Game commerce platform Xsolla is partnering with IT Park Uzbekistan to launch a game development academy in the country next year. Like the academies established in Saudi Arabia and Central Asia, Uzbekistan’s will “train local talent and create new opportunities for game production & development within [its] growing industry.” The aim is for Uzbekistan to …
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 how art director Olivier Latouche reimagined the art …
Jitesh Mulchandani August 26, 2024 17 Min Read Image via olia danilevich. Introduction Hello, I am Jitesh Mulchandani, a senior gameplay engineer at Super Evil Megacorp. Spatial query systems have become an essential tool for enabling intelligent AI behaviors in complex game environments. They allow AI characters to dynamically analyze their surroundings and find optimal …
PlayStation 1 inspired horror title Crow Country has sold 100,000 copies since May. A week after Crow Country’s release on Nintendo Switch, London-based developer SFB Games announced that it had reached the impressive milestone. Two third of copies sold were via Steam, with the rest split between PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch. “100k …
Epic plans on bringing Fortnite and other mobile titles to a litany of storefronts, but not those it views as “rent collectors” in disguise. The company outlined its new strategy in a blog post and explained it will support marketplaces that offer “all developers a great deal” while ending partnership with some others—including the Samsung …
Secrecy runs rampant in the game industry, with everything from game projects to hiring decisions kept lock and key under tight NDAs. But what if a company was so secretive you didn’t even know you were applying to work at it when you sent in your application? That’s a scenario one former worker at Phoenix …
February 13, 2024 1 Hr View Date: Feb 28, 2024 Duration: 1 Hr WATCH ON DEMAND Sponsored by Rockset To create and iterate on the most compelling in-game features, gaming companies use real-time game telemetry. They collect real-time gamer behavior data including game interactions, purchasing behavior, movement, interactions with other users and more to inform …
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 how GOG perfected the imperfect with the re-release …
