Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Written by Adam Telfer , our razor-sharp Canadian co-host who doesn’t just play games—Adam both builds and dissects them. As a badass product leader, Adam cuts through the noise with no-nonsense insights into what makes games tick and why some crash and burn. Whether it's tearing apart the latest market trends or calling out the next big thing, Adam brings a perspective that keeps our discussions brutally honest and ahead of the curve.

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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.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 30, 2024

New year, new exciting job opportunities? Or maybe its time for a fresh perspective on your career? Also, did you know that staying in a role for 3 to 5 years can often do more for your career than hopping between shiny new opportunities every couple of years? Longevity allows you to showcase your ability to create meaningful impact, develop deep expertise, and build a legacyqualities that are highly prized in C-level executives.

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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.

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Harold Serrano

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

I’ve been knee-deep in rewriting the Untold Engine , transitioning it from C++ to Swift. After months of coding, tweaking, and testing, I’m thrilled to share that the rewrite is almost done. Moving to Swift has been a game-changer, making the engine not only faster and more modern but much easier to work with. Built on ECS Architecture The Untold Engine is powered by Entity-Component-System (ECS) architecture.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Unreal series may have been shelved years ago, but Epic is letting its first two installments live on through the Internet Archive.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

ZeniMax Workers United-CWA members aren't happy with the decision making of parent company Microsoft.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Humble will use Good Games to continue supporting games it had already published prior to restructuring its staff in July.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

High-fidelity hair can be a tricky challenge in video games. BioWare's shown off its solutions for Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The company is reverting to a seat-based subscription model, but will be increasing the price of Unity Pro and Unity Enterprise in January 2025.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In a stunning turn of events appropriate for Hollywood, all workers and executives at Annapurna Interactive have resigned from the company.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

'We are focused on growing the platform and expanding to new ecosystems to engage as many gamers as possible.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The free repository relaunched a few weeks ago to provide 'the ultimate reference tool for game designers.' Then OpenAI came knocking.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Another union has formed within Microsoft in a bid to 'create protections against layoffs and workplace exploitation.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The developer is conducting layoffs across its League of Legends team in prepartion for the 'next phase' of the (almost) 15-year-old MOBA.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The game division's upper management reportedly kept going over and against each other, and Annapurna Interactive's staff were helpless to watch it happen.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Sony lost the case against UK peripheral firm Datel, failing to ban Datel from marketing Action Replay products.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Developers at Pearl Abyss, Round8 Studio, Shift Up, and other studios say developers and players in the region want to break out of the free-to-play market.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 7, 2024

No More Robots founder Mike Rose explains how cynicism can ensure survival and offers indie devs some pitching advice.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Game franchises like DC and Mortal Kombat may once again be up for sale as Warner Bros. Discovery tries to make some money.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Godot was a big winner when devs revolted against Unity's Runtime Fee—but its founders were worried about a surprise influx of users.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

Raven employees successfully unionised in 2022 but have now filed an NLRB complaint against their employer after struggling to secure their first collective bargaining agreement.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Xalavier Nelson Jr. explains how the famously efficient studio honed its process to build a goated shooter in nine months.

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JULY 23, 2024

Update: In a statement, Humble confirms layoffs at Humble Games but maintains that the publisher is still up and running. Update: Humble has now provided a statement saying Humble Games hasn't been shut down, but just restructured.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 12, 2024

The deal will enable Tango to continue developing the Hi-Fi Rush series while exploring 'future projects.

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JULY 22, 2024

The union is attempting to secure better wages, working conditions, and AI protections for voice actors and performers within the game industry.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 1, 2024

Ex-staff claim the publisher has eliminated its entire publishing team. If true, it's unclear what that means for the games Armor's expected to publish.

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Game Developer

JULY 16, 2024

Diversity and inclusion initiatives could be facing the axe with large-scale conservative policy potentially on the horizon.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

French union STJV is calling for the strike and has also raised concerns over wages and 'appalling' conversations with management.

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JULY 18, 2024

The Heritage Foundation's manifesto for the possible next administration could do great harm to many, including large portions of the game development community.

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JULY 12, 2024

External translators who've worked on major franchises including The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing have been refused credits and locked into decade-long NDAs.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The country's 18-month program will provide current and future studio founders with money and guidance to run their teams and help grow out the German game industry.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 21, 2024

Xbox's new multiplatform push continues to be scrutinzed as the company insists it's needed to further make Xbox 'as strong as possible.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Two of NetEase's senior executives are implicated in the trading scheme, which is also said to have involved nearly 30 companies.

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JULY 30, 2024

Developers Squid Shock and Stairway are unable to push console updates, and the former is resorting to Patreon while looking for a solution.

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JULY 1, 2024

The Star Citizen developer dismissed a disabled worker who sought to continue working remotely following the pandemic.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Days after shutting down Midwinter's 'Project T' and closing the studio, Behaviour Interactive has acquired another studio.

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