Jump in on all six! Empire of Ants strategy game is out:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287330/Empire_of_the_Ants/ #IndieGames@GameDEV #RTS@GameDEV

The developer of the cozy fishing game finally added clothing, made deliberately for straight players!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKb4l-X5f4w

In the game people can sell fish and get new items, like clothes. A couple of them were marked with rainbow elements and aimed for the LGBTQ community. One player left a negative review on every platform he was able to due to lack of straight alternatives.

The developer added some for $10000 a piece (it's a virtual price and other items usually cost up to $75). It will take months of grind to get this iconic look. So, either you are a normie, gay, or rich 🤑

#LGBTQ@GameDEV
#Meme@GameDEV

Lisa Su, a CEO of AMD signed several 9800X3D boxes. Unfortunately, they are not for sale!

But all the other 9800X3Ds are now available globally and are fairly good 👍😊 Unlike previous models, where memory die was placed on top of the CPU, these new ones have memory below the CPU, which improved thermal efficiency. This is why 9800X3D has better frequency and can be overclocked!

#AMD@GameDEV
#Hardware@GameDev

Quidditch was supposed to be a part of Hogwarts Legacy and was cancelled in favor of a separate boring multiplayer version without a personality.

And you know what? It failed miserably and burned millions, while single player Hogwarts Legacy sold 30m+ copies already.

PS. The studio is working on Hogwarts Legacy directors cut and on the sequel too. I'm expecting that the sequel will have quidditch. As for the directors cut: they will add over 30 hours of content that was previously taken out.

Holy moly: No Man's Sky just celebrated N7 day by dropping a Normandy into the game!

UPD: The ship was there already and it's an annual event for the fans, so they can get it.

More news for Mass Effect fans: the TV series is on the way, the new game is in development and will be shown a bit later.

#MassEffect@GameDEV
#Space@GameDEV

Asus overclocked Ryzen 9800X3D to a whopping 6.9GHz at just a little over 100W and reached over 1200 FPS in Counter Strike (the original video is in Chinese, so, no link).

Several times it reached over 1500 FPS, but at more complicated moments fell to a regular (barely playable) 800... 😅

It's a crucial change, since all previous X3D models were locked from overclocking: the extra memory was placed on top of the CPU and it limited the heat transfer. This time they swapped them, by placing CPU on top, so it's as good for overclocking as regular models.

The first batch is sold out almost everywhere (and unlike Intel Ultra, there were a lot of them, but apparently not enough).

#Hardware@GameDEV
#Asus@GameDEV
#AMD@GameDEV

The legend passed away: Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail” greeting, has died at age 74 after a long illness, according to local Ohio news station WKYC, where he was employed for many years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1B9sPPOXo

#Internet@GameDEV

Foundry MODO is discontinued: one of the best 3D modeling and texturing apps will not be developed further.

You can check this video to find out about the best features of the 17.0 release. MODO was famous for its procedural approach before Blender eve touched the Geometry Nodes.

Foundry also has a popular VFX software NUKE and texturing app Mari. But MODO seemed like a worthy addition to the family and its fall is concerning.

#3Dmodeling@GameDEV
#3D@GameDEV

Minecraft mod making it a Binding of Isaac 😯

#Minecraft@GameDEV
#Modding@GameDEV
#Modders@GameDEV

⭐ Just updated my screen shader, drop it a star! The Ultimate Screen Effects shader has:

Global:
• Blur and Sharpening
• Pixelation (scalable)
• Chromatic Aberrations
• Bloom booster
• Halation
• Vignette
• Saturation
• Color Filter

MAIN + Shadows, Midtones, Highlights:
• Color Temperature
• Green Tint
• Brightness
• Contrast

WIP:
• Lens Flares (Anamorphic)
• Film Grain (Physically Correct)
• Screen Warp Effects

https://github.com/ArseniyMirniy/Godot-4-Color-Correction-and-Screen-Effects

#Godot4@GameDEV
#GodotEngine@GameDEV
#Shaders@GameDEV

Meanwhile, Dragon Age The Veilguard ☺️ by Disco

AI selected answers in Google search never stop failing!

#AI@GameDEV
#Google@GameDEV
#WTF@GameDEV

Blender procedural magic: make trees from your favorite anime in a couple of clicks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6RGWsZ2z1Y

#NPR@GameDEV
#Stylized@GameDEV
#Blender@GameDEV
#Procedural@GameDEV
#Tutorials@GameDEV

Amuse AI stared to clearly mark models as commercial and non-commercial, which is a very good move (unfortunately, commercial-ready model Flux 1 is huge and requires 24GB VRAM).

For casual game developers they have a nice depth/normals extractor, that can help with materials making. And yes, it's free and works fast on any hardware.

Overall, it's still a fast and easy to use all-in-one app, sponsored by AMD and accelerated with the new Radeon and Ryzen AI chips.

#AI@GameDEV
#AMD@GameDEV

Hey, this lecture is so… Unreal!

Epic Games is making path tracing better and so UE5 is more and more dependent on temporal solutions. But in this case, it can't be done differently to achieve such level of accuracy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD9kS1nOuyU

#UE5@GameDEV
#RTX@GameDEV
#UnrealEngine@GameDEV