"If we accept precarity in the video game industry, or any other industry, as immutable or just a quirk of the 'culture,' we all lose. Game development does not have a culture of instability. It has a culture of exploitation."
Trading with NPCs fully done for my #ldjam game! I can specify which item the NPC takes and which item it gives then it checks if you have the item or already traded and adjusts what happens accordingly
Gamedev stress is when you go to PlayStation website to find out the verification status, and you see a bug to be fixed, which has already been fixed in current build. Launching the game from activity works on my side, but not work on tester side
Learn how to change the look of the halftone pattern shader with different blend modes. View the Shadertoy demo to see it in action, and change the options.
Video game companies laid off more than 11,000 people last year and in 2024 so far, a further 8,100 have been laid off. Yet 2023 was a good year for many games businesses in financial terms. GameSpot's Phil Hornshaw dives into what's going on, and how the industry needs to change.