Game Developer Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren’t really that simple at all. Earlier installments cover topics such as lessons learned from ten years of development with …
Rubblar sees you using a long rubber hand to steal things from twisty-turny environments while on a tight time limit. Players will need to use their stretchiness to pull their purloined items back in time before they get caught. Game Developer spoke with Thibaud Goiffon and Sander Vanhove, creators of this game of sticky banditry, …
Denys Slipchuk, Yurii Dudnik May 7, 2024 6 Min Read Images via New World Interactive. Game Developer Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren’t really that simple at …
A trio of alums from Pixelberry Studios have formed a new team of their own in Candlelight Games. Per the website, the Washington-based team will make narrative-based titles “[that] unite people through shared experiences.” “Our mission is to deliver heartfelt, character-centric narrative games with meaningful choices that truly resonate with players,” wrote co-founder Andrew Shvarts. …
Dave The Diver sees you heading underneath the waves to hunt for various fish and sea life, turning them into delicious sushi dishes as you scramble to run a restaurant by night. While that’s a ton to juggle on its own, the game has only just begun to surprise you with its in-depth minigames (Seahorse …
A new bill has been passed by the UK Parliament which may put third-party stores on equal footing with bigger digital storefronts. As reported by the Press Gazette, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC) was pushed through ahead of Parliament’s dissolution in July. Under it, tech platforms are prohibited from treating its own …
April 30, 2024 Music by Mike Meehan. Produced by Jordan Mallory. Selecting an engine is an important moment in every developer’s journey towards finally shipping their game, but when is the right engine actually the one you make yourself? What are the downsides of throwing your lot in with an off-the-shelf solution, and what can …
Kingdom Eighties is a sidescrolling strategy game, but instead of featuring the kings and queens from past entries in the series, the player guides camp counselors on bikes as they try to save their ’80s towns. It brings the same strategic play the games are known for but steeps it in an era of synthesizers and skateboards. Game …
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ended its investigation into Apple over the company’s in-app payment system, as it “no longer constitutes an administrative priority.” The UK regulator first began its examination of how apps were distributed on the UK iOS platform in 2021. At the time, it believed Apple was in potential violation …
