PreMortem.Games

JUNE 29, 2023

Fine line between flashy and simple editing I think one of the biggest mistakes a lot of indie games make is to chase the editing style of AAA games or Hollywood movies in hopes of looking like a ‘real’ or ‘legitimate’ trailer.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Casual strategy games have definitely made their mark in 2022. Perhaps the Viking theme is in fashion (thanks to a certain God of War game hitting the stores), but it’s made our list and definitely a game to get lost in. Definitely for the more experienced gamer. Definitely worth a play over the holiday season.

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Game Errors

MAY 1, 2023

You definitely don’t want to miss the stunning visuals, storyline, and gameplay of this title. Moreover, it helps to improve gaming performance on a high-end AAA title like Redfall. ⇒ This will article will introduce some solutions you can try to get rid of this issue successfully. Get DriverFix 3. Go to its Settings.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Some say Unreal is better just because it’s a common choice for AAA studios. Created by Epic Games in 1988, Unreal has won worldwide recognition for high-end graphics and photorealistic quality and has taken the mantle as the AAA game engine. Unreal, on the other hand, is considered to be the main player in the AAA industry.

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Game Designing

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It seems Kojima fans definitely still have a lot to look forward to! His games’ cinematic qualities and high technical standards also laid the early groundwork for our modern big-budget AAA games. After an already impressive career, Kojima isn’t slowing down yet. Game Development Style & Philosophy. Games Credited.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

In many ways, you can consider Eggy Party the definitive version of Fall Guys. There aren’t really any other games like it on PC/console, although Fall Guys does have to compete for players’ attention whenever there’s a major AAA release on console/PC. What is it that players love about Eggy Party?

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Eric recounted, “I was definitely building a community, and when I realized what was happening, I had to give it a home.” But why this shift from AAA games to indie games and support platforms? The reasons ranged from missing old colleagues to the realization that their initial zeal was perhaps a tad hasty.

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Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

Although it’s definitely important to notice that all RPGs use both systemic and narrative cues to create a sense of wonder. You can and likely should use some, or even most of these (although in my opinion, we definitely need to ditch the “sprawling vista” – I’ll write an article on that someday).

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 2, 2020

Budgets for AAA console games could be more like $20M-$50M (notwithstanding Activision’s $200M+ budgets for Call of Duty although also including marketing and distribution). In the mobile free to play area, additional capital also means the ability to fund long payback games at scale (e.g.,

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

The features offered are also a lot more reminiscent of AAA games, such as far more material options and advanced visual effects (including circle DOF , volumetric fog, AMD FSR, etc.). Is solving these problems enough for Godot to become a top AA / AAA game engine? Rendering is significantly more efficient in Godot 4.0,

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Keith Burgun

JUNE 20, 2022

But I definitely lost money on the game overall – by a huge margin when you consider all of the costs. I was definitely hoping it would do a lot better. I don’t even want to think about how much I put into development, even if we don’t count my own labor. It’s kind of a miracle if anyone finishes any game.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Though God help any foolish reviewer who tries to give an AAA game less than 9/10.) This is a weird, nebulous accusation, so I definitely need to give a concrete example. This is one area where I'm definitely out of touch and need to be very careful when designing new games. But in a, you know, Norse way. It got great reviews.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2023

Although it goes against the “blockchain technology to the end” perspective, it is definitely a sound judgment on their side to have a larger market reach. Of course, this shift didn’t happen just because of a couple of crypto crashes, but there is no denying the complete 180-degree shift.

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Awesome Tuts

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

It’s not that you can’t get a job if you know Unity and C#, but C++ is more used in the AAA game industry and more opportunities are available. While that might be true if you are a AAA game studio, it isn’t necessarily the same for an indie developer. So for 2D, Unity is definitely the way to go.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

Secrets in this sense definitely get found by a certain percentage of the player base, naturally. It is also possible that secrets don’t get put into games because games are so expensive to make, particularly the bigger AAA-ish sorts of games. They are findable. The same is true for secrets in games. More news on that soon!

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Even AAA has given up on immersive sim RPGs , so any dev deserves praise just for attempting this genre I think. It's worth playing and thinking about, and I definitely look forward to their next game. Still, overall this was a very impressive achievement for just 3 indie developers.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

Why some of these Chinese publishers choose to remain unknown should definitely raise eyebrows. A true masterpiece of an ad rivaling launch trailers from AAA games. The biggest addition in Seven Knights 2 is a revamp of turn-based RPG core into something called “cinematic play” that features stunning graphics and AAA experience.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 13, 2021

Details are scant but locked behind a $39/month paywall that I am definitely not subscribing to, The Information reports that Netflix is looking to hire a game industry exec to oversee a move into gaming. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. Thoughts and opinions are his own and do not express those of his employer.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

Considering that it also has to provide valuable content to be worth buying, it has a high risk of cannibalization and it’s definitively the trickiest to balance. These Passes tend to focus on granting resources that are intended to combine with the regular sources to progress faster.

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 30, 2023

Which makes sense, because the AAA game scene right now is soooo tedious. Since the two new Zeldas are making infinite money, all decisions made in them are, by definition, good. Yet, this is an amazing time for niche games to break out and become big hits. Elden Ring. Baldur's Gate 3. Or Barbieland. Otherwise, pound sand.)

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

AAA game franchises are in the middle of a renaissance on mobile. 3 Nostalgia TiMi definitely lowered the barrier to entry via adaptive controls and easy bot opponents for new casual players. This analysis is written by Adam Telfer , Om Tandon and Nate Ross. Make sure you don’t miss on all of the ?content

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This would require Apple to work both on the technical implementations and also the legal arrangements, but it is definitely a better long term solution that will serve the whole business. This will definitely prevent any game from entering the platform as long as they want their players to trade NFTs between each other. to $184.4B

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 21, 2023

So, games are in a different position compared to art projects when it comes to creator royalties since they are not meant for speculation and usually have a pretty straightforward definition of utility.

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