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Losses in Unity's app marketing division drive 16 percent revenue dip
Unity's revenue dropped 16 percent in the last quarter, showing even mass layoffs haven't brought profitability yet.
Aug. 9, 2024
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Game developers are still feeling the pull of last-generation consoles
You can't run from your past.
Aug. 9, 2024
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Mobile dev Shipyard Games shuts down
The creator of Wizards & Kingdoms Go quietly shuttered after running out of money and losing financial backing from Supercell.
Aug. 8, 2024
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Steam increases Store image requirements, details phase-out of old specs
Valve is doubling image specs to help developers make sure their games look their best selves on the Steam Store.
Aug. 8, 2024
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Balatro creator says he will never let it be licensed for gambling, even after death
LocalThunk wants to avoid Balatro being tied to gambling so much he changed his will to keep it out of casinos.
Aug. 8, 2024
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Meta shuts down Quest developer Ready at Dawn
Across its 21-year lifetime, Ready at Dawn developer the Echo series for the Meta Quest, along with Daxter, various God of War spinoffs, and The Order: 1886.
Aug. 8, 2024
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Game sales 'slightly below expectations' at Sega despite some 'favorable' performances
Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance was singled out for praise after topping 500,000 sales in three days.
Aug. 8, 2024
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What exactly is a 'gamer' and why does it matter?
PHD student Imo Kaufman unpacks the paradoxical term during an insightful Hyper Talk at AMAZE Sheffield.
Aug. 8, 2024
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Viral shooter Kingmakers just secured a movie deal (and it hasn't even launched yet)
The manic action game will be turned into a movie that asks one question: What if Braveheart included time travel?
Aug. 8, 2024
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Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is offering $15,000 to 'thinky' game devs
Bonfire Peaks and Sokobond Express developer Draknek has bundles of cash for a few lucky developers.
Aug. 8, 2024
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Training the game designers of tomorrow (Part 3 of 5)
In the first two parts of this series of publications devoted to training game and level designers, I addressed the importance of soft skills, an essential complement to know-how. Let's now address a topic that seems far from design but which a game designer must be concerned with: Marketing and communication.
Aug. 8, 2024
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Report: WB Discovery looking to sell off games, other divisions to prevent total breakup
Game franchises like DC and Mortal Kombat may once again be up for sale as Warner Bros. Discovery tries to make some money.
Aug. 7, 2024