How to Build in the Metaverse — A Primer on Metaverse Game Development
Perforce
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Learn how the metaverse is being defined, what counts as a metaverse game, and how you can get started building in the metaverse.
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EA lays off hundreds of QA workers from Baton Rouge office
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
The entire QA team at EA's Baton Rouge office was reportedly let go without warning.
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Mercury Fallen
GameDev.Net
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Manage a group of intrepid colonists as they attempt to survive on an alien world. Automated machine construction was sent ahead to create the underground Mercury Facility, but something has gone wrong. Your colonists awake to find the facility in ruin. Expand the colony, grow crops, build structures, recover technologies and discover lost secrets to ensure the survival of your new home away from home.
Inspecting memory with the new Memory Profiler package
Unity Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Discover five key workflows in the new Memory Profiler package that you can use to diagnose and examine memory-related issues in your game.
Float Compression 7: More Filtering Optimization
The Astronauts
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Introduction and index of this series is here. In the previous post I explored how to make data filters a bit faster, using some trivial merging of filters, and a largely misguided attempt at using SIMD. People smarter than me pointed out that getting good SIMD performance requires a different approach. Which is kinda obvious, and another thing that is obvious is that I have very little SIMD programming experience, and thus very little intuition of what’s a good approach.
Final Boss: Panivox’s Philip Oliver, the creator of RichCast
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FEBRUARY 28, 2023
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Hidetaka Miyazaki's advice for challenging game design: "Trust players"
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
FromSoftware game director Hidetaka Miyazaki took time to share some design insights from the making of Elden Ring at DICE 2023.
The Making of CottonTail
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FEBRUARY 18, 2023
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Improving and expanding use cases: Physics changes in Unity 2022.2
Unity Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Unity’s Anthony Yakovlev and Siobhan Fitzgerald-Gibson share the latest updates to physics tools in the 2022.2 Tech Stream, including changes made based on direct customer feedback.
NFT 2.0: The next version of NFT you must know
Logic Simplified
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Since NFT took the world by storm in 2021, they progressed beyond JPEG collectibles to establish themselves as a force in the crypto as well as Web 3.0 world. They have evolved into valuable assets with numerous applications in both the virtual and physical worlds. But now, the NFT era has been rising to its next better version with the introduction of NFT 2.0.
Nominations are open for the 2023 MCV/DEVELOP Awards!
Game Development News
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Let us know who is most deserving of an MCV/DEVELOP Award in this 25th anniversary year of celebrating the art and business of UK game development.
Release candidate: Godot 4.0 RC 5
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FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Three RCs in a row! Yesterday's build introduced a GDScript regression, so here's a new release candidate to fix that.
Jo Twist stepping down as CEO of UK video game trade body Ukie
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Twist held the position for over a decade.
Project IMP - MMORPG devlog
GameDev.Net
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Follow me on the journey of creating an MMORPG. Along the way, I will share my experiences, implementation choices, techniques, decisions, tips and tricks, until the release.
Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets By Synty Humble Bundle
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets By Synty Humble Bundle There is a new Humble Bundle for game developers, the Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets by Synty bundle. This is a huge collection of low polygon art style 3D models in Unreal, Unity and Source (generally FBX) formats, meaning you can use them in Godot, O3DE or any other … Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets By Synty Humble Bundle Read More The post Best of POLYGON Game Dev Assets By Synty Humble Bundle appeared first on
The next generation of VR gaming on PS5
Unity Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
PlayStation® VR2 is now available. Learn how to use Unity to build for this next-gen VR platform.
Behaviour Interactive has acquired UK game developer SockMonkey Studios
Game Development News
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Float Compression 6: Filtering Optimization
The Astronauts
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Introduction and index of this series is here. Several posts ago we learned that filtering the data can make it more compressible. Out of several simple filters that I tried, “reorder data items byte-wise and delta encode that” was the most effective at improving compression ratio. That’s all nice and good, but the filtering has a cost to it.
Sony exec says Hollywood is turning to games in search of originality
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FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Sony Pictures senior VP of virtual reality Jake Zim has a functional (if slightly ruthless) theory about why Hollywood is putting effort into video game adaptations.
Tiny Gears - Small Mechanism Sound Effects - Bluezone Corporation
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FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Download ' Tiny Gears - Small Mechanism Sound Effects ' and get highly detailed, high-definition clicks, clanks, and mechanical sequences for video editing, game development, and content creation. Designed with surgical precision, this sound pack delivers sequences of rotating gears and miniature mechanisms.
Exporting from Unreal Engine to Godot, Unity or Blender
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Exporting from Unreal Engine to Godot, Unity or Blender Perhaps you are coveting recent Unreal Engine Humble Bundles or have been hoarding the free monthly assets, today we will show you how to export from Unreal Engine 5.1 to the Unity or Godot game engines, or even to Blender. There are multiple ways to export from Unreal Engine to … Exporting from Unreal Engine to Godot, Unity or Blender Read More The post Exporting from Unreal Engine to Godot, Unity or Blender appea
Inclusion starts here: Why a year spent supporting representation was the best of my career (so far)
Unity Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Spurred by a Unity-funded grant, Senior Solutions Engineer Krystal Cooper shares her path to becoming the first Expert in Residence (EIR) in Atlanta and launching a pilot program aimed at serving underrepresented creators from within Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
How to Embed Files in Your C++ Project
That One Game Dev
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
In this article I am going to explore a way that you can use to embed files in your C++ project. Check out how you can do that too! The post How to Embed Files in Your C++ Project appeared first on That One Game Dev.
Baldur's Gate 3 in limbo on Xbox because of "technical issues"
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FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Production challenges, not exclusivity deals, are currently preventing Larian from confirming the RPG will be heading to Xbox Series X | S.
Recent trends in Enterprise App Development you need to know
GameDev.Net
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
If you have a Windows server, you can configure the 2fa platform so that it can validate your users’ RSA tokens. This is a great way to leverage both SecureAuth OATH soft tokens and RSA hard tokens through the same interface.
Flax Engine 1.5 Released
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Flax Engine 1.5 Released The cross platform source available 3D game engine Flax Engine just released version 1.5. This is a fairly significant upgrade on the Flax Game Engine, which released v1.0 back in December 2020. The engine has come a long way in a short period of time. The 1.5 release adds networking … Flax Engine 1.5 Released Read More The post Flax Engine 1.5 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
4 success stories from indie devs who saved time and money with assets
Unity Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
While the list of indie studios building with assets from the Unity Asset Store grows by the day, here are four stories to inspire you in your quest to build your dream game.
What independent means to Private Division: Michael Worosz and Blake Rochkind on five years of Private Division and what’s next
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Navigating the Complexities of Game Porting
Starloop Studios
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The complexity of porting games is often overlooked and considered to be a simple case of bundling a game together and making it available on other platforms. The reality of porting games is that it’s a significantly more complicated process than it seems, especially seeing as every platform has its intricacies to navigate. To overcome [.
Nintendo confirms it won't be at E3 2023
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FEBRUARY 24, 2023
The reborn E3 won't have Nintendo in its lineup when it returns in June.
How to become a 3D visualization artist | Architecture visualization
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3D visualization artists are helping creators envision and plan projects before they go into production, streamlining workflows and saving businesses time and money. Jobs in 3D visualization are growing in demand across numerous industries, including architecture, film and games, and product design, as a result. And with the advancements in and democratization of relevant software and technology, it's easier than ever before to become a visualization artist!
Aseprite Importer for Unity
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 19, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Aseprite Importer for Unity The Unity just got an importer for the popular Aseprite pixel editor’s file format, ase. Aseprite is a long running and very popular sprite editing package (we first covered all the way in 2017). It is available for a relatively low price of $20, although it’s possible to get it … Aseprite Importer for Unity Read More The post Aseprite Importer for Unity appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Finding the right mobile game monetization partner
Unity Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
This article is a recap of Monetization that grows with you , a Pocket Gamer Connects session presented by Andrew Brock, senior director of product management at Unity. Discover tips to help you find the right monetization partner for your games business.
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