With less than 24 hours to launch, Hytale lead says the sandbox game's 50-person dev team has been funded for the next 2 years through pre-orders alone

The long-awaited early access launch for Hytale is less than 24 hours away as this story goes live, but prospects for the ...

The secret advantage for children’s book publishers? Building relationships with school libraries

Libraries of all kinds benefit children’s books, including public systems, says Michael Katz, the publisher of Tradewind ...
Variety

Xbox Game Studios Boss on Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Call of Duty’ Movie, Launching ‘South of Midnight’ for PS5 and Switch 2, and Big Plans for Dev Direct in January (EXCLUSIVE)

Microsoft’s Xbox is heading into The Game Awards Thursday with 10 nominations and major promotional plans for the second season of its “Fallout” TV series on Amazon. The company also had some big news ...
TweakTown

AI may be causing 'more problems than it solves' for game developers

TL;DR: Major tech companies are integrating generative AI to streamline game development, but challenges persist. Ubisoft, Microsoft, and EA use AI tools to boost workflows, yet developers face ...
Polygon

Megabonk dev withdraws from The Game Awards after 'Best Debut Indie' nomination

The developer behind Steam hit roguelike survival game Megabonk was nominated Monday for Best Debut Indie Game at The Game Awards. On Tuesday, the developer known only as vedinad said that he was ...
Yardbarker

Indie Dev Spotlight: Broken Bird Games and Their Success with Luto

Broken Bird Games is an indie developer company that is the brains behind Luto, a new horror experience released earlier this year. This week, I want to shine a spotlight on this indie company for its ...
Fort Collins Coloradoan

Fort Collins' Toy, Game, and Puzzle Library has expanded. See its new-and-improved space

The Toy, Game, and Puzzle Library in Fort Collins has moved to a new, larger location in Foothills mall. Since opening in 2023, the library has grown to over 1,700 member families and tripled its ...
Futurism

EA’s Attempt to Use AI for Game Development Backfiring Horribly

The video game industry is hellbent on harnessing the power of generative AI to boost productivity and dream up virtual worlds — while also cutting costs, of course. According to a recent Google Cloud ...
TweakTown

Report: EA's internal AI is causing issues with games development

TL;DR: Electronic Arts is aggressively integrating AI, including its generative chatbot ReefGPT, to automate game development and reduce costs. However, experimental AI tools cause coding errors and ...
Polygon

As Steam cracks down on adult games, one dev urges taking back control

Every few days, 27-year-old Rosario checks Steam. He wants to make sure his visual novel about a queer sex worker, Parfum Nostalgique, is still up on the popular PC game distribution platform. He's ...
The Business Journals

New $137M uptown Charlotte library reaches construction milestone (PHOTOS)

A look at the construction progress of the Main Library redevelopment in uptown Charlotte. Melissa Key/CBJ To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Five takeaways from Gamathon 25: Game dev realities, funding hurdles, XR hopes, and room for optimism

Making a game is tough, and finishing one is even tougher. Virtual panels make events accessible, but in-person talks build real connections. PC and mobile games dominated, with AR being championed as ...