The popular integrated development environment, Rider, has now gone free to use for hobbyists. The code editor from JetBrains is compatible with Godot, Unity and Unreal and now offers users a free non-commercial license, opening it up to teachers and hobbyist game developers. Initially envisioned as a tool for .Net development, Rider’s integrated development environment …
Oscar Barda, Blogger March 25, 2024 7 Min Read In my view, the “who hasn’t dreamt of having a real conversation with an NPC” discourse should remind us of the famed “who hasn’t dreamt of living inside their game” discussions we’ve had about VR in the 2010s. It’s a technologist’s dream, but not something anyone …
Developers making their games with Unreal Engine could pay less in royalty fees if their title hits the Epic Games Store the same day as (or earlier than) other storefronts. Epic Games unveiled a new Launch Everywhere program that promises a reduced royalty fee of 3.5 percent (down from the original 5 percent) for simultaneous …
Chris Kerr, News Editor March 26, 2024 9 Min Read Image via Game Developer / Chris Kerr It’s a radiant day in San Francisco, and I am surrounded by indies. You can’t turn a corner in The Midway without locking eyes on the most fascinating, offbeat morsel of interactive media you’ve seen since all of …
The creators of Among Us have announced more funding for their new indie publishing label, Outersloth. Revealed during Summer Games Fest, the initiative has already signed 13 games, and now two notable indie developers will provide additional funding and help reviewing game pitches. The first of the two developers contributing to Outersloth is Slay the …
This interview is part of our Road to the IGF series. The IGF (Independent Games Festival) aims to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize independent game developers advancing the medium. Every year, Game Developer sits down with the finalists for the IGF ahead of GDC to explore the themes, design decisions, and tools …
Dmytro Palii, Blogger November 2, 2023 5 Min Read Hello, I’m Dmytro, and I come from Ukraine, a land marked by its enduring struggle for freedom and democracy. Our journey towards independence, which culminated in 1991, has been fraught with challenges, including a Russian occupation that sought to extinguish our aspirations. In 2014, as Ukraine …
Developer: Berzerk StudioPublisher: The Arcade CrewRelease Date: February 15 2022 Platforms: Steam, Win10, Xbox, Playstation, Switch Number of Developers: A good dozen Length of Development: 11 years Budget: Considerably more than a potato salad Development Tools: Prototyped in Flash, launched in Unity3d Eleven years ago, we set out to make the hardest, goriest, coolest homage …
Update: A spokesperson for Riot Games confirmed 32 employees were let go. Of that number, 27 were active League of Legends developers, and five were from Riot’s publishing division. Original story: Developer Riot Games is eliminating staff, said co-founder Marc Merill. Some roles have been cut within the League of Legends team. He explained the …
