GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 17, 2024

Developer Airship Syndicate announced that the upcoming Echoes update to the game will remove all online requirements, leaving Wayfinder as a single-player affair with optional three-player co-op. In doing so, the studio will also remove all microtransactions and in-game purchases, selling the game for a one-time payment of $24.99

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Unity Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Learn how Fika Productions overcame development hurdles to transition Ship of Fools from a local couch co-op into an engaging multiplayer roguelite.

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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. It always triggered so much explanation that we decided to abandon it”, explains co-founder and CEO Martin Sommer. We solve everything by keeping on testing”, says Sommer.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 15, 2023

When we first heard from Treehouse Games , it was 2020 and the startup of six people was just getting started with a vision of creating cooperative social connection-building games for an audience that sees gaming as a venue to hang out with friends, the way others might go to get a coffee or dinner.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Co-founder Chet Faliszek , known for Left 4 Dead and Portal 2’s co-op campaign during his tenure at Valve, feels optimistic about the success of the game. Retro-futuristic sci-fi world Founded by Chet Faliszek and Dr. Kimberly Voll in 2019, Stray Bombay’s set out to build better co-operative games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 25, 2023

Having had success with co-op shooter Deep Rock Galactic, the company has been playing a supporting role within the Danish industry for some time and investing in developers. Over time, the question was asked whether the firm should start publishing other studios' games. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

"We've had an Xbox version of Baldur's Gate 3 in development for some time now," the company said.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 15, 2024

That’s why the play sessions of their narrative-driven, co-op multiplayer RPG Baladins last around an hour. Narrative designer and Seed by Seed co-founder Antonin Demeilliez explains the idea behind Baladins. In that time players go on little big adventures in a magical world. “We’re

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

That’s what happened to solo developer Simon Taylor (working under the name Plastic Cow Games ) and his game Smash Dungeon. For now it feels like the journey comes to an end for me as a solo developer”, says Taylor. Still, if the game had been successful, he would have continued working as a solo developer.

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 9, 2023

So great that a million indie developers coincidentally had the EXACT same idea a few days later. Indie developers started copying it almost immediately after it went public. Giving this sort of design (simple, low-budget, easy to copy) to hungry indie developers was like throwing a sheep into a piranha tank. A great idea.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 21, 2023

A lot of ink has been spilled on the debacle of Overwatch 2 canceling their co-op PvE “Hero Mode”. Putting emotions aside, I think it’s worth re-examining why co-op PvE seemed like a good idea in the first place, and what went wrong in development. Meanwhile, their mind is on PvE.

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Game Errors

JUNE 1, 2023

Table of Contents: Stuck on the loading screen Long queue times No High Texture Setting is Available Diablo 4 Open Beta keeps crashing after pressing Alt-Tab Second player in couch co-op mode couldn’t join during the game’s prologue 1. Related articles: Diablo 4 Stats Reveal Two Most Popular Classes In Open Beta 5.

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Designer Notes

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Chet Faliszek, who co-founded Stray Bombay and is best known for his work at Valve on games such as Left 4 Dead and Portal 2. This episode was recorded August 17, 2021.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 21, 2019

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. A well-designed co-op game like Pandemic stands out among the crowd. In my anecdotal experiences, a new co-op game almost always gets a “ooh, it’s a co-op!” Licensed under CC BY SA 2.0 ( Source ).

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Real Programming

JULY 12, 2023

That’s what happened to Sokol, who is himself a former RP4K student now enrolled in the Waterloo co-op program while juggling teaching duties at RP4K. He likes to break concepts into mini games he has developed, so complex mathematical ideas are fun and easy to understand. Where Can Coding Take You?

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The co-founders of the company come from Peak, Zynga, and Riot, where some held co-founder or key team roles. Being located in Istanbul just like the original developer of Zen Match , Spyke Games must have been inspired by their success story. The metagame from Coin Master (left), Royal Riches (middle), and Tile Busters (right).

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Game Errors

APRIL 7, 2023

The developers receive critical acclaim with the praise for introducing the smooth fantasy setting and the evolution of the Souls Formula. Players can freely move anywhere across the open world environment, while the gameplay includes the following features: Weapons, Magic Spells, Horseback Riding, Crafting, and Summons.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. From kids in the basement to “adults” in college – we would always play co-operative video games, regardless of where we lived. I LOVE co-operative games. Co-Operation. Co-operative games aren’t for everyone (“but how do I win??”

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If executed correctly, introducing new mechanics in this way can be an easy win, enabling developers to test out player preferences, broaden motivational appeal, boost user acquisition, and enhance player engagement – all without drastically altering the core gameplay.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 12, 2019

In each of the episode we sat down with the CEO of top mobile publisher and discussed how they approach publishing, what is their company’s strategy, how do they work with developers and how do they see the future of publishing on mobile. Game developers start the journey with simple, flexible and direct deals that fit their immediate needs.

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

ALT I’m sure you can probably think of other areas for gameplay programmers to work - here are some I didn’t get to: achievements, crafting, player housing, gathering, player-to-player trading, in-game pets, seasonal events, quests, cinematics, camera, and co-op.

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 19, 2023

These kind of challenges must be identified, designed for, and fit into the development budget. What I am saying is that it is not trivial to make it work - we can’t just turn on two/three/four viewports and call it a day, not without inadvertently causing a significantly worse player experience in many regards.

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Game Errors

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Given that indie developers might not have the vast resources to iron out all bugs, crashes can be more frequent. Some Key Facts about Wizard with a Gun The game features co-op multiplayer, letting you and your friends team up to explore and build. Interesting fact : Did You Know Crashing is Most Common in Indie Games?

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Game Errors

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Unlike big studios, indie developers may not have the resources to conduct thorough performance tests, which can result in unexpected FPS drops or bugs when the game finally hits the market. Interesting fact : Did You Know Performance Issues are common in newly released Indie Games? Make sure they snap into place.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Important Aspects Behind Designing a Multiplayer Game The rising demand draws the majority of game developers' focus toward creating more such games. Here, the game is overpowered (OP) by the strategies and calls for a balanced approach for individual players involved in the game.

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Game Errors

MARCH 27, 2023

FIFA 23 is a one-of-a-kind football video game developed by EA Sports, but it can generate several annoying issues, such as low FPS while playing. Moreover, online multiplayer co-op simulator games can also experience problems related to network or server connectivity, leading to various troubles.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Tokenomics #21 - Former Covet Fashion GM Sarah Fuchs on Muus Collective and Bringing Fashion Gamers to Web3 Sarah Fuchs 's background and success in game development is formidable to say the least. Until next week. ? for hack’n’slash Web3 game Swords of Blood ?

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Unity versus Unreal – this seems to be an ever-lasting battle in the game development world. So do they compete or co-exist peacefully? The game development industry is booming, and it’s impossible not to notice how quickly it’s expanding. Now cross-platform game development with Unity is possible. What is Unreal?

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s hardly surprising that so many developers have jumped on the bandwagon, as battle passes have a wide range of benefits and can be introduced into almost any genre. But with so many different examples of battle passes on the market these days, developers have had to get increasingly experimental to build on their past successes.

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The Bottom Feeder

DECEMBER 13, 2021

My family just finished playing the hit co-op game It Takes Two. Another good recent example of an ambitious developer being ridiculously and excessively hassled is here.) A really good, polished game that tries something different? Let’s dig into this! You might say creators should just ignore this.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 23, 2023

It’s a co-op game, with single-player options. “Low and Alone are each equipped with their own iconic items that will allow you to solve various puzzles and defend yourself against the new and dangerous challenges that await you,” writes Bandai Namco’s Maya Ziani on PlayStation Blog.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Tower of Fantasy is a new MMORPG developed by Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World and Level Infinite. Both games have a massive open-world to explore and support co-op features, but Tower of Fantasy has a bigger focus on social elements and makes the process of playing with other players smoother than Genshin Impact.

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Played with Fire

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage awarded us a grant under the Development of Creative Sectors program. Mixture is VR self co-op – single player VR fusion of 2 characters – knight and alchemist. pochodzi z serwisu Played With Fire | VR Developer. We became sponsors of KrakJam 2022. Happy New Year!

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

Developed by Kitka Games and acquired by Scopely Games in September 2022, Stumble Guys is a knock-out party game with a similar visual style and gameplay mechanics to Fall Guys. In Eggy Party, players can develop six different passive skills, such as how long the cooldown time is after performing a roll action. Stumble Guys.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Rina co-founded Peak Games, which has become a game-changer in the Turkish gaming scene. Originally, they were developing Royal Riches, a social casino game, investing heavily in optimisation techniques like segmentation, personalisation, dynamic pricing, and live ops tailored for the casino title. Let’s take a look.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In many ways, Township has been the cornerstone for Playrix’s success as a title that allowed the company to build experience in live ops, analytics, and user acquisition. The mini-games are delivered in such great quality that I think some of those can even be standalone games if developed a bit further.

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Game Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

Santos says shorter and cheaper games will satisfy consumer demand for games that can be completed in a few hours, and will create opportunities for small developers to get onto the console ladder. “I’m not saying [short console games] don’t exist. He cites the difficulty of obtaining console dev kits.

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