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Game-Changing Storytelling: How To Integrate Narrative Elements in Mobile Games

Game Refinery

Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention. Several exploration games also incorporate similar story designs. Storytelling elements in Gossip Harbor.

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The gorgeous visuals of Bionic Bay that Juhana Myllys calls Painterly Pixel Art

PreMortem.Games

Physics-based 2D platformer Bionic Bay is a collaboration between the Finnish one-man-studio Mureena and Taiwanese indie game company Psychoflow Studio. The game started as a demo shown on Reddit, but picked up momentum when Badland art director Juhana Myllys offered to mix and match his distinct artwork with the gameplay.

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Why it took Abbey Games a decade to come up with a sequel to debut hit Reus

PreMortem.Games

Dutch indie game developer Abbey Games has been on quite the journey since the release of their breakout hit, Reus , a decade ago. Now, after a long wait, Abbey Games is back in action with the sequel Reus 2. We went from working with 12 people, down to 3, and now we’re back up to 10 working on Reus 2.”

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? Happy New Year! Filmustage's 2023 Highlights and 2024 Aspirations

Filmustage

festive promotions , the New Year is also a time to look back and analyze the months gone by. In 2023, our Filmustage team grew in exciting ways , welcoming a vibrant mix of fresh faces and brilliant minds, each bringing their own unique spark and innovative ideas to the table. Behind the Scenes: The Main Features of 2023 ?

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The top 22 mobile games of 2022

Game Analytics

But one thing that hasn’t changed is new hit games entering the market. So to end the year on a high, we rounded up our top 22 games to hit the charts this year. Here are the top games we loved playing this year. If you want some inspiration for games to binge over the holiday period, look no further. Net Fishing!

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Actors ready to strike as gaming negotiations rumble on

Game Daily

Today, negotiations restart between union group SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and leading game companies, over wages, the future role of artificial intelligence, and safer workplace protocols. “Character work is character work, performance is performance,” he said.

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How to build immersive gaming experiences with AR/VR game development 

iXie gaming

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) represent the cutting edge of technology, and some of the most immersive experiences in gaming by bridging the gap between digital and physical worlds. To understand AR/VR game development , one needs to understand the fundamentals of AR/VR as a platform. Why is AR/VR different?