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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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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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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Demystifying 3D Character Rigging for Games
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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Cloud Imperium Games acquires IT developer Turbulent Games
Game Developer
JULY 13, 2023
Having worked on Star Citizen with Turbulent Games for over a decade, Cloud Imperium Games has decided it's the perfect time to purchase the Montreal studio.
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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.
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Freedom Games supports the indie game community with AWS
AWS Games
MARCH 12, 2024
More than entertainment, video games unite people across the globe with common interests. It’s that sense of community that drives Freedom Games to support indie developers in bringing their titles to players worldwide. AWS is easy to work with and spin up at scale,” added Freedom Games Senior Director of Technology Evan Bryant. “We
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UK retailer GAME cuts jobs as remaining staff put under new contracts
Game Developer
APRIL 9, 2024
GAME's non-management staff will now work under a zero-hours contract where their salary and minimum hours aren't fully guaranteed.
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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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From Buckles to Games: The Journey of Rex Bowden and Africa Games Week
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 6, 2024
Photos by Moe the Photographer Like the sturdy belt and shiny buckle Rex Bowden once helped sell as a child, entrepreneurship is woven into the fabric of this co-founder of Africa Games Week (AGW). ” During his pre-teen years, Bowden mastered Tetris on his cousin’s Game Boy. So that opened my mind.”
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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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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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Deck Nine Games lays off 20 percent of staff
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Deck Nine Games, developers of The Expanse: a Telltale Series and Life is Strange: True Colors, just announced a 20 percent staff reduction.
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Roar Games secures $1.5m from The Games Fund
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 13, 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Roar Games has received an investment of $1.5 million from The Games Fund. As reported by VentureBeat , the studio was established in 2023 by the founders of the production firm Zheeshee. Read more
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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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Epic Games Store now lets developers publish their own games
Game Developer
MARCH 9, 2023
Epic Games' new self-publishing initiative aims to make its storefront as enticing to developers as possible.
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China targets in-game spending, daily rewards in new game regulation rules
Game Developer
DECEMBER 22, 2023
If China has its way, games released in the country will have to greatly overhaul their design and monetization practices.
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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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Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: Bryant Francis' Top 10 games
Game Developer
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Senior editor Bryant Francis shares his favorite games released in 2023.
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