January, 2025

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Report: Bend Studio cuts contractors following live-service game cancelation

Game Developer

With its project scrapped, a former Bend contractor alleges the studio has ended all ongoing contracts, save for a 'select few.

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The Last Three by Csaba Putnai “Discipline and planning are essential, but don’t forget flexibility”

PreMortem.Games

Hungarian solo developer Csaba Putnai has poured over 3000 hours into his latest project, The Last Three. Its his second game after the release of his debut, Bob A Thousand Lives , which he developed in his forties. The Last Three is a game about the last stone tiger family that lives deep in a magical forest. They are the guardians of balance in the mystical creatures’ realm.

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Entire God is a Geek editorial staff walk out and cut ties with alt-right founder

GamesIndustry.biz

The entire editorial staff of God is a Geek has quit en-masse after its founder, Calvin Robinson, mimicked a Nazi salute at an event last week, causing a widespread backlash that resulted in him losing his position in the Angelican church and impacting the work of the site still associated with his name.

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Profiling the Unity Beast: Sampling vs Instrumentation

The GameDev Guru

Ever wondered why your Unity game lags? Discover the secret tools that tame performance woes!

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NVIDIA RTX Neural Rendering Introduces Next Era of AI-Powered Graphics Innovation

Nvidia

NVIDIA today unveiled next-generation hardware for gamers, creators, and developersthe GeForce RTX 50 Series desktop and laptop GPUs. Alongside these GPUs, NVIDIA today unveiled next-generation hardware for gamers, creators, and developersthe GeForce RTX 50 Series desktop and laptop GPUs. Alongside these GPUs, NVIDIA introduced NVIDIA RTX Kit, a suite of neural rendering technologies to ray trace games with AI, render scenes with immense geometry, and create game characters with lifelike visuals

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Python Game Engines in 2025

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Python Game Engines in 2025 Today we have compiled a list of the best Python game engines, frameworks and language bindings for game development in 2025. This is the first in a series of posts exploring the game engine options available for the most popular programming languages. We will eventually have similar guides for C#, […] The post Python Game Engines in 2025 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Phoenix Labs lays off 'majority of studio' two years after Forte Labs acquisition

Game Developer

The Dauntless and Fae Farm developer says the layoffs are "unfortunate, but necessary.

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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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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

We have reached the first beta release for the 4.4 release cycle. This officially marks the start of feature freeze for 4.4. This means contributors are encouraged to focus their efforts on fixing regressions and other outstanding bugs. We wont risk merging any new features or risky bug fixes until after we release 4.4 and begin preparing for 4.5. We will aim to release 4.4 in around a month, but as usual, this timeline will depend on how quickly we are able to fix the outstanding bugs and what

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Katana Dragon Demo Now Available!

Indie DB

Embark on this new dungeon exploration action RPG adventure where you'll play as ninjas Shin and Nobi on their quest to end the curse that hangs over Sogen. Learn ninja skills, upgrade your Dragon Gems, equip the Cursed Seals and level up. Avoid traps.

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These are the categories for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2025 (and nominations are now open!)

Game Development News

The MCV/DEVELOP Awards will be back this June at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, which overlooks Londons Hyde Park

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It looks like someone at Activision is leaking Slack screenshots to right-wing X users

Game Developer

Far-right users of X (formerly Twitter) are singling out individual Activision Blizzard employees for comments made in support of DEI and inclusion at the company.

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Solo developer Voidmaw on creating Katanaut: “Done is better than perfect”

PreMortem.Games

Eugene, the solo developer behind Voidmaw , has spent three years crafting Katanaut , a fast-paced action-roguelite where players embody a katana-wielding astronaut fighting to escape a collapsing space station. As a one-person team, he embraces both the creative freedom and the intense challenges that come with solo development. Ive always loved creating things, and game development felt like the perfect mix of art, storytelling, and problem-solving, he explains.

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Microsoft to lay off unknown number of staff

GamesIndustry.biz

Microsoft has announced another round of layoffs, affecting staff in its gaming, security, and sales divisions.

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How Adele’s 2D animation studies led her to a dream job on Cyberslav

CG Spectrum

It seems that birthday wishes really do come truejust ask CG Spectrum 2D animation graduate Adele! While out celebrating another trip around the sun, she received an extra special birthday gift: a message offering her a position with Evil Pirate Studio to work on the highly anticipated animated TV series Cyberslav.

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Folklands - Switching to Godot

Indie DB

Were diving deeper into our decision to make the switch to the Godot game engine, and why its been a crucial move for the games future. We'll also have a look at how the updated graphics are coming along!

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[From the industry] FTC sends refund payments to American consumers impacted by Epic Games’ unlawful billing practices

Game Development News

The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totalling more than $72 million to American consumers who were tricked by Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite, into making unwanted purchases

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Video Game History Foundation launches digital library for 'anyone who wants to study games'

Game Developer

Design documents, press kits, and other materials are freely avaialbe in the VGHF Library for 'anyone who wants to study video game history.

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Solo developer Elwin Gorman (Hiwarp) “Everything I do comes from my heart”

PreMortem.Games

Hiwarp is an indie game studio based in Spain, run by solo game developer Elwin Gorman. He is known for the charming black and white game PiAwk , about a caged bird thats looking for freedom. His next game is called Naiad. In it you guide a freshwater nymph down a river and explore all its beauty and secrets at your own pace. That premise has a lot in common with the way Gorman likes to work.

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Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at New York Game Awards 2025

GamesIndustry.biz

The 14th annual New York Game Awards took place last night, with Astro Bot taking home Game of the Year.

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The Marvelous Monetization of Marvel’s Contest of Champions

Game Wisdom

The Marvelous Monetization of Marvel’s Contest of Champions Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com I’ve talked a lot about big names in the mobile and live service space: Digital Extremes, Grinding Gear Games, and of course the entire Hoyoverse. But there is one other game that has been one of the longest-lasting in the … The post The Marvelous Monetization of Marvel’s Contest of Champions appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Space Takes: Chubrick Mysteries 1.1.0

Indie DB

Updated controls customization and some little mechanic adjustments.

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[From the industry] Keywords Studios’ Sound Lab welcomes games industry veteran Savina Ciaramella as Senior Director of Music

Game Development News

SoundLab, a Keywords Studio, is elevating its music division with the appointment of Savina Ciaramella as Sr.

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Astro Bot and Helldivers II headline the 2025 DICE Awards nominations

Game Developer

The two Sony-published titles are nominated for DICE's best game of 2024 alongside Indiana Jones, Balatro, and Black Myth: Wukong.

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Marketing manager Joana Keler: “Social media is your game’s best friend”

PreMortem.Games

Joanna Keler is a freelance Marketing Manager who worked on titles like This War of Mine and Frostpunk by 11 bit Studios and Best Month Ever by Klabater. During her talk at IndieGameBusiness Sessions she talked about incorporating social media as a vital marketing tool. According to Keler its important to set goals for yourself. There are various ways to make sure social media plays a vital role in your overall marketing plan.

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Generative AI art made without human "creativity" cannot be protected by copyright laws

GamesIndustry.biz

The US Copyright Office has confirmed that unless an author or artist contributes to the "creative process" of generative AI, it "cannot be protected by copyright" laws.

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LÖVR 3D Lua Game Development Framework

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com LVR 3D Lua Game Development Framework Today we are checking out LVR, a free and open source 3D Lua game and VR development framework heavily inspired by LVE. LVE is a popular 2D game development framework, recently made famous for powering the smash indie hit Belatro. LVR takes the ease of use of LVE and brings […] The post LVR 3D Lua Game Development Framework appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Dinosaur Yearly Summary

Indie DB

From digging in the dirt to dazzling museums, weve had some incredible milestones this year! Let's take a look!

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The Audit of Our 2024 Predictions

Deconstructor of Fun

Written by Michail Katkoff , founder of Deconstructor of Fun and a games industry veteran with 15 years of experience in building, operating, and scaling games and game companies. Throwing out predictions is easy. Tapping yourself on the back for a correct prediction is rewarding. But being open about your track record is essential. We certainly dont always get it right.

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U.S. Department of Defense adds Tencent to list of 'Chinese military companies'

Game Developer

The tech and video game conglomerate has insisted the move is a 'mistake.

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We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe by Act Zero is a redemption for its maker

PreMortem.Games

Jdrzej Napiecek was not in a good place. 25 years old, fresh out of script writing studies and feeling detached from society. To be honest, he just felt so useless. He desperately needed change, something to reinvent himself. In 2014 he started hearing stories of refugees drowning in the Mediterranean. It was horrendous and he felt the drive to get involved.

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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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SDL 3 Released

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com SDL 3 Released SDL, or the Simple DirectMedia Layer is one of the most important open-source game development frameworks and they just released SDL 3. Well technically it’s SDL 3.2.0, but it is the first production ready version of the SDL 3 branch. Key features of SDL 3 include: If you are migrating […] The post SDL 3 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Stellar Insurgency - Demo v4

Indie DB

Demo v4 is now available! It includes all previous updates and introduces the ability for players to travel to a neighboring solar system. Galaxy Improvements & Enhanced Hail Screen.

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Godot C# packages move to.NET 8

Mircosoft Game Dev

A new version of.NET is released in November each year, alternating Long Term Support (LTS) and Standard Term Support (STS) releases. The quality of all releases is the same. The only difference is the length of support. LTS releases are supported for 3 years, while STS releases are supported for 18 months. With the release of Godot 4.0, we moved our C# packages from targeting Mono to.NET 6.

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Ubisoft kicks off bid to 'maximize value creation' with layoffs and studio closure

Game Developer

185 employees are expected to lose their jobs as a result of downsizing across Europe.

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How to Integrate NVIDIA DLSS 4 into Your Game with NVIDIA Streamline

Nvidia

NVIDIA DLSS 4 is the latest iteration of DLSS introduced with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs. It includes several new features: DLSS Multi Frame. NVIDIA DLSS 4 is the latest iteration of DLSS introduced with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs. It includes several new features: Heres how you can get started with DLSS 4 in your integrations.

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