Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I don't think that we'll ever see pre-rendered cutscenes go away permanently. As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 22, 2024

Mobile game developers face the daunting task of acquiring and retaining players in today’s fast-paced mobile gaming world. Well, there has been a significant increase in competition, providing players with more mobile gaming options than ever. Mobile game analytics solution has emerged as an indispensable ally in this pursuit.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 22, 2024

Mobile game developers face the daunting task of acquiring and retaining players in today’s fast-paced mobile gaming world. Well, there has been a significant increase in competition, providing players with more mobile gaming options than ever. Mobile game analytics solution has emerged as an indispensable ally in this pursuit.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Merge Puzzle: Gossip Harbor One of the most common places to encounter storytelling elements on mobile is within the puzzle genre, and while this might sound unconventional, it’s all relatively seamless in practice. Goddess of Victory: NIKKE features high-quality anime cutscenes. Gossip Harbor (source: GameRefinery platform).

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 29, 2024

Set in a New York office building in the 1990’s, the game plays out as a action-filled mini series, including cutscenes that unravel the plot. “To One significant factor for us to focus our efforts on Steam is the saturation and intense competition within the domestic mobile game market.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Can show gameplay, cutscenes, menus, etc., Platform (specify desktop/console, web, or mobile). Feel free to send a bit more for the editor to pick if you wish, although it will most likely be cut to a shorter length. No sound required in the video (we will put music on the showreel). but no trailer/marketing overlays.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 5, 2024

The enormous mobile side of the business has been churning out massive piles of product (and 80 ripoffs of every game that gets any traction) for years. There are now so, so many of those cutscene-only video game apps called streaming services. Just one year, just on Steam. And this is just PC games. And there's more competition.

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