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Rogue Snail decouples free-to-play mechanics from Relic Hunters Legend after Gearbox split
The studio is making its Early Access game into a premium title when it hits 1.0 due to a lack of time and effort to dedicate into monetization.
Aug. 30, 2024
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Patch Notes #2: How does the game industry survive beyond 2025?
We ventured to Gamescom 2024 in search of answers.
Aug. 30, 2024
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Atari CEO wants Infogrames to become the ultimate preservationist publisher
'There's not a really strong moat around this space, so competition can increase rapidly and decrease rapidly. The ones that survive have a strong brand.'
Aug. 30, 2024
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Report: NetEase cutting jobs at Ouka Studios ahead of potential closure
Layoff and shutdown rumors have begun to swirl just days after the launch of Ouka's latest project, Visions of Mana.
Aug. 30, 2024
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Creation of Parallax Occlusion Mapping (POM) in Unreal Engine 5
We create for our materials Parallax Occlusion Mapping (POM) in UE5. It's a complex texture-based approach to add more details for objects.
Aug. 30, 2024
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Classic studio Argonaut Games revived as 'boutique publisher'
The new iteration of the once-defunct developer will bring its old works and make new projects, starting with a remaster of the cult classic Croc: Legend of the Gobbos.
Aug. 29, 2024
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Iterative narrative design for video games - an indie approach
Game narratives change all the time during the production. In this article we describe the methods we use to quickly iterate on our narrative content.
Aug. 29, 2024
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Foamstars makes the pivot to free-to-play in October
Square Enix's new shooter is ditching a paid model and the PlayStation+ requirement in an effort to add some more players to its ranks.
Aug. 28, 2024
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Spiders devs to strike after alleging mismanagement, 'growing instability'
Update: A representative for Spiders dismissed the allegations as "accusatory" and not indicative of the developer's work culture.
Aug. 28, 2024
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Report: Lawsuits raise concerns over Xsolla CEO's use of company money
Former executives claim Xsolla CEO Aleksandr Agapitov has spent years putting millions from company accounts into his and firing anyone who voiced concerns.
Aug. 28, 2024
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PTW acquires Ghostpunch Games for $13 million and pitches 'AI-based' services
The Florida-based studio has worked on notable titles including Risk of Rain 2, Fortnite, and Mortal Kombat 1.
Aug. 28, 2024
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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard accused of 'bad faith bargaining' by Raven Software union workers
Raven employees successfully unionized in 2022 but have now filed an NLRB complaint against their employer after struggling to secure their first collective bargaining agreement.
Aug. 28, 2024