Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention. They learn about their favorite characters and forge connections, which motivates them to keep playing.

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Yobob Games

JANUARY 18, 2023

My Game Development Journey in Making a Trailer Game Development Journey in Trailer Making What I’ve learned is that making a trailer is extremely important. Only one person in the trailer community is giving tips and advice to make a good trailer and that’s Derek Lieu. Something that’s very new in the farming genre.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. This week, I posted A Crash Course on Selling Board Games , which is my way of helping demystify that which terrifies many first-time game developers. Just here for Highway s & Byways updates? Click here.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

When Godot was first open-sourced in 2014, it was a very small project mostly developed by Ariel and Juan. Over time, and to our surprise, many users expressed a wish to contribute financially to the project to speed up development. Ton introduced us to the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), which is a charity located in New York.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. You can walk forever and ever and – barring computer failure – the game will continue to generate new environments around you. I think we, as board game developers, can learn a lot from this game. Need help on your board game?

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Game Refinery

JUNE 15, 2023

The rise of hybridization in mobile games has resulted in game developers experimenting with new gameplay mechanics and features from other genres to drive engagement, something that’s often done via limited-time events. The number of levels to beat can range from ten to 20 levels per competition.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

When Godot was first open-sourced in 2014, it was a very small project mostly developed by Ariel and Juan. Over time, and to our surprise, many users expressed a wish to contribute financially to the project to speed up development. Ton introduced us to the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), which is a charity located in New York.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. As with the original article, this advice is targeted at game developers in the United States. Two weeks ago, I wrote an article on how to prepare for the cost of board game fulfillment. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Yet I’m a bit of an odd beast in the board game development world since most people prefer to work in teams. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. We checked out a new local game store where we discovered Dominion. Need help on your board game? Ben: Yeah, thanks for having us!

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Radiator Blog

JANUARY 16, 2022

Darner's Digest is a series of blog posts about Yarn Spinner, a free open source Unity dialogue tree plugin. Nothing stops you from adding more commands, functions, markup tags, or new ways to process the script. // custom NPC AI script example? On December 21st, 2021, the Yarn Spinner project finally made its public YS v2.0

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Most of you likely know Joakim Achren as the founder of the fantastic Elite Game Developers blog, podcast, and newsletter. This blog post is sponsored by Xsolla - a transaction and business engine that will accelerate your game commerce globally. I get to talk to Joakim regularly. Let us know how you liked it!

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In the new episode of the DoF podcast, we have the honour of hearing from Jordan Mazer , Head of Talent at a16z Games. I'll emphasise these key takeaways in the blog post, giving you a comprehensive grasp of the interviewing process. Experts armed with industry insights bring not just guidance but impactful connections to the table.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

As the company expands further into new genres, it leverages, among other tools, effective cross-promotion growing the companies it acquires. Cross-promotion has always been an essential part of any publisher’s marketing strategy to help grow newly launched games while maintaining users in their portfolio.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 22, 2017

Marketing is a big concern for game developers, especially in the chaotic arena of social media. Sites like Twitter and Instagram provide some of the biggest and most accessible ways to attract an audience, even while they’re still mysterious and new. Need help on your board game? and Highways & Byways accounts.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 16, 2021

After all, we tend to play the same games, go to the same events, subscribe to the same data platforms, read the same blog posts and newsletters as well as listen to the same podcasts. This text is written by Michail Katkoff , CEO of Savage Game Studios. Share some concrete examples for building a talent strategy.

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AWS Games

APRIL 4, 2023

Over 28,000 developers, artists, visionaries, and storytellers came from around the world to meet, learn, share experiences, and celebrate the global video game industry at the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco March 20 – 24. Stay tuned for follow up content on these sessions! Read the FromSoftware case study.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 13, 2022

"People are a problem." - Douglas Adams I’ve received many requests for advice from young creators. Some of these questions regard advice on how to deal with being harassed online. I don't think young developers should value my feedback, yet they do. I get nervous about talking about this. It tends to draw firestorms.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the seventeenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. and Highways & Byways.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Not everyone aspires to be a CEO. In fact, some shy away from it, well aware of the immense responsibilities and time investment it demands. For others, it's a path that many dream about without fully grasping the weight it carries. Carol Miu , a retired gaming industry leader, looks back at her journey with no regrets.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the sixth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Need help on your board game?

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 13, 2024

Last week, I wrote a blog post about how the video game industry seems to be entering a sad and painful period of contraction. But I still have a new RPG to sell ( Geneforge 2 - Infestation , coming March 27), so the current grim conditions are very much on my mind. Figure out what you NEED to actually make the art. Nor should they.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 3, 2023

I worked on projects for important clients, learned a ton from awesome colleagues, and built an exciting new part of the business from the ground up. Anthony Koithra loved his job at a big consulting firm but couldn't shake his fascination with filmmaking. From business consulting to filmmaking — Anthony’s “Unreal” journey.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. At the very least, you probably share the sort of ogling fascination that people inevitably experience when they first hear about the site. Kickstarter – Maker and Breaker of Dreams. Need help on your board game? I am writing this guide for beginners.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 17, 2018

Ever since Godot was open sourced in 2014, localized documentation has been requested every now and then by new users. Nathan , Chris and Max took charge of the Documentation Team , writing guidelines, reorganizing the sections, removing outdated or low quality content and writing new high quality tutorials. Doing things right.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

We had 8 students working for on great new features all around the engine, and they reported on their progress regularly on this blog, with a first ( part 1 and part 2 ) and second progress report. If you want to try the new changes outlined below, you can use this custom build (Linux, Windows).

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Sky Betting and Gaming Technology

DECEMBER 19, 2019

As a performance test engineer with keen interesting in front-end performance, I was looking forward to catching up on the latest development, ideas, and approaches in the industry and also hoped to pick up some tips along the way. Takeaway 1 - Web performance is as challenging today as it ever was. Recent figures put the split at 52.48

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 5, 2018

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Then I got Twitter DM from Charlie at Fulfillrite saying they’d like to do a guest post on this blog. By being so demanding of ourselves, we have innovated services and developed software that has become the benchmark of the industry.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Kristian Segerstrale : Kristian was a co-founder of Glu mobile, CEO of Playfish acquired by EA, was a seed investor in Supercell, was a senior exec at EA, and now is the CEO of Super Evil Megacorp which will soon release their new MOBA shooter called Catalyst Black ( [link] ). Some content, I just record and publish.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

What is this, another blog post about gen AI? To hear the complete discussion, select your preferred platform below Pieter reflects on the valuable advice he received from one of his investors at the beginning of his journey. Build the organisation, develop the capabilities, and take it from there." The remarkable aspect?

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the thirteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Zugzwang by Robert Yang This post details my process and intent for making my new release Zugzwang (pronounced in German like /ts'OOK-ts'VAHng/ ) a tactical sex dungeon roguelike cum ritual game. I first prototyped it back in 2019, but I didn't really know how to finish it. A dense randomized mini-chess puzzle where everything matters.

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