Digest of the game industry: October

What could be better than reading articles about game development? Only a selection of the most interesting materials in our digest. Enjoy the game industry trends!



Mobile direction

Mobile games: where to get inspiration for creating a progress map ?
Sensor Tower report : the app market is growing, games are leading both in downloads and in revenue.
5 tips for creating memorable game icons.
Users spend money in mobile games faster than browser games.
Tools for developing 3D games Playir.
Release stable build Android Studio 1.4.
The creators of the Pokemon brand have acquired a new mobile games development studio .
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Audio

About creating music for the game Ludus.
Arrangement of the game Vertical Layers: part 2 , part 3 .
Control of space and sound in the game Panoramical.

Making games

Wii U is the first modern console for which an emulator was created .
Refactoring : the path to perfection.
Using a licensed engine or creating your own?
A good companion to the main character : the balance of emotions and practicality.
Effective coding of games, part 2. The principle of " I do not need it ."
Create scalable back-end for games using the Orleans open source framework.
How to make the game Fruit Ninja on the Phaser engine: part 1 , part 2 , part 3 .
Procedural generation of the world : approaches to modeling, functionality and planning.
The developers of Marmalade introduced two new media sets : 2D Kit and 3D Kit.
Jump Point Search : Quickly search for a grid with a uniform price.
RealSense technology : an introduction for developers.
Writing a game engine from scratch, part 1: Messages .
Tutorial on creating a platformer using the Phaser engine and the Tiled map editor: part 1 , part 2 , part 3 .
How to develop cross-platform games ?
Preview : reliable UDP implementation, step-by-step synchronization, local network and parity bit checking.
Video : 3 ideas to improve the lighting in the game.
Deep Dive Art Design : Hand-drawn art and animation in Jotun.
Level design : overall picture and perspective.
Video : Neil Thompson talks about art and inspiration in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Great level design tips using Super Mario Maker.
Effective use of timers in game design.
Coverage Buffer from CryENGINE in detail .
Review Blend4Web 15.10.
The company Epic Games has released the second pre-build version 4.10 of its 3D Unreal Engine.
Architecture in games : how to make an impression.
The long-awaited release of RPG Maker MV and new video tutorials .
Release CryENGINE 3.8.5.
Standard schemes of choice in games.
UNIGINE 2.0 - release of a stable assembly of the 3D engine.
Third-person camera with free movement area.
The new version of the program Magic Particles 3D , designed to generate and create unsuited particle effects.
The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library, a library for working with OpenGL applications for popular operating systems, has been updated to version 1.13.0 .
Monetization and development planning on the example of Royal Flash Poker.
Announcement of the update Esenthel Engine.
Release WorldSim3D v0.9.5.
Tombstone Engine is a new engine from Terathon Software to replace the C4 Engine.
RAPTOR Game Engine is a new open engine for creating browser MMORPGs.
MyRPG Master - update number 27 .

news

Game Developers Conference 2016 is open to register participants.
The UK government has allocated 4 million pounds for the development of the gaming industry .
Scientists from the UK found that the games have a placebo effect .
Konami claims that Hideo Kojima has not left the company, but is on vacation .
Star Citizen will attract the creation of Squadron 42 to Gary Oldman, Gillian Anderson, John Rhys-Davies and other Hollywood actors .
Konstantin Govorun has been appointed PR manager at Nintendo Russia .
DJ Avici will take part in the creation of rhythm games .
InXile is expanding , and Rovio is cutting staff.
Nintendo allows you to transfer data between mobile and console games.
Nintendo Direct presentations are back .
Sony will no longer make exclusives for PS Vita.
Wargaming announced the opening of a new mobile unit .
Microsoft bought Havok from Intel.
The PS4 still sells faster than even the PS2.
Navi dismissed the Dota 2 team .
Bandai Namco registered the trademark Tales of the Best.
The owners of the rights to Snake Plissken wanted to sue Konami .

Video Game News

Review of The Beginner's Guide.
Homebrew Sonic Hedgehog Games from the Sonic Hacking Contest 2015.
Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to make the game GoldenEye more family .
Yu Suzuki on the return of Shenmue .
Review of the game Transformers: Devastation.
Demo of the atmospheric project Aporia based on CryENGINE.
Gameplay of the new online game Master of Orion.
Outlast 2 will scare us next fall .
Announced the first mobile game from Nintendo.
CoD: Black Ops III Collector's Edition will include a fridge .
NieR: Automata is a new hack 'n slash game from Square Enix and PlatinumGames.
Features Quake Live.
Announced a new game by David Cage .
In the new PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight, there are still uncorrected bugs .
Review of Might & Magic Heroes VII.
Gran Turismo Sport Championship Series on PS4.
Trailer and plot details NieR: Automata.
Collaborative crews and more in Elite Dangerous: Horizons.
Update Dirt Rally 0.8 - stages in Finland and new cars.
Bad news for those who want to play CoD: Black Ops III on PS3 or Xbox 360.
Dark Souls 3 is still too similar to Dark Souls 1 .
Far Cry Primal: release date , trailer and screenshots.
Update This War of Mine introduces support for the Steam Workshop .
Studio Eidos told about the hero of the new Deus Ex .
The Park game will convey the atmosphere of Stephen King’s books .
What to expect from restarting Need for Speed?
Firewatch - Wyoming is waiting for us in February.
The psychological thriller Allison Road has a publisher .
No Man's Sky will be released in June 2016.
Halo 5 will not have plot DLC .
Carmack with a cart - is it easier for the Duma? Doom multiplayer gameplay.
Detroit is the debut game Quantic Dream on PS4.
Shadowrun Review : Hong Kong.
2Dark - stealth horror from the creator of Alone in the Dark.
Announced by Gran Turismo Sport.

It is interesting

Analytics from Newzoo: How much does an average citizen of each country pay in games? Forecast of the explosive growth of eSports in the next couple of years. Over the past 6 months, seven social casinos have established themselves in the twenty Grossing App Store USA .
What happened to the first community of indie developers PlayStation?
UX Step-by-Step Guide: Anatomy of Test Functionality in Video Games, Part 1 .
A former mentor recalls the start of his career, Satoru Iwata .
Can't figure out the idea for your new game? Take a closer look at these 6 genres .
An attempt to determine the RTS genre.
The user interface in Horizon Chase is a natural evolution .
Postmortem games 80 Days based on the novel by Jules Verne from the company inkle.
Destruction and growth in the gameplay : on the development of the game Mushroom 11.
5 and a half steps to effective meetings .
The story of Assassin's Creed from the first game to the present day.
The plot and development of the game Dino Eggs for Apple II in 1982-1983, as well as the difficulties associated with 48 kilobytes of RAM.
How microtransactions work in Rise of the Tomb Raider.
Making of Far Cry 2.
Alien: Isolation and evolution of horror simulators .
Asymmetry in games.
7 games and several films in the horror genre that every designer must learn .
Classic post-mortem Silent Hill 4: The Room.
Artistic direction Super Time Force.
Campaign Design in Halo 5: An Inside Look.
Balance in games.
5 conclusions about game design , made from the Tokyo Game Show.
Psychology of games in the genre of horror.
The creator of Deus Ex Warren Spector tells how to turn a design from good into great .
Interview with Richard Garfield , creator of the first collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.
Ways to influence the user behavior in the game.
Detailed analysis of F2P-games in the genre of Tower Defense.
Video of Frank Lantz at GDC 2014: You are doing everything wrong! 10 tips on game design .
What is it like to be an architectural consultant to Assassin's Creed II.
Interview with game designer Overwatch to start a closed beta test.
Sergey Galyonkin: " There is no post-Soviet gamedev anymore. "
"Disgusting men" about which part of Fallout is the best .
Fundamentals of sponsorship in eSports.
5 things that every gamer has to do in Tokyo .
Gamer through the eyes of KitchenRiots - impressions .
Alex Nichiporchik from tinyBuild writes about why indie developers shouldn’t quit their job .
The creator of the games STALKER and Cossacks Sergey Grigorovich: “Theft is bad. Stealing ideas is good . ”
10 important facts about Heart of Thorns.
Where to spend 100 million cybersport dollars?
Robot design in Planet of the Eyes.
Overview of the fifth, final chapter of the interactive story Life is Strange from KitchenRiots.
How to get money for the project?
Work screenwriter for "Allods Online."
How to become a game designer : a guide for dummies.
Difficult times for game development: Nival, Alawar, Epic Games and Pruffi experts on a possible crisis in the industry .
"Cybersport becomes investment attractive "
AirConsole will make a console from your browser .
How Cortana's appearance changed following the changing standards of feminine beauty.
7 of the coolest weapons in the history of Halo.
Sergey Galenkin about the death of the amateur industry : "Decide whether you are an indie or an amateur."
Review Message Quest from KitchenRiots, a game about fighting laziness .
3 ways to get rid of the mechanisms of timers and energy in an F2P game.
Background roles and no glory - who puts your favorite fights in movies and games .

Podcasts

A podcast about envy and microtransactions .
In the 24th podcast "Disgusting Men" met with their listeners and readers at Comic Con.
Podcast "Disgusting men" about live games, fundraising for Russian voice acting Fallout 4, localization of Battlefield 3 and so on.
Sergey Galenkin and Mikhail Kuzmin talk about EIGD, Game Connection, Paris Games Week, sales of games on Steam (both in early access and without) and about Overwatch.
Nikolai Pegasov from Hobby World and Anton Lozovsky discuss with Sergey Galyonkin and Mikhail Kuzmin board games, their specifics, development, promotion and audience.
Indie death, Star Citizen scandal, IgroMir, PS4 markdown and other interesting things in the podcast by Sergey Galyonkin and Mikhail Kuzmin.
Sergey Galenkin and Mikhail Kuzmin talk with Bitbox Ltd general and technical director Vladimir Piskunov about the success story .
KitchenRiots podcast about IgroMir, Comic Con and UBIDAYS.
The KitchenRiots podcast about yellow press and gaming journalism, as well as gaming channels and much more.
The KitchenRiots podcast about the final episode of Life is Strange, the results of testing Battlefront and October 21, 2015.
KitchenRiots podcast about scary games, latest news, Overwatch and more.

Crowdfunding

Fundraising for the book The Oliver Twins , dedicated to the pioneers of the gaming industry - the twin brothers Philip and Andrew Oliver.