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Creative UK's latest fund offers up to £25K to North East teams Creative UK's latest fund offers up to £25K to North East teams

The new North East Shared Success fund also provides creative enterprises in the area with support and 'creative freedom' to test their ideas.

byJustin Carter

Aug 30, 2024

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Report: NetEase cutting jobs at Ouka Studios ahead of potential closure Report: NetEase cutting jobs at Ouka Studios ahead of potential closure

Aug 30, 2024

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Atari CEO wants Infogrames to become the ultimate preservationist publisher Atari CEO wants Infogrames to become the ultimate preservationist publisher

Aug 30, 2024

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Patch Notes #2: How does the game industry survive beyond 2025?Patch Notes #2: How does the game industry survive beyond 2025?

Aug 30, 2024

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Key art for 2023's Relic Hunters Legend.

Rogue Snail decouples free-to-play mechanics from Relic Hunters Legend after Gearbox split Rogue Snail decouples free-to-play mechanics from Relic Hunters Legend after Gearbox split

byJustin Carter

Aug 29, 2024

1 Min Read

Iterative narrative design for video games - an indie approach Iterative narrative design for video games - an indie approach

byLeander Burger

Aug 29, 2024

1 Min Read

A character searches a cartoon alleyway strewn with refuse

Preserving the Past With Charles Cecil: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 46

Preserving the Past With Charles Cecil: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 46

byDanielle Riendeau

Mental health in games charity Take This is facing extinction

Mental health in games charity Take This is facing extinction

Screenshot from the reveal trailer for Bungie's Marathon.

Report: Bungie fired veteran director after misconduct allegations

Report: Bungie fired veteran director after misconduct allegations

byJustin Carter

Key artwork showing characters from various Double Jump Tokyo projects

Blockchain studio Double Jump Tokyo nets $10M from SBI Investment, Sony, and others

Blockchain studio Double Jump Tokyo nets $10M from SBI Investment, Sony, and others

Humberly Gonzalez and Kay Vess.

Star Wars Outlaws lead actor Humberly González made her character a 'dreamer'

Star Wars Outlaws lead actor Humberly González made her character a 'dreamer'

byBryant Francis

A screenshot from Blue Protocol

Bandai Namco Online torches Blue Protocol and terminates publishing deal with Amazon Games

Bandai Namco Online torches Blue Protocol and terminates publishing deal with Amazon Games

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard accused of 'bad faith bargaining' by Raven Software union workers

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard accused of 'bad faith bargaining' by Raven Software union workers

A screenshot from Risk of Rain 2

PTW acquires Ghostpunch Games for $13 million and pitches 'AI-based' services

PTW acquires Ghostpunch Games for $13 million and pitches 'AI-based' services

A16Z Games offering $750k investments and mentorship through Speedrun accelerator

A16Z Games offering $750k investments and mentorship through Speedrun accelerator

Nix, the alien pal from Star Wars Outlaws.

Take a look at Nix's motion capture puppet from Star Wars Outlaws

Take a look at Nix's motion capture puppet from Star Wars Outlaws

byBryant Francis

Graphic announcing the partnership between Xsolla and Savvy Games Group.

Xsolla and Savvy Games set to launch development academy in Saudi Arabia

Xsolla and Savvy Games set to launch development academy in Saudi Arabia

byJustin Carter

Concept art for a hypothetical Crash Bandicoot 5, featuring Crash, Coco, and Spyro.

Report: Activision mismanaged Toys for Bob after modest Crash Bandicoot 4 sales

Report: Activision mismanaged Toys for Bob after modest Crash Bandicoot 4 sales

byJustin Carter

A character in Monster Hunter Wilds holds a porkchop over their head.

Capcom's close communication culture is key to sustainability, say Monster Hunter Wilds devs

Capcom's close communication culture is key to sustainability, say Monster Hunter Wilds devs

byBryant Francis

Promo art for Amazon MMOs New World, Blue Protocol, and Lost Ark.

Amazon Games CEO thinks genAI can help make better ideas for games

Amazon Games CEO thinks genAI can help make better ideas for games

byJustin Carter

Star Wars Outlaws player character Kay Vess fires on Stormtroopers.

Star Wars Outlaws creative director says Swedish 'pride in craftsmanship' was key to development progress

Star Wars Outlaws creative director says Swedish 'pride in craftsmanship' was key to development progress

byBryant Francis

Key art for Dying Light: The Beast.

Turns out Dying Light: The Beast started out as leaked Dying Light 2 DLC

Turns out Dying Light: The Beast started out as leaked Dying Light 2 DLC

byJustin Carter, Bryant Francis

Key art for the 2022 game Haak.

'Nightmare' porting process drove Haak developer Blingame to cancel Xbox version

'Nightmare' porting process drove Haak developer Blingame to cancel Xbox version

byJustin Carter

Jen and Zan, two player characters from Tactical Breach Wizards. They are wizards with guns.

Tactical Breach Wizards shows how strategy games can tickle the funny bone

Tactical Breach Wizards shows how strategy games can tickle the funny bone

byBryant Francis

Storm wizard Jen gives a peace sign for the camera in Tactical Breach Wizards.

Let's compare the narrative design of Tactical Breach Wizards and Into the Breach

Let's compare the narrative design of Tactical Breach Wizards and Into the Breach

byBryant Francis

A college football player in EA Sports College Football 25.

Survey reveals devs consider genAI double-edged sword in game development

Survey reveals devs consider genAI double-edged sword in game development

byJustin Carter

A motion capture performer on set

Game performers demand more support from studios over 'graphic' scenes

Game performers demand more support from studios over 'graphic' scenes

Pantaloon helps out indie devs with free resource hub

Pantaloon helps out indie devs with free resource hub

byJustin Carter

Book Excerpt: Great Games Need Great Leaders

Book Excerpt: Great Games Need Great Leaders

byMatthew John Dyet

The words 'Tiny Screens' on a green background

RANKED: Four tiny screens to power your tiny alt ctrl dreams

RANKED: Four tiny screens to power your tiny alt ctrl dreams

Embracer prioritizing 'controlled key IPs' to improve profitability of PC and console releases

Embracer prioritizing 'controlled key IPs' to improve profitability of PC and console releases

Key art for Vampire Survivors. A classic pale vampire glowers in front of a blood-red moon.

Vampire Survivors development sounds like an open source-fueled fever dream

Vampire Survivors development sounds like an open source-fueled fever dream

byBryant Francis

Unity CEO says he's 'less focused' on generative AI

Unity CEO says he's 'less focused' on generative AI

byJustin Carter

A screenshot from TerraTech Worlds

Payload Studios is laying off 25 percent of its workforce

Payload Studios is laying off 25 percent of its workforce

Krafton leads $11.3 million investment into Eschatology Entertainment

Krafton leads $11.3 million investment into Eschatology Entertainment

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