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Spiders employees secure boosted wages, better remote work policies
Developers at French studio Spiders will receive better pay after threatening to strike.
Sept. 6, 2024
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Power progression in games: Crafting rewarding player experiences
Within this article I will be exploring power progression, how it is a fundamental element of game design, and why it taps into the human desire for growth and mastery.
Sept. 6, 2024
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Sony execs claim the company isn't creating enough original franchises
'We don't have that much IP that we fostered from the beginning.'
Sept. 5, 2024
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'Just ask:' Hooded Horse chief product officer tells devs to treat publishers like an open book
'I think, especially in a new relationship, there's a bit of coyness.'
Sept. 5, 2024
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Balancing creativity and deadlines in game development
The article offers a framework for managers to balance creativity and deadlines, ensuring the timely delivery of a great game.
Sept. 5, 2024
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'Sleep tight, Hopoo Games': Risk of Rain developer goes dark as key staffers join Valve
The studio has cancelled an upcoming project codenamed 'Snail.'
Sept. 3, 2024
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Helldivers 2 and Dead Island 2 support studio Toadman Interactive confirms layoffs
The layoffs are expected to impact around 100 full-time and contract employees.
Sept. 2, 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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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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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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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