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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Played with Fire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

How do you design VR games to challenge and attract advanced players at the same time? The challenge for VR game developers lies in designing mechanics that are both challenging and appealing to advanced players. In this article, we will explore the key elements to consider when designing VR games for experienced players.

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DameDev.tv

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Although this isn't a complete checklist of things to include in your games, it's a good reminder of elements such as parallax backgrounds, color schemes/palettes, color balance, resolution options, and layers and depth. Parallax Backgrounds Parallax Backgrounds, in 2D games, give the illusion that you are in a real world.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Schmidt developed the game by himself, because “I’ve never been any other kind of developer”. Schmidt’s own spiritual journey and later his conversion to Islam, were all kickstarted by the video game Windwalker by game developer Greg Malone (and published by Origin in 1989).

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2023

In addition, balancing his fifth year as a Computer Engineering student and a pivotal role at Avalon, an American-based software company was no small feat. Then one day as he sat in his hostel, he launched the game Alto’s Odyssey and when he saw the Made with Unity splash screen it sparked the question: What is Unity?

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 17, 2017

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. I’ve been hinting and hinting and hinting and hinting at a new board game project for a while. I’ll be documenting my whole game development journey through a series of weekly updates.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 31, 2023

There are higher odds of a game being successful with analytics than a game that has been created following traditional practices. Mentioned below are reasons for how and why to use analytics for game development. Develop more realistic interactions with Non-Player Characters (NPCs) 8. Design better levels 9.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 12, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Over the course of the last week, I’ve taken a bit of a left turn in the development of Highways & Byways. Need help on your board game? Want to learn game development?

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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. One of the key solutions that developers have integrated to serve their players better is behavior analytics.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. After all, I’m checking to make sure there are no serious balance issues that come out of repeated plays. I’ve already play-tested this game a ton. Need help on your board game?

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

. “You’ll be able to open the content creation tool, grab a monster, throw it in the crafting station which allows you to change the monster and alter its stats all within parameters either within the game. So all of the balance that we enforce is maintained.” The game’s open beta test is set for this month. “In

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 29, 2021

From time to time, I see board game creators on social media who have been working on the same design day-in, day-out for years on end. The first are people making a board game as a labor of love, who know they’re taking their sweet time on it, and they’re OK with it. Need help on your board game?

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The gaming industry is ever evolving, with new trends emerging constantly. Game developers are under constant pressure to reach a wider audience and expand their market coverage. One of the strategies adopted to reach a broader audience is porting games. Also, pay close attention to the gameplay balance.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 3, 2023

While this is often challenging, it enables testers to read individual pieces of code and forecast every interaction they may have with other blocks of code and whether the game developer accounted for every possible order or combination of inputs. And that may affect your game’s reputation across the gaming community.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I wasn’t expecting to discover the impact those childhood games made on my preferences as an adult. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. It was supposed to mimic last week’s in that I was going to review my top 5 favorite games as an adult.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The world of gaming is always on the brink of something new, something vast, something that promises to change how we play and interact in virtual spaces. I sat down with John Krajewski , the man behind the unique and forward-thinking game, Eco. With it comes the challenging balance between financial backing and creative control.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 24, 2020

Everything else is extra, so you have to strike this subtle balance. Share that address anywhere you need to such as your social media or your website. I personally use my Discord server of over 1,000 game developers as a lead magnet because I put the invite link on the confirmation page. Creating a Template that Works.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 2, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Great art is one of the most critical parts of a board game. As game developers, we have only a handful of tools at our disposal to help teach players what a game is about and how to play it. .”

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 11, 2023

Over half of the respondents (57%) work directly on game development. When it comes to what would increase already very high job satisfaction, pay is the primary driver (37%) with interesting projects (17.0%) and better work/life balance (14%%) trailing as the second and third factors. Likely both. But this is why we do surveys.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 22, 2017

I am thrilled that many of you enjoyed Setting Up Social Media as a Board Game Dev: A Primer Course. Marketing is a big concern for game developers, especially in the chaotic arena of social media. Need help on your board game? I own and run Pangea Games. and Highways & Byways accounts.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

We discussed how the character collector, idle RPG, X-Hero , has been experimenting with different hyper-casual minigames (such as a hypercasual puzzle mode called SaveDog) to help drive user acquisition in our blog on the biggest mobile game development trends of 2022.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I’ve talked about the benefits and challenges of working alone in the board game industry. Yet I’m a bit of an odd beast in the board game development world since most people prefer to work in teams. Need help on your board game? I’m a designer, and I do development and social media outreach.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 10, 2021

I know a thing or two about power creep in game economy. As a Lead Designer for LEGENDARY I invested a lot of time on creating and balancing our first few hundred heroes. But I spend anyways, ignoring the inevitable regret I'll feel when that month's credit card balance comes due. Sometimes they hound you on social media.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2020

This puts more emphasis on product and creative than media buying itself. While IPM (installs per 1000 impressions), as a metric, is crucial for hypercasual games, for mid-core/core apps it’s just the first half of the equation. Our partner ironSource builds technologies that help game developers take their games to the next level.

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Game Designing

JULY 30, 2023

It should also have a perfect balance of academic activities to enrich knowledge and earn practical skills for future employment. Selection of programs offered include: Advertising Animation and Visual Effects Game Development Graphic Design Motion Pictures and Television 2. It has developed a stellar special effects program.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 23, 2018

Of all the social media sites in all the land, Facebook is the king. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Facebook is the biggest social media site in the world. You have strike a balance. Last quarter, it had an average of 2.2

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2024

Not to mention that backend costs of a successful live game were very high. In the realm of game development, the backend is often likened to the unsung hero working tirelessly behind the scenes, powering the intricate mechanics that make our favorite games tick. For multiplayer games this includes elements such as a.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the third of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Jesse: I approach design in a couple of different ways.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. This week, I posted How to Work Alone in the Board Game Industry. 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

JUNE 19, 2017

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. For example, if you have a large social media network and you commit to publicizing your artist as much as possible to improve their career prospects, you might be able to pay them less.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I recently spoke to Eric and chronicled his mesmerizing journey from architecture’s rigidity to the fluidity of game development. I’m making a game called Lucid ,” began Eric, a clear nod to a rich history of 32-bit gaming, particularly the SNES era. .” There was a turning point though.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

This made it a great fit for cartoons with an adorable style and simple geometry exemplified in Western cartoon media with The Powerpuff Girls and My Little Pony. The game also leverages the plot heavily in ongoing events to guide players through different stages of the game (e.g. Cookie Run: Kingdom is no exception.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 20, 2023

As far back as solo developer Sandro Luiz de Paula (aka ansdor) can remember he always wanted to be a game developer. But that didn’t discourage him at all: “I wouldn’t feel comfortable working on a game if I had to just follow someone else’s ideas.”

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AWS Games

AUGUST 12, 2022

Game developers look for ways to improve online multiplayer experience while balancing availability and cost effectiveness. Containers and Kubernetes help modernize game server hosting running on virtual or bare metal machines to improve compute allocation density, optimize data-transfer cost and maintain high performance.

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Game Dev Unchained

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

With credits from EverQuest to Champions Online, Canary’s move to the UK and his experience with Splash Damage opens a window into the international nuances of game development culture. Collaboration and Single-Player Game Resurgence The discourse delves deep into the essence of game design—collaboration.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Mobile gaming megatrends Eric Seufert, Mobile Dev Memo. Mobile ad spend will be over half of all media ad spend by 2024 Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention in Safari was the catalyst to radically altering the digital marketing landscape. ATT in iOS 15 went harder.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Lost Ark outshines other MMO games because each element mentioned above is polished to the next level. Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Though, all of these foibles could be found in other games as well. Let’s use the Witch class as an example.

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