Future Publishing signs content partnership with OpenAI

The company behind Edge, GamesRadar, and PC Gamer will let OpenAI use its content to enhance the 'ChatGPT experience.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Killer Klowns dev Illfonic 'realigns' studio by cutting staff

'Today, we had to accept the harsh reality that the state of the industry has impacted us here at Illfonic.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Playgama raises $3 million to build global HTML5 platform ecosystem

HTML5 games are in a 'renaissance,' and Playgama wants to make it easier for developers to reach the entire market instead of bouncing between 'standalone playgrounds.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Smilegate makes 'strategic investment' into Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures enterprise

The two companies will learn from each other in key areas like live-service games, and may work together on one of Absurd Ventures' unannounced game projects. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Gnarly content: 9 risks for horror game development

This blog explores some of the risks of horror game development and how to address them. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Deceive Inc developer Sweet Bandits shuts down after reaching 'breaking point'

The multiplayer title will remain online for the time being. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Ubisoft kills XDefiant and closes studios in San Francisco and Osaka

Half of the XDefiant team are moving onto other projects, but 277 developers will 'likely' be laid off. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Torn Banner Studios cuts staff after No More Room in Hell 2's EA launch

The developer affirmed it was committed to fixing No More Room in Hell 2's issues and growing the game into a full, 1.0 release for a 2025 launch. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Phasmophobia scares up one million copies sold on consoles

A month after hitting PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, Phasmophobia is taking off with a new crowd. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Lilith Games lays off 40 devs ahead of Project Party rework

Nearly half of Lilith's 100-person staff has been cut in response to the tepid beta period for Project Party. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Note from the Publisher

A change in ownership and what it means for our readers. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

My.Games sells off hypercasual games publisher Mamboo

After years of using Mamboo to court hypercasual players, My.Games is putting its focus back on 'mid-core' releases. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

GOG expands preservation program to protect delisted games

The company's recent efforts to protect and update older games will now include titles that get delisted from its store. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Tencent grabs majority stake in Chinese studio Kuro Games

The conglomerate now holds a 51.4 percent controlling stake in the Wuthering Waves developer. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Visions of Mana director leaves NetEase for Square Enix

Ryosuke Yoshida has departed NetEase subsidiary Ouka Studios, casting more doubt on the future of the Japanese studio. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Riot expands terms of service to cover 'off-platform conduct and behavior'

The studio has told content creators bans could be issued for offensive behavior that occurs outside of its games. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

This month on the Game Developer podcast, we interview Ben Brode, chief development officer at Second Dinner, the studio behind Marvel Snap. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Codecks nets €1 million in funding for game dev project management tool

With the new funding, Codecks aims to beef up staff and create new features to help game developers to keep track of their workload. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

BioWare alum Mac Walters freezes indie studio Worlds Untold amid funding search

Worlds Untold is going on hiatus as its leaders search for someone to back its first game and 'help bring our vision to life.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Sony's PlayStation retrospective digs into the console's 30-year hardware history

Celebrate the original PlayStation's 30th anniversary in Japan with hard sales numbers and retrospectives for the whole PlayStation family. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Survival guide to developing a game and publishing it on Steam

What seemed like just a technical challenge turned into a journey that included design, production, marketing and all the other aspects of the industry that make a good idea become a finished and published project. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida is departing the company

Yoshida has become synonymous with the PlayStation brand after spending over three decades at Sony. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Nintendo will kill the Switch's Chinese eShop in May 2026

After bringing the Switch to China in 2019, Nintendo will shut down its eShop in the country for unexplained reasons. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

CD Projekt Q3 revenue down 49% as Witcher 4 development enters full swing

Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty are still selling, but CDP saw revenue decreases in 2024-2025's penultimate quarter. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Report: Sniper Elite battle royale spinoff cancelled after Tencent pulls funding

The now-scrapped 'Project Archipelago' would have turned Rebellion's stealth franchise into a multiplayer shooter. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

A Unity project for all platforms: Part 1

Description of the base structure, modules and functions of a self-made Unity template project which could be run on many different platforms (PC, Web, Mobile). | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

The 2K Launcher is going the way of the dodo

The launcher is being axed and 'removed from every game that used it on Epic and Steam.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Mass Effect director shutters new studio due to 'unexpected shortfall of funding'

Casey Hudson formed Humanoid Origin in 2021 to build a new sci-fi universe. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Unions for Ubisoft's Barcelona studio sue company over RTO mandate

French and Italian staff at Ubisoft previously went on strike over returning to the office, and now Barcelona unions are combating the policy through legal means. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Why you can’t objectively build great games

Developers are always trying to find that winning formula for the perfect game, but it takes more than analytics to build an amazing game. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Report: Sony is developing a dedicated PlayStation handheld

The device is reportedly in the early stages of development. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Motion capture workers at 2K have successfully voted to unionize

A group of 23 workers at 2K's Motion Capture Studio in Petaluma are now hoping to usher in 'positive change.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Shenmue 3's rights switch over to publisher Inin Games

'Inin Games will be working closely alongside Ys Net to honor [Shenmue's] legacy while ensuring its accessibility to even more fans around the world.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

A walkthrough of the movement system's core design values and how they were programmed and implemented. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Stalker 2 has sold 1 million copies in two days

'This is just the start of our unforgettable adventure.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

What Blizzard is doing to make sure World of Warcraft never gets old

Blizzard's new plans for World of Warcraft show why MMORPGs may have plenty of life left as a genre. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Valve sets new guidelines for devs selling season passes on Steam

'If you aren't ready to clearly communicate about the content included in each DLC and when it will be ready for launch, you shouldn't offer a Season Pass on Steam.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Bandai Namco dissolving online studio after Blue Protocol's collapse

Following the closures of the short-lived Gundam Evolution and Blue Protocol, Bandai Namco is fully absorbing its online game-focused studio. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Lego and UNICEF team on game design toolbox prioritizing child safety

The RITEC Design Toolbox was conceived as a means for designers to 'ensure their products are aligned with best practices for children's well-being.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

This Dance Central postmortem was first published in Game Developer Magazine in January 2011. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Itch wants asset creators to disclose when they've used generative AI

The platform is asking users to self-classify their asset pages by revealing when they've leaned on tools like ChatCPT and Midjourney. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Hyper Light Breaker developer Heart Machine confirms layoffs

The studio said development of projects like Hyper Light Breaker and Possessor(s) won't be impacted by the job cuts. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

AFK Journey and Clash of Clans lead Google Play's top games of 2024

Farlight's new title has been deemed Google Play's best game of the year nearly a month after launch. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Xsolla establishes Asia-Pacific HQ in Busan to grow another global dev hub

As with Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia, Xsolla wants to provide Busan's game industry with the resources and connections to expand its reach. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Square Enix and Lightspeed team up to bring Final Fantasy XIV to phones

But will this Final Fantasy XIV also be free-to-play up to level 70 and include Stormblood? | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

Niantic's new AI model may have been built by unaware Pokémon Go players

'The path from Large Language Models to Large Geospatial Models is another step in AI’s evolution.' | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

How to record a giant mech: Recording sound design with War Robots

We explain the sound recording and design process based on our years of experience with War Robots: processes that work and fails to avoid! | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago

What GameMaker's 25-year run tells us about the game engine market

Mister maker, make me a game. | Continue reading


@gamedeveloper.com | 3 months ago