Also, the amazing #Godot4 demo project, that we showcased earlier, has been updated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i60bdY1Y90I #GodotEngine #Rendering #GameEngines

🍿 I'm getting some popcorn now to see what new Intel can offer:

What they promised to investors? No more education and cell phone compensations for workers, cut down in-office kitchens, sell-out unused offices...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vQlvefGxk #Hardware #Intel

And I, as a proud 3060 Ti owner, recommend you to skip this abomination

Yep, #Microsoft is chaotic, but did you know they have Free and Open Source Emojis pack? (MIT License)

Oddly enough: you can't just use an emoji in your game or media without checking who owns the specific one.

https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui-emoji #FOSS #Free

Perfect #GodotEngine #Programming #meme

Normies won't get it 😉

Class action lawsuits are very often a good thing for customers:

In 2022, Apple agreed to pay a $50 million dollar settlement for certain eligible 2015-2019 MacBook owners who experienced problems with their butterfly keyboards. The claims process opened in late 2022, and the settlement got final approval last May. Starting today, eligible MacBook owners are finally receiving their payouts (up to $395 per person).

Butterfly was the technology to make keyboards exceptionally thin but also fragile — some keys may stop working after a few weeks of careful usage. Apple stopped using them in 2019, but for the first few years of complaints folks from Cupertino blamed users and rejected warranty requests.

#Apple #Legal #Hardware

Everything is #AI #meme these days!

Free and Open Source plugin for #Godot4 to make post processing effects!

https://github.com/ItsKorin/Godot-Post-Process-Plugin #Free #Shaders #GodotEngine #VFX #FOSS

I haven't played games the whole summer. Valve: you have been invited to try our new game in pre-alpha!

Have anyone else been invited here? #Valve #Steam #Deadlock

🔥 Deadlock just saved my GPU kinda (and this may also help you)

The game made my PC go nuts every few minutes — some fans were blowing at max speed and I thought it's CPU, since GPU can't overheat at 70, right? Wrong!

So I opened up Afterburner to use temps overlay: around 70 on both CPU and GPU, nothing unexpected. Instead, I decided to check GPU-Z that has GPU Hot Spot which was… 105C, over 30 degrees higher than on average, on 3060 Ti with three fans. Not what I expected!

Took the cooler off, thermal compound was solid and dried out completely. Cleaned up, repasted into MX4, now the Hot Spot is only 85 while the average is about 60-65.

Which means: if Deadlock makes your PC go crazy in terms of fan speed, check both CPU and GPU, and check it with utilities that can see Hot Spot, since average can be fine. Valve know how to utilize every molecule of your GPU and it will heat it up.

#Hardware #Tips #GPU

Meanwhile, #AI has no impact on real economic performance outside stocks markets

#Economy #Business #Finance

At least someone is doing great: #Roblox shared some of their stats:

- DAU (Daily Active Users): 79.5 million, of which 46.4 million (58.4%) are over 13 years old, 32.4 million (40.8%) are 13 or younger, and for 0.7 million, the age couldn't be determined.
- Audience growth: Over the year, the DAU for the 13+ audience grew by 10 million, and the 13 or younger audience grew by 4.2 million.
- Interestingly, until about 2023, Roblox provided a more detailed age breakdown, not just for those 13 years old.

Why is the age "13 years" important?
The age threshold of "13 years" is taken from the COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) in the USA, which restricts the collection of personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. Approximately a quarter of Roblox's audience is in the USA, making compliance with this law critically important. In 2022, Epic Games paid a fine of $275 million for violating this law.

#Laws #Infographics

Game UI database has been upgraded to provide better search tools, video support, color analysis tools, and more. And it's still free!

https://www.gameuidatabase.com #UIUX #Free #GameArt #ColorTheory #ArtDirection

Brawl Stars is doing good, their monthly revenue increased by 500% (from $9M to $57M)

How did they achieve this in one year?

Here are the key updates that made a massive impact:

1. Goal Setting and Engagement Mechanics
• Double Starr Drops
• Brawl Together
• Trophy League

2. Awesome Battle Passes
• Packed with cool rewards and collabs

3. Diversified Gameplay with new PVP and PVE events:
• Wipeout 5v5
• Trophy Escape
• Knockout 5v5

VIA Anton Slashcev

#BrawlStars #MobileGames #Analytics #Infographics #LiveOps #Monetization

Scary #programming #meme

Wise move #ProjectManagement #meme

When your #Blender character takes control over the app

Source #Animations #3DArt

If you are looking for investments into game studio, it's gonna be good to know what are these $$$ for. Narwhal Accelerator explained it in this detailed article:

Advanced Profits & Loss (P&L) guide for game developers

#Finance #Business #GameDev #Investments

Meanwhile, #Meta shuts down Ready at Dawn — the studio behind several #PlayStation hits like The Order 1886 and Lone Echo VR.

Unlike many other companies during this wave of layoffs, Meta will try to keep as many people as possible within other departments.

#VR #Layoffs

Pablo Vasquez from #Blender team said that they are working with #GodotEngine to improve synergy between two apps to make a better #GameAssets pipeline!

#Godot4 #GameEngines