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Update: Humble Games confirms layoffs amid 'restructuring', denies full shutdown

Game Developer

Update: In a statement, Humble confirms layoffs at Humble Games but maintains that the publisher is still up and running. Update: Humble has now provided a statement saying Humble Games hasn't been shut down, but just restructured.

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Humble Games devs told "company is shutting down"

GamesIndustry.biz

Update, 8.59pm: Humble Games has confirmed whilst it is undergoing restructuring, the company is "not shutting down" and "upcoming releases are not affected." In a statement to GamesIndustry.biz , Humble Games said: "In these challenging economic times for indie game publishing, Humble Games has made the difficult but necessary decision to restructure our operations.

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Announcing Stars Reach

Raph Koster

I t’s been years of work, and we are far from done, but I am super happy to finally reveal what I have been working on at Playable Worlds: Stars Reach. This is the game I have wanted to make for nearly thirty years. It is the spiritual sequel to Ultima Online and to Star Wars Galaxies. It has in it all the lessons of all these decades of online game development — and it looks forward, not back, to reinvent what an online world can be.

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Affinity Offer All Products FREE For 6 Months

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Affinity Offer All Products FREE For 6 Months At this point we all know that Adobe screwed up and alienated a lot of their users, with many of those users left looking for Adobe alternatives. One of the biggest alternatives to Adobe, Affinity decided to kick ’em while they were down, offering their entire suite of products 50% […] The post Affinity Offer All Products FREE For 6 Months appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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NVIDIA TensorRT 10.0 Upgrades Usability, Performance, and AI Model Support

Nvidia

NVIDIA today announced the latest release of NVIDIA TensorRT, an ecosystem of APIs for high-performance deep learning inference. TensorRT includes inference. NVIDIA today announced the latest release of NVIDIA TensorRT, an ecosystem of APIs for high-performance deep learning inference. TensorRT includes inference runtimes and model optimizations that deliver low latency and high throughput for production applications.

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Unity 6 Preview is now available

Unity Blog

Unity 6 Preview (formerly known as 2023.3 Tech Stream) is the last release of our development cycle for Unity 6 and is available for download now.

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Opinion: How will Project 2025 impact game developers?

Game Developer

The Heritage Foundation's manifesto for the possible next administration could do great harm to many, including large portions of the game development community.

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Nintendo's systemic policy of miscredting is harming external translators

Game Developer

External translators who've worked on major franchises including The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing have been refused credits and locked into decade-long NDAs.

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SAG-AFTRA can now call immediate strike if game companies refuse AI protections

Game Developer

The union is attempting to secure better wages, working conditions, and AI protections for voice actors and performers within the game industry.

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Predatory tactics in gaming are worse than you think

Game Developer

I want to shed light on a tactic that involves collecting data as you play, feeding this data into complex algorithms and models that then alter the rules of your game under the hood to optimize spending opportunities.

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Phoenix Labs lays off staff, cancels games in major restructuring

Game Developer

Update: The studio behind Dauntless and Fae Farm has laid off an unknown number of employees and cancelled a game "mere weeks" away from launching in Early Access.

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Why Doesn't Everyone See the Importance of Preserving Our Past?

Game Developer

The Entertainment Software Association recently came out against the preservation of past games. This short post is a plea for common sense and a recognition of the importance of videogame history.

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Creativity from constraints: developing new games from old IP

Game Developer

A game's legacy is not just the nostalgia it will come to evoke after enough time has passed. Its legacy is also in the creativity it comes to inspire in the works that arise in its wake.

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59 percent of devs say industry in 'bad' straits, blame investors and mismanagement

Game Developer

As the game indstry continues through these difficult times, those surveyed by the Game Developers Collective believe they know the real core problems of the industry.

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Yves Guillemot denounces Assassin's Creed Shadows' racist, 'malicious' backlash

Game Developer

Weeks of racist backlash over Assassin's Creed Shadows prompted Guillemot to speak out and encourage the larger industry to not let this behavior stand.

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

Game Developer

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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VFX studio Axis shuts down after 24 years

Game Developer

Axis' famous reveal trailer for Dead Island led to Techland's current popularity and the cinematic trailer being the default marketing for triple-A games.

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PlayStation London has officially shut down

Game Developer

Over 22 years, PlayStation London broadened PlayStation's appeal with the SingStar games, along with its VR titles Blood & Truth and PlayStation VR Worlds.

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Nintendo president says generative AI can be used in 'creative ways'

Game Developer

Contrary to recent reports, Nintendo hasn't ruled out using generative AI technology, but emphasized that games 'cannot be created by technology alone.

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Iwata's comments in restored 2004 interview look downright prophetic

Game Developer

Two years into being Nintendo's global president, Iwata looks ahead to the company's strategy with the Nintendo Wii and DS, and its console competition.

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Obituary: Jim Ward, Dungeons & Dragons designer, died at age 72

Game Developer

Ward joined TSR during Dungeons & Dragons' first boom, and worked on several add-ons for the TTRPG, plus his own science-fantasy game, Metamorphosis Alpha.

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Report: Microsoft shuts down DEI team, ex-lead claims similar programs at risk

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Diversity and inclusion initiatives could be facing the axe with large-scale conservative policy potentially on the horizon.

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Obituary: Rare Studios artist Brett Jones has passed away

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Along with his work on GoldenEye and Perfect Dark, Jones did art and VFX for Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars, and Doctor Who.

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Report: Embracer studio Pieces Interactive has shut down

Game Developer

The studio worked on the recent Alone in the Dark remake, which according to Embracer delivered a 'softer-than-expected performance.

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Hooded Horse's Tim Bender doesn't think constant growth should define games

Game Developer

The Manor Lords publisher advocates for letting games be measured by their developer's own aspirations rather than the thinking of "number go up.

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Sega of America union workers secure raises, layoff protections with first collectively-bargained contract

Game Developer

AEGIS–CWA union member Jasmin Hernandez told Game Developer the new contract will "provide a more secure environment" for employees.

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70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

Game Developer

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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Keywords tried to make a game using GenAI but said the tech was 'unable to replace talent'

Game Developer

'The best results and quality needed can only be achieved by experts in their field utilising GenAI as a new, powerful tool in their creative process.

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Silence from Sony, Remedy, other studios could worsen harassment campaign

Game Developer

Dr. Rachel Kowert of Take This breaks down how extremist groups take advantage of the reluctance of some companies to stand up to online harassment.

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Hooded Horse co-founder says publishers should ditch 'horrible' recoup clauses to help devs

Game Developer

"It's fundamentally stupid to have recoup terms where publishers protect all of their downside risks and recover all the money first.

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How Spider-Man 2's traversal physics sling a faster superhero fantasy

Game Developer

The programming director of the superhero sequel explained the complex physics of Spider-Man and how the web-wings were a "mess" to get right.

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Report: Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios is cutting jobs

Game Developer

Multiple former employees have shared the news, which comes less than three months after the studio's debut title launched.

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World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

Game Developer

The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.

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How Little Kitty, Big City was designed to steal hearts (and fish)

Game Developer

We spoke with Valve veteran turned studio founder Matt T. Wood about the design parameters behind this charming puzzle platformer.

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