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Atari adds Chris Sawyer's Transport Tycoon to its retro portfolio
The publisher hopes to expand distrubtion of the original Transport Tycoon and is considering 'potentially developing new titles or content.'
Nov. 5, 2024
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The overdesign trap of game design
Why over-designing your game can lead to an unfocused mess.
Nov. 5, 2024
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Netflix Games exec prepares bowl of word salad to announce new role as VP of GenAI for Games
Mike Verdu claims devs can use generative AI to create 'mind-blowing new experiences for players.'
Nov. 4, 2024
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Radical Forge nets £2.6 million to expand team and launch Southfield
The news comes months after the studio laid off a 'handful' of staff.
Nov. 4, 2024
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard opens as BioWare's best Steam launch with 70K concurrent players
Along with topping BioWare's other games, Dragon Age: The Veilguard is EA's biggest single-player game on Valve's platform.
Nov. 2, 2024
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Roblox boasts 'exceptional' revenue and players for 2024's third quarter
Roblox Corp. also used its new financials to reiterate its investment in 'technology, policies, and partnerships to pursue the highest standards of trust and safety on our platform.'
Nov. 2, 2024
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Fake it til’ you make it - faking extended draw distance in mobile games
How Block City Wars developers use shaders and fog effects to fake distant objects, optimizing draw distance for better performance.
Nov. 2, 2024
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Heads up: devs on Steam now need to disclose kernel mode anti-cheat software
Information on anti-cheat software in multiplayer games can now be featured on Steam store pages.
Nov. 1, 2024
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Nintendo doesn't credit composers on new Nintendo Music app
If you want to know who composed a given Nintendo track, your answer is in another castle.
Nov. 1, 2024
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Alan Wake 2 has recouped most of its development and marketing expenses
Remedy is now preparing to enter the world of self-publishing.
Nov. 1, 2024
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UK union IWGB Game Workers launches manifesto after topping 1,500 members
'We envision a future where job insecurity, long unpaid hours, and inadequate compensation are a thing of the past.'
Nov. 1, 2024
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Call of Duty helps Xbox Game Pass to quarterly revenue record
Microsoft has revealed its first quarter results for fiscal year 2025, highlighting Game Pass figures and Call of Duty Black Ops 6's big launch, but hardware revenue continues to decline.
Nov. 1, 2024