And #Niantic is facing the similar issue – about 100 workers being laid off despite the success of their games

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/pokemon-go-creator-niantic-cancels-four-projects-cuts-jobs

Here is how you can use #Blender to create #Stylized fire, smoke, and some other effects

By Hiroshi Kanazawa
(Twitter: 8x642)

Useful insights if you want to pitch your game to SONY:

https://www.sie.com/en/blog/how-to-pitch-your-game-to-playstation/

So, if you are making a big game, this essay will help to understand some good and bad decisions from the experience of 4A Games during Metro Exodus development:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyyWjTh5yR8

I know, you can get lonely sometimes, but are you SO LONELY, that you can implement a #NeuralNetwork that will be your friend in #Minecraft?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/vptcmw/i_coded_a_friend_to_play_minecraft_with_me/

There is a custom FSR 2.0 mod for RDR2, that has much better image quality than native TAA (on the left). It depends on the game, but overall FSR 2 seems very promising!

https://www.nexusmods.com/reddeadredemption2/mods/1550

#FSR #AMD #Radeon

Apex Legends, but shooting is set to the voice via custom controller

#DIY #ApexLegends #Modding

We are doomed #Finance #Diablo #MobileGames #Blizzard

After Apex Legends Mobile nothing can surprise me, but here's #TheDivision announcement from #Ubisoft:

https://youtu.be/TKzv89H54Jg
#MobileGames #Trailers

More I spend on #LevelDesign more it becomes obvious, that people of that job need to learn Architecture as well. Let's start todays launch break with this New York apartments study!

You've seen these buildings in Crysis 2, The Division, Max Payne, and dozens of other games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL7BECNn-RI

🔥 You can try The Crew 2 for free in the next few days! (free weekend on Steam)

The game features hundreds of cars, bikes, boats, planes, and helicopters on the map of the US. The physics is arcade, but fun, the upgrade system is easy to use, and there are weekly events and updates.

I've recorded random freeride a few days ago (still getting used to changes in physics from July's update):

https://youtu.be/hOEjlMfISn0

#UnrealEngine #MetaHuman version of TF2 characters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfCLT-B0QsQ

Good news, #Unity fans!

https://blog.unity.com/technology/serializereference-improvements-in-unity-2021-lts

This can be useful! #SpartanEngine livestream about #FSR 2.0 integration:

https://youtu.be/QhyMal6RY7M
#GameEngines #Tutorials

As Win Max (2020) user, I can say that it's finally worth to upgrade: GPD launched Indiegogo campaign for the Win Max 2. Up to Ryzen 6800, 32GB DDR5 and 1TB SSD.

For a couple of years the original Max is my only laptop, that helped me to travel with ease and work from the couch, when I need to switch the environment. And gaming on it was extremely cosy 😊

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gpd-win-max-2-handheld-gaming-pc-4g-lte-amd-6800u#/

Nina was amazing level designer when we worked together and now she makes outstanding materials:

https://80.lv/articles/creating-a-traditional-ornament-mosaic-material-in-substance-3d-designer-marmoset
#Substance #Marmoset #LevelArt #GameArt

#Unity users hated the new partnership with IronSource (the company behind spyware and adware installer, called InstallCore).

So, they decided to give a hint about their next choice by saying #GODOT with Discord reactions.

Don't waste your weekend! Go grab some #GodotEngine demo projects from GDquest team to learn Godot:

https://gdquest.itch.io/godot-demos-2022-edition

Physics-based #IndieGame – simulated kicks and ragdoll enemies will make battles unscripted.

https://mobile.twitter.com/sixthorns

Google Docs now supports Dropdown Lists (Insert > Dropdown), so you can define the status for each section, for example. Can be reused across the whole document and edited in all instances.

#Tutorial #Google #GoogleDocs #Tips