PreMortem.Games

JULY 29, 2024

Oscar Salandin , known as Peculiar Pixels, received a major validation for his debut game, BOTSU Ridiculous Robots , by being named the Overall Winner at the Develop Indie Showcase Awards 2024. The English solo developer began his journey right after the Pandemic. Why did you become a solo developer? “I

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Generally speaking, the ease of making changes to the game, its narrative/characters/content is inversely proportional to how close that content is to release. At this point, we're just tuning the fight because it's so close to release that we don't want to risk breaking anything. I'll use my current project as my example.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 11, 2023

years of development. Specifically there are some performance implications of rendering a world from a far out zoom level, and also loading of content becomes a bit more complicated when you can transition quickly between the different worlds.” Cocoon’s development journey spanned a challenging 6.5

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

years of development. Specifically there are some performance implications of rendering a world from a far out zoom level, and also loading of content becomes a bit more complicated when you can transition quickly between the different worlds.” Cocoon’s development journey spanned a challenging 6.5

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Even established teams with proven track records, developing games like THE FINALS, XDefiant, and Spectre Divide, all have quickly faded away weeks after launch. New Entrants are Struggling to Break-In While elder games have been fighting over a stagnant TAM of players, new entrants have struggled to gain traction into the market.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 29, 2023

But also a dreadful year for job security in game development, with a heartbreaking 10.000 layoffs. On the last working day of 2023 we take one final look over our shoulder to see what we are leaving behind. This year was a two-faced monster. A stellar year for game releases, that’s for sure. About what motivates them and inspires them.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

However, developing games has become very time-consuming and expensive. Many ask if there is a future for these developers who spend years developing these games. Many ask if there is a future for these developers who spend years developing these games. 2D and 3D character development. 3D environment.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

Analysts have widely reported developers’ ongoing challenges with user acquisition targets as they wrestle with stricter app tracking policies, especially on Apple devices. The post The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success appeared first on GameRefinery.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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. Let’s take a look at the various monetization approaches developers can take and the pros and cons associated with each.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 30, 2023

Kiro’o Games is an ambitious game development company based in Yaounde, Cameroon. It was during those moments, captivated by the epic boss fights and voice acting in Final Fantasy 7, that Madiba’s deep love for video games was ignited. This is his story. These are some of his fondest childhood memories.

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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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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Not only are collaboration events a great way to engage players, but they’re also a great way to boost your game’s monetization through the addition of new content, such as event-exclusive cosmetic items and collectibles. Developed by Netease, Vikingard is a casual simulation RPG set in the Viking era.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

The brutal and bloody combat game from Slovenian developer Triternion has already been very successful for the last 4 years on PC. To make everything working smoothly during the massive online battles requires some very specific skills from the developers. It was this idea that pushed everything else.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sony holds its exclusive State of Play event every year where they announce new products, intellectual properties and exclusive content for previously released games. The event that went down on September 13 th at 6pm ET traced some new updates from their Japanese partners and developers from across the world alike.

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Get ready to unlock exciting new content and make your virtual journey even more enchanting! For now, there are no intentions from the developers to introduce alternatives for getting crystals. Developers often release codes during events or updates. Can you get gems for free in Rainbow Friends?

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Sirlin

JULY 21, 2020

The Fantasy Strike fighting game is now free to play. Development Making a game free-to-play is no small thing. So it’s not surprising that this hasn’t been done much in the fighting game genre yet. There are, in genres other than fighting games. I’ll explain why this is a landmark for the genre. Isn’t This Standard?

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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 8, 2024

After all, while indie developers like to pretend we're a family, it's still a business. We are all fighting each other for a tiny and shrinking amount of potential exposure. You are fighting them for press coverage. The Magic of Wishlists, and the Limits Indie developers tend to fetishize Steam wishlists. And that is it.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Many developers, for understandable but misguided reasons, cheered this decision. Apple’s approach to running a platform is by design, quite unique, and it certainly seems they share a lot of the same core values many game developers have about quality, creativity, and variety. And therein lies the rub of Apple’s decision to delay.

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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 11, 2022

As in, it says that developers are ALLOWED to do a certain thing, not that they HAVE to do it. But a Lot of Pretty Things get Repeated While Elden Ring is enormous, a lot of that length comes from repeated content. Fortunately, when you get tired of a certain sort of content, you can skip it. How does any developer know?

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Gameplay programmers do a lot of setting up of rules for a particular game mechanic or system and building interfaces/tools for us designers to use to create specific bits of content to utilize those rules. Building the interface for designers to tweak combat-related parameters to create specific fights (e.g.

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DameDev.tv

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Remember - as an indie developer you won’t please everyone Watch the stream from 1:11:30 to see Rick and Tim’s early (and awkward) YouTube videos :D What Are Games That Play Themselves? (0:28 However, being an indie game developer is a different proposition. 0:28 - 1:22) Games that play themselves are literally just that.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Automatically maps Common to all these AR devices is the ability to consume two-dimensional content through a large, virtual screen dropped into your living space. Meta has teamed up with various entertainment providers to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming, NBA games, and professional ring fighting tournaments to Quest.

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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

Millions of mobile games are out there battling for engagement, yet only a few titles manage to fight their way to the top. In this 2v2v2v2 event, fights are broken down into several 2v2 rounds in small arenas, with each team having a limited number of lives. Their secret to success? Mastering the art of LiveOps.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

Just like in the years prior, the blog post travels at lightspeed across the mobile gaming industry, achieving two distinctive outcomes: EXCITEMENT: Ilkka’s annual blog posts excite game developers everywhere. Ilkka’s words often portray Supercell’s game development model as straightforward and simple to carry out.

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Rampant Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I believe that Skyrim is a mix of hand-crafted and procedurally (or at least tools-generated) content, and it could be a pretty fair comparison. Anyway, bottom-line, we’re talking about 150-200 Skyrims of content for all of Aincrad. This would be an absolute win (but a budgetary nightmare as a developer). Sword Skills.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Steam organises a recurring event called the Steam Next Fest : Steam Next Fest is a multi-day celebration where fans can try out demos, chat with developers, watch livestreams, and learn about upcoming games on Steam. Terra Ventura by @LogicalProgres3 is a classic isometric action RPG with a ton of content! Terra Ventura. Reef Rumble.

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Played with Fire

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Travel across fantastic, extraordinary lands, talk to people from all over the world sitting together around a virtual bonfire or perhaps fight to the death with a gigantic dragon? The same content is displayed on them, but it is slightly shifted to each other. All of this experienced with your own body and senses.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 13, 2024

In this blog post, I delve into these trends, dissecting their implications and exploring the broader implications for stakeholders—from seasoned developers to aspiring entrepreneurs. During the lockdown years companies grew in headcount to supply content against the massive surge of demand.

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Game Global

MAY 21, 2021

Localization project managers in the video game industry are the link between the game development team and the extended localization team, which includes translators, language service providers, recording studios, and testing teams. The development of a game is a long cycle of back and forth and a lot of changes due to the iterative process.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 4, 2023

We dive into decline of hypercasual games and hybridcasual, an attempt by mobile game developers to adapt to the new normal in the industry. Eric Seufert explains the concept of content fortresses here. If you’re not one of the 11,000 subscribers of our newsletter, tap here! Missed a previous newsletter? You can find them all here.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Networking: Fix HTTPRequest support for requests with "content-length" above 2.1 Godot is a non-profit, open source game engine developed by hundreds of contributors on their free time, and a handful of part or full-time developers, hired thanks to donations from the Godot community. GB ( GH-56331 ).

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We are fighting a lot of challenges at the moment, and they’re becoming clearer – we’ve got lots of issues with toxicity and harassment online for women. Because education, training and professional development for girls and women are essential to bringing about a fair playing field.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

If you are a game developer starting your journey into the world of games, then it’s essential to understand how to make your games more popular. It is a technology that lets developers discover how many users are playing their games in real-time. Developers should offer incentives that are unique and specific to each player.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 10, 2022

The game also lacks sustainable growth with poor retention due to limited in-game content, weak end-game, and grindy progression. The game also lacks sustainable growth with poor retention due to limited in-game content, weak end-game, and grindy progression. With its stylish theme, Dislyte gives us a striking first impression.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

While it’s fun and entertaining to follow Epic’s crusade on Apple, I think it’s equally important to discuss how these court battles impact tens of thousands of game developers around the World. Consider it an appetizer to the content. It benefits developers and publishers of various sizes to different degrees.

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The Bottom Feeder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Wayyyy back in the 70s and 80s, science fiction/fantasy/superhero content hadn't completely taken over the culture yet. New nerd content was rare and treasured. Now, of course, this sort of content is pretty much all there is. You can turn on the tap and choose from 73 different flavors of Medieval Fantasy Content.

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Game Errors

JUNE 6, 2023

However, in Apex Legends, a gamer must be an expert and do more to move and fight. Most viewed and streamed content If we look at the most viewed content for Fortnite, we find Travis Scott and Fortnite Present: Astronomical (Full Event Video) as the most watched content on any platform. You can easily move and play.

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