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"My idea of a Netflix for games doesn’t work": Garry's Mod creator says struggling spiritual successor S&box will go free to play as part of major rethink
Facepunch Studios founder Garry Newman announced that the struggling game development platform S&box will go free-to-play later this year as part of a major rethink. Newman expressed embarrassment over the game's poor reviews and acknowledged that its "Netflix for games" approach to discovery was not working, shifting focus to player experience and improving the core sandbox game.
Google Playground Wants Everyone To Make AI Games, And Maybe Everyone Shouldn’t
Google has launched Playground, an experimental, browser-based platform designed to democratize game creation using AI, requiring no coding experience. While it aims to lower barriers and compete with platforms like Roblox, the initial rollout is described as underwhelming, with misleading game art and rudimentary gameplay experiences in many titles, though some like Steampunk Match show promise.
Unity unveils a web-based AI game creation platform
Unity has unveiled Unity Spark, a new browser-based platform leveraging generative AI to allow users to create 3D games using natural language prompts. This tool, developed in partnership with Google and running on the Unity engine, will launch in beta later this year. Unity Spark aims to democratize game creation by enabling individuals with creative ideas but limited coding experience to bring their visions to life.
Facepunch launches s&box, the highly anticipated successor to Garry's Mod
Facepunch Studios has launched s&box, the spiritual successor to Garry's Mod, built on the Source 2 engine. This game creation platform allows developers to release and monetize games, with plans for standalone Steam releases. While the platform is open source and aims for constant updates, early reports indicate significant performance and download speed issues.
Garry's Mod Spiritual Successor s&box Launches Later This Month
Facepunch Studios announced that s&box, a spiritual successor to Garry's Mod built on the Source 2 engine, will launch on PC via Steam on April 28th. The game creation platform allows players to create, share, and play games, with plans for royalty-free Steam publishing and Roblox-style microtransactions. Prior to launch, access will be restricted to active users, with the game then costing $20.
The sequel to Garry's Mod releases this month, and Valve will let you publish your creations as standalone Steam games, like dafty Finn sim My Summer Cottage
Facepunch Studios, led by Garry Newman, announced a new licensing deal with Valve that will allow creators to publish their S&box creations as standalone Steam games without paying Facepunch a fee. S&box, a spiritual successor to Garry's Mod built on the Source 2 engine, is set to release on April 28th and will support features like visual scripting and VR. The first game to be released using this system will be My Summer Cottage.
Garry Newman says his game creation platform s&box will 'probably' be priced similarly to Garry's Mod
Garry Newman stated that his new game creation platform, s&box, will likely be priced similarly to its predecessor, Garry's Mod. While a final price has not been confirmed by Facepunch Studios, it is expected to be around the original $10 cost, despite two decades of development.
