Roblox parent company Roblox Corporation shared some fascinating news today at Roblox Developers Conference. The company announced that developers making “paid access experiences” (think premium games) on Roblox will soon be able to earn a higher revenue share than developers making free-to-play games. This increase applies to games that are purchased with “real currency value” …
Paradox Interactive deputy CEO Mattias Lilja feels the publisher’s recent struggles are the result of overconfidence and claims the company needs to return to its roots. The Swedish company has made a number of high-profile missteps over the past year. In June, Paradox scrapped Life by You and shuttered developer Paradox Tectonic, resulting in a …
A quartet of projects focused on assisting indie developers recently won £510,000 (or $665,275) from the British Film Institute (BFI). Per GamesIndustry, the four were awarded funding from the production company’s National Lottery Innovation Challenge. Businesses will put that money toward new tools and resources for undersupported developers. BFI’s research and industry innovation director Rishi …
One year after introducing a controversial Runtime Fee that raised outrage from game developers and sparked rising interest in alternative game engines, Unity is rolling back its policy. The change isn’t happening in a vacuum. Unity is also raising prices on Unity Pro and Unity Enterprise subscriptions, and according to CEO Matthew Bromberg, it’s part …
There’s an immense charm to games with hand-drawn illustrations; 2021’s Mundaun, for example, was well received for adopting a pencil sketch visual style, which imbued the game with a visceral texture that seemed to reinforce the rough-hewn edges of its dark religious folk horror. Like Mundaun, He Came From Beyond is drawn by hand, but with an …
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 …
