Game Developer
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Kotick's tenure at Activision Blizzard saw it become one of video games' biggest publishers, along with it (and himself) the subject of numerous recent controversies.
GamesIndustry.biz
DECEMBER 21, 2023
PlayStation will no longer be removing over 1,300 Discovery TV shows from its platform next month. Sony had previously announced that users will not be able to watch Discovery content on PlayStation from December 31, even if they had already purchased it. However, the firm now says that due to an 'updated licensing agreement' with Warner Bros -- which owns the Discovery brand -- consumers will now be able to access their previously purchased shows 'for at least the next 30 months'.
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Game From Scratch
DECEMBER 22, 2023
GameFromScratch.com China Massively Disrupts Game Industry Monetization The Chinese government have just announced new regulations that will have a MASSIVE impact on the world of game development. It immediately resulted in huge stock market losses for China’s two largest gaming companies Tencent and NetEase. The announcement is a crackdown on “gacha” style monetization strategies, loot boxes and … China Massively Disrupts Game Industry Monetization Read More The post Chi
Tom Francis
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
Last week, Unity announced that they will soon start charging developers $0.20 each time their games are installed, past certain (high) thresholds. This came as a surprise to me and a few thousand other developers who chose Unity, invested in it, and paid for it in large part because they told us they wouldn’t take any of our revenue. The reaction has been huge, but it’s not clear yet if Unity will make it right.
Unity Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
In January 2024, Unity will introduce a new Unity Runtime Fee based on game installs. Prior to this, Unity subscription plans will add cloud-based asset storage, Unity DevOps tools, and AI at runtime at no additional cost.
Concept Art World
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Concept Art World Bayard Wu Bayard Wu is a freelance illustrator and concept artist currently working in the video game industry. Bayard studied animation at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Link: Portfolio | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram All images © Bayard Wu or their respective copyright holder.
That One Game Dev
MAY 4, 2023
A lot of people comment about rust enums being really powerful and I wanted to showcase how one can achieve the same functionality in C++ The post Rust Enums in Modern C++ appeared first on That One Game Dev.
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Game Developer
MAY 15, 2023
The CMA thinks its fellow regulator made the wrong call in giving Microsoft permission to merge with Activision Blizzard, and reasserted its own decision to block it.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Update : A spokesperson for Epic Games clarified to Game Developer that the Bandcamp layoffs aren't new, but part of Epic's previously announced reductions.
Game Developer
MAY 15, 2023
Smith was a programmer at Atari during the 1980s and worked on a number of titles such as Star Wars: The Arcade Game and Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex.
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Unity's updated Runtime Fee will no longer apply to games made on Unity Personal, and will only apply beginning with the next LTS version of Unity.
Game Developer
MAY 1, 2023
Today we all know the names of video game industry legends like Jerry Lawson and Mabel Addis. But what kind of work did it take to preserve their legacies?
Game Developer
JUNE 26, 2023
In his brief time with video games, de Senneville formed two game development studios and partnered with publishers such as Interlay and Electronic Arts.
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Embracer continues to enact layoffs at its various subsidiaries, with the newest round said to be hitting various departments at Crystal Dynamics.
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Grasshopper Manufacture CEO and game designer Goichi “Suda51” Suda dishes on 25 years of toilet humor, ultraviolence, and his love for Takashi Miike.
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Less than a day after resigning from The Escapist, Yahtzee Croshaw and ex-EiC Nick Calandra have established a new site to pick up where they left off.
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
How can you trust a business partner that will radically change the terms not only of your future relationship, but your existing one as well?
Game Developer
JUNE 5, 2023
Tim Cain, lead designer and programmer of InterPlay's first two Fallout games, released a video on his time in the game industry as a gay man.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Despite alleged anti-union behavior from management, the QA team at Experis Game Solutions formed their union and are now drawing up a contract.
Game Developer
MAY 12, 2023
Square Enix starts 2023 off on a down note, with financial dips across its various divisions and its premium games not performing to expectations.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Update : A spokesperson for Activision Blizzard confirmed employees would have to return to the office for three days per week starting in April.
Game Developer
MAY 11, 2023
Time is running out on Microsoft's merger with Activision Blizzard, and the CMA's newest move puts the two developers further on the backfoot.
Game Developer
AUGUST 31, 2023
Volition, developer of the Saints Row and Red Faction franchises, is no more after its parent company Embracer chose to close the studio.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Longtime video game industry CEO John Riccitiello—a source of frequent controversy at the companies he's helmed—is leaving Unity.
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Unity appears to have quietly backtracked over how it intends to handle subscription service fees, and that's a cause for concern.
Game Developer
MAY 22, 2023
Developers from all kinds of backgrounds discuss their processes for including fat characters and expanding body diversity in their games.
Game Developer
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The former Bethesda Softworks quest designer is now the lead content designer on Something Wicked Games' upcoming game Wyrdsong.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Comments made by Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra during a company town hall reportedly outraged developers and cratered morale.
Game Developer
MARCH 30, 2023
Berlyn's career in the game industry spanned decades and included titles such as the original Syphon Filter , Keef the Thief , and Zork.
Game Developer
AUGUST 31, 2023
Embracer continues to lay off employees at its various subsidiaries, with gradual cuts at Gearbox Software's publishing arm.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The publisher has expanded its Patent Pledge initiative by open sourcing tools and tech from some of its biggest franchises.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 12, 2023
"After more than two decades of serving as a central showcase for the video game industry, ESA has decided to end E3.
Game Developer
MAY 3, 2023
The company has rolled out an update that limits the number of trailers devs can place before screenshots on Steam store pages.
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The company indicated it will continue making layoffs despite quarterly net sales rising by 13 percent to $170.5 million.
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Unity's new "Runtime Fee" will kick in after developers cross specific revenue and install thresholds.
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
The worker-owned publication was co-founded by Nathan Grayson, Gita Jackson, Riley MacLeod, and Luke Plunkett.
Game Developer
APRIL 17, 2023
Update : This post has been updated with official confirmation of O'Connor's departure courtesy of Microsoft.
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