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Why Moonlighter's dev pivoted genres for its new discovery challenge!
29.11.2023
Also: a survey of indie devs, and lots more news besides
Xbox Exec Says AI Can 'Take Care Of' All Sorts Of Game Dev Problems
29.11.2023
Xbox’s chief financial officer, Tim Stuart, recently shared how excited he was about AI technology being used in game development. During a November 28 summit, Stuart told audience that it can now translate and localize games, handle coding, and even test games, too, which begs the question:...
Zelda Devs Reveal Why They Made Ganon ‘Robust And Sexy’ In TOTK
28.11.2023
When you think of Ganondorf, the villainous entity that plagues The Legend of Zelda’s Hyrule, what comes to mind? Despicable, evil, heinous, repulsive, vile—all good adjectives for the Demon King. “Robust and sexy” might not cross your brain, but those two words were purposeful descriptors...
Lightning devs must ‘wake up’ and fix security bugs, not please VCs: Bitcoin dev
27.11.2023
Antoine Riard, who left the Lightning Network in October, argues the Lightning Network is also at risk of becoming increasingly centralized and susceptible to single points of failure and censorship risks
Blockchain devs expect complications from EU smart contract kill switch
24.11.2023
The EU’s Data Act could introduce “kill switch” requirements for smart contracts, raising questions about how decentralized projects would handle such a scenario
Report: Devs Worked Nights And Weekends To Rush Modern Warfare III Out
10.11.2023
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s single-player campaign was panned by critics when it released early on November 2. Reviewers hit it with low scores and said it felt short, rushed, and incomplete. Now Bloomberg reports that the game was rushed out in half the time of a normal Call of Duty sequel...
15 crypto leaders’ tips for devs moving from Web2 to Web3
9.11.2023
A developer who’s seeking to make the jump from Web2 to Web3 has to learn both new tech and new truths
Hitman Devs Had To Convince James Bond People Their 007 Game Wouldn't Be Another Shooter
8.11.2023
We’ve known for some time now that IO Interactive, the studio behind the fantastic Hitman games, is working on a new James Bond game. And while that team seems like a perfect match and a new Bond game seems long overdue, according to IOI, the team had to assure the folks who own the spy franchise...
Night In The Woods Devs Cancel Highly Anticipated Follow-Up
7.11.2023
Revenant Hill, an adventure game about cute animals and shitty landlords, was supposed to be the next project from the makers of the critically-acclaimed 2017 GOTY contender, Night in the Woods. Today, indie collective The Glory Society announced it would effectively be canceled following...
Yakuza’s Devs Love The Memes As Much As You Do
31.10.2023
When you make a long-running series as wacky and melodramatic as Sega’s eclectic Yakuza / Like a Dragon games, there’s no telling what players will latch on to. A key example? Yakuza’s creators were very surprised by female players finding Goro Majima, the series stalwart eye-patched gangster...
Spider-Man 2 Devs On Friendship, Venom, And PS5 Performance
27.10.2023
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 released October 20 with fanfare worthy of the vibrant New York City where it’s set, becoming the fastest-selling PlayStation exclusive and igniting pertinent conversations about its protagonists’ asses. Below the surface, the direct sequel to developer Insomniac Games’ 2018...
Payday 3 Devs Apologize Again Over Missing Major Update
25.10.2023
Payday 3 devs have extended their apology tour that began back in September, when Starbreeze Studios CEO had to apologize for the state in which the co-op heist game launched. The always-online bank robbery simulator suffered from major server and matchmaking issues that were fixed a little over...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Devs Have A Big Surprise Planned For Its Most Iconic Scene
24.10.2023
The immensely popular 1997 role-playing game Final Fantasy VII has been worshiped in its original form, grafted into a similarly admired 2020 remake, and now, developer Square Enix promises a magisterial “rebirth” in a PlayStation 5 exclusive set for February 29, 2024. Like the 2020 remake, Final...
Rug pull feared as Safereum devs reportedly unlock and dump native token
24.10.2023
According to blockchain security analysts, the developers of the Safereum project suddenly sold more than 700 ETH worth of its native token, sending the price of SAFEREUM plunging more than 90%
Report: Awful King Kong Game Was Made In A Year By Overworked Devs
20.10.2023
Skull Island: Rise of Kong was released earlier this week and was quickly derided as one of the worst games of 2023. What happened? Well, a new report claims it was made by a small team of developers on a tight budget in just one year, putting the studio in a situation where making something good...
Starknet and zkSync buck trend as crypto ecosystems shed devs by 28%
19.10.2023
Monthly active developers across the crypto ecosystem fell 28% year-on-year in October, though some have managed to buck the trend
Baldur’s Gate 2’s Characters Were ‘Cardboard Cutouts’ Until Devs Played Final Fantasy VII
11.10.2023
Lauded for its story, characters, and density of quality fantasy narrative, BioWare’s 2000 RPG Baldur’s Gate II is one of the most celebrated computer games of all time. An adaptation of the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, it aspired to digitize the rich experience of playing at...
Immutable links with AWS in latest Web3 gaming push
11.10.2023
The blockchain gaming firm said it will gain access to a vast pipeline of game studio leads and support for successful deal closures
Around 100 Devs At Just Cause Studio Are Unionizing
6.10.2023
Around 100 employees at Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios Group are unionizing. This means around a fifth of the 500-person Swedish team is now bargaining with the company’s management for a fair contract.Read more
Ex-Dragon Age Devs Sue BioWare Over Denying Full Severance
4.10.2023
BioWare laid off 50 employees at the end of August. Mary Kirby was one of them. A 17-year veteran of the studio beloved for its story-driven RPGs, Kirby has worked on every Dragon Age game, and her contributions have shown up in some of the series’ most memorable characters and questlines....