'Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game is the first scholarly book to focus exclusively on the long-running Ultima series of computer role-playing games (RPG) and to assess its lasting impact on the RPG genre and video game industry.'

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17.05.2024

Global Game Jam names new executive director Maria Burns Ortiz

Nonprofit Global Game Jam (GGJ) announced Maria Burns Ortiz has been confirmed as the organization's new executive director, and director of partnerships Charly Harboard is leaving the group.

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17.05.2024

Remedy CFO Terhi Kauppi is departing the studio

The Alan Wake and Control developer is currently searching for a replacement.

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17.05.2024

Phoenix Labs lays off staff, cancels games in major restructuring

The studio behind Dauntless and Fae Farm has laid off an unknown number of employees and cancelled a game "mere weeks" away from launching in Early Access.

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17.05.2024

Featured Blog | Language, Loot, and Localization: How to Ready MMORPGs for Release in More Regions

Our focus on localizing Asian games requires a slightly different approach, and while it’s a daunting task, it’s also an immensely exciting opportunity.

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17.05.2024

Update: Palia studio Singularity 6 confirms 36 workers have been laid off

The latest layoffs come mere weeks after the studio eliminated nearly 50 roles.

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17.05.2024

Activision opens new studio Elsewhere to develop triple-A franchise

The news comes after Activision parent company Microsoft laid off 1,900 workers and closed studios including Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks.

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17.05.2024

Take-Two narrows GTA VI release window, records $3.74 billion annual loss

The company also cancelled 'several' unannounced projects as part of an ongoing cost reduction program.

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17.05.2024

Manor Lords has sold over 2 million copies in under three weeks

The early access title broke the record for Steam wishlists and has a lifetime conversion rate of 26 percent.

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17.05.2024

Studio Wildcard says layoff of 6 developers 'will not impact development schedule'

Ark: Survival Evolved developer says it "reduced" the roles of 6 employees, and that it does not anticipate any further layoffs in 2024.

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17.05.2024

EA is diverting 100 percent of Immortals of Aveum net sales revenue to Ascendant Studios

With Immortals of Aveum hitting EA Play and Xbox Game Pass, Electronic Arts is passing all net sales revenue to the developer.

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17.05.2024

What it means to direct a game that was someone else's creative vision

Pacific Drive game director Seth Rosen was tasked with leading development on a game envisioned by founder Alexander Dracott. Here's what he learned.

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16.05.2024

Devolver Digital's marketing advice? Let the people play

Devolver Digital chief marketing officer Nigel Lowrie shares a few marketing tips and muses on the potential dangers of subscription services.

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16.05.2024

Featured Blog | From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back

I'm developing a 2.5D pixel art game on my old text-mode engine. A character-based ASCII engine can handle this task, it just needs a couple of upgrades.

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16.05.2024

Drag-themed fighting game Drag Her! ends development

A promising game cashing in on growing enthusiasm for drag performers couldn't find necessary funding.

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16.05.2024

Ubisoft cancels free-to-play spinoff The Division Heartland

The Division franchise is no longer jumping to free-to-play.

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16.05.2024

Ubisoft headcount declined by 1,700 on the path to its highest net bookings ever

Ubisoft's net bookings rose 33.5 percent in 2023 through 2024, but its total employee headcount declined by 1,700 since 2022.

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16.05.2024

Behind the GDC scenes with Beth Elderkin and Sam Warnke: Game Developer Podcast ep. 43

We peek behind the scenes at GDC and look at what it takes to program and promote the event year-round.

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16.05.2024

Ubisoft wants to extract more cash from €120 billion live service market

'The objective is to expand our footprint in this dynamic market.'

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16.05.2024

IO Interactive hires CTO to steer technical ops and engine development

Ulas Karademir will step into the role, having previously worked at RealityOS, Unity, and IOI itself.

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15.05.2024

Featured Blog | The Game Show Interview: Game Music & Game Design

Continuing transcript of the uncut interview of game composer Winifred Phillips by Meena Shamaly, host of ABC Classic’s The Game Show (Part Two).

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15.05.2024

Hooded Horse co-founder says publishers should ditch 'horrible' recoup clauses to help devs

"It's fundamentally stupid to have recoup terms where publishers protect all of their downside risks and recover all the money first."

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15.05.2024

Sega blames falling profits on "challenging conditions" in Europe

The company has recently implemented 'reforms' across its European operations by cutting jobs and cancelling projects.

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15.05.2024

Sharing laughs and swapping save files in Athenian Rhapsody

Creator Nico Papalia talks about what thoughts went into creating a game where no two playthroughs should be the same and how he turned player saves into collectibles.

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15.05.2024

Stellaris' new AI characters are powered by AI voices

The characters are AI in the game world, not generated by AI.

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15.05.2024

Marvel's Midnight Suns director worries the card-based combat kept players away

Former Firaxis Games creative director Jake Solomon looks back on how the complex card system of Marvel's Midnight Suns may have hurt the game's marketability.

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15.05.2024

Did you know the car in Pacific Drive has a 'soul?'

Design lessons from Pacific Drive show how developers can build new experiences in familiar genres.

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15.05.2024

Sony champions live service titles, claims PS5 hardware sales have peaked

The company also hopes to grow first-party software sales just months after cutting jobs at key internal studios.

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15.05.2024

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge to produce Tomb Raider show at Amazon

Prime announced that Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge will serve as a writer and executive producer on a new Tomb Raider series.

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15.05.2024

Firaxis vet Jake Solomon unveils new studio making a 'life sim' game

Firaxis veteran Jake Solomon and several former colleagues have founded Midsummer Studios and are making a run at The Sims.

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14.05.2024

Developer Double Eleven taken off Prison Architect series after nine years

After nine years on the series, Paradox is replacing developer Double Eleven with co-development studio Kokku ahead of Prison Architect 2's release.

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14.05.2024

Featured Blog | Did I Make My Game Myself (and does it matter)?

As someone claiming to be a solo-dev, I thought I'd delve into why (or if) this title matters, and then break down my own game, Carceri, as a solo-dev case study.

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14.05.2024

Unity Create boss Marc Whitten is resigning

Whitten will receive multiple payments worth over $800,000 upon leaving the company.

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14.05.2024

Little Kitty, Big City tops 100,000 sales in two days

The cat that got the cream.

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14.05.2024

Featured Blog | Is Strategy design due for a shakeup?

As I think about the strategy genre, and the complexity of them, I wonder if it’s time for a structural change to how strategy and tactics games are made.

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14.05.2024

Square Enix is rebooting its game business around multiplatform development and 'unforgettable experiences'

Underwhelmed by the recent performance of some triple-A titles, Square Enix is swapping 'quantity for quality' to deliver projects it claims will guarantee fun

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14.05.2024

How Cryptmaster turned 'a dictionary's worth' of words into a fun dungeon crawler

'Once we'd settled on using words for everything, the ideas for mechanics just kept coming.'

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14.05.2024

Featured Blog | Narration Avenues in Multiverse Games

Apart from the traditional screenplay and 3d production hurdles, multiverse narratives and games produce even more complex structures of going about the production of ideas and concepts.

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Report: Xbox planning to make Call of Duty a core part of Game Pass

Payday 3 rescue mission 'Operation Medic Bag' will prioritize new features over DLC

Book Excerpt: Ultima and Worldbuilding in the Computer Role-Playing Game

Global Game Jam names new executive director Maria Burns Ortiz

Remedy CFO Terhi Kauppi is departing the studio

Phoenix Labs lays off staff, cancels games in major restructuring

Featured Blog | Language, Loot, and Localization: How to Ready MMORPGs for Release in More Regions

Update: Palia studio Singularity 6 confirms 36 workers have been laid off

Activision opens new studio Elsewhere to develop triple-A franchise

Take-Two narrows GTA VI release window, records $3.74 billion annual loss

Manor Lords has sold over 2 million copies in under three weeks

Studio Wildcard says layoff of 6 developers 'will not impact development schedule'

EA is diverting 100 percent of Immortals of Aveum net sales revenue to Ascendant Studios

What it means to direct a game that was someone else's creative vision

Devolver Digital's marketing advice? Let the people play

Featured Blog | From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back

Drag-themed fighting game Drag Her! ends development

Ubisoft cancels free-to-play spinoff The Division Heartland

Ubisoft headcount declined by 1,700 on the path to its highest net bookings ever

Behind the GDC scenes with Beth Elderkin and Sam Warnke: Game Developer Podcast ep. 43

Ubisoft wants to extract more cash from €120 billion live service market

IO Interactive hires CTO to steer technical ops and engine development

Featured Blog | The Game Show Interview: Game Music & Game Design

Hooded Horse co-founder says publishers should ditch 'horrible' recoup clauses to help devs

Sega blames falling profits on "challenging conditions" in Europe

Sharing laughs and swapping save files in Athenian Rhapsody

Stellaris' new AI characters are powered by AI voices

Marvel's Midnight Suns director worries the card-based combat kept players away

Did you know the car in Pacific Drive has a 'soul?'

Sony champions live service titles, claims PS5 hardware sales have peaked

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge to produce Tomb Raider show at Amazon

Firaxis vet Jake Solomon unveils new studio making a 'life sim' game

Developer Double Eleven taken off Prison Architect series after nine years

Featured Blog | Did I Make My Game Myself (and does it matter)?

Unity Create boss Marc Whitten is resigning

Little Kitty, Big City tops 100,000 sales in two days

Featured Blog | Is Strategy design due for a shakeup?

Square Enix is rebooting its game business around multiplatform development and 'unforgettable experiences'

How Cryptmaster turned 'a dictionary's worth' of words into a fun dungeon crawler

Featured Blog | Narration Avenues in Multiverse Games

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