World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment
Game Developer
JULY 24, 2024
The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.
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Aerial_Knight’s We Never Yield developer Neil Jones “I’m proud of the story and design”
PreMortem.Games
JULY 15, 2024
Known for his breakout solo project, Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield, Neil Jones has now teamed up with British dev studio BetaJester to bring its successor, Aerial_Knight’s We Never Yield , to life. “I drew heavily from the first game’s reviews to design this one, striving to create something better,” says Jones. “I carefully considered every comment and aimed to improve.
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GTA 6 and the PlayStation 4 problem
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JULY 29, 2024
The phrase that gets thrown around the games industry a lot right now is 'Survive until 2025'. The hope, or even the expectation, is that next year will see the games business bounce back after two years of faltering sales and mass redundancies. There are a few reasons for this expectation. First, there's the belief that we'll see continued economic recovery and falling inflation rates, which should result in increased consumer spending and investment.
Affinity Offer All Products FREE For 6 Months
Game From Scratch
JULY 8, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Affinity Offer All Products FREE For 6 Months At this point we all know that Adobe screwed up and alienated a lot of their users, with many of those users left looking for Adobe alternatives. One of the biggest alternatives to Adobe, Affinity decided to kick ’em while they were down, offering their entire suite of products 50% […] The post Affinity Offer All Products FREE For 6 Months appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Spotlight: UneeQ Revolutionizes Customer Engagement with AI-Powered Digital Humans
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JULY 18, 2024
With the rise of chatbots and virtual assistants, customer interactions have evolved to embrace the versatility of voice and text inputs. However, integrating. With the rise of chatbots and virtual assistants, customer interactions have evolved to embrace the versatility of voice and text inputs. However, integrating visual and personalized components into these interactions is essential for creating immersive, user-centric experiences.
What Are Intrinsic Operations in C++
That One Game Dev
JULY 23, 2024
Intrinsics are like a recipe for the most optimized code that you can write to achieve certain behavior. The post What Are Intrinsic Operations in C++ appeared first on That One Game Dev.
Update: Humble Games confirms layoffs amid 'restructuring', denies full shutdown
Game Developer
JULY 23, 2024
Update: In a statement, Humble confirms layoffs at Humble Games but maintains that the publisher is still up and running. Update: Humble has now provided a statement saying Humble Games hasn't been shut down, but just restructured.
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Activison continues to boost Xbox revenues but hardware sees further decline
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 31, 2024
Microsoft's results for the final quarter of its financial year are in, showing continued growth in overall gaming revenue while Xbox console sales once again decline. The acquisition of Activision Blizzard was cited as a key factor in the growth recorded, with revenue from Call of Duty and the publisher's other properties now converted from third party to first party.
Azur Games migrates all game analytics data to ClickHouse Cloud on AWS
AWS Games
JULY 16, 2024
Azur Games , a mobile game publisher and developer, recently achieved over 8 billion game installs across their portfolio of hypercasual games. In the beginning of 2024, Azur Games migrated all 120 TB of their active game telemetry data to ClickHouse Cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS), a fully managed service that allows companies to easily operate and scale their high-performance analytical workloads without the burden of managing the underlying infrastructure.
SAG-AFTRA can now call immediate strike if game companies refuse AI protections
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JULY 22, 2024
The union is attempting to secure better wages, working conditions, and AI protections for voice actors and performers within the game industry.
Opinion: How will Project 2025 impact game developers?
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JULY 18, 2024
The Heritage Foundation's manifesto for the possible next administration could do great harm to many, including large portions of the game development community.
Report: Microsoft shuts down DEI team, ex-lead claims similar programs at risk
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JULY 16, 2024
Diversity and inclusion initiatives could be facing the axe with large-scale conservative policy potentially on the horizon.
Humble Games' recent restructure is hurting devs and their games
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JULY 30, 2024
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Nintendo's systemic policy of miscredting is harming external translators
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JULY 12, 2024
External translators who've worked on major franchises including The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing have been refused credits and locked into decade-long NDAs.
Tribunal finds Cloud Imperium Games discriminated against disabled employee with return-to-office policy
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JULY 1, 2024
The Star Citizen developer dismissed a disabled worker who sought to continue working remotely following the pandemic.
RIP, Xbox 360 Store (2005-2024)
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JULY 29, 2024
After nearly 20 years, players can no longer Jump In to the console's storefront.
Report: Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm is conducting layoffs
Game Developer
JULY 18, 2024
Former employees claim the studio's mobile team has essentially been dismantled.
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Multiple former employees have shared the news, which comes less than three months after the studio's debut title launched.
Why is it so expensive to make games in the United States?
Game Developer
JULY 23, 2024
It's becoming harder to sustainably run a game studio in the United States. What can be done to improve that?
Obituary: Rare Studios artist Brett Jones has passed away
Game Developer
JULY 18, 2024
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Bethesda Game Studios workers form 'wall-to-wall union' at Microsoft
Game Developer
JULY 22, 2024
The new union consists of 241 developers.
Illusion of Skill: How to Make a Better Game in Less Time
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JULY 25, 2024
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SKALD: Against the Black Priory is an old school CRPG with modern sensibilities
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JULY 11, 2024
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FTC says Microsoft has turned Xbox Game Pass into a 'degraded product'
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JULY 19, 2024
The U.S. regulator claims Microsoft is 'exercising market power post-merger.
Sega takes legal action against individual accused of harassing employee
Game Developer
JULY 17, 2024
The Like a Dragon and Sonic publisher plans to legally defend its staff from any and all targeted harassment in the future.
Nintendo president says generative AI can be used in 'creative ways'
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JULY 4, 2024
Contrary to recent reports, Nintendo hasn't ruled out using generative AI technology, but emphasized that games 'cannot be created by technology alone.
Kotaku Australia is being shuttered by Pedestrian Group
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JULY 8, 2024
The Australian media company had been licensing the Kotaku brand, but has decided to rethink its business model.
Is Game Pass Underperforming?
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JULY 24, 2024
An attempt to reframe the discussion about Game Pass and other game subscription services.
Piranha Bytes veterans establish indie developer Pithead Studio
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JULY 8, 2024
The news comes amid rumours that Embracer has shuttered the Gothic and Risen maker.
World of Warcraft GM John Hight joins Hasbro as president of Wizards of the Coast
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JULY 18, 2024
Hight spent 12 years at Blizzard but will now lead strategy on Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering.
VFX studio Axis shuts down after 24 years
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JULY 16, 2024
Axis' famous reveal trailer for Dead Island led to Techland's current popularity and the cinematic trailer being the default marketing for triple-A games.
Keywords launches AI-powered FAQ translation tool it says will reduce costs by 100 percent
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JULY 18, 2024
Helpshift, a subsidiary of Keywords, will bundle the feature into its customer support platform.
Studios can 'suffer' on the stock market: Hitman dev IO Interactive says independence brought stability
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JULY 31, 2024
IOI chief development officer Veronique Lallier explains how splitting from previous owner Square Enix paved the way for growth.
Swedish game industry wants video games recognised as 'cultural canon'
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JULY 9, 2024
Trade association Dataspelsbranschen has selected 15 titles it believes should be commemorated.
Adult Swim delists more games, casts doubt on developers re-acquiring rights
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JULY 5, 2024
The defunct publisher has delisted more indie games, including Super House of Dead Ninjas, Traverser, Mega Coin Squad, and Zenzizenzic.
Making the Bloodborne kart racer come to life with Nightmare Kart
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