultural footprint in the country.

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The Video Game History Foundation is fundraising in the name of preservation

Game Developer

The non-profit's Winter Fundraiser 2023 is underway and donations this year are being doubled by sponsors including Studio MDHR and iam8bit.

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Altagram to update Warcraft Rumble credits after omitting contractors

Game Developer

The localization company has previous when it comes to miscrediting, but claims freelancers will be added to the Warcraft Rumble roll call in an upcoming patch.

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Sega has started using ChatGPT-4 within a "closed environment" in Japan

Game Developer

It's unclear whether the tool has been handed to developers, although Sega has stated it can be used by "all employees" working in the region.