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The New Skate Will Be A Free-To-Play Title
A new developer diary has revealed that the new Skate title, which has been officially dubbed simply “Skate.” (period included), will be a free-to-play game. A lengthy update video divulged a number of details, including an idea of how monetization will look and why developer Full Circle chose to go the FTP route. Full Circle creative […]
Former EA exec calls mobile devs ‘f***ing idiots’ for not using in-app purchases
The boss of game engine Unity is under fire for calling anyone that doesn’t fill their mobile games with microtransactions an idiot. Most gamers know about Unreal Engine, but it’s not the only game engine around and the cheaper and simpler Unity is especially popular with indie developers – where you can spot its logo […]
Box Office Game And Framed Wordle-ify The Art And Commerce Of Movies
A red bowling ball poised to hit 10 pins. That image was the first prompt in a recent round of Framed, a Wordle-like game in which players are given six attempts to guess a movie from individual still frames, earning increasingly revealing hints as you go. For that day's game, Clue 4 was Julianne Moore […]
Fall Guys Dev Denies Reports Of Store Bug That Auto-Buys Cosmetics
Fall Guys went free-to-play and finally joined new platforms last month, and it has been nothing but good news for the game ever since. That's until this week as a number of players are reporting their Show Bucks, Fall Guys' in-game currency, are being used to buy items they never wanted, and that Mediatonic is […]
God Of War Fans Wanting To Go Into Ragnarok Unspoiled Should Avoid The Art Book’s Cover
The cover image for the God of War Ragnarok art book has been uncovered and those wanting to go in unspoiled should avoid it as it seems to show some spoilers. Earlier today, God of War Ragnarok's various collector's editions went live for pre-order, selling out almost instantly across the world. Because pre-orders went live […]
Sega Is Working On A Patch For Sonic Origins
Sega is aware of the issues plaguing Sonic Origins players and is working on a fix. This comes from Sonic's social media manager, Katie Chrzanowski, who thanked fans for their patience as developers work on the upcoming patch. Since launch, players – particularly those on PC – have reported performance issues and bugs in Sonic […]
Survios is Developing a Single-player 'Aliens' Game for VR, PC & Consoles – Road to VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email, delivered directly to your inbox. VR veteran studio Survios and 20th Century Games are partnering to develop an Aliens franchise game for VR, PC and console. The single-player, action horror […]
Gremlins Creator Says Star Wars "Shamelessly" Copied Gizmo With Grogu
Gremlins creator Joe Dante says that The Mandalorian creators "shamelessly" copied Gizmo the Mogwai with Grogu. When The Mandalorian first debuted, Baby Yoda (later named Grogu) was the breakout star of the show and one of the big reasons why it became and remained so popular. Since then, many have compared Grogu to other similar […]
Game Devs Who Don’t Focus On Monetization Are "F*cking Idiots", Says Unity CEO
Unity CEO John Riccitiello calls game devs who don't focus on monetization "fucking idiots". The comments were made in a recent interview, where he also undermines the severity of Unity's global layoffs, which were revealed just before the industry giant bought another company. Speaking to Pocket Gamer (via Mobile Gamer), Riccitiello and other Unity executives […]