Brand Game Development

MAY 18, 2020

As the coronavirus lockdown continues, a lot of people are having a hard time getting their board game fix. The ability to play board games online, however, has never been easier. That’s because it’s easy to make board games in Tabletop Simulator, an inexpensive board game simulation tool available on the Steam store.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

Unlike the years before, we decided to really leverage our fantastic community of senior games industry folks to present you with trends that will shape our industry during the year. The k-factor, which measures the virality of a game, is at an all-time low. It just felt wrong NOT to submit, so we gave it another try.

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Moonmana

AUGUST 11, 2022

What does it take a game to become popular and therefore profitable? That is why it is crucial to make sure the game you are going to launch is bug-free as well as visually attractive. . It is fair to say that any video game is a work of art. It is fair to say that any video game is a work of art.

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Game Dev Unchained

JULY 5, 2023

This episode is sponsored by [link] ⁠ 56% off subscription 20% for one-time purchases with my code GAMEDEV20 Introducing a special guest Max Fink, one of the developers behind the steam sensation, Battle Bit Remastered. In fact, their team took a lot of inspiration from games like CS:GO and other tactical shooters, such as Battlefield.

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Game Errors

JUNE 7, 2023

Many gamers have the same problem, so we made an ultimate guide for troubleshooting this annoying issue. If you experience ongoing problems with the game stability, learn how to fix crashes in Diablo 4. Why is Diablo 4 stuck on a black screen? This can be solved by closing all background apps before running the game.

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Moonmana

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Animation occupies an essential place in the video game development industry. Each image differs slightly from the previous one, so when appearing quickly in succession, they create the effect of movement. Here are just some of them: Relatively low production expenses. Mark Of The Ninja, a stealth-based platform game.

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Sirlin

JULY 21, 2020

The Fantasy Strike fighting game is now free to play. I’ll explain why this is a landmark for the genre. The original vision of the game was always to capture the essence of the genre along with all its strategic depth and difficulty, but to make it radically easier to understand and control than most of the rest of genre.

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Game Daily

MARCH 5, 2023

In the past week or so, concurrent user numbers are in the low hundreds. The game’s player rating is just 55 percent. In comparison, Roblox’s most popular game, Adopt Me!, Ranta added: “Yes, there are millions of users on Roblox, but they have to find you, because there are a lot of games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 29, 2022

Many of you know how to develop a game and are experienced in running live operations. However, only a few truly know how to launch a modern mobile game. In the rapidly evolving games market, best practices on how to successfully launch your game can change just as fast. In this case, you’d run a closed test.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 31, 2023

Written by Tiffany Keller , who is a Director of Product and investor with a decade of experience in mobile games across Scopely, Activision Blizzard, Miniclip, and Zynga. Mobile knockout games are springing up everywhere - such as Stumble Guys or Netease’s Eggy Party , which launched with a UGC creator mode last May.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 11, 2018

Board game conventions have a certain mystique to them. As such, board game developers often find their own interest in conventions piqued. The potential of reaching out to so many customers is enticing, and besides – they’re a lot of fun, right? Need help on your board game? It always is.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 21, 2017

This is not a post about what you need to do, think, or spend to make a game, nor is it a post about board games themselves. This is a post about the players in a much bigger game: the board game industry itself. Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game? Find games like yours.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

TWIG #219 TakeTwo Zynga Acquisition - perhaps the most ill-advised acquisition in gaming of all time ? TWIG 220 The problem with Kotaku and why Xbox Game Pass is the doom written by: Eric Kress and David Sepetka The Microsoft-Activision deal is back in the headlines with the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s latest report.

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Game Designing

JULY 23, 2023

Animation is a creative and effective way to tell a story, so much so that the global animation industry was worth $395 billion in 2022 according to a Yahoo! So, it has to be a demonstration of your best work. So, it has to be a demonstration of your best work. Finance report. What Is an Animation Portfolio?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 23, 2023

At that point, Second Dinner revealed that their first project just so happens to be a licensed Marvel IP, which the team has been working on for six months already and is currently beginning to playtest. Fastforward to September of 2022 and the game, Marvel Snap, is finally out globally after a considerable amount of time in soft launch.

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Game Errors

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Drawing from my own gaming experience and expert advice, I’ve complied a list of efficient and working solutions that fixed the low fps issue in Apocalypse Party on my devices. Let’s dive into these game-changer techniques to enhance your gameplay experience! Why is Apocalypse Party experiencing low fps?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 27, 2020

Here are the three things you need to know about ironSource: #1: They’re developing the most robust, data-driven growth engine for mobile games. #2: 2: Their secret sauce is closing the monetization and marketing loop to help developers supercharge growth. #3: This analysis is also brought to you by ironSource.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

We follow up and expand upon the Playtika and social casino-discussion that took part in the latest “This week in games”-podcast by going through the latest earnings reports from Playtika (you can find the link to the podcast below) On the go? Kress’s Corner #2 How do gaming Venture Capitalist really work? Eager to play a new game? ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 13, 2021

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. And don’t get us wrong, we at Deconstructor of Fun have written multiple posts detailing why the end is near only to be proven wrong by a massive margin.

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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? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 1, 2020

Games services providers have evolved along with the games industry. Today, especially on the mobile gaming side, the market has matured over the past 10 years with many of the key vendor categories having well entrenched and well capitalized players. Games Infrastructure Services Provider Landscape.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2020

Oleg has built his data-driven product management expertise working on some of the biggest games as well as some of the biggest social platforms in the World. GoPractice is also a platform that we here at Deconstructor of Fun have used to keep our product chops sharp. The soft launch of the game was a disaster.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Giving a number to any game’s development expense is practically impossible. Because each step has its nuances, if one game became successful in a month, other developers could empty their whole bank account, and still, there’s no guarantee the target market will appreciate it. Well, it depends. Not necessarily.

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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. What do we teach to aspiring game makers? Companies go under.

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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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Filmustage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Filmmaking expenses can compel you to rewrite scenes, repurpose sets, and seek out cost-effective locations, pushing your creativity to its limits. Why is it so important? Drives Character Development. Location scouting is often shaped by an unseen force: film budgeting. How Budgeting Shapes Every Frame of Your Film ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Last week in Istanbul, Google and Deconstructor of Fun brought together a thousand-strong group of high-level mobile game execs to talk about the future of the business. His data and insights were based on US data as a proxy for the western market, and focused on platform privacy, or the “Apple global mobile game recession”.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 4, 2019

Many of the game developers I work with have expressed hesitation about the platform that I didn’t see in 2015 or 2016. Anecdotally, the platform seems to be getting harder to succeed on. So what’s going on? Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game?

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

So today, selecting the right software isn't just an option; it's a game-changer. In this article, we'll explore why your choice of pre-production software matters now more than ever. It involves tasks like concept development, scriptwriting, storyboarding, budgeting, scheduling, casting, location scouting, and more. ?

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Cocos

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Dear developers, kylin is here. Today, I would like to introduce a developer and the project “Cocosmos” created by him to you. I hope this can showcase the potential of using Cocos Creator for developing non-game 3D projects. This becomes particularly evident in crashes on platforms such as mini-games and low-end devices.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 28, 2023

Asset price floor, mass market user base, progression utility - pick two Intro Contrary to what most web 3 and crypto gaming proponents would have you believe, the idea of “true ownership” of your in-game assets is neither new nor unique to Web3. In our case put your hands together for: 1. Progression Utility 2.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 5, 2018

Fulfillment is one of the most intricate and complex parts of the board game business. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Just telling you that ahead of time so you don’t think I’m hiding secret subliminal marketer messages.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

This post is written by the fantastic Game Bakery substack team of Chase, Zixuan, Haiyin, Caitou, Fish, Amy, Chow, Jing, Wanzi and edited by Caitou, Rob. From our sponsor: Do you need funds to finish, release, or promote your game? Your game gets screened internally by our industry experts within two weeks. Create an account 2.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With over 190+ million users, Dream11 is the world’s largest fantasy sports platform. Vertical scaling, also known as scale-up, involves adding more hardware to an existing machine so that you run the same workload on better specs. Dream11 is the flagship brand of Dream Sports, India’s leading Sports Technology company.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 13, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Scale Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. But now, thanks to this tantalizing report we get to wonder, what should be the gaming of Netflix? What do we actually know?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

The features offered are also a lot more reminiscent of AAA games, such as far more material options and advanced visual effects (including circle DOF , volumetric fog, AMD FSR, etc.). is coming out soon. It includes major improvements all across the board in features, performance, and usability. improvements. Additionally, Godot 4.0

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 19, 2021

Written by Tiffany Keller , Director of Product for Subway Surfers by Sybo Games , the most downloaded Android game in the world. Want to chat with real industry veterans about our games’ ATT impact? How in-game ATT acceptance is affected by the advertising app’s ATT acceptance rate by Business of Apps.

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