iXie gaming

MARCH 24, 2024

Beta testing is a critical game quality assurance (QA) process. It allows you to detect technical problems in your game and assess gameplay and balance. This ensures customer satisfaction by delivering a game that provides a seamless experience. And what does it matter in game development? What is Beta Testing?

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 31, 2023

When creating a game, game app developers analyze player behavior to improve their interactive scenarios, by identifying what works and what doesn't for the players in a game. This is done to refine the game design and create a more enjoyable experience for their audience. How We Use Analytics To Optimize Games?

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iXie gaming

MARCH 25, 2024

The gaming world has evolved significantly over the years. This has resulted in game developers embracing advanced and innovative technologies to maximize player acquisition and retention and stand out. Developers are now using their games as data collection and analysis tools to better understand their player preferences.

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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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iXie gaming

JUNE 16, 2023

Millions of gamers, including kids and teens, are hooked to the well-known online gaming platform, Roblox. With its vast collection of user-generated games and social interactions, Roblox has become a significant part of many young people’s lives.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Introduction: As technology continues to advance, the world of gaming has experienced rapid growth and innovation. With the increasing complexity of video games, the need for efficient and effective testing methods becomes paramount. In recent years, game automation has emerged as a promising solution for testing games.

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 9, 2023

It was a fun cheap game that is still fun and cheap. It's also a charming, scruffy take on the classic Twin-Stick Shooter genre, great for mindless gaming, with a price that is effectively zero. Both about game design, and about the indie games biz as a whole. And the game looks competently made. Everyone else has.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Video game development is a collaborative process that involves various people with specialized skills. The two most critical roles in this process are game artists and designers. Since most of us are unaware of the process of creating a game, we usually confuse game design and game art as being the same.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Game development isn’t as smooth and glamorous as many newbies imagine. Yet, those professionals in mobile game development services know how to tackle these challenges. But the chaos and the desire to create visually stunning and immersive games fuels their determination. Every aspect of the game undergoes examination.

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Greenheart Games

MARCH 8, 2018

As promised, to celebrate the release of the iOS and Google Play version of Game Dev Tycoon, we’ve now updated the Desktop versions of the game. Try your luck surviving the harsh realities of piracy in this new ultra-hard game mode in which you have to invent DRM and sell company shares to survive. Swap and late-game PC.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Sometimes ideas come along that are interesting to play with, but may either not be suitable for the regular game, or I don’t feel the effort and architectural requirements to support them are worth it in the bigger picture compared to what they add vs. all the other content options awaiting development.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He started his career in advertising, but the world of video games always held his real interest. Making games was something that seemed very far from reality”, he says. Yet, with help from the internet and some classes in college, he realized that he too could create games. Why did you become a solo developer? “I’ve

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. Featuring is a memory from the past. The k-factor, which measures the virality of a game, is at an all-time low.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 6, 2017

Board games are complex projects. Every board game is unique. You can’t even directly compare your board game to other board games. To know whether your board game is complete, you have to use qualitative metrics. Board game quality testing is very subjective. Need help on your board game?

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 12, 2023

ALT Feedback is different from content. We’re not taking content (or specific ideas for content) that the users created and incorporating that into the game. Game mechanics, for example, cannot be copyrighted so game mechanics are fair to talk about. are subject to copyright, so we cannot talk about these.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have revolutionized the gaming industry, enhancing programming and player experiences. As AI continues to advance, the future of art and AI in game development holds tremendous promise. However, AI is redefining the boundaries of game artistry.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Because, let’s be honest, creating games is hard. This year we featured over 20 brave game creators in our solo developers-series and we like to share some highlights. It took solo game developer Graham Reid great effort to finish his game. “I Her upcoming game, Spilled! ,

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Hyper-casual games are simple, easy-to-play games that have become increasingly popular in recent years. With the rise of smartphones and mobile gaming, hyper-casual games have exploded in popularity due to their accessibility and addictiveness. Let’s dive in!

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Game Errors

JULY 23, 2023

Sims 4 is one of the rare games that give the players complete freedom to decorate their virtual homes and characters any way they like. However, some players still haven’t figured out how to unlock all of the items in the game. The Sims 4 offers certain cheat codes that allow you to instantly get all items in the game.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 23, 2024

In this blog, we explore the challenges Gaggle Studios faced with DDoS attacks due to the success of their online game, ‘Goose Goose Duck.’ Goose Goose Duck,’ a game of social deduction created by Gaggle Studios, stands out in the online gaming realm. Monetary Transactions: Many online games involve in-game purchases.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The process of developing a game doesn’t end with coding and design. Several testing techniques are used to test the game’s readiness for release. Also, developers can use the testing to minimize bugs and errors in the game and improve its quality, driving toward an end product that delivers higher user satisfaction.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The game has sold more than 300 million copies, a number of people that would make it the fourth largest country in the world, by population. Various media outlets have acclaimed the game as the most important of the 21st century so far. It’s not done yet. Bought by Microsoft almost a decade ago, for $2.5

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Nvidia

AUGUST 19, 2022

We recently kicked off our NVIDIA Developer Program exclusive series of Connect with Experts Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions featuring NVIDIA experts and Ray. Are there some rules of thumb one should follow when adding ray tracing (RT) applications like translucency, reflections, shadows, GI, or diffuse illumination to games?

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AWS Games

AUGUST 3, 2023

Games are increasingly cross-platform and online, and game developers need to develop secure and scalable backend features to support these online elements of their games. Customers share with us that setting up a game backend service requires a fair amount of undifferentiated heavy lifting.

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Game Errors

APRIL 24, 2023

For all its great features, immersive gameplay, and delightful quirkinesses, Roblox has the tendency to drive gamers insane sometimes. But it’s not about the game itself. It’s mostly about the game servers, which often go down without warning. If you get Roblox error code 110 often, chances are it’s the game servers.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But one thing that hasn’t changed is new hit games entering the market. So to end the year on a high, we rounded up our top 22 games to hit the charts this year. Here are the top games we loved playing this year. If you want some inspiration for games to binge over the holiday period, look no further. Net Fishing!

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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

JUNE 6, 2023

This week, we jump into what it takes to design great Match 3 games and how we would improve Makeover Match. Case: Makeover Match Making games is hard. As player expectations rise and market conditions become more challenging, creating a successful game and maintaining that success is becoming increasingly difficult.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Every few years I think about the concept again, and it finds its way into my ongoing notes in yet another location in some slightly-altered form or alongside some other content idea, begging to be implemented. It’s just potential for extra overhead, really, but dammit I wanted to see projectiles bouncing around!

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 3, 2022

On reviewing the data I’m happy to see that my game-to-non-game-stuff work ratio has continued in my preferred direction (I shared a graph and more info about this trend back in the 2020 review ), so more working on the game itself and less community-facing marketing-type stuff. Read more about its design here on the blog.

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Game Errors

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Navigating the game’s chilly and unpredictable Alaskan roads gives an unparalleled thrill. Just like you, I’ve faced these FPS pitfalls, and after some tinkering, I’ve managed to get my game running smoother. Table of contents: Why is Alaskan Road Truckers experiencing low FPS? Let me share what worked for me.

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Game Errors

JUNE 29, 2023

ARK: Survival Evolved is one of the better first-person sandbox survival games. If you are a fan of Jurassic Park movies or dinosaurs and at the same time enjoy games of this type, give ARK a chance. We recommend performing these initial steps before proceeding with any complex procedures: Restart the game launcher or your PC.

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CG Spectrum

APRIL 3, 2023

The annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) was held last week in San Francisco, boasting 28,000 attendees ! Penny was kind enough to share her experience at GDC and why she believes it's such a valuable event for people looking to break into the games industry. Meet Penny!

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 24, 2020

I spoke about the value of mailing lists earlier in How to Generate Traffic for Your Board Game Kickstarter or Website , but today I want to dive into the details you need to know to get started. I talk about this in How to Choose & Use a Board Game Marketing Strategy that Works , but I’ll recap the basics here.

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Nvidia

MAY 17, 2023

Multithreading and workload balancing No amount of GPU work optimization will overcome a CPU bottleneck. Evenly balance work across all threads for best results. Recommended Balance command list creation and recording across all threads. This should be balanced with the ability to maximize workload overlap on the GPU.

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Game Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It’s about allowing players to lose themselves in more than just a game, but a new world. This goal is always top-of-mind for Schell Games. In this interview, we spoke to Schell Games’ Vice President of Product, Charlie Amis, to learn their story. This isn’t as true or a high priority in PC and console games.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As I’ve stated many times before, my first influence for Cogmind was the original BattleTech board game , where my friends and I wouldn’t just take stock mechs, but designed our own based on the rules, selecting the right combo of weapons, heat sinks, armor, and special tech. What about designing robots other than yourself?

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