Game Developer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

ArtStation continues to be embroiled in the controversy of AI artwork on its platform.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Picking a live service title for my 2022 game of the year felt like a bit of a copout, and I'm sure at any other game website, it may be perceived as such. If this piece had to be about a game released this year, I have some solid favourites: God of War: Ragnarok, Citizen Sleeper, and Neon White, to name a few. Alas, tomorrow is my last day at this wonderful website, so I'll do what I want.

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Unity Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

It can be hard for us – let alone all of you – to keep up with everything that the Unity community is creating at any given moment. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this roundup of highlights of Made with Unity games from 2022.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The year 2022 was very special for us. We reached a lot of milestones within Godot and also in the community. This blog post will offer a small retrospective of the year. Godot 4.0. The work of Godot 4.0 begun in 2019 when I forked it after 3.1 was released with the hopes of rewriting the rendering architecture using Vulkan as a target API. I worked on it alone for a while, while it was just a graphics fork.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

One of the reasons why hyper-casual games are so popular is due to how quick and easy they are to make. Simple controls, artwork, and game design make it easy for any developer to pick up. But hyper-casual isn’t the only way to go. There are other ways to build a game on a budget. One way is narrative. We’ve talked a lot about how to add new layers to your games by simply layering in a story.

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Rocket Brush Studio

DECEMBER 21, 2022

These days, a lot of businesses operate remotely, which means that employees work outside of their secure corporate networks. Thus, the importance of cybersecurity increases. It safeguards all types of information from loss and damage, including sensitive data and personally identifiable information (PII). It is essential to inform your workforce about typical cyber threats that are used to steal confidential information.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Roiland is equally High on Life and on using AI.

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Unity Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

We’ve compiled top-rated tools and starter packs to support your next project. Whether you’re an expert game developer or just beginning, discover a selection of free assets available now.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The year 2022 was very special for us. We reached a lot of milestones within Godot and also in the community. This blog post will offer a small retrospective of the year. Godot 4.0. The work of Godot 4.0 begun in 2019 when I forked it after 3.1 was released with the hopes of rewriting the rendering architecture using Vulkan as a target API. I worked on it alone for a while, while it was just a graphics fork.

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Game Development News

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Ahead of next month’s DEVELOP/JOBS, Richie Shoemaker questions a number of recruitment experts, to see what how working and finding work in today’s games industry is changing and the issues studios and potential hires might have to face.

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Oliver Harbour tolerated his retail management job, but it didn't fulfill him. With a love of sci-fi and fantasy, he decided to pursue a career in the film and game industry where he could explore these realms. So, Oliver enrolled in CG Spectrum's Advanced Digital Illustration Course. Before even graduating, Oliver scored his first freelance gig based on work he produced in class!

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Sakurai's time at Nintendo and game development may be winding down.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I've gone through a lot of Spider-Media this year. In addition to rewatches of Into The Spider-Verse and No Way Home, I've read six volumes of Spider-Gwen, seven volumes of Miles Morales, and a mix of classic and modern Amazing Spider-Man storylines I never got around to in the past. I've also made it partway through a replay of the 2018 Spider-Man game and watched most of (the quietly brilliant and my 2022 earworm ) Spidey & His Amazing Friends.

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Game Industry News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

HERE THERE BE SPOILERS. Mind-swapping has been with Trek since the first Enterprise , and while “ Turnabout Intruder ” will never, ever be my favorite episode, it does handle the body swapping nicely. I can say the same of “ Mindwalk.” Kate Mulgrew really steals the show as Dal in Janeway’s body, though Brett Grey’s performance is certainly solid. However, “Mindwalk” isn’t about fun and “Freaky Friday” shenanigans.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Happy holidays! We have been enjoing Godot 4.0 betas for over three months now, and we are glad to see it get more stable and usable every week. Every beta release so far has included a lot of fixes in one or more key areas, and the next major version of the engine starts to finally look complete. Beta 10 will be the last dev snapshot of the year 2022, as a lot of our contributors will no doubt be slowing down for the end of year celebrations and some quality family time.

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Game From Scratch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

GameFromScratch.com. Cascadeur Release And It’s Free(*). AI assisted animation software Cascadeur, which first entered open beta back in July of 2020, finally shipped version 1.0. Best of all, the release has a very reasonable pricing structure with a very functional free tier. Cascadeur is available on Windows and Linux with a Mac version beginning development with … Cascadeur Release And It’s Free(*) Read More.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Details are the focus for this light-hearted ale sim’s latest update

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Success criteria come in all shapes and sizes. This time, I talk about the need to offer players something unique, something they haven’t experienced before.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Gran Turismo series speeds past 90 million lifetime sales Read more.

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Played with Fire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The future of VR appears bright to us – more and more industries are using this cutting-edge technology, proving that soon they won’t be able to imagine everyday life without it. So the next year has a lot of potential in it that is worth taking hold of. We’re going to take advantage of it! A memory of 2022. The current year has been spent preparing for the release of our new VR game, and it has also been rich in various events – we appeared both in Cologne, Tokyo and Sea

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Godot 4.0 has been in beta for over three months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. We continue to release a new snapshot every week to get fast feedback on our bugfixes, and potential regressions they may introduce. Thank you for your rigorous testing and timely reports! This beta includes a few big changes which may interest a lot of users: String and StringName are now mostly cross-compatible throughout the engine API, as well

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Rocket Brush Studio

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In the last quarter of 2020, a survey of 200 global companies by BGC revealed that 82% of respondents underwent a decrease in revenue, while 78% faced operational challenges, and 68% dealt with service provider-based issues. The easy solution to overcoming these challenges lies in outsourcing QA services to adjust to current business conditions.

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As a mentor of the 2D animation courses at CG Spectrum—an online training center—Hubert Lapointe ( Rick and Morty , Solar Opposites ) knows a thing or two about e-learning. With years of experience, including his own educational pursuits, Hubert shares his core tips on how to optimize learning animation online. Although Hubert's article uses animation-specific examples, his advice still applies on a more general level, no matter your career path.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The brilliant light has faded.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Roughly three quarters of public comments on the proposed Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard were in favor of the deal going through, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority revealed today. The comments were collected over two weeks in October as part of the regulator's inquiry into the deal. It received roughly 2,600 emails, but excluded around 500 because "they contained abusive content (with no other substantive content), or were blank, unintelligible, stated to be from non-UK co

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Game Industry News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

HERE THERE BE SPOILERS. While intellectually I knew that the backstories for Rok and Jankom Pog weren’t going to be full of sunshine and rainbows, Prodigy once again startled me with just how dark Rok’s story really was. Jankom’s was more existentially terrifying, but it was no less tragic. In the sixteenth episode of season one, Prodigy doesn’t shy away from the themes it wants to develop, which I knew, but I really wasn’t quite prepared for what “ Preludes ” had in store.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Godot 4.0 has been in beta for over two months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. We initially had beta snapshots every other week, and now we've decided to accelerate the cadence to release a new snapshot every week, to get even faster feedback on our bugfixes, and the potential regressions they may introduce.

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Rocket Brush Studio

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The world is run by data. It’s gathered, analyzed, and used to make critical business decisions in all industries. But how can you ensure that your data is accurate, protected, and consistent? After all, only clean data can provide precise information for your business operations.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In data.ai and Deconstructor of Fun’s latest collaborative report, we dive deep into a comprehensive analysis of the mobile gaming sector and which genres are defying the economic slowdown. You can access the interactive charts and download the full report here. After soaring to new heights during the lockdowns, mobile gaming got hit by platform privacy changes and an overall decrease in engagement as the world opened up again.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 29, 2022

From Into the Breach: Advanced Edition to Citizen Sleeper and Stray , these are the games that stuck with our EIC.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Microsoft yesterday filed its response to the US Federal Trade Commission's antitrust complaint over its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, as reported by CNBC. The 37-page response covers numerous arguments Microsoft has already made in public or to other regulators, stating a lack of incentive to make Call of Duty exclusive, a desire to grow its minimal footprint in the mobile gaming space, and painting Sony's protestations as those of a dominant market leader looking to hinder disru

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 4, 2022

CG Spectrum's Dept. Head of VFX Daniel Hourigan ( Aquaman , The Hunger Games: Mockingjay , Terminator: Dark Fate ) takes us through how he built his KitBash3D Mission to Minerva settlement in Houdini, detailing key steps from his recent informative livestreams, including a great workaround for creating a fast rendering volumetric glow. Plus, we reveal the final shot!

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Godot 4.0 has been in beta for over two months , and the overall feature completeness, stability and usability have improved a lot during that time. We've had beta snapshots every other week, and now we've decided to accelerate the cadence to release a new snapshot every week, to get even faster feedback on our bugfixes, and the potential regressions they may introduce.

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Rocket Brush Studio

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In the last couple of years, almost every organization has stepped-up the ladder in the automation testing field. However, the frameworks of almost all the organizations possess some standard features. Now, the question is, what other superpowers can be added to the automation framework to increase its level, reap more benefits from automation and which can provide an edge to your automation framework.

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Starloop Studios

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There’s a reason that games on Unity make up somewhere around half of all games on mobile, PC, and console. Unity game development is user friendly, accessible, highly customisable, and offers a wide range of opportunities for developers to implement into their final gaming experience. Unreal Engine 5 is competitive with Unity, [.].

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The two companies have collaborated on multiple projects over the last five years.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 23, 2022

ValiDate: Struggling Singles in your Area is a game that's not concerned with heteronormativity or alienating audiences with its nearly entire cast of beautiful Black and Brown characters. It's my game of the year because it looks and plays like the games that I want; creative work that's unapologetically representative of its developers and audience.

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