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- Postmortem: The singular design of Namco's Katamari Damacy (2004) https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-the-singular-design-of-namco-s-katamari-damacy-2004- 53 comments
- Patch Notes #3: The game industry is becoming an innovation wasteland https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/patch-notes-3-the-game-industry-is-becoming-an-innovation-wasteland 5 comments
- Godot founders had desperately hoped Unity wouldn't 'blow up' https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/godot-founders-had-desperately-hoped-unity-wouldn-t-blow-up- 140 comments
- Supporting game design with evolutionary algorithms https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/supporting-game-design-with-evolutionary-algorithms 57 comments
- Why is it so expensive to make games in the United States? https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/why-is-it-so-expensive-to-make-games-in-the-united-states- 80 comments
- Palworld tops 5M sales after shifting 86,000 copies per hour over the weekend https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/palworld-tops-5m-sales-after-shifting-86-000-copies-per-hour-over-the-weekend 8 comments
- Reality Labs has lost $11.4B during 2023 (there's still one quarter left) https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/reality-labs-has-lost-11-4-billion-during-2023-and-there-s-still-one-quarter-left- 134 comments
- Peter Molyneux wants Project MOAT to represent his life's work https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/peter-molyneux-wants-i-project-moat-i-to-represent-his-life-s-work 46 comments
- Unity signs “multi-million dollar” contract to help U.S. government with defense https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/unity-signs-multi-million-dollar-contract-to-help-u-s-government-with-defense 122 comments
- How Townscaper Works: A Story Four Games in the Making https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/how-townscaper-works-a-story-four-games-in-the-making 31 comments
- Inside Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator’s deliberately designed friction https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/inside-space-warlord-organ-trading-simulator-s-deliberately-designed-friction 61 comments
- ZX Spectrum developer Bernie Drummond has died https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/obituary-zx-spectrum-developer-Bernie-Drummond-has-died 29 comments
- Playdate Pulp: Zero to video game in 60 Seconds https://www.gamedeveloper.com/console/playdate-pulp-zero-to-video-game-in-60-seconds 70 comments
- Zenless Zone Zero actors recast amid ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike (developers plans for AI voice replicas) https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/zenless-zone-zero-actors-recast-amid-ongoing-sag-aftra-strike 1 comment gamedev
- Report: Unity continues mass layoffs with 'abrupt' communications and 5am emails https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-unity-continues-layoffs-with-abrupt-communications-and-5am-emails 118 comments unity3d
- Meta Quest 3S failed to boost holiday demand for VR in 2024 https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/meta-quest-3s-failed-to-boost-holiday-demand-for-vr-in-2024 12 comments technology
- Analyst: Windows on Arm is not ready for the complexities of the PC gaming landscape https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/windows-on-arm-is-not-ready-for-the-complexities-of-the-pc-gaming-landscape 3 comments technology
- Slay the Spire devs followed through on abandoning Unity https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/slay-the-spire-devs-followed-through-on-abandoning-unity 67 comments technology
- What the game industry must do to prevent occupational burnout https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/what-the-game-industry-must-do-to-prevent-occupational-burnout 7 comments gamedev
- How Nintendo did the impossible with Tears of the Kingdom's physics system https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/how-nintendo-did-the-impossible-with-tears-of-the-kingdom-s-physics-system 154 comments gamedev
- I hope this isn't offensive self promotion, but recently I was interviewed by gamedeveloper.com and I think a lot of interesting questions relevant to this sub were asked. Hope it makes for an interesting read! https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/isles-of-sea-and-sky-uses-limitations-and-theme-to-inspire-creativity-in-puzzle-crafting- 4 comments gamedev
- Bobby Kotick to leave Activision Blizzard next week | Kotick's tenure at Activision Blizzard saw it become one of video games' biggest publishers, alongside a slew of controversies. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/bobby-kotick-to-leave-activision-blizzard-next-week 57 comments technology
- Our artist wrote an article about his 3D modelling technique on Game Developer - full guide here https://www.gamedeveloper.com/art/deep-dive-how-paper-cut-mansion-was-made 3 comments gamedev
- GameStop says it has "proactively minimized exposure" to cryptocurrency risk https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/gamestop-says-it-has-proactively-minimized-exposure-to-cryptocurrency-risk 15 comments cryptocurrency
- How to design a fun difficulty curve that'll keep players hooked (especially for survival games) https://www.gamedeveloper.com/blogs/how-to-make-superb-survival-games 13 comments gamedev
- How can I expand this game's moment-to-moment tactical plan for better combat and microdecisions? https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-fundamental-pillars-of-a-combat-system 4 comments gamedev
- Netflix forms new Helsinki studio to create original games https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/netflix-hires-former-zynga-helsinki-general-manager-to-lead-new-internal-game-studio 10 comments technology
- Unity signs lucrative contract to assist with U.S. defense efforts https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/unity-signs-multi-million-dollar-contract-to-help-u-s-government-with-defense 3 comments unity3d
- Unity signs lucrative contract to assist with U.S. defense efforts https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/unity-signs-multi-million-dollar-contract-to-help-u-s-government-with-defense 83 comments gamedev
- AppLovin could merge with Unity at valuation of $20 billion https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/marketing-platform-applovin-proposes-merger-with-unity-at-valuation-of-20-billion 39 comments gamedev
- Making most of the 9 most common mistakes every indie game studio should avoid after being warned about them https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-9-common-mistakes-every-indie-game-studio-should-avoid 8 comments gamedev
- Streaming and Memory Management https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/streaming-for-next-generation-games 6 comments gamedev
- Confusion Regarding Messaging Structures https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/writing-a-game-engine-from-scratch---part-1-messaging 4 comments gamedev
- Game Tourism https://www.gamedeveloper.com/gdc2022/examining-the-overlap-between-video-games-players-and-tourism-psychology 2 comments gamedev
- The Steam Deck is a strong start to an exciting new hardware category https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/steam-deck-review-a-strong-start-to-an-exciting-new-hardware-category-for-game-devs 5 comments linux_gaming
- Holiday special: did Steam really just get banned in China? https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/holiday-special-did-steam-really-just-get-banned-in-china- 3 comments china
- Dirty Game Development Tricks (2013) https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/dirty-game-development-tricks 11 comments programming
- Game engines on Steam: The definitive breakdown https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-engines-on-steam-the-definitive-breakdown 9 comments gamedev
- Why gamedeveloper.com (former Gamasutra) loads a page several seconds, while Chromium seems instant? https://www.gamedeveloper.com/ 8 comments firefox
- Lots of Great Reviews, But no sales. What gives? https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/using-steam-reviews-to-estimate-sales 21 comments gamedev