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From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back
I'm developing a 2.5D pixel art game on my old text-mode engine. A character-based ASCII engine can handle this task, it just needs a couple of upgrades.
May 16, 2024
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Firaxis vet Jake Solomon unveils new studio making a 'life sim' game
Firaxis veteran Jake Solomon and several former colleagues have founded Midsummer Studios and are making a run at The Sims.
May 14, 2024
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Sony champions live service titles, claims PS5 hardware sales have peaked
The company also hopes to grow first-party software sales just months after cutting jobs at key internal studios.
May 14, 2024
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Is Strategy design due for a shakeup?
As I think about the strategy genre, and the complexity of them, I wonder if it’s time for a structural change to how strategy and tactics games are made.
May 14, 2024
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Square Enix is rebooting its game business around multiplatform development and 'unforgettable experiences'
Underwhelmed by the recent performance of some triple-A titles, Square Enix is swapping 'quantity for quality' to deliver projects it claims will guarantee fun
May 13, 2024
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Little Kitty, Big City tops 100,000 sales in two days
The cat that got the cream.
May 13, 2024
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Xbox president: Studio closures will ensure 'business is healthy for the long term'
'We look at a whole variety of factors when we're faced with making decisions and trade-offs like that.'
May 10, 2024
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Embrace the Chaos: How Indie Devs Can Thrive in a Changing and Challenging Market
Yes, the industry is experiencing a shift, but change often breeds opportunity, especially for nimble indie developers.
May 10, 2024
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Report: Xbox bracing for more cuts after studio-hoarder Microsoft claims it's spread too thin
Microsoft has spent billions on studio acquisitions but appears to be crumbling under its own weight.
May 9, 2024
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Exploiting fear to create good horror games
Developers Jade Jacson, Steve Kirby and Kelvin Moore dive into horror as a genre, why we like to be scared and how game developers can exploit our deepest fears to create a wide range of scares.
May 9, 2024
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Alan Wake II developer Remedy cancels multiplayer project Codename Kestrel
The studio has scrapped the project to focus on existing franchises.
May 7, 2024
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Microsoft closes Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games
The developers behind Redfall, Hi-Fi Rush, and Mighty Doom are being shut down.
May 7, 2024