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Deep Dive: Console cross-play and how we made it work in Insurgency Deep Dive: Console cross-play and how we made it work in Insurgency

Here are the steps Pingle Studios took to implement multiplayer on multiplatform, with five key takeaways from the project.

byDenys Slipchuk, Yurii Dudnik

May 7, 2024

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What is game programming and how do you become a game programmer?What is game programming and how do you become a game programmer?

byGame Developer

May 2, 2024

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What to do about Game Engines with Rez Graham and Bryant Francis: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 42 What to do about Game Engines with Rez Graham and Bryant Francis: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 42

Apr 30, 2024

Deep Dive: Conquering hardware hurdles to port Kingdom Come: Deliverance to Switch Deep Dive: Conquering hardware hurdles to port Kingdom Come: Deliverance to Switch

byZhanna Goranskaya

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Demystifying 3D Character Rigging for Games Demystifying 3D Character Rigging for Games

byHannah George

Apr 5, 2024

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Zelda holds the Master Sword.

Did you know Tears of the Kingdom has 'a physics engine for sound'?Did you know Tears of the Kingdom has 'a physics engine for sound'?

byBryant Francis

Apr 4, 2024

1 Min Read

Link rides a glider in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

How Nintendo did the impossible with Tears of the Kingdom's physics system

How Nintendo did the impossible with Tears of the Kingdom's physics system

byBryant Francis

Link draws his bow while leaping in the air.

Player 'stunts' in Breath of the Wild gave Nintendo 'confidence' to push boundaries in Tears of the Kingdom

Player 'stunts' in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gave Nintendo "confidence" to push boundaries in Tears of the Kingdom

byBryant Francis

ChipWits, the game that taught a generation how to code, is back

ChipWits, the game that taught a generation how to code, is back

Unity sees WebGPU as a growing market for game development

Unity sees WebGPU as a growing market for game development

byBryant Francis

Jordan Mechner at the GDC podium

Jordan Mechner recounts the tale of creating Karateka from home

Jordan Mechner recounts the tale of creating Karateka from home

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XVI. A young man stands next to a Chocobo.

Square Enix is testing AI-driven fictional language generation

Square Enix is testing AI-driven fictional language generation

byBryant Francis

Two characters walk together against a night sky

IGF 2024 Winners on creating Venba, Rhythm Doctor, and more

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byDanielle Riendeau

a slide showing a number of black folks' hairstyles as Isaac Olander speaks at the GDC podium

Why is Black hair so difficult for video games to get right? This 3D artist explains

Why is Black hair so difficult for video games to get right? This 3D artist explains

byAlessandro Fillari

A crowd gathers in San Francisco for Day of the Devs

We asked indies at Day of the Devs how to survive the game industry hellscape

We asked indies at Day of the Devs how to survive the game industry hellscape

AI NPC chat is like VR: probably cool but certainly niche

AI NPC chat is like VR: probably cool but certainly niche.

Senior programming director Doug Sheehan at GDC podium

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

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

byAlessandro Fillari

the Unreal Engine and Unity logos

Why (and how) you should leave Unity and Unreal to make your own engine

Why (and how) you should leave Unity and Unreal to make your own engine

byMichael Higham

Owlchemy Labs CEO Andrew Eiche thinks devs should be bullish about AI

Owlchemy Labs CEO Andrew Eiche thinks devs should be bullish about AI

byBryant Francis

Sam Lake appearing in Alan Wake 2.

Alan Wake 2 was 'the right time' for Remedy to invest in live-action video, says Sam Lake

Alan Wake 2 was 'the right time' for Remedy to invest in live-action video, says Sam Lake

byBryant Francis

A cat-person from Asgard's Wrath 2.

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Some players have spent over 250 hours in Asgard's Wrath 2

Some players have spent over 250 hours in Asgard's Wrath 2

byBryant Francis

Larian takes to the stage at the DICE Awards in Vegas

Baldur's Gate 3 and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 big winners at 27th Annual DICE Awards

Baldur's Gate 3 and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 big winners at 27th Annual DICE Awards

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Real-time game telemetry at 2K Games using AWS and Rockset

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A woman with curly hair sketches while sitting on a curb.

Game developers, don't give up on your bad sketches

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byBryant Francis

To Mod or Not to Mod: Why The Future of Gaming is User Generated

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Game Developer's 2023 wrap-up: Indie developers name their unsung heroes of the year

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Realtime rendering with OpenGL: a student's perspective (week seven)

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Filling in the dotted line: bezier curves and creative pride

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How should face models be compensated in video games?

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Using Vertex Animation Texture for Complex Visual Effects

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