Game Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Meta and Mark Zuckerberg’s big gamble on the metaverse incorporates scanned and detailed versions of our actual selves, that we can take into virtual environments to interact with others. He appeared via VR in an hour-long video podcast conversation with Lex Fridman as both a demonstration and a discussion about the technology.

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Game Designing

AUGUST 26, 2023

Video games are one of the world’s most beloved leisure activities, with over three billion active gamers globally as of 2023. The popularity and prevalence of gaming have reached unprecedented levels and are only expected to grow with each passing year. But video games have their fair share of controversy.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 17, 2024

My first encounter with Cassie Simpson was during the inaugural Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Africa in 2023. She earned her place and represented South Africa at prestigious programs like the Epic Games Women Creator Program and the Women in Games International (WIGI) Mentorship Program.

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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. Is it the artwork in itself that is not selling the game? Exit mobile.

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Game Designing

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In the world of video games, few people have played as large of a role in progressing video games as an art form as Hideo Kojima. For over three decades the Japanese game director has continued to release classic and critically acclaimed video games, most famously the Metal Gear series. Early Career.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In 1997, I got a Shareware Game of the Year award from a magazine that doesn’t exist anymore. I like getting in on big, cultural events. And if I, a game designer, can't enjoy fun, what am I even doing here? Not long ago, I wrote an article about how terrible one of the game industry's award shows, The Game Awards is.

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Game Industry News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I know I will miss people, but I am going to try and focus on the people who had a hand in the video game industry in some way or another. It’s a pity he wasn’t particularly active in gaming, although gamers did get to enjoy his talents as the voice of the Grand Maester in Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. He will be sorely missed.

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The Bottom Feeder

APRIL 8, 2022

This is mainly because of doing a huge amount of development, bug fixing, and PR for our next game, Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor. Based on Steam achievement percentages , players are engaging with this game to an wild extent. (Not It's big news. I'll write a big thing about it eventually, because how can you not?

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Filmustage

JUNE 13, 2022

It is not a secret that the game dev industry has become one of the most attention-grabbing in the entertainment field. What is particularly interesting there is a special way in which game developers tell stories through their interactive art. Thus, in games, along with narrative comes of course the scripting craft.

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Real Programming

JULY 28, 2022

However, learning STEM skills improves students’ thinking fundamentally while preparing them for a job in our-tech based world. For example, if your child is new to coding, they can begin learning how to program a video game using the coding language Python. What exactly are kids learning? New Strand for Coding. Always Fun.

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OPM Jobs

AUGUST 31, 2022

Anyone working in the UK video game industry who remains under the age of 30 by December 31st 2022 is eligible for nomination, including developers, publishers, platform holders, retailers, distributors, media, and supporting jobs. You have until the midday September 19th to nominate your games industry superstar!

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 9, 2019

When you’re making your first board game, retail distribution is probably not top of mind. Many creators choose to focus on making a brilliant game, well play-tested, with great art, and good Kickstarter potential. Molly's latest game, The Million Dollar Doodle, is live on Kickstarter! First a book, then a board game.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Now that my title has savagely baited your click, let's talk about the weirdness of the game industry and the big mess we're all in. I've been working continuously making indie video games longer than, let's say, anyone. So let's get to it: There are too many indie games. Well, nobody wants this many games.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Klaas van der Stroom , Business Developer at Representing Games : “If you really want to build relationships go to the smaller events.” Going to a big conference in an expensive city like San Francisco for a full week can be a financial burden for smaller companies. Make sure they support the chosen business model of your game.

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The Bottom Feeder

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Not long ago, there was a big hullabaloo in the computer game development "community" regarding something called the Unity Game Engine. Basically, developers would be charged money per game install, no matter where that came from. It's the tool you use to make games. That are negative. What about demos?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 4, 2023

We’d love to know how satisfied you are with your current job. game industry work satisfaction survey “It’s time to admit that remote work doesn’t work. Personally, over the years I have experience running games studios as fully on-site, remote, and hybrid. We will share our findings in our next newsletter!

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Brand Game Development

MAY 25, 2020

Nothing will be unchanged, including board games. Yes, the coronavirus will change board games. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Board games. Solo and 2-player games are going to be massive. Look, I’m no psychic.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

All are story-intensive role-playing games featuring myriad characters and large, explorable worlds. They also show – in their different ways – that there are many ways to create excitement and energy in the market, through bold game design, smart marketing, and intelligent planning, not to mention confident investment.

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Game Analytics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Building video games has never been a simple task. You can have a brilliant idea for a game, but without the right skills, tools and resources, it can be near-impossible to tackle by yourself. So to get his advice and learn his secrets, we sat down to hear his story and journey as a solo-game developer.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 17, 2023

In the expansive and rapidly evolving world of video games, the stakes have never been higher. The rise of increasingly intricate and expensive game schemes has not only upped the ante for game developers but also heightened the expectations of an ever-demanding audience. “Game schemes are expensive.

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iXie gaming

MAY 26, 2023

Indie game production has grown in popularity and competition in recent years. With technological developments and increased accessibility to game creation tools, an increasing number of developers can build and release their own games. When compared to larger game studios, indie developers may have fewer budgets and resources.

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iXie gaming

MAY 26, 2023

Indie game production has grown in popularity and competition in recent years. With technological developments and increased accessibility to game creation tools, an increasing number of developers can build and release their own games. When compared to larger game studios, indie developers may have fewer budgets and resources.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Eighteen full-length games now complete. One of my fondest gaming activities is playing shooters on the couch with my wife. I mean, this is a trademark feature of a major, major game series being published by only, like, the biggest software company in the world. That second train video? This may have been too many.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Lesson 1: Game Designer vs Game Programmer Summary In this video, we’re breaking down the jobs of game designers and game programmers, showing you how sometimes, they wear each other’s hats, especially in small teams. Now in a game development team, there are lots of other roles as well.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The idea of using a game engine for projects other than creating video games is not new. For decades, game engines have been used to create applications, simulations and more. With the addition of non-real-time video recording, Godot opens itself to these new use cases. What is Movie Maker mode for? Example output.

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CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 14, 2022

To celebrate, we share a constellation of out-of-this-world work completed by our dedicated students while studying virtual production , digital painting , animation , 3D modeling , visual effects , and game development throughout 2022. It's not only been a big year for our students — CG Spectrum has also been making the most of 2022.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The idea of using a game engine for projects other than creating video games is not new. For decades, game engines have been used to create applications, simulations and more. With the addition of non-real-time video recording, Godot opens itself to these new use cases. What is Movie Maker mode for? Example output.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 15, 2017

Whenever I saw a complaint from a game dev pop up on my Twitter feed, I recorded it in Excel. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. So many of the struggles that we deal with in game development are shared by others in the industry.

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Awesome Tuts

APRIL 22, 2022

Recently I promoted my Lazy Game Dev product and this is one of the emails I wrote for the promotion. A young, insignificant game dev named Asbjørn Thirslund is hurrying home to create his first tutorial for a YT channel he just started called Brackeys. Did you just say… ‘game devolepor’? The email starts below the line.

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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. But you might not know that he is also a published author , a venture partner at Play Ventures , a very active angel investor, and co-founder of the powerful Next Games. I get to talk to Joakim regularly.

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Game Designing

MARCH 24, 2023

Techniques of Virtual Production The most popular style of virtual production involves using virtual game worlds as part of film production. The many different sets of a film can then be filmed in just one studio outfitted with a video screen that brings virtual spaces into the real world.

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Game Designing

APRIL 16, 2022

When the Nintendo GameBoy was first released in 1989, it was a revolution in personal gaming. Other handheld game systems came out around the same time, including Sega Game Gear, NEC TurboExpress, and the Atari Lynx. Fortunately, the DS was backward-compatible, meaning it could play GBA games just fine. That’s okay.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I’ve talked about the benefits and challenges of working alone in the board game industry. Yet I’m a bit of an odd beast in the board game development world since most people prefer to work in teams. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 19, 2021

This week, we've interviewed Monolith of Minds about their latest game Resolutiion. Our first game “Resolutiion” was released in May 2020 on Steam , Good Old Games and Nintendo Switch. Our first game “Resolutiion” was released in May 2020 on Steam , Good Old Games and Nintendo Switch. How did you discover Godot?

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Roblox CEO David “Dave” Baszucki is big on people interacting in visual social environments – most especially playful places like the game platform he runs. The flexible working world was born of a frenzied reaction to a sudden crisis but has remained as a desirable job feature for millions.”

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Brand Game Development

JULY 3, 2017

Welcome to the inaugural post of Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game. In it, I’ll be guiding you through every step of the process of creating board games: core concepts, ideas, design, development, manufacturing, crowdfunding through sites like Kickstarter, selling, and marketing. What is a game?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 2, 2019

At Heroic Labs , we see games development in a similar way. The rich variety of tooling available to games developers has delivered an explosion of creativity over the past decade. From match-3 puzzlers to immersive first person space operas, video gaming is an art form as varied and valuable as literature, film, and theatre.

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