Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Beta 11 was a huge milestone in Cogmind development, having completed a comprehensive review of all items and their stats and mechanics in order to rebalance where necessary, a process I wrote about in detail last year. Balancing Levers The idea of “post-balance” from this article’s title doesn’t mean no balance.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Unconventional professions At first, her family expressed concerns about her future in the events industry, which mirrors the reservations aspiring game developers often face. When children say, ‘I want to be a game developer’, parents usually reply that there’s no job or future in that. I had similar discussions with my family.”

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

Fresh out of school Kaighen Finley started his own web & game development company Team iNtuition. Just to be on the safe side he mainly focused on web development, but his heart was not in it. Why did you become a solo developer? How do you stay motivated through (years of) development? It isn’t a necessity.

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Juego Studio

JANUARY 18, 2024

Game development is a highly specialized and profitable niche. The advent of technology in this industry enables the making of high-quality and variety of video games.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 29, 2023

The 15-year-old Mimimi Games is choosing to shut down as its founders recognize the growing scope of its games were leading to an improper work/life balance.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Here at PreMortem.Games we have a great admiration for developers that go through a complete development cycle alone. And it takes a special kind of developer that wants to fly solo. This year we featured over 20 brave game creators in our solo developers-series and we like to share some highlights.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox CD Projekt Red has significantly improved the work-life balance of its employees, following a number of crunch complaints over the years.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Spider Web of Narratives Developing a game with a complex narrative structure, multiple endings, and randomized events can be a daunting task. The game is balanced on a multitude of variables, events, triggers, put together like a house of cards. His experience in those fields really helped him in his game development career.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The operation of an efficient game development team is extraordinarily difficult to balance. These are a few key factors I have found influence the operations the most.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 30, 2023

With the discussions over the use of AI in game development raging on, Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen , Lead VFX Artist at Mainframe Industries and founder of Dinosaurs Are Better , spends his spare time to see what all the fuss really is about. ” He envisions a future where all game development is AI-assisted. There is no going back.”

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iXie gaming

MARCH 24, 2024

It allows you to detect technical problems in your game and assess gameplay and balance. And what does it matter in game development? Join us as we explore the role of beta testing in game development, ensuring high-quality games while preventing costly post-launch errors. In fact, it benefits both developers and players.

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Unity Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

In this guest blog, the Rubber Duck Games team breaks down the journey to developing a boss fight for Evil Wizard – from design and prototyping to animation, testing, balancing, and finalizing the visual effects.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 16, 2024

You also have to work on the finer details, such as the clarity of dialogue, balancing gameplay, and quality-of-life changes. In 2018, it announced that it is also developing the Panzer Dragoon 2: Zwei remake. You have to consider how retro titles will play on modern consoles and for today's audiences. The list goes on.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 15, 2024

In Guntouchables by Danish indie developer Game Swing , enemies randomly power up from the upgrades that a team of four players can’t lift out of the levels. After coming out of development of their multiplatform debut game OddBallers, the team knew they wanted to make a game for PC first and foremost.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Check it out , and follow the recap below for a full rundown of AWS for Games activities at GDC 2024.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 29, 2024

The low-poly racing game, developed by Polish indie developer Pixel Perfect Dude , feels like a love letter to the PlayStation 1 era of rally games, where you could actually name the top drivers and the cars they drove. “Ah Achieving the right balance was not an easy feat according to Szpiczakowski. “We Ah yes those co-pilots!”

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Game Wisdom

JULY 19, 2023

High Speed Action With OTXO Developer Interview Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" For this perceptive podcast, I spoke with Nathan Haddock from Lateralis Heavy Industries who developed the game OTXO.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 17, 2023

The rise of increasingly intricate and expensive game schemes has not only upped the ante for game developers but also heightened the expectations of an ever-demanding audience. He noted that the high cost of game development and the ever-escalating expectations of audiences place immense pressure on developers and publishers alike.

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Game Daily

MAY 12, 2023

Entertainment companies – including game publishers and developers – are already beginning the process of replacing human workers with cheaper AI. I spoke to Moreira about his work, and the current state of AI in game development, and I learned a lot about a complicated issue.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Game development isn’t as smooth and glamorous as many newbies imagine. It comes with challenges like tight deadlines, production obstacles, publisher pressures, and long work hours, which are just a glimpse of every developer’s hurdles. Many newbies ask the question, what are the stages of game development ?

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Back in March, Osama Dorias was part of an industry panel on burnout at the Game Developers' Conference, sharing his own personal story of burning out in the industry and the toll it took on his mental health. Read more

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

However, developing hyper-casual games comes with its own set of challenges, including keeping up with trends and staying ahead of the competition. So, whether you are an aspiring game developer or simply a curious gamer, join us in this exploration of the trends and challenges of hyper-casual game development.

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iXie gaming

MAY 26, 2023

With the rise of the gaming industry and the increasing popularity of PC gaming, many developers are jumping into the field. However, game development is a complex process that requires careful planning and execution to achieve success. As a developer, you need to be aware of the unique challenges that come with PC game development.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

During my stay, I had the incredible opportunity to witness Esio, the founder and program coordinator of Africacomicade , take charge of video game industry discussions at Lagos ComicCon and work the room at the tight-knit Xbox game developer community meetup at Microsoft’s Lagos offices.

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Ask a Game Dev

JUNE 7, 2023

No More Heroes and Bayonetta are both series that had disappointing sales for their initial games but managed to continue. Join us on Discord ] and/or [ Support us on Patreon ] Got a burning question you want answered?

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 25, 2023

Game development is never an easy endeavour to start with, but Kareem went through it on Hard Mode, as a hobbyist developer who had to balance his dream project with a full-time job and raising kids. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Aaryn Flynn, CEO of Inflexion Games Inflexion Games emerged in 2018 as a collaborative effort among industry veterans, including ex-BioWare developers, and newer talents. One standout feature of Nightingale according to Flynn is the Realm Card system, developed to give players more agency in their survival-crafting experience. “We

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

With the annual Game Developer Conference (GDC) just days away, Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games is ramping up to host exciting technology demonstrations and programming focused on evolving industry trends, including generative artificial intelligence (AI). Explore real-world use cases for a variety of generative AI services and solutions.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Getting started with your first NFT game development venture can be interesting. But is the NFT game development market worth entering? So, yes – NFT game development is worth it. And how do you start your first NFT game development project? Why is NFT Game Development Becoming So Popular? billion by 2028.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 3, 2024

Working under the name of MystiveDev the Mojsovski-brothers actively include the player community in almost every aspect of development. Compelling gameplay loop Balancing the creation of assets, the Mojsovski brothers share that the assets are a mix of marketplace acquisitions and in-house development. “I say it’s 50/50.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 24, 2023

Are you curious about game development in the metaverse and the potential it holds for game developers? Developing games for the metaverse can be both exciting and challenging, but with the right skills and knowledge in game development, developers can unlock the full potential of this dynamic digital realm.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2024

Solo developer Walter Woods , working under the name of Here Below , used the distinctive black and white illustrations of 19th century artist, Gustave Doré as the textures for much of the game. Why did you become a solo developer? “I’m How do you stay motivated through (years of) development? “I I’m not a solo dev.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 8, 2023

Something that seems to offer a challenge, but is actually a perfectly balanced system so that no one ever feels frustrated. Why did you become a solo developer? “I How did you stay motivated through the 8 years of development? “The The toll on your mental health can be quite high as a solo developer.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 19, 2024

He got the idea after playing Factorio for hundreds of hours, but in the six years of development that followed, Ben Ryding came up with a delightful twist on the genre. Pretty impressive for a largely solo-developed game. “At The primary obstacle is just getting people up to speed on the code base and development practices.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Monetisation isn’t really a topic that gets most gamers’ blood pumping – at least not in a good way – but it’s the lifeblood of the games industry itself, and in the past few years, it’s been at something of an impasse. Read more.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 6, 2023

The latest of our Playable Futures series tackles the industry's foundational duo - publisher and developer - and looks at what the future holds for publishing in a sector in which the rate of change is rapid and accelerating. It's also one in which the balance between community, audience, developer and publisher has shifted irrevocably.

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Game Development News

MAY 2, 2024

It's about finding the right balance between technology and good old-fashioned human interaction." "While AI will help us, it's the personal touch that'll always be most important in PR and communications.

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