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fromEngadget
1 day ago

Unity developers can now tap into system screen reader tools on macOS and Windows

Screen readers narrate on-screen menus so blind and low-vision players can navigate a game or a piece of software without additional assistance. Typically, screen reading software is custom-built for each game, which can make them resource-intensive for developers to implement. "Building something like that from scratch has to be decided upon early in development so you have the time/resources allocated to make it properly," Steve Saylor, an accessibility consultant and creator, shared on Bluesky. "Having it in-engine can mean the heavy lifting is done for you, and the cost of time/resources now is significantly lower."
Video games
#generative-ai
fromCreative Bloq
1 day ago
Artificial intelligence

Is the AI backlash overblown? One dev says players are "fine with it"

Generative AI adoption in game development is inevitable and beneficial for workflow efficiency, ideation, and realizing ambitious projects without necessarily cutting jobs.
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

AI is helping studios reimagine how video games are made and played

Generative AI is transforming game development by accelerating production, enabling immersive AI-driven NPC interactions, and reshaping both AAA and indie studio workflows.
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 days ago

Titan Quest 2 Demo Was Rejected Two Decades Ago For Bizarre Reasons

Titan Quest 2 launched in early access, sold 300,000 copies in three days, and had been shelved years earlier after marketing rejected its demo using Emsense.
Video games
fromWGB
3 days ago

Insomniac's Wolverine To Be Properly Revealed This Month

Wolverine's trailer is finished and will almost certainly debut at Sony's State of Play, with a possible 2026 release window.
fromInverse
4 days ago

'Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles' Director Would Love To Do A Sequel

Final Fantasy Tactics is one of those rare games that quite literally defined a whole genre - an essential text for the strategy RPG at large. But it's also one of most beloved, and shockingly topical, stories ever told through a game. Recreating something with that legacy is no small task, but The Ivalice Chronicles development team is made up of veterans that worked on the original, and they're hungry for more.
Video games
fromCreative Bloq
4 days ago

What is concept art? One of the most misunderstood crafts in game design explained

"I think it's probably one of the least understood jobs," Paul Scott Canavan says of concept art for video games. He has worn a number of hats in his career as a creative director, art director and artist, but has always been hands-on with concept art, including 2023's narrative-based adventure A Highland Song. "Concept art encapsulates a whole lot of stuff. It's like the broadest range of art styles that you can do as an artist," he says.
Graphic design
fromGame Informer
15 years ago

The Behind-The-Scenes Story Of The Art-Style Swap That Saved Borderlands 1

The game was from a new IP called Borderlands, and promised, as the cover's tagline said, to combine concepts from action/RPGs like Diablo with the post-apocalyptic setting from series like Mad Max within the wrapper of a first-person shooter. The game looked promising thanks to its tight gameplay, genre-melding concepts, and promise of millions of guns. Still, there was just one problem: Borderlands and Gearbox had a massive identity crisis to address as deadlines rapidly approached.
Video games
#unreal-engine-5
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Football Manager 25 would have damaged us forever, says maker

After a year on the sidelines, Football Manager's creators say the game will be back this year. But the top boss behind the video game admits cancelling the 2025 edition was "embarrassing". Fans hoping to play FM25 were left disappointed when its was initially delayed last year, before being scrapped completely in February. "Things went wrong" while the game was being developed, Miles Jacobson tells BBC Newsbeat.
Video games
Tech industry
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Diablo Devs Are The Latest To Unionize: Here's Why

Blizzard's Diablo (Team 3) developers unionized with Communications Workers of America to negotiate protections on layoffs, remote work, budgets, and AI's role in game development.
Video games
fromCreative Bloq
1 week ago

Unreal Engine vs Unity: which is right for you?

Unreal Engine leads in sales and photorealistic high-fidelity titles, while Unity remains more widely used across Steam indie and smaller projects.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

BioShock Creator Still Not Sure When His Next Game Is Coming Out - Kotaku

Judas features three rival NPCs whose shifting relationships with the player determine the game's main antagonist, with development ongoing and no release date yet.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 week ago

Former DMC Boss Left Capcom Before Getting Stuck "Making Devil May Cry 6 Or 7"

Hideaki Itsuno left Capcom to join Lightspeed and pursue a new AAA project for fresh creative challenge rather than repeating prior sequels.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 week ago

The New EA College Basketball Game Is Nowhere Near Release

EA plans a new college basketball game but development is early and assembling all D1 teams will be a lengthy, daunting process.
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fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

Money Talks: The secret millionaire: Dublin game developer Daire Bohan (23) on why he hid his wealth from friends, family and even his girlfriend

Dáire Bohan became a self-made millionaire at 23 by coding and publishing games on Roblox, and he kept his wealth private to preserve genuine relationships and college life.
Video games
fromGadgets 360
1 week ago

Kojima Has a Concept for Death Stranding 3, but Isn't Planning to Do It Now

A concept for Death Stranding 3 exists but no current development plans; Kojima Productions is focused on OD, Physint, and an A24 live-action film.
fromGameSpot
1 week ago

Kojima Turns 62, Vows To Keep Creating For Remainder Of His Life

Kojima stated he intends to continue developing new projects while maintaining his health and well-being, underscoring a passion that has defined his career for over three decades. Over on Twitter, Kojima expressed deep gratitude and posted a heartfelt message to his fans for the outpouring of support over the years. He reaffirmed his lifelong commitment to creativity, emphasizing a balanced approach to work: "not to overwork" and to "take it easy."
Video games
Video games
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Gamescom: How is Poland's gaming industry faring? DW 08/22/2025

Polish game developers leverage historical resilience and creativity to produce unique games like Barkour, despite persistent financing challenges.
#hollow-knight-silksong
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago
Video games

Hollow Knight: Silksong's Devs Didn't Think It Would Take This Long Either

fromKotaku
2 weeks ago
Video games

Hollow Knight: Silksong's Devs Didn't Think It Would Take This Long Either

fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is coming to PS5 on November 20

We learned in July that Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl would come to PlayStation later this year. On Thursday, developer GSC Gameworld gave us a specific release date: November 20. That's exactly a year after its PC and Xbox launch. The PS5 version will support adaptive triggers, haptic feedback, gyro aiming and more. Meanwhile, PS5 Pro users will see upgraded resolution, shadows and reflections (among other enhancements). The game will be available in a $60 standard edition, an $80 deluxe one and a $110 ultimate edition.
Video games
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

Dead Space Creator Reveals His One Big Regret For The Callisto Protocol

Glen Schofield wishes he had shut down The Callisto Protocol rather than ship it under publisher pressure to meet a December stock-market deadline.
#bioshock
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

BioShock 4 Hit With Mass Layoffs After A Decade Of Spinning Its Wheels

Cloud Chamber cut about a third of staff, reworking BioShock 4's story and core elements and delaying the game's release beyond late 2026.
fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Dev Embraces AI, But Not To Replace Humans

Everything that goes into the game is touched by the team a hundred percent. We have generative AI tools to help us, but none of that goes in-game. If content created at least in part by generative AI tools has made its way into past Call of Duty games, that was "by accident," Leslie said. He may be referring to the multiple instances of AI-generated content in Call of Duty that fans have spotted over the years. For what it's worth, Activision has acknowledged that its development teams do in fact use "generative AI tools" as a means to "help develop some in-game assets."
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

Black Ops 7 Dev Asked How AI Slop Gets Into Call Of Duty Games

"We live in a world now, where there are AI tools," he . "I think our official statement we said last year, around Black Ops 6, is that everything that goes into the game is touched by the team a hundred percent. We have generative AI tools to help us, but none of that goes in-game."
Video games
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Consume Me, the highly personal game about feeling stupid, fat and ugly' in high school

Consume Me is a semiautobiographical indie game about teenage disordered eating, body image, and family and relationship struggles, expanding from minigames to a full release.
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's Second DLC Gets Trailer And Release Date

Legacy of the Forge expansion for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 releases on September 9.
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

Meet The Outer Worlds 2 Companions, Whom You Can't Romance

The Outer Worlds 2 features six unique companions from different factions, focusing on their individual skills and emphasizing no romance options.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

Gamescom Showcase Gets Political: 'Democracy Is Under Attack'

Games like The Darkest Files address significant social issues and emphasize the potential of video games to inspire change.
#video-games
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Former Gears of War and Diablo head Rod Fergusson is now in charge of BioShock

Rod Fergusson will oversee development of the next BioShock game and contribute to its Netflix film adaptation. Executives at 2K expressed dissatisfaction with the sequel's direction.
Video games
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

CoD: Black Ops Again? Black Ops 7 Does Plenty To Avoid Feeling Like DLC

Black Ops 7 is set in the near future, featuring gadgets, robots, and enhancements to gameplay mechanics without high-tech elements like jet packs.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

BioShock 4 Studio Now Led By Ex-Diablo Boss Rod Fergusson

Rod Fergusson joins 2K Games' Cloud Chamber studio to help with BioShock 4 development amid ongoing delays and internal challenges.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is Coming To Game Pass, Alongside Gears Of War Reloaded

Xbox Game Pass adds major titles like Gears of War: Reloaded and Dragon Age: The Veilguard in August.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

Dune: Awakening Dev Blames Crappy Endgame Communication On Enforced Vacations

Communication from Funcom regarding Dune: Awakening has been hampered by state-mandated vacations affecting developer availability.
fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

StarRupture Early Access Trailer Looks More Dangerous Than Satisfactory

StarRupture combines base building, exploration, combat, and survival mechanics, with players managing colonies on Aracadia-7 while defending against indigenous creatures and the dangerous talking star, Ruptura.
Video games
#ai-in-gaming
fromSlicker
2 weeks ago

JavaScript tutorial - Minesweeper game

The board consists of rows and columns of tiles, some of which contain a mine. Initially all tiles are covered. The point of the game is to uncover all the tiles except the ones containing the mines.
Games
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

Here's Everything We Know About 'Persona 6'

Atlus has not officially acknowledged Persona 6, but development on the game has been in progress for years and there are indications of its impending release.
Video games
#gaming
fromGameSpot
3 weeks ago
Video games

Former PlayStation Boss Has Some Doubts Over Netflix-Style Subscription Models For Games

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Mobile UX

These 2 cooking games look similar. Is it cultural erasure, an homage or straight up theft? | CBC News

fromGameSpot
3 weeks ago
Video games

Former PlayStation Boss Has Some Doubts Over Netflix-Style Subscription Models For Games

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Mobile UX

These 2 cooking games look similar. Is it cultural erasure, an homage or straight up theft? | CBC News

Video games
fromGameSpot
3 weeks ago

Hardspace: Shipbreaker IP Now Belongs To Dev As New Hardspace Games Announced

Blackbird Interactive has regained ownership of Hardspace: Shipbreaker from Focus Interactive, planning multiple projects for the franchise.
#battlefield-6
Video games
fromWGB
3 weeks ago

Mafia: The Old Country Sales Are Reasonable Thus Far

Mafia: The Old Country has sold around 800,000 copies, mostly on PlayStation, which is lower compared to previous series entries.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Accused Of Censorship In Controversial Update

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers received a controversial update that censored character deaths and altered gameplay to appease certain fan reactions in China.
Video games
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer's Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

Developers face significant challenges in removing clone games, which siphon attention and resources from original titles.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Finally, We Got Some New Gameplay Of Jurassic Park Survival

Jurassic Park: Survival is an upcoming first-person action-horror game set one day after the original film, focusing on survival and iconic dinosaurs.
fromGameSpot
3 weeks ago

Rematch Patch Notes Detail What's New, Cross-Play Update Coming Soon

Patch 2 will fix multiple netcode issues encountered during the game's first two months, including tackles not registering and goalkeeper dive rollbacks causing incorrect goals.
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Video games
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Ex-PlayStation Boss Is Wrong To Call Game Pass Devs 'Wage Slaves'

Game Pass may financially exploit developers, making them feel like wage slaves, according to Shawn Layden.
fromCreative Bloq
3 weeks ago

This free Blender plugin delivers instant '90s PlayStation vibes

PSX Retro Tools is a complete toolkit for creating authentic low-poly, low-resolution, dithered graphics, designed for 3D artists and retro enthusiasts.
Video games
fromGadgets 360
3 weeks ago

Crimson Desert Has Been 'Unavoidably' Delayed to Early 2026

"The launch of Crimson Desert, our first large-scale AAA console game, has been unavoidably delayed by one quarter, from the previously announced schedule."
Video games
Video games
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

After 'GTA 6,' Rockstar's Next Secret Project Might Be One Of These Games

Rockstar Games is focused on finishing Grand Theft Auto 6, but may have other projects in development.
Video games
fromGameSpot
3 weeks ago

Assassin's Creed Shadows Ditched Social Stealth For "Tactical Shinobi Experience"

Assassin's Creed Shadows introduces tactical gameplay emphasizing shinobi mechanics while temporarily omitting the series' traditional social stealth feature.
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats

Legal gray areas surround the sale of cheats, with few countries making it a crime to use cheat software except China and South Korea.
Video games
fromEngadget
4 weeks ago

A magical farming sim, cat museum exploration and other new indie games worth checking out

Nintendo's Indie World showcased upcoming titles for Switch, such as the highly anticipated 'Ball x Pit', a Breakout-style roguelite set for an October release.
Mobile UX
Video games
fromKotaku
4 weeks ago

AI Made A Viral Clip Of An RPG But Can't Make The Game Itself

Desimulate aims to create a game from a viral AI-generated pixel art clip, citing current AI limitations for full game development.
#blizzard
Video games
fromGameSpot
4 weeks ago

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is Great, But Its Popularity Raises Big Questions About How We View Japanese RPGs

Clair Obscur achieved significant commercial success, selling over 1 million copies shortly after launch, while challenging perceptions of turn-based RPGs.
Video games
fromGadgets 360
4 weeks ago

Xbox Cancels Avalanche Studios' Contraband Four Years After Reveal

Microsoft has canceled the development of Contraband, a multiplayer co-op game initially announced in 2021.
Video games
fromGameSpot
4 weeks ago

Forza Studio Turn 10 Breaks Month-Long Silence On Its Future Following Recent Layoffs

Turn 10 assures ongoing support for Forza Motorsport despite significant layoffs.
fromCreative Bloq
4 weeks ago

I love the black-and-white beauty of this indie game sequel

According to co-founder and artist Lucas Gullbo, the team had worked on a number of prototypes following their debut game's release, but nothing had stuck.
Video games
#ninja-gaiden-4
#xbox
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fromCreative Bloq
1 month ago

I can't believe we nearly got a NSFW Pikachu design

Nintendo of America suggested a controversial Pikachu redesign to have human-like features, specifically, a more adult appearance.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

New Details Emerge About Elder Scrolls Online Team's Reportedly Canceled MMO

Microsoft canceled Project Blackbird, an action-RPG MMO by ZeniMax, along with other projects amid recent layoffs.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Sony Exec Expects Marathon To Launch By March 31, Says Bungie's "Independence is Getting Lighter"

Marathon's release delayed to next year after initial issues; expected launch in fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.
#redoctane
Video games
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Game Devs of Color Expo 2025 starts on September 16

Game Devs of Color Expo celebrates developers of color while showcasing new games and provides financial support through development grants.
Mobile UX
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

The Death Of Your Love Interests In Love And Deepspace Isn't Off The Table

Love and Deepspace is a mobile dating game with 50 million users and a revenue of $400 million in 2024.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Borderlands 4 Trailer Introduces Amon And His Axe-Ceptional Skills

Amon in Borderlands 4 is a customizable frontliner with versatile offensive and defensive capabilities.
Music
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Guitar Hero Vets Are Starting A New Studio Boldly Focusing On Just One Thing

RedOctane Games is a new studio formed by developers of the Guitar Hero franchise, focusing solely on rhythm games.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Former BioWare Producer Details What Went Wrong With Anthem

Anthem's development was driven by a vision to transform BioWare into a new entity focused on live service storytelling.
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Ex-BioWare Dev Wanted Dragon Age 4 Out Before Anthem

"What Casey is pitching to EA is BioWare as a new thing. It's BioWare doing storytelling but doing it in a live service... brand new way of thinking."
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fromInverse
1 month ago

How China's Next Big Video Game Aims To Change Everything

Phantom Blade Zero is set to be a groundbreaking action game, integrating elements from various genres with innovative combat mechanics.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

All-star lineup: Aphelion, a game made in collaboration with the European Space Agency

Don't Nod aims to create meaningful games with emotional narratives and diverse gameplay experiences.
Games
fromHackernoon
1 month ago

Designing a Flexible Ability System in Games Using the Chain of Responsibility Pattern | HackerNoon

Ability systems in game development must be flexible due to unpredictable elements and future updates.
Video games
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Banned Steam game VILE: Exhumed is back as a free shareware title

Half of the game's donated profits will support a Toronto charity for victims fleeing violence.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Not Everything Should Be A Live-Service Game, Former Destiny Boss Says

Live-service models are not suitable for all games, as consumer feedback reflects a shift in preference.
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fromstupiddope.com
1 month ago

ModRetro's Chromatic Is the Modern Game Boy Redo We Actually Needed | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

ModRetro's Chromatic handheld delivers a true evolution of the Game Boy experience with premium build quality and original cartridge compatibility.
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