Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As always we have separate videos for games targeting desktop/console and games targeting mobile devices. This year we are proud to introduce a new category called “Apps & Tools” to highlight non-game creations made with Godot. Music track: Race The Sun - Scott Buckley (CC-BY 4.0). Desktop/Console showreel.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As always we have separate videos for games targeting desktop/console and games targeting mobile devices. This year we are proud to introduce a new category called "Apps & Tools" to highlight non-game creations made with Godot. Music track: Race The Sun - Scott Buckley (CC-BY 4.0). Desktop/Console showreel.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Ambitious multiverse and Web3 project Avalon’s first trailer dropped yesterday, as well as details of the experienced development team’s plans for the game. The game features action-combat including magical powers in player-vs-environment and player-versus-player modes. In-game businesses can be built and sold.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

Summarizing an entire year of mobile gaming while providing predictions for what is going to happen next is a challenge that we at Deconstructor of Fun undertake every year. This report wouldn’t be possible without the help from our friends at Sensor Tower. An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

Shorts are analyses and opinion pieces originally published as a part of our weekly newsletter. If you’re not one of the 10,000 subscribers of our newsletter, tap here! The games that grew in installs were those with low levels of monetization such as Traffic Rider and Gameloft’s Asphalt 8. #2

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Game Refinery

MARCH 16, 2023

From national calendar days to religious holidays, seasonal events are a great way for mobile games to find new and exciting ways to drive player engagement. We’ve updated the blog post with new seasonal event implementation examples and best practices for introducing seasonal events into your mobile game.

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Nvidia

JUNE 9, 2023

Algorithms for surface reconstruction appear in various applications, such as industrial simulation, video game development, architectural design, medical imaging, and robotics. Our method outperforms other baselines by generating smooth and accurate geometry. Reconstructed geometry of a long race track Figure 4.

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Following the high-level trend of hybridization across mobile , more and more casual games have started introducing competitive elements into their live event strategies. This has become especially prevalent in the puzzle subgenre, with around 75% of casual puzzle games in the US top-grossing 200 implementing these features.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting. Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. Sadly, the reality of the business showed me that the type of games that pay the rent weren’t the type of experiences I wanted to create”, he says. Which are its verbs?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Godot is a non-profit, open source game engine developed by hundreds of contributors on their free time, and a handful of part or full-time developers, hired thanks to donations from the Godot community. If you'd like to support the project financially and help us secure our current and future hires, you can do so on Patreon or PayPal.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This week, we dive into the games that are defying headwinds from the recent economic slowdown in every category. Listen to one of our podcasts from this week, we’ve got ? We review the game of the week: Talking Tom Time Rush from Outfit7 ✉️ Received this email from a friend? In Today’s Email ? Subscribe here!

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Shorts are analyses and opinion pieces originally published as a part of our weekly newsletter. If you’re not one of the 11,000 subscribers of our newsletter, tap here! Listen to one of our podcasts from this week, we’ve got: ? TWIG 220 The problem with Kotaku and why Xbox Game Pass is the doom Missed a previous newsletter?

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We've always been interested in exploring the hidden parts of our favorite industry because it's the only way to discern the individual personalities of the people responsible for a cool movie. This week we're dedicating our blog to the hidden figures of the filmmaking industry - the stuntmen. Car Chases & Racing.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

Welcome to our annual, highly anticipated, prediction series. Unlike the years before, we decided to really leverage our fantastic community of senior games industry folks to present you with trends that will shape our industry during the year. Just signup for our Newsletter and you’ll be the first one to get them.

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

EA Sports has dominated the football game genre for the past 30 years. Continue reading to discover what other football gaming fans think about all of this. The official name of the next EA Sports football game is EA Sports FC 24. The official name of the next EA Sports football game is EA Sports FC 24.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Despite the recent layoffs, the gaming industry is booming with critically acclaimed titles and sales records being broken left and right! The gaming industry’s impact ripples far beyond the 3.4 We can say with more confidence than ever that gaming is at the heart of media and entertainment. year-on-year increase.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 11, 2024

Despite the release of numerous highly anticipated games last year, the game industry as a whole struggled to achieve significant growth. By understanding these complexities, we can gain valuable insights into the dynamics shaping the contemporary gaming landscape and explore potential pathways for future growth and development.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 28, 2023

Asset price floor, mass market user base, progression utility - pick two Intro Contrary to what most web 3 and crypto gaming proponents would have you believe, the idea of “true ownership” of your in-game assets is neither new nor unique to Web3. In our case put your hands together for: 1. Progression Utility 2.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

If you have been following the DoF newsletter and blog for the last year, you might have seen some of my articles on blockchain games, including a prediction piece. Blockchain games are still early. Should you have tokens or only NFTs in your game? a16z saying “It’s still early for crypto” in 2022.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Almost 2 years ago, the entire games industry was amazed by the announcement of a gigantic $55M seed round raised by Spyke Games. Many successful game company founders would jump on the chance to exit with $55 million, let alone receiving it as seed investment. Spyke Games is playing it safe and getting results.

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Designer Notes

APRIL 2, 2023

I gave an Old World postmortem at GDC 2022, which is available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser. However interesting this was, it’s not a game I could make.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

with 17 alpha builds distributed in 2022, and continuous development effort since 2019. While our existing integration testing can highlight critical issues preventing the code from compiling or running, it does little to ensure the stability of the engine. It has been a long road to Godot 4.0 is now ready and available for download.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

This analysis is written by my friend, Buğrahan Göker who focused on 4X games, and Yours Truly. Access all of our previous predictions. Apply for our Slack group. Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Written by Enrico D'Angelo Enrico was VP of Product at Activision Publishing running the Free to Play game portfolio and is currently a VP of Product at Roblox. The game was developed by Raven, one of the historical CoD mainline studios, and Activision Shanghai, a local team assembled for the project.

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