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Industry News June 9, 2023

Genshin Impact developer miHoYo generated more profit in 2022 than Activision Blizzard, EA, and Embracer

miHoYo is a private company, so it doesn’t have to release financial statements. However, Chinese media recently disclosed some information about the Genshin Impact developer’s revenue and profit.

Industry News June 9, 2023

Quantic Dream launches new publishing label Spotlight for indie game developers

Spotlight by Quantic Dream is a new publishing label started by the Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain developer. Two indie games, Under The Waves and Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior, are expected to come out this year.

Game Development June 9, 2023

Lessons learned from building test level for BioShock Infinite: vertical gameplay and fake Skyline travel

It is always great to see professional developers share some knowledge and personal experience. Here is a test map that level designer Steve Lee created with Unreal Engine 3 to get a job on BioShock Infinite at Irrational Games.