Nvidia

OCTOBER 13, 2022

GPUs can feel like magic, but in the interest of optimized and performant games, When developing on NVIDIA platforms, the hardware should be transparent to you. GPUs can feel like magic, but in the interest of optimized and performant games, it’s best to have an understanding of low-level processes behind the curtain.

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Filmustage

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Foley effects , also known as foley noise or simply Foley , are artificial sound effects utilized in the auditory architecture of films, television shows, sports broadcasts, and video games. In the cinematic universe, where visual effects often take center stage, it's easy to overlook the profound influence of audio design.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Last month, game industry documentary makers 2 Player Productions debuted a massive 32-part YouTube game dev doc series Double Fine PsychOdyssey , chronicling the development of Psychonauts 2 from its earliest glimmers of pre-production in 2015 to its final release in 2021. The most epic public post-mortem ever.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. FRUSTRATION: These blog posts can also annoy game executives and senior leaders. After all, Supercell is our beacon of hope.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Welcome, beautiful creatures! Kristala at Play NYC 2021.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is the place where we break down all aspects of development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game in developed by the wildly talented dev team behind women-owned indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. If you're a big lover of fantasy games (and we're betting you are!),

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Mnenad

APRIL 9, 2018

Designing the game world's creatures. To capture the pose with a few fast and vibrant brush strokes or splatter watered ink without having full control of the end result, generated new and interesting shapes I could take as a base for later refining. I’m referring also to two design books I’ve read through very rapidly.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This is a holiday shopper’s guide to all things Board Games. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Hobby Board Games. Description from Board Game Geek.

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Radiator Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Taught By Thirst is a new Mesoamerican themed single player Quake map that I made for Remix Jam , a 3 week community level design event where we all adapted multiplayer maps from other games for Quake. Like a lot of Counter-Strike Source, it often feels more like a game engine tech demo rather than something for humans to play.

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Game Dev Unchained

JUNE 27, 2023

Virtual Reality’s Second Surge As the first decade of commercial virtual reality (VR) draws to a close, we caught up with seasoned game developer, Alex Silkin , to discuss the twists, turns, and future of the VR and augmented reality (AR) industry.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 19, 2023

I was surprised Turnfollow was working in this big systemic genre space, since I mostly know them for their very good linear story games Little Party and Wide Ocean Big Jacket. But you can see the "seeds" of this game (ha ha) in their wartime gardening game A Good Gardener so maybe it's not so unexpected.

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Game Designing

APRIL 16, 2022

DOS games were those developed under this operating system. While some of the best DOS games can bring you back to wonderful memories of your younger years, they also laid the foundation for what we see in the gaming world today. What Makes A Good DOS Game? Did the game perform well for what it was? Best DOS Games.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 22, 2021

Follow this guide to acquiring Quake and a suitable source port (aka game engine) or try the Quakestarter: The Quake Singleplayer Starter Pack (Windows only). Follow this guide to acquiring Quake and a suitable source port (aka game engine) or try the Quakestarter: The Quake Singleplayer Starter Pack (Windows only).

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Xsolla has dedicated tools that will help you create your own online commerce platform, improve your performance marketing and discoverability, and expand your game business on mobile and PC. Deconstruction by Anton Datiy , Games marketing & publishing specialist I think it’s safe to say that the battle royale gold rush is over.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

You're currently tuned in to the official Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation of all the development done on our first game, Kristala: a Dark Fantasy ARPG created by women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Stay tuned to our socials for more updates from GDC! We'll be sharing them all week.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

As I’ve gone through the Final Fantasy series recently , it’s notable that the games used to have secrets, and now, they pretty much don’t anymore. Somewhere in the late 90s, and certainly by the mid 2000s, it was decided that secrets are bad and games shouldn’t have them. What are secrets in videogames?

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

This post is written by the fantastic Game Bakery substack team of Chase, Zixuan, Haiyin, Caitou, Fish, Amy, Chow, Jing, Wanzi and edited by Caitou, Rob. From our sponsor: Do you need funds to finish, release, or promote your game? Your game gets screened internally by our industry experts within two weeks. Create an account 2.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The responsibilities of these people include a wide range of competencies. The responsibilities of these people include a wide range of competencies. Hello, Filmustage is on the phone. Filmmaking is a global industry that is not based on the names of directors alone. What is a Stunt Coordinator?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 23, 2020

This post is written by Eric Seufert , a strategy consultant and the owner of Mobile Dev Memo In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a series of events, including a great battle, foretold to lead to the death of a number of great figures and gods, natural disasters and the submersion of the world in water.

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Radiator Blog

JULY 6, 2021

all drawings by Eleanor Davis "We Dwell in Possibility" (WeDIP) is a new queer gardening simulation game about planting bodies and ideas, and watching them grow into a kinetic landscape. The game should take about 5-10 minutes to play. I made a browser game? Does this game represent a shift or break from my existing work?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

This analysis is written by my friend, Buğrahan Göker who focused on 4X games, and Yours Truly. Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. Access all of our previous predictions. Signup for the newsletter.

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Radiator Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Last time I adapted Hang 'Em High from Halo 1 for Quake single player, a big wide open outdoor multiplayer killbox. NOTE: there are reports that my map crashes FTE Quake, so make sure you use Quakespasm or vkQuake to play. Sorry about that. I was also inspired by the Centre Pompidou's copious colorful piping and vast industrial scaffolding.

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Cocos

MAY 14, 2023

I hope to help you advance further in 3D game development. To NEW Friends ： Cocos Cyberpunk is a complete open-source TPS 3D game developed by the Cocos Engine official team to showcase the engine’s capabilities in creating heavy 3D games and to boost the community’s learning motivation.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

This post is written by the fantastic Game Bakery substack team of Chase, Zixuan, Haiyin, Caitou, Fish, Amy, Chow, Jing, Wanzi and edited by Caitou, Rob. When we talk about MMO, many may relegate this game category to “old-school” or “niche.” When we talk about MMO, many may relegate this game category to “old-school” or “niche.”

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 12, 2004

A lot has changed for Adventure Games as well, but unfortunately not in the right direction. Adventure Games are officially dead. Some people will tell you that Adventure Games aren't really dead, they have just morphed into other forms, or that other genres have absorbed Adventure Games. Copyright 1989, Ron Gilbert.

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Game Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Content Warnings. Where Pleasant Fountains Lie ” takes last week’s break from the sex jokes as the opportunity to bring them back with a vengeance. As a result, the discussion of this episode will deal with some explicit themes. Younger readers and parents should take that into consideration both in reading this review and in watching the episode.

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Game Dev Unchained

AUGUST 24, 2023

This episode is sponsored by [link] ⁠ 56% off subscription 20% for one-time purchases with my code GAMEDEV20 In the ever-evolving landscape of game development, the pandemic has stirred an unexpected debate about working conditions and what the future holds for those in the industry. But as Brandon noted, “What is up in San Francisco?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 22, 2021

Early this year the Turkish mobile startup Dream Games has raised $50 million in new funding ($57.5M total funding), despite having only soft-launched its first game, Royal Match. Dream Games was founded by two of Peak’s former Product Directors. Thus a full breakdown of the newly released game is warranted.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 24, 2023

Riding the Wave of Tech Evolution In an era defined by rapid innovation and evolution, the game development industry continually grapples with the pressure to remain on the cutting edge. Dino Patti and Tadej Gregorcic , both co-founders of Coherence , a platform aiming to democratize multiplayer game development.

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