Industry News April 3, 2020 GDC Relief Fundraiser concludes at $61K Gamedev.world ran a fundraising event from March 27th to April 3rd, with money going to the GDC Relief Fund. The raised money should support devs affected by the cancellation of GDC. The effort generated $61 thousand.
Industry News April 3, 2020 Unity launches Unite Now Unity announced Unite Now, a series of learning sessions, demos, roundtables, interviews, and Q&As starting April 14.
Industry News April 3, 2020 The Last of Us Part II delayed indefinitely Sony announced it would not be releasing The Last of Us Part II on May 29. The title has been delayed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Industry News April 2, 2020 VR vs flat screen development: checklist Last year’s release of the Oculus Quest the recent launch of Half-Life: Alyx have certainly shifted the VR landscape, but it still remains a niche market.
Industry News April 2, 2020 ? Twitch viewership grew 23% in March Twich viewership reached 1.2 billion hours in March, which is 23 percent up from February.
Industry News April 2, 2020 ? Sony launches $100 million fund to support those affected by COVID-19 Sony Corporation announced “Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19,” a $100 million fund to support those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Industry News April 2, 2020 Localizing Disco Elysium for China: what can go wrong? Disco Elysium came out last year to universal acclaim. Its storytelling and customization system won four awards at The Game Awards 2019 and led many reviewers to choose the title as the game of the year, with Time listing Disco Elysium as one of the top games of the entire decade.
Industry News April 1, 2020 Frogwares embraces self-publishing Frogwares, Ukraine-based developer of the Sherlock Holmes games and The Sinking City, is transitioning to self-publishing.
Industry News April 1, 2020 Terraria lifetime sales reach 30m copies Terraria, which came out nearly nine years ago, has surpassed 30 million units sold.
Dev Interviews April 1, 2020 Alberto Belli on Italian gamedev scene: “Evolution always arrives just before extinction” Italy is a great market for games. It’s worth €1.7 billion, which means that people buy and play games. However, revenues from Italian developers account for just around €50 million, and almost everything comes from a handful of key studios.
Industry News March 31, 2020 ? Wasteland 3 release moved to August 28 inXile entertainment, the developer of Wasteland 3, has moved the release date from May 19 to August 28.
Industry News March 31, 2020 ? Half-Life: Alyx is among Metacritics’s top 20 PC games Half-Life: Alyx has made it to No.17 in the top 20 PC releases, with its current metascore sitting at 94 out of 100.
Industry News March 31, 2020 ? Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is one of Steam’s biggest launches ever Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord came out in Early Access yesterday in Steam’s biggest launch of the year so far, with 209,234 concurrent players at its peak.
Industry News March 30, 2020 18 game companies team up with WHO to fight coronavirus 18 game companies have launched the #PlayApartTogether campaign. Under the initiative, 18 gaming brands will work with the World Health Organization to disseminate the WHO’s health guidelines through games.
Industry News March 30, 2020 Resident Evil 3 causes controversy in China Launching a game in China can be tricky in more ways than you’d expect. Capcom hasn’t even fully released its Resident Evil 3 remake, but the demo has already angered patriotic Chinese gamers.
Industry News March 30, 2020 Over 80 people worked on Alyx. Biggest dev team Valve ever assembled The Half-Life: Alyx development team was the largest Valve had ever put together for a single game project.
Industry News March 30, 2020 Analyst on Cyberpunk 2077 and coronavirus, CD Projekt’s strategy, and future of Witcher series Patria Finance analyst Martin Cakl, who focuses on the stock market in Poland, shared his views on the future of CD Projekt.
Industry News March 27, 2020 White Nights organizers reveal more details about WN Hub online platform Adapting to the health challenges of the day, the gaming industry is switching to remote work. The existing conditions call for new solutions. That’s why WN Media Group is launching WN Hub, an online business communication platform for the gaming industry.
Industry News March 27, 2020 ? BioWare working on new installment in one of its “most prestigious franchises” BioWare is looking for a Technical Director for its Edmonton studio in Alberta, Canada. This job listing is remarkable as it mentions a new title in one of its “most prestigious franchises.”
Industry News March 27, 2020 ? Huawei partners with Tencent to work on cloud game platform Tencent and Huawei are working together on a new cloud game platform.