Some more #Free #GameAssets (CC0)

➡ https://polyhaven.com/all/
#Files #Textures #3Dmodels

This is getting darker #UnrealEngine #EpicGames

Yet another tutorial, this time #GodotEngine #VFX #Shaders:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3xMwfrlTI8
#Godot4 #Tutorials

Let's kickstart this morning with some good music from the golden era of flash animation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WPj3VxDsMk

Corridor Digital made everyone mad (again) by "FIXING" game characters with AI: and the results are cursed 😐

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7juJgPbQx8w
#AI #NeyralNetworks #StableDiffusion

Meanwhile, Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty was primarily purchased on PC. Considering a new game? PC is your choice then 😉

Hardware Unboxed proved my concerns regarding FSR3 Frame Generation: it is not a ready feature, that conflicts with Vsync and VRR, making games less fluid with more frames.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnUCYHvorrk
#Radeon #AMD #Hardware

The workflow here is a bit overloaded in my opinion, but still worth learning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY8AtjM2Jxg
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #Tutorials

Here's the unpleasant overview of #AI tools issues, including #Unity ones, ChatGPT, GitHub co-pilot, and all media generating ones too, and how they poison the industry right now with ideas of fast effortless new games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MUEXGaxFDA
#NeuralNetworks #ChatGPT #GitHub

#Unity CEO and president John Riccitiello is leaving the company

"...announced that John Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately." After what happened last month, it seems that board voted to kick him out due to how bad "install fee" was accepted by the audience.

He was replaced by James M. Whitehurst (ex Red Hat and IBM executive, very questionable person) as Interim Chief Executive Officer, so they are still looking for some real replacement and it may lead to some interesting outcome.

There's another #Steam NEXT FEST, where you can try free demos of your favorite upcoming games!

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest

And after a few years in service and only a few memorable exclusives, #PlayStation 5 is getting a refresh – the slim versions are lighter and smaller, but the compute power is the same

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BU4VXofbQk
#Hardware #News

New #Blender feature that you may never heard of, but it is worth knowing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsTQEzcmD5w

Surprisingly, Paradox lost almost $23m on this tactical game that no one purchased. There are only ~140 reviews on Steam in the first week, suggesting that only a couple of thousands bought it.

🤔 What failed them? Let's discuss in the comments!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmTIDxl4OwM
#Business

Meanwhile, Ubisoft added someone's cat from the comments into the game (since all recent AC games are known for cats)

Microsoft and Activision deal got its final approval from the UK. Merger is now a matter of time. Hard to say if it's a good thing:

Microsoft was behind the worse-rated Bethesda game Starfield, the new failed Forza Motorsport, 500m budget of Halo Infinite, and Redfall. While Activision struggles with Overwatch 2, Warcraft and Starcraft are in very questionable shape, but Diablo and Call of Duty are still their cash cows.

Both companies are making games for way too long and way too much $$, which may be an issue for the modern game industry.

#Business #Microsoft #Activision