Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

This week while working on my current board game design, a lot of things have come into focus. Now it’s time to start tweaking board game rules. This is where board game design often becomes very tricky. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 13, 2020

That is by no means a small amount to raise, but what’s interesting is that Spirit Island has remained on the Board Game Geek Hotness list off and on for almost three years. Clearly, there is much more to this game than what immediately meets the eye. Need help on your board game? You’re next, agriculture games!).

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Free-to-play and live-service games have become well-established in the gaming industry. They provide players with a convenient way to start playing, and the longevity of such games hinges on the appeal of their existing content as well as the strategy for delivering and monetizing future updates.

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Keith Burgun

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

I say more about each game on the podcast, so make sure to check that out. Sadly, also a way overly complicated combat system and overall it has “modern videogame over-smoothed-ness” IN STARS AND TIME – Very cool game that I recommend you go check out. Here are some quick bullet points, though!

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Leder Games really nailed it when they came out with their board game Root in 2018. It’s broken into and remained within the Board Game Geek top 50. Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 21, 2019

It’s time to talk about Pandemic – one of the greatest games ever made. Pandemic is an evergreen game with a multitude of variants and legacy games. It’s also the first cooperative game for a lot of gamers. Need help on your board game? Can you hear that coughing? You know what I’ve noticed?

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Half Geek

JULY 28, 2022

More info here: The problem with making games for Mobiles. Originally, the game was designed with only Roguelike mode as the default, with the additional two difficulty modes (Normal & Hard) added from beta testing suggestions. Faction fleet battles are larger, with each side sending more ships to the fight.

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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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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 11, 2022

It's such a big, unique, popular game that not picking it apart a bit is game-writer malpractice. Even if you hate From Software games, and many do, if you care about game design as an art, it's worth a good look. The retention rate for this game is incredibly good. Yes, I am going back to this well one more time.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Whether you’re a casual gamer looking for some entertainment or a dedicated hardcore game enthusiast, today, we have curated a list of the best high-graphics games for Android just for you. Let’s explore the Top 10 Mobile Game Development without wasting your precious time! So, are you excited to take a look?

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Keith Burgun

MARCH 13, 2024

Videogames, at least the kind I’m talking about (RPGs, adventure kinds of somewhat narrative videogames, Zelda games, Elden Ring, etc), have essentially three “places”: Outside – Hyrule field. Most of the game is Outside, just running around in a grassy area or a snowy mountain.

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Sirlin

JANUARY 16, 2015

@SirlinGames www.facebook.com/SirlinGames New and revised characters for the popular fighting card game round out cast to 20 available characters throughout 2015. Yomi simulates the mind games and other strategic choices found in video fighting games without requiring that players have the dexterity required to master those games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. Early this year, when it was first suggested to me that I investigate blockchain gaming, I immediately rejected the idea. In my heart, I am a game designer.

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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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OPM Jobs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Maybe you’ve been crushing it at a studio for what feels like an eternity, but suddenly, the game loses its sparkle. It’s tough in the gaming job market, and those job hunt jitters are hitting hard. The waiting game There is a lot of uncertainty that arises when waiting to hear back from a studio about an application.

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Sirlin

MAY 4, 2015

Read on for all the latest updates in this version of Yomi, or check out this post on Designing Yomi to learn more about the game itself or this post about Game Balance and Yomi to see what goes into balancing hundreds of matchups. You always have a full strength deck on an even playfield with your opponents.

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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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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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Keith Burgun

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In any case, this game started out in late 2021 as a sequel to Dragon Bridge, my first card game. Over the last 10-11 months, and over 100 different numbered versions of the game, the game has evolved into… really, its own thing, and that’s why the title no longer reflects its Dragon Bridge origins.

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Sirlin

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Codex is a new take on customizable card games. Though you might as well wait until next week because there will be a balance update within a week. Finally, we discuss what Geiger's moves will be in the Fantasy Strike fighting game. Here's a rundown of what I've been doing over on my Patreon lately.

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Game Errors

JUNE 20, 2023

If you can’t imagine fighting without another person next to you or online, one of the most entertaining games in the genre awaits you right now, a balanced fighter that shows how the series’ evolution should look. Restart the game or your PC. The game will recreate this folder when starting Mortal Kombat 11.

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Game Errors

AUGUST 4, 2023

Since the game was released, gamers worldwide have been racing to learn as many BG3 facts as possible. Although the people from Larian claim they did everything possible to deliver the game in the given timeframe weeks before the release, the situation during most of development was different. Why this sudden shift?

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Game Errors

APRIL 24, 2023

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. That means that your device cannot connect to the game servers for one reason or another. The game servers are down for maintenance.

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The Bottom Feeder

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Not long ago, there was a big hullabaloo in the computer game development "community" regarding something called the Unity Game Engine. Basically, developers would be charged money per game install, no matter where that came from. Most people who want to write a video game need to buy a piece of software called a Game Engine.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Skul: The Hero Slayer is an engaging and dynamic game, but like many players, I’ve encountered the common issue of low FPS and it was followed by stuttering. I have to admit that I was a bit surprised to encounter performance issues with this game. I, for example, fixed the game by using a variety of combinations.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Today’s breakdown is for Pandemic , one of my favorite board games of all time. In fact, this is the one for me – the one that opened my eyes to the larger board game community. It is the one that broke me out of the prison of Monopoly , Yahtzee , and other games that many hardcore board gamers love to hate with an irrational vigor.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

In 2009, this rough, glitchy, blocky game was released to the public. In it, you romp around an 8-bit world, fighting monsters and building anything your heart desires. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. We pretty much all do. You just play.

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Game Errors

JULY 11, 2023

A cooperative multiplayer first-person shooter video game called Warhammer 40,000: Darktide was introduced by Fatshark. It brings complex and well-balanced gunplay by allowing you to fight alongside your buddies against hordes of opponents. You’re not alone, it happens to everyone who plays video games occasionally.

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Game Errors

APRIL 24, 2023

Many gamers are unsatisfied with this game’s optimization and wonder why they have to struggle with ARK Survival Evolved low FPS. Enable Game Mode: This neat feature comes with Windows and should be enabled for the best gaming performance. Close background apps Update the graphics driver Verify game files Clear cache 1.

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Sirlin

AUGUST 23, 2015

Codex is the customizable card game I've been working on for a very, very long time. In September though, we'll open up just 200 slots for people to get physical copies of the game. These players will be seeing the game way ahead of everyone else, and they can join us in polishing up the last bits.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 20, 2020

Riot’s Team Fight Tactics (TFT) was launched quickly to catch the emerging auto-chess genre that was gaining popularity as a mod on Twitch. Riot for sure succeeded in shipping fast, but they clearly didn’t pay much attention on the business case for the game. Till date Team Fight Tactics has reached bit over 11M installs.

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Game Industry News

JULY 31, 2021

Their leader, Shel-La, explains to Sisko that the Ennis are imprisoned on this nameless moon, fighting an unending war with the Nol-Ennis as part of a punishment for being unable to come to a peace. When Shel-La revives, Kira argues with him about setting defensive perimeters and fighting his war smarter. Immortality is part of that.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 21, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Most board game mechanics will not work as well as you intend them to. Good board game developers need to know when to drop mechanics and when to refine them. Need help on your board game?

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Game Industry News

MARCH 30, 2023

La Forge begs Data to fight his brother, but Lore drops the forcefield protecting Sidney. Jack uses his telepathic abilities to enable Sidney to fight off the Changelings. Okay, I get that Jack is on the inhibitors, so perhaps he’s feeling a little more balanced. However, Jack’s character has been all over the map.

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Game Industry News

MARCH 2, 2023

Picard keeps after Riker to stand and fight even after the Shrike reveals that devastating piece of technology. Worf’s relationship with his own son has been fraught, so he can certainly sympathize with Raffi’s inability to find a work/life balance. In this, Picard’s emotions appear to have superseded his more rational mind.

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Tom Francis

MARCH 11, 2017

I released Morphblade last week, which is a game I made in direct response to Michael Brough’s Imbroglio. They’re both games where you move around a grid of different tile types, and the one you’re standing on determines what you can do there. This is not unoriginal game design, it’s playable games criticism!

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Ask a Game Dev

JULY 12, 2023

When we build game systems, one common method of differentiating the work is “things we probably will change” (e.g. Most games do not need to tune a particular animation beyond being able to scale the animation playback speed to fit within a certain number of frames. There is more to it than that.

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