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Steam Auth Issues

Grumpy Gamer

When I build my game for testing, it’s a completely automated process from the command line. I type pub.sh --test on the command line and a long chain of events is started. The script pushes to git, which starts the cloud based CI machine (Azure) building the Mac, Windows and Linux executables. When they are done, my local script is notified and they are download locally.

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Removal of Unity 6 from China 'not tied' to tariffs, says Unity

Game Developer

Developers in China can no longer access Unity 6, but will retain access to the Chinese version of Unity and Unity 2022 LTS.

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Game investor Joakim Achrén: The answer to: “How much are you raising?”

PreMortem.Games

Joakim Achrn helps founders build successful games companies. Hes investing in games through F4 Fund which he started in 2023, together with with David Kaye. To follow his work, subscribe to Elite Game Developers. One of the most critical aspects of fundraising that founders often get wrong? The answer to: “How much are you raising?” Here’s what I’ve learned about this question after years of investing and advising startups.

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Doing this on anon for obvious reasons but is there any chance of getting hired as an entry level game dev in 2025? I’ve been unemployed for nearly two years since graduating from uni and I’m just getting rejection after rejection from game companies. All the posts are looking for senior devs, team leads, or managers. I have friends who’ve given up on the industry entirely. Is there any hope? Or am I fighting a losing battle here…

Ask a Game Dev

In times of economic difficulty or uncertainty, the number of overall jobs decreases because the number of cancellations rises. New studios do start up, but entry level positions are rare since most of the new studios are looking for funding and they need the core senior dev team to build enough of a prototype to sell the idea to the money people. Were I in your place, I would do two things - I would first widen my search to look for work in adjacent fields where I could train my primary skills,

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Rebel Fork Game Engine

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Rebel Fork Game Engine The Rebel Fork, or rbfx Game Engine, is an open source C++ based game engine forked from the Urho3D game engine. Urho3D ran into a community schism back in 2023 that effectively ended the development on that game engine. Part of the community behind Urho3D created the Rebel Fork, also The post Rebel Fork Game Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Panic has paid out over $1 million to Playdate developers on Catalog

Game Developer

'Seeing numbers like this makes us realize that even an indie platform can be meaningful in the gaming world.

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One Step Closer to a Full Game Engine Editor

Harold Serrano

In this devlog, Im taking you through the latest updates to the Untold Engine editorlighting, cameras, asset browsing, and image-based lighting are now fully integrated into the UI. No more hacking things in through codeeverything can be controlled visually. Ill show you the problems I ran into, how I solved them, and what the engine looks like now in action.

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Announcing the 2025 Mobile AppDev Awards Finalists

Game Refinery

The post Announcing the 2025 Mobile AppDev Awards Finalists appeared first on GameRefinery.

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Report: Gamurs Group torches PC Invasion and continues layoffs

Game Developer

The media conglomerate behind Destructoid and Prima Games has seemingly axed more positions.

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With the announcement of the Switch 2 I was wondering how do games for an older version of a console work on a newer version of the same console? Will they run better from the start or do the devs have to go back and update or unlock something for it to work better?

Ask a Game Dev

It depends on how they go to the new platform. There are two main ways of doing this - porting the game project to the new platform or emulating the old game on the new platform. Porting the game basically means taking the old code and assets and making them run on the new hardware. This involves getting the old game running natively (i.e. the game itself compiles, links, and runs) on the Switch 2.

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Ubisoft releases open source tool to help devs tailor games for colourblind players

GamesIndustry.biz

Ubisoft has released Chroma, an open source tool that adds colour blindness filters to in-game content in real time, helping developers tailor games for those players.

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Rust Game Engines in 2025

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Rust Game Engines in 2025 Today we have compiled a list of the best Rust game engines and game frameworks (and popular language bindings) for game development in 2025. This is the third in a series of posts exploring the game engine options available for the most popular programming languages. We have a Python Game Engine The post Rust Game Engines in 2025 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Ubisoft open-sources color blindness accessibility tool Chroma

Game Developer

The French publisher said it hopes developers will use the tool to design games with accessibility in mind.

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Duolingo: How the $15B App uses Gaming Principles to Supercharge DAU Growth

Deconstructor of Fun

Written by Vin Sathyamoorthy , former Zynga Product Manager and a Reddit Product Director. Current proud Texan, and a member of the Deconstructor of Fun consulting team. These facts arent mutually exclusive. Duolingo has managed to capture the popular zeitgeist with more than 100 million monthly active users. To put its success in perspective: Duolingos market capitalization is 10x greater than its next biggest competitor (Babbel), and its daily active user count is similar to Discord and Twitch

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"Video games franchises are now ripe for the picking" – why A Minecraft Movie could lead to games taking over Hollywood

GamesIndustry.biz

Box office analysts expected A Minecraft Movie to make $70 to $90 million on its opening weekend in the US – instead, it made $157 million, and has now passed half a billion worldwide following its second weekend.

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The Variety of Design With Live Service Games

Game Wisdom

The Variety of Design With Live Service Games Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com With all the live service games I’ve played over the years and the research into my book on free-to-play design, I haven’t stopped to try and catalog the different content that can be made for mobile and live service, as … The post The Variety of Design With Live Service Games appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Niantic is laying off 68 employees after selling its game business for $3.5 billion

Game Developer

The AR company has been cutting jobs to reposition its new-look business as a startup.

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New Teaser Trailer + Final Chance for 40% Off!

Astral Clock Tower Studios

Hey there, Travelers! Were kickin' off the work week with some exciting news from the world of Ailur!We've been quietly working behind the scenes on a new gameplay teaser to showcase the current state of the game, including some of the new goodies and refinements featured in our recent April 1st content dropand were finally ready to show it off.This new trailer highlights how things are lookin' in the game following our most recent round of polishes, refinements, and fresh implementations.

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Makea Games shuts down

GamesIndustry.biz

Finnish developer Makea Games has announced its closure.

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Making a Metroidvania Puzzle Game With Gentoo Rescue

Game Wisdom

Making a Metroidvania Puzzle Game With Gentoo Rescue Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" For this perceptive podcast, I sat down with Jagriff who is the designer of the upcoming puzzle game Gentoo Rescue. We talked about puzzle design and making one that introduces new mechanics and evolving the logic.

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Sony has raised the price of the PlayStation 5 in some markets

Game Developer

The company is asking consumers to pay more for console hardware in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, EMEA, and the UK.

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Ionization - Development news

Indie DB

Hello everyone! I apologize for the long silence. Unforeseen circumstances arose that seriously affected my plans.

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Niantic lays off 68 workers following Scopely acquisition

GamesIndustry.biz

Niantic has laid off 68 employees following the $3.5 billion acquisition of the firm by Savvy Games Group subsidiary Scopely.

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This is the shortlist for the 2025 MCV/DEVELOP Awards!

Game Development News

After carefully considering the many hundreds of nominations, we have a shortlist! Voting on the winners will begin soon, ahead of the awards ceremony in June!

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The huge, hidden web game market no one talks about (and how to get in)

Game Developer

There's a hidden market of customers who want to play games on the web.

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Leaforia Official Announcement

Indie DB

Farm, fight, brew magical alcotions, and uncover the mysteries of the Tree of Life!

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Assassin's Creed Shadows debuts at No.2 on revenue charts for March 2025 | Newzoo Charts

GamesIndustry.biz

Assassin's Creed Shadows debuted in second place on Newzoo's overall revenue chart for March, following its release during the second half of last month.

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Cocos Creator v3.8.6 break ASTC texture compression

Cocos

Hello. Link to the commit: github(.)com/cocos/cocos-engine/pull/18189 (sorry, but Im not allowed to post links) Unfortunately upgrade maxKnownFeatureSet break compatibility. Just try to run on the real device iOS build with enabled texture compression (we are using ASTC for iOS) and you will get the error on the real devices: 00:31:58 [ERROR]: JS: Error 3300, please go to [link] to see details.

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Dwarf Fortress has topped 1 million sales on Steam

Game Developer

The legendary procedurally generated adventure has become a million seller.

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AM - Car Horror Demo out now

Indie DB

Hop into the drivers seat and prepare for anything as you navigate a vast network of rural roads in search of salvation. AM is a high-speed horror game that keeps you on the edge of your seatand your foot on the gasas you race to leave the nightmares.

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Media company Gamurs Group reportedly lays off more staff

GamesIndustry.biz

Gamurs Group, the media company behind websites like Dot Esports, Twinfinite, Prima Games, Siliconera and The Escapist, reportedly made more layoffs at the end of last week.

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Darren Bartley

Concept Art World

Concept Art World Darren Bartley Darren Bartley is a concept artist and designer currently working in the video game industry. He has contributed to titles such as Ryse , Stellar Dawn , and RuneScape , and has collaborated with major studios including Marvel, Lucasfilm, Bungie, Blur Studios, Netflix, Riot Games, and Ubisoft. Link: Portfolio | Tumblr | Twitter | Instagram All images Darren Bartley or their respective copyright holder.

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A Minecraft Movie has grossed $550 million globally in under two weeks

Game Developer

The video game adaptation has outpaced other heavy hitters such as Captain America: Brave New World.

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The Protectors of Etheria

Indie DB

This article highlights the uses of events and NIS script and goes into detail about the various event options that are available, as well as NIS parameters, conditions, variables and modifiers that make up the structure of an interaction.

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A Minecraft Movie surpasses $550m globally

GamesIndustry.biz

A Minecraft Movie has grossed over $550 million globally after ten days in theatres.

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[From the industry] Playing for the Planet unveils “Nature” as the 2025 Green Game Jam theme

Game Development News

Over sixty of some of the biggest studios in the world set to participate in global event for nature

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'A vicious cycle:' Translator unions call out Keywords for lowballing contract workers

Game Developer

European unions AVTE and Tramiti claim Keywords has met their requests for collective bargaining with a 'wall of silence.

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