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How to Create a Game-Ready AAA asset

Logic Simplified

AUGUST 5, 2024

At Logic Simplified , a leading game development company , we created an FPS game Mr. 45. Even though an AK-47 was not used as an asset, I got the opportunity to test my skill and indulge in my passion. This is the workflow for creating a AAA model of an AK-47, using Maya, Substance Designer, Substance Painter and Marmoset.

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A Guide to Designing Multiplayer Games

Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Demand for Multiplayer Games There is a great demand for multiplayer games and it is the tech experts, creative thinkers, and game designers who have made them what they are today. Let’s elaborate on how multiplayer game design isn’t as simple as just throwing together some mechanics and calling it a day.

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This is more of a technical question, but what version of C++ is most used in AAA nowadays? Is it still very much C++11/14 or has it transitioned to C++17/20?

Ask a Game Dev

JULY 10, 2023

If the project is early in development or only has a small number of affected developers, the cost is much lower than if there are hundreds of devs affected or thousands of finished assets that could be affected.

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Unity vs. Unreal: What to Choose for Your Game? | Moonmana

Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Some say Unreal is better just because it’s a common choice for AAA studios. Launched in 2005 by Unity Technologies, the game engine was initially designed uniquely for OS X games. Now cross-platform game development with Unity is possible. Unity is the best option for indie developers and mobile game projects.

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Godot for AA/AAA game development - What's missing?

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.). Creating games this way is, as a result, more challenging. Better real-time refresh of assets if they were modified externally (and checked out).

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Out Now • Solo dev Pat Naoum of the handpainted The Master’s Pupil: “Creativity is a tool”

PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

But a friend showed me Braid and Limbo towards the end of Film School and I finally realised ‘Wait a second, one person can make a game!?’ (I These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” Pat Naoum: “Game development takes so long!”

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Solo dev Pat Naoum of the handpainted The Master’s Pupil: “Creativity is a tool”

PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But a friend showed me Braid and Limbo towards the end of Film School and I finally realised ‘Wait a second, one person can make a game!?’ (I These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” Pat Naoum: “Game development takes so long!”

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A friend of mine wants to become a game designer without learning any other disciplines in game dev, he seems very sure this is possible but his confidence comes off as “idea guy” to me. I like thinking about design as well and how it could all fit together cohesively but I’m worried he’s setting himself up for failure by not learning another discipline to go along with it. Am I correct in this thought or am I being an jerk?

Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 3, 2023

If a designer doesn't understand the technical and asset constraints she's working with, it can make for a lot of wasted work. If he wants a career in AAA games, he will need specialized expertise. At the very least he'll need to create his own assets and/or write his own code.

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The Showdown: Unity Vs. Godot Vs. Buildbox Vs Unreal Engine

SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Unity has a reputation for being a complex game engine designed to help developers make AAA games. However, recently they have made some major pivots which allow non-programmers to more easily use their game development software. Essentially, these game kits come with every imaginable asset you need to make games.

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Using Unreal Engine for AR and VR Development

Logic Simplified

AUGUST 24, 2023

How Unreal Engine is Used for AR and VR Development Let’s take the example of the biggest VR game pulled off to date, The Walking Dead Onslaught is Survios’. The different components of Unreal tech allowed the creators to create a feature-fed game while maintaining its performance.

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The Forgotten City (2021) revisited

Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The individual assets seem nice, but together they sort of clash -- a random junk prop will have the 4k photogrammetry HDR treatment, overwhelming the nearby gameplay pickup that you're actually supposed to notice. Even AAA has given up on immersive sim RPGs , so any dev deserves praise just for attempting this genre I think.

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What To Learn From The Video Game Recession. And Do It Quickly.

The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 13, 2024

Meanwhile, for a degree in Computer Game design, Digipen tuition is almost $60000/year now. Annual tuition to learn to make games at Digipen. You can get amazing assets of all sorts for cheap. They should be begging you for another chapter/song/game level. I don't even know what to say about that. Almost $60K!

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2020 Predictions #3: How to Get That RPG Loot

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 20, 2020

While games like Plarium’s RAID Shadow Legends boast a lineup of AAA quality 3D champions, you can get away with less. This game significantly cheaper production budget with assets being done in relatively low-quality 2D. I’m not trying to make a point for making your game look cheap.

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Call of Duty: Online is dead. Long live Call of Duty: Online!

Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In order to achieve that goal, the game had to overcome two major challenges: it had to be free-to-play and it had to appeal to the Chinese audience. Development started around 2010 with the game announced in 2012 and shipped to the public in January of 2015, after undergoing multiple design iterations.

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How Call of Duty Mobile left $100M on the Table

Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

AAA game franchises are in the middle of a renaissance on mobile. 4 Freedom of Session Design Lastly and most importantly, TiMi does not restrict the player from playing the game as often or as long as they like. 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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