Game Developer

APRIL 21, 2023

In this free GDC Vault talk, creative director Wren Brier talks about the design pillars behind Unpacking's creation

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Game From Scratch

APRIL 25, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Epic Games v. Apple Is Over The ongoing lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple, started all the way back in August 2020 is now over, with Apple winning on 9 of 10 claims. This was decided by the US Ninth Court of Appeal upholding the decisions of Judge Rogers in September 2021 (TL;DR summary here). Details … Epic Games v. Apple Is Over Read More The post Epic Games v.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 21, 2023

One of the fun parts of being a games journalist for a trade site is that you get to semi-regularly read through impossibly dense legal filings full of painstakingly detailed arguments about the finer points of contract law. Another of the fun parts is that being a games journalist for a trade site eventually breaks your brain so you really do think that counts as fun.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

Fresh out of school Kaighen Finley started his own web & game development company Team iNtuition. Just to be on the safe side he mainly focused on web development, but his heart was not in it. “Game development is a natural medium for my range of skills and interests”, he says and so he ‘pivoted sharply’ into game development after two years. That’s when he started working on Q’Redux that’s out now in Early Access on Steam.

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That One Game Dev

APRIL 18, 2023

In this article I explore conditional statements in C++ and there are a few more advanced examples for intermediate programmers. The post C++ Conditional Statements appeared first on That One Game Dev.

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Unity Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

In this roundup of a four-part webinar series from the Multiplayer team, dive into our Boss Room sample game and explore how you can build a production-ready multiplayer game with Unity and Netcode for GameObjects.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. Just like in the years prior, the blog post travels at lightspeed across the mobile gaming industry, achieving two distinctive outcomes: EXCITEMENT: Ilkka’s annual blog posts excite game developers everywhere.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 26, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has announced it's "preventing" Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard "over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market." In its statement , the CMA said that Microsoft "failed to effectively address the concerns in the cloud gaming sector.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 13, 2023

The use of AI in game development has the potential to revolutionize the way games are designed and created. Although there is controversy about the unfair use of human-made art to create AI generated artworks, there’s no denying that AI has added value when it comes to automating tasks that are typically time-consuming for developers. One interesting AI driven solution is the character creation tool Popul8 by Didimo.

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That One Game Dev

APRIL 4, 2023

In this article I will show you how to work with the BGFX graphics library through my BIG2 stack. This is a good intro to graphics programming The post Hello, BGFX! appeared first on That One Game Dev.

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Unity Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

ScriptableObjects are often described as data containers, but they can be used for much more: Creating better code architecture by implementing design patterns, speeding up your Unity workflow, and improving collaboration between programmers and artists. Discover six ways they can benefit your next project.

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Game Developer

APRIL 6, 2023

As Bandcamp employees are attempting to have their union recognized by the NLRB, they're also shining a light on alleged actions to stop the union by its CEO and parent company.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 13, 2023

It's time to start testing the next feature release of Godot 3, packed with over 500 fixes and enhancements which don't require any compatibility breaking changes!

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 14, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox After eight years of diversity, equity, and inclusion work for Black women and gender non-conforming individuals, Black Girl Gamers (BGG) continues to stay the course. Sitting down with GamesIndustry.biz , CEO Jay-Ann Lopez reflects on the organization's work and the games industry's stubborn stance when it comes to better reflecting the real world.

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OPM Jobs

APRIL 13, 2023

There are so many games industry events out there to choose from. Are you looking to network with other devs or searching for advice on getting into the industry? Or maybe you want more business development and dealmaking opportunities? Even if you’re just looking for a casual event where you can have fun and meet some like-minded games industry folk there is an industry event out there for you.

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Game Development News

APRIL 12, 2023

Team17 Digital has announced that Expression Games will now work with them to co-develop Hell Let Loose

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Unity Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

See how more8bit kept development streamlined with a clear vision and smart prototyping to launch Bleak Sword , an Apple Arcade hit.

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Game Developer

APRIL 24, 2023

The Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega (AEGIS) is both the Sonic the Hedgehog developer's first-ever union, and also the United States' first game developer union to cover multiple staff departments.

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Grumpy Gamer

APRIL 3, 2023

All the dialogs in Return to Monkey Island were done in a format called yack. These we created for Thimbleweed Park and (very) loosely based on Ink. During the Secret of Monkey Island and LeChucks Revenge, these were all hand-coded in SCUMM and a pain in the [REDACTED]. The goal is to free the writer from "programming" and focus just on the writing and logic of the scene.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 4, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The UK video games market shrank slightly in 2022, with spending on software, hardware and other related products slipping to £7.05 billion. This is 5.6% less than the record-breaking £7.47 billion achieved in 2021, and marks the first decline in spending since 2019.

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Game From Scratch

APRIL 13, 2023

GameFromScratch.com DPaint.js — Modern Deluxe Paint Inspired Pixel Art App DPaint.js is a free and open source pixel art application heavily inspired by Deluxe Paint. Deluxe Paint was the most common painting application for game art in the 80s-90s, used by studios such as iD Software, Lucas Arts, Sega and more. DPaint.js as the name implies is written in Javascript … DPaint.js — Modern Deluxe Paint Inspired Pixel Art App Read More The post DPaint.js — Modern Deluxe Paint

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OPM Jobs

APRIL 27, 2023

Video games have long been a popular form of entertainment, but their impact on mental health has been a topic of debate. In recent years, video games have been increasingly recognised as a tool for relaxation, escapism, and emotional processing. In honour of Stress Awareness Month, we’ve explored the benefits of video games for mental health, and how gaming can help combat stress, anxiety, and loneliness.

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Unity Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

Motors have been supported by Unity Physics as of 1.0.0-pre.22, since the prerelease of ECS for Unity. Explore the four different motor types and discover future plans.

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Game Developer

APRIL 11, 2023

The widespread use of AI art is reportedly diminishing the work of game artists in China, who worry about how it'll be used in other departments of game development.

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Game Daily

APRIL 20, 2023

Flying Sheep was founded by German friends in 2014, with a specific goal of making html5 browser games. Initially, the company struggled to compete in a hyper-competitive global market, and in a development sector that lacks sophisticated off the shelf game engines. But the team preserved, taking on work-for-hire, and building its own engine that could handle the kind of 3D browser games the company wanted to build for high profile brands like Lego and Dreamworks.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 12, 2023

The group of consumers attempting to block Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has amended and once again filed their lawsuit against the Xbox firm. The suit, originally filed in December , was dismissed by a California judge last month because it "[lacked] allegations." In her ruling, US District Judge Jacqueline Corley said the group's "general allegation that the merger may cause 'higher prices, less innovation, less creativity, less consumer choice, decreased output, and

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Game Errors

APRIL 10, 2023

The game is the third in the series, and developers said that it’s not necessary to have played the previous games to enjoy Wild Hunt fully. Because the game is mainly developed for consoles, it has some bugs and issues that people are complaining about on Steam’s Dashboard of the game. The major The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt issu es affecting players are random crashes, freezes, black screens, and performance issues.

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OPM Jobs

APRIL 25, 2023

Gaming is very often used as way to escape from lifes troubles and unwind. And it’s no secret that games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing got many people through lockdowns and pandemic chaos. With Stress Awareness Month coming to a close we’ve asked a handful of team members at One Player Mission what their go-to games are for relieving stress.

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Unity Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

A dash of post-processing, a cup of decals, a pinch of color grading, and some sparkling water: Our new Universal Render Pipeline (URP) cookbook is coming soon. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s on the menu.

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Game Developer

APRIL 13, 2023

The massive success of Elden Ring in 2022 has led to its director, Hidetaka Miyazaki, being crowned one of Time Magazine's most important people of 2023.

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Game Daily

APRIL 27, 2023

Games have a unique power to teach us about the full range of human experience. They allow us to walk in the shoes of others. The Light in the Darkness is one such game. The free game teaches us about the Holocaust from the point of view of an ordinary Jewish family whose lives are destroyed by anti-semites and Nazi collaborators in World War II France.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 3, 2023

The US Department of Justice filed a civil suit against Activision Blizzard today, accusing the publisher of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act with Overwatch League and Call of Duty League rules that kept player salaries down. The government is taking issue with the esports leagues' Competitive Balance Tax, which it says was intended to penalize teams if they spent more on player salaries than an amount decided upon by Activision Blizzard.

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Filmustage

APRIL 10, 2023

Hi! We continue to delve into the fascinating history of progress and cinema. In our new blog, we've covered some more of the interesting phenomena and inventions that have changed cinema forever. Steadicam Cinematography exists since the beginning of the 20th century, but until the 70-s cinematography technique was in a somewhat cramped position. There were only two ways to show a moving picture on the ground - either you mounted a heavy camera on a dolly carried on rails, or you filmed the pic

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Game Errors

APRIL 6, 2023

World Rally Championship 5 was released this week on Steam and by now it got some pretty bad reviews. The game needs a lot of fixes to the handling, the sounds, the FFB on the wheels, older wheel support, and many more things. Also, the game has no mouse support. Other issues with the game are: most car engines sound like blenders, you can barely hear the sound of tires on the road and the sound of gear shift, and some corners have weird reset-on-track spots.

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