Game Errors

JUNE 28, 2023

When playing Valve-approved games, its performance is impressive, considering it all comes from such a small and compact product. If you have a Steam library with many games, it’s a shame not to play them, and this device is the perfect tool for gaming. First, try Reinstall Steam OS.

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 31, 2023

Introduction: Game development is an intricate and dynamic process that involves multiple stages, including design, development, and testing. Among these stages, game testing plays a critical role in ensuring the quality and stability of the final product. But a new trend of automated game testing has evolved over the last few years.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

One of the reasons why hyper-casual games are so popular is due to how quick and easy they are to make. Simple controls, artwork, and game design make it easy for any developer to pick up. There are other ways to build a game on a budget. Because choice is how you can differentiate a book from a game. Let’s dig in.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 24, 2020

I spoke about the value of mailing lists earlier in How to Generate Traffic for Your Board Game Kickstarter or Website , but today I want to dive into the details you need to know to get started. I talk about this in How to Choose & Use a Board Game Marketing Strategy that Works , but I’ll recap the basics here.

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Game Refinery

MAY 31, 2023

ATT permission is usually requested via an in-app pop-up notification where users can choose to allow or deny tracking on a per-app/game basis. When do the top-grossing games display their ATT pop-up? And are there any additional tactics that the top-grossing games are using to encourage their players to agree to tracking?

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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. Exhaustion.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 23, 2024

In this blog, we explore the challenges Gaggle Studios faced with DDoS attacks due to the success of their online game, ‘Goose Goose Duck.’ Goose Goose Duck,’ a game of social deduction created by Gaggle Studios, stands out in the online gaming realm. Monetary Transactions: Many online games involve in-game purchases.

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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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Game Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2022

At every stage of a game’s lifecycle, ad creative is a key factor for success. A sentiment shared by 90% of games marketers surveyed 1 , from launch, to growth, to retention, every stage requires high quality ads that focus on the user and not just the game. Ad creative should show relevancy and distinction.

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The Liquid Fire

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

As a game engine, Unity provides a lot of functionality right out of the box. You could make some really fun physics based games and not need to have a math degree to do it! In fact, in this lesson we will start creating game objects that react to physics, with no programming required. Move the Wall beneath the Ball.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 5, 2018

The first step to getting something like that shown is to know where in the world you actually are. At that point of development, the sky reflection didn't respond to the camera position, so it basically looked like the sky was painted ontop of the mesh. It halves the resolution of the image until there's only one pixel left.

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The Liquid Fire

JUNE 18, 2023

If you open the Main Menu scene, you will find a simple Canvas setup, a programmer art game logo, and placeholder menu buttons that will eventually be used to start a new game or continue a saved game. It first calls another new method named Setup which accepts a bool representing whether or not there is a saved game.

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Game Refinery

APRIL 6, 2023

With increased competition from IDFA regulation changes and new games consistently entering the market, two of the biggest challenges facing publishers and mobile game studios are acquiring new players (UA) and keeping those players in your game (player retention).

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Brand Game Development

MAY 7, 2018

I’ve talked about how board game developers can get big on Twitter and use Facebook to its fullest potential. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This represents an enormous opportunity for board game developers like yourself.

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The Bottom Feeder

JULY 24, 2023

I have a tendency to get really wordy with these posts, so I'll say the good bits first and let you get on with your day. I've been writing indie games for a living for 30 years now and so have been shipping them continuously for longer, as far as I know, than anybody else, ever. Single game logo. Tasteful font. NO COMIC SANS.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Funny result though :) The map export issue was similar, resulting in only the top-left corner of each oct tile being rendered, but to a huge mostly empty image. Instead what happens now, assuming the player is zoomed in, is an automatic zoom out, prepare the image, then zoom back in, all behind the scenes. Two whole keys!

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Lesson 1: Breaking Down Snake Summary In this lesson, we break down the classic Snake game to understand what makes it tick. Learn the key elements that define the game and get ready to create a unique version of it yourself. It’s a pretty old game. Now, here is the first challenge that I will give you as a game designer.

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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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AWS Games

APRIL 25, 2023

This blog post shares how gaming customers can use health metrics to more easily monitor game performance using Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor. Several gaming companies are taking advantage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, covering breadth and depth in hardware as well as software components.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. When I heard about this, I said to myself sardonically “sounds like game development.” ” This image was originally posted to Flickr by madmack66 and licensed under CC BY 2.0. Click here.

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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. Often, the first time the owner finds out about the problem is when he hears from an irate customer about not receiving his order.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 12, 2021

If you like it, you will love Naavik’s monthly Blockchain Games report! Use code “NAAVIKDOF” at checkout and you’ll receive a -10% discount for the first subscription year. Executive Summary Sky Mavis’ mission is far more about spurring economic opportunity through play rather than about building an amazing game.

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Game Global

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A video game can only attract a global user base if it doesn’t compromise on localization quality: 3 industry experts reveal how to get ahead of the game. Which best practices can help make your mobile game a global hit? What does “quality” mean in video game localization? Challenge no. 1: Getting the timing right.

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AWS Games

MAY 4, 2023

Building dedicated servers is challenging, and developers need the ability to quickly test and iterate on their games. The plugin makes it easy for Unreal Engine developers to use an Amazon GameLift Anywhere fleet to test their game server on a local workstation without the need to upload a build to Amazon GameLift.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 13, 2022

I used Google Image Search. And I do want to respond. I Am a Public Figure When I release a game or write something visible to the whole world, even a tiny something (Warning: Twitter counts!), Game designers, writers, comic artists. If Taylor Swift is thrown off her game, major corporations lose millions of dollars.

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Cocos

APRIL 27, 2023

Today, I am thrilled to share with you an amazing 3D shooter game project that I think you’ll love. For someone who didn’t know Cocos Cyberpunk, it is an open source 3D TPS (Third-person Shooter) game, developed by the Cocos Engine team, which can be published to iOS, Android and Web. Hey everyone, Kylin here!

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The Bottom Feeder

APRIL 27, 2022

Really, how hard a game can it be? I used every possible advantage the game gave me. This game is a phenomenon, with the wild sales, huge engagement, and memes to prove it. But since I can't resist writing about the thing, I want to start with the key question: Why do people love these games so much, despite the sadism.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 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. When we talk about MMO, many may relegate this game category to “old-school” or “niche.” Amazon Games has finally made its name after the tough launch of New World.

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Radiator Blog

JULY 6, 2021

all drawings by Eleanor Davis "We Dwell in Possibility" (WeDIP) is a new queer gardening simulation game about planting bodies and ideas, and watching them grow into a kinetic landscape. The game should take about 5-10 minutes to play. I made a browser game? Does this game represent a shift or break from my existing work?

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Game Designing

JULY 18, 2023

Generative AI algorithms respond by creating a finished artwork without needing further inputs. Another example of AI art includes style transfer, which uses AI algorithms to apply one image’s style to another. It helps an artist produce novel combinations of images and styles. Who Can Use AI Art?

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

A group of parents who say they “lost significant money” as their children played Roblox have filed a civil action lawsuit against the metaverse gaming company. Used primarily by children, it’s a conglomeration of games made by commercial entities, some of which are backed by corporate sponsors.

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

SPOILER WARNING: This post spoils what happens in my new game That Lonesome Valley. If you care about spoilers, play it first. It's mostly "safe for work" even if the actual game is not. That Lonesome Valley is a short gay cowboy romance game about walking, sheepherding, and kissing. It'll take about 30 minutes.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 27, 2017

My first game, War Co. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. I didn’t have a Board Game Geek account until last year. In fact, I knew very little about modern board games until last year. You probably found me through Twitter.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Zugzwang by Robert Yang This post details my process and intent for making my new release Zugzwang (pronounced in German like /ts'OOK-ts'VAHng/ ) a tactical sex dungeon roguelike cum ritual game. I first prototyped it back in 2019, but I didn't really know how to finish it. SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils what happens in the game.

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