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Game Development April 13, 2023

NVIDIA open sources its RTX Remix game remastering platform for modding community

Nvidia has launched its RTX Remix platform and made it open source. This should provide modders with more capabilities and tools to create remasters of old games and add path tracing to them.
Industry News April 13, 2023

War Robots tops $750 million in lifetime revenue as MY.GAMES gears up for console and PC expansion

Mobile mech shooter War Robots has reached a new milestone. Here is some data shared by developer Pixonic and publisher MY.GAMES to celebrate the game’s ninth anniversary.
Events April 12, 2023

WN Connect in Shenzhen brought together 150 people from 119 companies, including Tencent, NetEase, and Roblox

The latest WN Connect event took place on March 30 in Shenzhen, China. It was attended by 150 games industry professionals from 119 companies. The list includes Tencent, NetEase, Huawei, Roblox, and iDreamSky.
Market Analysis April 12, 2023

DFC: Core player base only accounts for 10% of 3.7 billion gamers globally

Nearly half of the world’s population plays video games. This is according to a new report from market research firm DFC Intelligence.
Industry News April 12, 2023

Game illustrator jobs in China down 70% due to rapid AI adoption

The games industry is one of the sectors that are rapidly adopting AI technologies and trying to implement them into pipelines. As a result, the number of illustrator jobs in China has plummeted.
Legal April 12, 2023

Konami worker says he had ‘intention of killing’ his former boss after attacking him with fire extinguisher

A Konami employee has been arrested in Japan for allegedly trying to kill his former boss. According to the police, the man attacked him after experiencing power harassment at the workplace.
Industry News April 11, 2023

Devolver Digital posts net loss of $91.5 million for 2022, shares hit new low

Devolver Digital has shared its unaudited results for the full fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. The indie publisher saw its shares hit a new low due to a huge net loss.
Deals April 11, 2023

Take-Two to use $1 billion senior notes offering to repay its outstanding loans

Take-Two has announced a public sale of $1 billion in senior notes. The game publisher will use a portion of the money obtained through this offering to repay its loans.
Industry News April 11, 2023

Report: Several private equity firms interested in acquiring Playtika

Playtika has attracted some interest from buyout firms, according to the latest report. The Israel-based mobile publisher might be the subject of a takeover, though no agreement has yet been reached.
Game Development April 10, 2023

Dev tried to make simple game in 8 different engines, including Unity, Unreal, Godot, and GameMaker

There is a wide variety of game engines, from the most all-around and popular ones like Unity to more niche ones like RPG Maker. Here is what can happen when an indie developer tries to make the same game using eight different engines.
Market Analysis April 10, 2023

Niko Partners expects total number of game licenses in China to top 1,000 for first time since 2020

China is gradually softening its stance on the video game approval process. According to the latest forecast from Niko Partners, the local regulator will issue twice as many licenses this year as in 2022.
Industry News April 7, 2023

Argentina has program that teaches game design to prisoners and helps them release simple titles

There is a special program in Argentina that teaches prisoners different game development skills. Some of them have already made simple HTML5 titles.
Game Development April 7, 2023

What is shader compilation and how it became scourge of modern PC gaming, explained in 5 cards

Stuttering… a word that has become synonymous with a painful experience for PC gamers. Today we are diving into what shader compilation is, why it leads to hitching, what Unreal Engine and DX12 have to do with this issue, and how developers can address it.
Deals April 6, 2023

ZeniMax appears to have quietly acquired TES Online co-developer Nemesys Games

Bethesda parent company ZeniMax has a new subsidiary in Europe. According to third-party sources, it has acquired Hungurian studio Nemesys Games, known for its work on The Elder Scrolls Online.
Industry News April 6, 2023

Terra Nil hits 300,000 players as Free Lives helps plant 45k trees and donates 8% of profits to charity

Terra Nil, a reverse city builder from Free Lives, has been successfully released on PC and mobile. On top of that, the studio also launched great charity initiatives aimed at habitat preservation and tree planting.
Deals April 6, 2023

Saudi wealth fund to snap up Scopely for $4.9 billion in one of largest-ever gaming deals

Savvy Games Group, established by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has announced its decision to acquire mobile developer and publisher Scopely. The company is best known for titles based on the Marvel and Star Trek franchises.
Industry News April 5, 2023

Cyberpunk 2077 quest director on cut content: “If something is unused, this is done for a reason”

Every game goes through a feature cut, and Cyberpunk 2077 is no exception. One of the game’s key developers has tried to explain why it is game designers’ responsibility to get rid of some content that doesn’t meet the overall level of quality.
Industry News April 5, 2023

Paradox Interactive shuts down two studios behind Crusader Kings 3 and Stellaris DLCs

Paradox Interactive has announced the closure of two Swedish offices as part of a planned restructuring to move away from decentralized game development. As a result, 36 people will be laid off.
Industry News April 5, 2023

Success of Contraband Police saved Crazy Rocks from bankruptcy as border guard sim hits 250k units sold

Border guard simulator Contraband Police has turned out to be a huge success for Polish studio Crazy Rocks. Moreover, the game helped the company not go bankrupt.
Industry News April 5, 2023

Amazon Games lays off over 100 employees: “Delivering the best content for players is at the center of what we do”

Amazon has decided to lay off more than 100 employees in its gaming division. The company says these changes should help it achieve its long-term goal of becoming one of the world’s leading game publishers.
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