Game Developer Digest 4/6/2023
We have plenty of stories for you today from the Game Developer crew, including a new deep dive on surreal '90s AI simulator?Strange Aeons, a look into the making of Playdate creations Recommendation Dog!! and Reel Steel, analysis on Steam Deck sales, and news from the likes of Amazon, Google and more.
Creator Karolis Dikcius discusses the "high-concept, medium-fidelity" motto that drove this unsettling but distinctive title.
Sweet Baby co-founder David Bedard explains how the studio worked alongside creators from marginalized communities to build two new games for Panic's groovy Playdate handheld.
Communication, diversity in the hiring process, and validating your team are vital steps in creating diversity-focused features.
The layoffs will reportedly affect some staff at the company's San Diego studio.
Minecraft Legends?brings an adventure narrative and Pikmin-style strategy gameplay to its sprawling worlds
Mojang's?Minecraft Legends?is an original take on exploring a voxel world; here's what we learned from our hands-on preview and interview with the developers.
Google Stadia vice president and general manager Phil Harrison apparently left the company in January, when the cloud-based platform shut down.