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EDIT: Fake screenshot about some facts from the Palworld development, very loosely based on a really interesting blog post from the dev that's linked in the post body. (programming.dev)

UPDATE: So, apparently it's mostly fake, taken from this article [translation] (where they even mention some kind of VCS)....

Indie developer has a plan to keep parts of his game secret, even from data-miners (www.gamefile.news)

What's the best game engine for me?

Hey folks! First time poster and keen to get involved with the community....

Dwarf Fortress creator blasts execs behind brutal industry layoffs: 'I think they're horrible… greedy, greedy people' (www.pcgamer.com)

Slay the Spire devs followed through on abandoning Unity (www.gamedeveloper.com)

Unity Software to lay off 1,800 employees, or 25% of staff (www.cnbc.com)

Unity Software said Monday that it would lay off about 1,800 employees, or 25% of its overall workforce, as part of a corporate restructuring plan....

Is there any demand left for 'game systems developers'? As in, people knowledgeable on Win32 or POSIX API, PE/ELF, Compilers and Interpreters, etc, when it concerns games exclusively? (+UNIX engine?)

I don't think my knowledge is complete about Windows side of things (PE and Win32 API, MASM, VC++ etc) so I never dared apply for such jobs. But I have never seen one either. I think it theoretically should exist. The systems side of gaming, especially developing a portable framework, developing retargetable, optimizing...

The Mirror - A Godot fork meant to rival Roblox/UEFN just went open source (www.themirror.space)

This is kind of huge, isn't it? I've been seeing this engine around for a while (it was still in closed alpha I believe) and it seemed really well done. It's a Godot fork that's intended to be a simpler experience like Roblox, where it has visual scripting, handles all the multiplayer itself, and allows you to create worlds...

Humble advice for those who want to switch to game development

There are a lot of questions and intentions to move into gamedev from developers who are burnt out at their jobs. And that's okay. From my own experience, I have a couple of pieces of advice that are not very professional....

What game development engines or frameworks are you currently using, and what do you like about them?

Unity 6 Preview Released - The Final Before the Run-Time Fee! (www.youtube.com)

Unity owned ECS patent uses techniques described in 2013 Stack Exchange post (github.com)

The 2013 StackExchange post [^1] describes what is now commonly called an "archetype" based ECS architecture that was implemented as compile time archetypes in the author's open source project in Feb 2018 ^3. A similar ECS model was described later in the June 2018 patent filed by Unity ^2 and active since 2020....

When Random Numbers Are Too Random: Low Discrepancy Sequences (blog.demofox.org)

Soon it will be possible to create new quests for The Witcher 3 (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

Garry Newman: The new Unity pricing would have cost him $410,000 of lifetime revenue (i.vgy.me)

This is of course not including the yearly Unity subscription, where Unity Pro costs $2,040 per seat (although they may have Enterprise pricing)...

(android) Any good board game tutorial you could recommend?

I'd like to start developing a board game I love playing. There's an iOS implementation of it, but none for android. I don't even know where to start and which principles I could possibly follow. I've been working as a (business) software dev for the last 20 years, so I have some clue about programming....

Can I connect PS2 Controller to my Android Wirelessly

Firstly, I am making a game and I want to connect my PS2 Controller to my Android phone with bluetooth for a game I am making with Unity....

How does someone change the Alt-key behavior under Windows?

package int poll_win_RawInput(ref InputEvent output) nothrow @nogc {...

Did video game investment hit rock bottom, and is it ready to go back up? (www.gamesindustry.biz)

From GamesIndustry.biz

Just placed 3rd at my first game jam!

Had to share with this community, I decided for my second game to just rip off the band-aid and I entered a game jam targeted at beginners. I placed 3rd - with 1st and 2nd going to more seasoned game developers. I never imagined that, going in, I would be on the pedestal. I just have to thank everyone that participates in game...

Flutter takes the stage at GDC (medium.com)

TLDR: Flutter made its debut at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, showcasing the progress made in building games with Flutter. Over 15,000 new mobile games have been developed using Flutter in the last year. Flutter offers advantages for 2D casual games, such as being open-source, having a rich plugin...

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