Danielle Riendeau

New York

EIC @gamedevdotcom, @BerkleeCollege adjunct, BJJ Purple Belt 🤼‍♀️, hobbyist game dev, runner, volunteer EMT. She/her. https://t.co/wnU3UiWf9h

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Ubisoft spins off new subsidiary for three of its biggest franchises in partnership with Tencent

3 weeks ago | gamedeveloper.com | Danielle Riendeau

Ubisoft has just announced its latest "transformation" by starting up a new subsidiary for some of its biggest and most battle-tested franchises. Confirming the whispers earlier in the month, the new company (as yet unnamed) comes with an investment of a cool €1.16bn (around $1.25 billion USD) from Chinese conglomerate Tencent, which will own a minority stake.
art directing the style and lives of an indie-pop band

1 month ago | gamedeveloper.com | Danielle Riendeau

IGF finalistWe Are OFK (now also known as Pop. Love. Panic!) is a beautifully animated game/interactive series about a virtual indie pop band's origins. In this free GDC Vault video (embedded above) co-art director Nafisah Tung dives deep on how they and the team contributed to the style and personality of the characters.
5 devs that made an impact

Dec 20, 2024 | gamedeveloper.com | Danielle Riendeau |Chris Kerr |Bryant Francis

+1Danielle Riendeau, Chris Kerrand 1 moreAt a GlanceIt's not especially easy to make games in the best of times, let alone now. These are a few of the developers we’d like to send a special note of kudos to. It is redundant to the point of comedy to say 2024 was a difficult year to be a game developer (or a human being in general, but right now, we're talking about workers in an industry undergoing such turmoil).
Build a Rocket Boy acquires PlayFusion

Dec 10, 2024 | gamedeveloper.com | Danielle Riendeau

Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) has just announced its acquisition of UK-based PlayFusion. Via press release, veteran Rockstar developer (and former Rockstar North president) Leslie Benzies' developer/publisher has scooped up PlayFusion. As part of the deal, PlayFusion CEO and CTO Mark Gerhard will serve as Co-CEO next to Benzies.
Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

Nov 27, 2024 | gamedeveloper.com | Danielle Riendeau

Nothing helps dull the sharp edges of the holidays quite like an addicting mobile game in your pocket, and nothing helps foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of said mobile game quite like a podcast interview with one of its lead developers.
Some Sega Classics games to be delisted in December

Nov 7, 2024 | gamedeveloper.com | Danielle Riendeau

At a GlanceSega is delisting a number of its Sega Classics titles next month across Steam and consoles. On December 6, a number of Sega Classics titles will be delisted from Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Xbox and PlayStation ecosystems. The publisher made the full list of delistings available in an article , noting that all owned and downloaded games will still be available in players' libraries.
Call of Duty helps Xbox Game Pass to quarterly revenue record

Nov 1, 2024 | gamedeveloper.com | Danielle Riendeau

Microsoft has released its first quarter report for the 2025 fiscal year, shedding light on the company's financial performance for the three-month period ending September 30, 2024. Overall Xbox hardware revenue is down 29 percent (continuing the downward trend), but game revenue was overall up 43 percent, thanks in large part to its major Activision Blizzard acquisition and the robust library that the publisher brought to the table.
Creating dozens of unique pixel worlds for UFO 50

Oct 15, 2024 | gamedeveloper.com | Danielle Riendeau

At a GlanceUFO 50 is a compilation of 50 full games, fashioned as a "long lost" fictional developer's work in the 80s and 90s. The eight year long project was a highly collaborative process, and the game's designers and artists wore several hats. When I first heard about UFO 50 (at this year's Day of the Devs broadcast), I was astounded.
Announcing: Broken Links!

Sep 28, 2024 | danielleri.itch.io | Danielle Riendeau

I’m finally ready to start sharing the little game I’ve been working on since late last year! It’s called Broken Links and it is a teeny little bite-sized 8-bit-ish style puzzle/action game in the style of a top down Zelda or Adventures of Lolo! It’s a wee little thing, but my aim is to have it feel like a complete adventure, even if the runtime is under-or-around ten minutes.
The editors of Game Developer discuss their favorite photo modes

Sep 20, 2024 | gamedeveloper.com | Holly Green |Danielle Riendeau |Bryant Francis

+1Holly Green, Danielle Riendeauand 1 moreFor Photography Week, Game Developer has showcased new interviews, essays, and deep dives demonstrating the creative and technical process behind photography games and photo modes. In this group blog, join us as our editors ruminate on the photos and photo modes they love and explore their evolution and their value within the medium.