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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India

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When you live in a country that houses twenty percent of the entire world’s population, yet hardly see a genuine and honest representation of that country in video games, it’s time to take matters into your own hands. And that’s precisely what Shalin Shodhan is doing with his studio, Masala Games. explains Shodhan.

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6 (more) narrative techniques to make better games

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Using these rules will set the foundation of your game’s narrative. Consider a shared story. You might not want to go into a huge amount of detail for every game you create (especially if you’re working with hyper-casual or casual titles – which have notoriously short lifespans). All use the same characters in each game.

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Music enthusiast and cinephile: Jim Jarmusch

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That's why being able to create the image of your film in pre-production is extremely important. This image was originally posted to Flickr and licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. The mystical western "Dead Man" (1995), the more mainstream "Broken Flowers" (2005), and the vampire love story "Only Lovers Left Alive" (2013).

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Innovative Director: James Cameron

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The story itself is legendary: during filming, Cameron suffered from the flu and had a nightmare about a killer cyborg chasing a girl. It was this image that became the inspiration for the iconic Terminator. The Terminator" (1984) Image taken from Flickr and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire - a pixel art video game by CGS grads

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He decided to start his own indie game development studio, Overwrite Interactive , and create a video game from scratch. For Alan's video game to come to fruition, he needed a team of capable artists to help him. The game's narrative was inspired by the strong women in Alan's life. About Gerel: Against the Corvus Empire.

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Struggling with UA and player retention in a post-IDFA world? Minigames are the answer

Game Refinery

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). Why implement minigames?

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The 2020 Holiday Shopping Guide for Board Game Lovers

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This is a holiday shopper’s guide to all things Board Games. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Hobby Board Games. Tasty Humans is a 30-60 minute, tile-laying, pattern-building game for 1-4 players. Description from Board Game Geek.

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