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Book Excerpt: Game Design Workshop, 5th Edition

Game Developer

APRIL 18, 2024

It includes a host of new diverse perspectives from top industry game designers.' This updated 5th edition brings deeper coverage of playcentric design techniques, including setting emotion-focused experience goals and managing the design process to meet them.

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70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

Game Developer

APRIL 16, 2024

With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.

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Netflix Games is working on a Squid Game video game spinoff

Game Developer

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The streamer-turned-game platform is aiming to release more games in 2024, including one based on the popular series Squid Game.

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Denuvo launches in-game watermark tool to counter game leakers

Game Developer

MARCH 18, 2024

Denuvo's Tracemark tech will let developers create watermarks that could help find who's responsible for leaking games or assets.

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Netflix exploring in-game ads, other revenue options for games service

Game Developer

JANUARY 5, 2024

Netflix's games service may be due for a change in the near future as the streamer considers charging for games or in-game ads for different subscription tiers.

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Demystifying 3D Character Rigging for Games

Game Developer

APRIL 5, 2024

In collaboration with one of our senior rigging and groom artists, we aim to demystify this craft and provide in-depth insights into the process of rigging characters for games.

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ESA says members won’t support any plan for libraries to preserve games online

Game Developer

APRIL 22, 2024

Libraries' attempts and proposed plans for archiving older games don't strike a chord with the ESA, which still thinks it remains publishers' burden.

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Yellow Brick Games splits from Private Division to self-publish debut game

Game Developer

MARCH 28, 2024

Ahead of its revealing its debut game next week, Yellow Brick is switching to self-publishing to 'take control' of its future as a developer.

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Designing maps that complement game mechanics

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Good level design must support the actual game mechanics – this affects both level design, and ultimately, player enjoyment. This article shows how we do things with our popular multiplayer mobile shooter game War Robots.

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Rovio's Moomin mobile game goes offline in July

Game Developer

APRIL 16, 2024

The soon-to-be offline Moomin game is the first (and so far, only) game for the franchise from Rovio's multi-year game deal.

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Gamedev.world launching Global Games Fund to support devs in emergent territories

Game Developer

APRIL 19, 2024

'Any developer, anywhere, and in any language, deserves access to funding structures and opportunities to make great games.'

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What the game industry must do to prevent occupational burnout

Game Developer

APRIL 10, 2024

Game industry working conditions are improving, but occupational burnout still runs amok. Studios and workers have the power to slow it down.

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The Game Show Interview: Starting a Career as a Game Composer

Game Developer

APRIL 17, 2024

Transcript of the uncut interview of game composer Winifred Phillips by Meena Shamaly, host of ABC Classic’s The Game Show.

Games

Baldur's Gate 3 crowned Game of the Year at 2024 BAFTA Game Awards

Game Developer

APRIL 12, 2024

All told, Baldur's Gate 3 may have had one of the most successful award runs of any game in years.

Games

Every Game Has the Community It Deserves

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

If game designers are to have any success combating toxicity, we must acknowledge that our own design choices are often the underlying systemic cause, and that it is our responsibility to change them.

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Mobile dev Talofa Games raises $6.3 million to make more fitness games

Game Developer

JANUARY 24, 2024

Talofa aims to use the newly gotten seed money to build upon its debut game, Run Legends, and create other "games for good." "

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Insomniac Games hacked, blackmailed with doxxing and game leaks

Game Developer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A ransomware group plans to sell off the personal information of Insomniac Games employees and information on the studio's Wolverine game.

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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: Holly Green's top five games

Game Developer

DECEMBER 28, 2023

From Dave the Diver to Dredge to Baldur's Gate 3, these are the Games community editorial coordinator Holly Green couldn't put down this year.

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Hackers dump personal data, game files, in calamitous Insomniac Games leak

Game Developer

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Current and former Insomniac Games employees must now grapple with the exposure of deeply sensitive personal information.

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TRY AGAIN: How frustrations with game development lead to a platformer about game development frustrations

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

TRY AGAIN developer Adam Morina talks about how their own frustrations coming up with a game concept would lead to a game about those very frustrations.

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Toymaker Mattel is becoming a mobile game publisher

Game Developer

MARCH 5, 2024

Hot Wheels and Barbie toymaker Mattel is expanding its video game interests, with a new publishing arm that will "co-devleop" and publish mobile games.

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Unity sees WebGPU as a growing market for game development

Game Developer

APRIL 2, 2024

According to Unity, games that can be played "instantly" present new possibilities for game developers.

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Humble Games will end its monthly games service in November

Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Humble Games Collection is said to be ending in early November, and at time of writing, has nothing waiting in the stands to take its place.

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Are game studios suddenly abandoning Black developers?

Game Developer

MARCH 21, 2024

called out the game industry for its consistent inability to support Black devs. Strange Scaffold founder Xalavier Nelson Jr.

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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: The best games of the year

Game Developer

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Find out why Alan Wake 2, Hi-Fi Rush, and Humanity were all among the best games we played in 2023.

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Google Play Games aims to capture Android and iOS mobile game revenue on PC

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Google Play Games is a defense strategy against competing storefronts that host PC ports of mobile games, ensuring Google continues to capture revenue from users who abandon mobile to play on PC.

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Insomniac Games hacked, blackmailed with doxxing and game leaks

Game Developer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A ransomware group plans to sell off the personal information of Insomniac Games employees and information on the studio's Wolverine game.

Games

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UK Games Fund grants £3 million to 22 'rising' game developers

Game Developer

APRIL 17, 2024

The multi-million pound funding will go towards startup studios whose projecs have the potential to be 'the next best-selling, BAFTA-winning titles.'

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Report: Tencent pivoting from licensed games to own works

Game Developer

MARCH 21, 2024

Tencent partially built its name on licensed games for series like League of Legends and PUBG, but it's now looking to focus on properties it actually owns.

Games

Fallout games double in player count after Prime series premiere

Game Developer

APRIL 15, 2024

The Fallout TV show has understandably renewed interest in the series and spurred players to check out the games.

Games

Dorothy Orina left engineering behind to pursue game development at Maliyo Games

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 3, 2024

Although she enjoyed her time in Turkey and her engineering studies, she decided to leave both behind to pursue her passion for game development. Today she works at Maliyo Games, based in Lagos, Nigeria. I enjoyed the thrill of playing games with friends and family. I still regularly engage in many outdoor games and board games.

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Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58

Game Developer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

During her 30-year career in games, McWilliams worked on a number of games such as Gears of War 4, Free Realms, and Deal or No Deal.

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How handheld gaming has become more complex – and more lucrative

Game Developer

APRIL 24, 2024

This piece explores the recent development of the market, guided by Omdia’s brand-new Games Handheld Database, which forecasts value, volume, and installed base through to 2028 across all key devices and categories of dedicated gaming handheld.

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Arkadium launches platform for third-party browser game devs

Game Developer

APRIL 24, 2024

The studio behind browser games like Mahjongg Solitaire and Block Champ is inviting smaller teams to join its network and get millions of eyes on their game.

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Skybound turns to crowdfunding for triple-A Invincible game

Game Developer

APRIL 15, 2024

The only way Skybound can make its "high-octane" Invincible game seemingly lies in the hands of its fanbase.

Games

A Game Urbanism Bibliography

Game Developer

MARCH 1, 2024

A list of book suggestions on the design of video game cities, urban world-building, and game urbanism.

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Volition devs regroup as Shapeshifter Games after Embracer shuttering

Game Developer

JANUARY 30, 2024

"It's been five months since the closure of Volition, but I'm grateful to post that a group of us have re-formed as Shapeshifter Games." "

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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: Justin Carter's top five games

Game Developer

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Game Developer's contributing editor Justin Carter reveals his top five games of 2023.

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The ascent of Indian video game development

Game Developer

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Indian video game development seems to be displaying more and more potential and exposure; we spoke to three different developers based in India about their current projects and their own experiences.

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Still in Embracer's custody, Gearbox Publishing rebrands to Arc Games

Game Developer

APRIL 8, 2024

Arc plans to keep publishing indie games and be involved in titles previously published under the Gearbox banner.

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Playdate games can now be written in Swift

Game Developer

MARCH 12, 2024

New embedded language support means Swift developers can try their hands at making games for Panic's handheld.

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Savage Game Studios rebrands as Neon Koi, has new action game focus

Game Developer

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

PlayStation acquired Savage Game Studios last year to help with its mobile plans, but the rebrand to Neon Koi may be more than a simple name change.

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Tencent acquires game studios from TikTok maker ByteDance

Game Developer

MARCH 15, 2024

With ByteDance looking to duck out of games, Tencent has taken two of its subsidiaries off its hands.

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Epic Games to update Unreal Engine pricing for devs outside game industry

Game Developer

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says the company began running into financial problems "about 10 weeks ago."

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Book Excerpt: Game Design Workshop, 5th Edition

70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

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Netflix Games is working on a Squid Game video game spinoff

Denuvo launches in-game watermark tool to counter game leakers

Netflix exploring in-game ads, other revenue options for games service

Demystifying 3D Character Rigging for Games

ESA says members won’t support any plan for libraries to preserve games online

Yellow Brick Games splits from Private Division to self-publish debut game

Designing maps that complement game mechanics

Rovio's Moomin mobile game goes offline in July

Gamedev.world launching Global Games Fund to support devs in emergent territories

What the game industry must do to prevent occupational burnout

The Game Show Interview: Starting a Career as a Game Composer

Baldur's Gate 3 crowned Game of the Year at 2024 BAFTA Game Awards

Every Game Has the Community It Deserves

Mobile dev Talofa Games raises $6.3 million to make more fitness games

Insomniac Games hacked, blackmailed with doxxing and game leaks

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: Holly Green's top five games

Hackers dump personal data, game files, in calamitous Insomniac Games leak

TRY AGAIN: How frustrations with game development lead to a platformer about game development frustrations

Toymaker Mattel is becoming a mobile game publisher

Unity sees WebGPU as a growing market for game development

Humble Games will end its monthly games service in November

Are game studios suddenly abandoning Black developers?

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: The best games of the year

Google Play Games aims to capture Android and iOS mobile game revenue on PC

Insomniac Games hacked, blackmailed with doxxing and game leaks

UK Games Fund grants £3 million to 22 'rising' game developers

Report: Tencent pivoting from licensed games to own works

Fallout games double in player count after Prime series premiere

Dorothy Orina left engineering behind to pursue game development at Maliyo Games

Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58

How handheld gaming has become more complex – and more lucrative

Arkadium launches platform for third-party browser game devs

Skybound turns to crowdfunding for triple-A Invincible game

A Game Urbanism Bibliography

Volition devs regroup as Shapeshifter Games after Embracer shuttering

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: Justin Carter's top five games

The ascent of Indian video game development

Still in Embracer's custody, Gearbox Publishing rebrands to Arc Games

Playdate games can now be written in Swift

Savage Game Studios rebrands as Neon Koi, has new action game focus

Tencent acquires game studios from TikTok maker ByteDance

Epic Games to update Unreal Engine pricing for devs outside game industry

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