Game Wisdom
DECEMBER 18, 2024
How Games Retain Players Using Risk and Reward Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Gaming is all about taking calculated risks and aiming for big rewards. Whether its a dragons lair or a slot machine, players are attracted to games that let them weigh risks against rewards. The best games get risk and reward … The post How Games Retain Players Using Risk and Reward appeared first on Game Wisdom.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 20, 2024
The Canadian studio has filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure publishing deals.
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GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Tis the season to be jolly pouring over pie charts, bar graphs, tables and any other statistics we can throw at you.
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 20, 2024
In the six years since its launch, Horse Reality , by Dutch indie studio Studio Deloryan , has built a loyal following. The game blends real-world genetics with engaging gameplay, allowing players to train, breed and care for virtual horses. Studio Deloryan has mastered the balance of scientific accuracy and fun, creating a unique space for over 50.000 monthly active horse enthusiasts.
Game Wisdom
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Prince of Persia’s Accessibility is Inaccessible To Some Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com At the Game Awards, it was easy to blink and miss the award for best accessibility feature in a game for 2024, with the winner going to Prince of Persia : The Lost Crown. You may be hard-pressed to … The post Prince of Persia’s Accessibility is Inaccessible To Some appeared first on Game Wisdom.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Most Steam players devoted their playtime to games from nearly a decade ago instead of titles released in 2024.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Sony is increasing its stake in Kadokawa Corporation, which will make it the FromSoftware parent's biggest shareholder.
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AWS Games
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Grabbing the attention of gamers is challenging in a crowded market, but QORPO s unique video gaming experiences stand out. Leveraging many managed services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the game developer, publisher, and solutions provider accelerated creative game development for popular titles like Citizen Conflict. Most recently, QORPO integrated Amazon GameLift into its infrastructure to enable scalable cross-platform server hosting and matchmaking across titles.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 19, 2024
After eight annual expansions, Elder Scrolls Online is shifting to a seasonal structure so ZeniMax Online has a lighter load and can launch content when it's ready.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Two Tencent directors have left Epic Games' board of directors after the US Justice Department "expressed concerns" about their positions.
Perforce
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Static sentiment analysis is an exciting new approach that uses machine learning to understand developer intent.
Nvidia
DECEMBER 17, 2024
NVIDIA just announced a series of small language models (SLMs) that increase the amount and type of information digital humans can use to augment their. NVIDIA just announced a series of small language models (SLMs) that increase the amount and type of information digital humans can use to augment their responses. This includes new large-context models that provide more relevant answers and new multi-modal models that allow images as inputs.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Pre-release versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies cutscenes contain different voiceover performances than those heard in the final game.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Just over three million video games were sold in the UK during November, which is a drop of 33% over the year before (GSD data).
Indie DB
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Hey Awesome Drivers! Its time for the next Weekly Update!
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Ascent of Ashes , the upcoming colony sim by Vivid Storm Interactive , has been delayed to early next year. While addressing player feedback certainly plays a role in the delay, the migration from Unity to Godot is an even more significant factor. Godot doesn’t feel quite as chaotic as Unity did at times. German indie developer Vivid Storm Interactive is a three person team that started when they launched a Kickstarter campaign for Ascent of Ashes in 2021.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The award-winning developer has questioned the consistency of PEGI's ratings.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 17, 2024
It's been over a year since I fell down the Remedy rabbit hole, and I'm happy to report there's no end in sight.
Indie DB
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Survive on a deserted island with dice! Introducing Cast Dice Away.
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 19, 2024
One last build before the holidays!
Game Developer
DECEMBER 19, 2024
The company behind Elden Ring has strengthened its relationship with Sony.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 20, 2024
Across the road from The Game Awards, in a car park featuring a couple of trailers and some plastic flamingos, sits the Racoon Logic team.
Indie DB
DECEMBER 14, 2024
1. Feel that summer pirate vibe, because tomorrow is December 1 2. The quests? They can wait. 3. Release Date Steam & PSVR 4. Announcement Trailer.
Game From Scratch
DECEMBER 16, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Goo Engine x Blender – Anime for Blender DillonGoo Studios, a studio specializing in anime art style productions have just announced they are joining with the Blender development team to bring their custom anime focused version of Blender (featured here). In addition to bringing most of the custom technology in their Goo Engine Blender fork directly to the […] The post Goo Engine x Blender – Anime for Blender appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Frontman Johnny Gioeli claims Sega has spent 23 years using the hit song 'Live & Learn' in dozens of media outside Sonic Adventure 2 without properly compensating for it.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Sega of America is facing a lawsuit from one of its long-running musical partners: Johnny Gioeli, a member of the rock band Crush 40.
Grid Sage Games
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Another fruitful year is coming to a close! It’s once again time for our annual review to reflect on the year’s milestones and look ahead with renewed focus at the months to come. In terms of both technical achievements and content expansion, 2024 was a huge year for Cogmind… but first, the traditional opening collage, a quick visual summary of the year: Selection of images from the past year of Cogmind-related development as posted on this blog, forums, and social media (large
Game From Scratch
DECEMBER 19, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Microsoft Release Free GitHub CoPilot There is a new version of GitHub CoPilot that is completely free to use, no credit card or subscription required. The only requirement is a GitHub account and a compatible IDE ( Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code and JetBrains products as well as GitHub.com currently ). Details of the new […] The post Microsoft Release Free GitHub CoPilot appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 20, 2024
These are a few of the developers wed like to send some kudos, for making the industry a better place in a very difficult year.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 20, 2024
At the outset of 2024, the most often expressed concern about this year in the games business was that it was going to have a very sparse and underwhelming release calendar, at least compared to the spectacular heights of 2023. This was to some extent a ripple effect from the pandemic years: a backlog of delayed software made its way onto the market during 2023, meaning that with many major studios set to be in the early stages of new projects, 2024's line-up did not look very inspiring.
Game Wisdom
DECEMBER 15, 2024
The Art and Design of the Night is Grey Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" For this cast, I was joined by Andre Broa and Tiago Fragoso from Whalestork Interactive to discuss the release of the Night is Grey. We talked about developing the gameplay, art, and story for the game. Steam … The post The Art and Design of the Night is Grey appeared first on Game Wisdom.
Ask a Game Dev
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Humans in general care a great deal about status - both having status and showing status. In real life, this can be through clothing, cars, homes, family, connections, the ability to get into "exclusive" places, and so on. In multiplayer games and online communities, it is just as important for players to be able to express their status. In one of the earliest sprite-based MMOGs I played, there were only a handful of different hair styles and no outfits, so players could only really express thei
Game Developer
DECEMBER 18, 2024
The Frostpunk 2 creator said Project 8 had too many 'unresolved issues and challenges' to continue development, which initially started back in 2018.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 19, 2024
In late 2017, I interviewed Guerrilla Games' Jan-Bart Van Beek about his original pitch for what would become Horizon: Zero Dawn, how the studio designed this world, and the lengths the team went to in order to make this new IP stand out.
AWS Games
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Live service and multiplayer games must continually evolve in order to offer high-performance and immersive experiences. The feature sets of these games have continuously expanded to include real-time matchmaking, cross-play, in-game transactions, and social interactions. However, many developers are constrained by outdated, monolithic architectures that struggle to meet modern demands for scalability, performance, and security.
Game From Scratch
DECEMBER 17, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Fab December 2024 Asset Giveaway #2 It is the third Tuesday of the month and that means it’s time for anotherUnreal EngineFab marketplace giveaway. You can get three free game development assets, this weeks assets are entirely for Unreal Engine however guides below instruct you on how to export from Unreal Engine to other engines such […] The post Fab December 2024 Asset Giveaway #2 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 19, 2024
The Justice Department voiced concerns that Tencent was being anti-competitive by appointing its own directors to Epic, which it only has a minority stake in.
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