…There is a cost, though, and it isn't just measured in forum posters trotting out "lazy" tropes about developers who have earned their ire this week. Development resources are finite; teams…
…Google has cut its store fee to 20% – or 15% if developers integrate its AI assistant, cloud saves, and achievements. The headlines have focused on what developers stand to save. But the…
…Championing local developers The Chinese development scene has evolved dramatically. The number of studios in China has risen from around 500 to 3,000 within the past three years. Previously mobile-focused…
Earlier this year, Saber Interactive made its proprietary Hydra technology available to all developers. Hydra is an online platform that supports Saber's titles, such as Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2…
…found, how big should the team be? One of the main criticisms levelled at the industry these days is that development teams are just too big, something that has been reflected in…
…The event has a laissez-faire approach to developers of any size selling merchandise at their booth, an attitude which has roots going back to the early days of hobby game development…
…That human experience in game development is what anchors the developer to the player. It's the bond. It's the connection." "There have always been games you could call dev slop…
…But as development budgets have spiralled in the decades since, with games taking longer and longer to produce, the big publishers' release slates have shrunk dramatically. Ubisoft, for example, published just four…
…Rise to dominance It began in the early 2000s, when escalating PC piracy in China made the buy-to-play model a financial dead end and forced local developers to focus on…
…Songyee Yoon spent 15 years at the Korean video game developer NCSoft, the maker of MMORPGs such as Lineage and Guild Wars, where she rose to become president and CSO. But long…