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Designer Notes
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
I gave a talk on games and meaning at GDC 2023, which is now available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser. So, here are the standings before the final game between Barbados and Grenada.
Game Refinery
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Video games have come a long way since they were first conceptualized in the 1950s, with expansive open worlds that can fit right in your pocket, but you don’t need to go back 70 years to see what games looked like back then. Paid membership also removes in-game ads for a more seamless experience. So, what’s to blame?
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Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 29, 2020
Some of the best ideas in the gaming industry were inspired by other games and sometimes even created within other games. League of Legends, for example, was inspired by a mod for Warcraft 3 called DotA released in 2003. In our taxanomy, Auto-Chess games don’t yet have their own bubble.
Brand Game Development
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
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.
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 17, 2022
Xsolla has dedicated tools that will help you create your own online commerce platform, improve your performance marketing and discoverability, and expand your game business on mobile and PC. Clash Mini is one of the three Clash games Supercell announced in April of 2021. As expected from Supercell, Clash Quest is a polished game.
Deconstructor of Fun
JULY 20, 2020
Riot’s Team Fight Tactics (TFT) was launched quickly to catch the emerging auto-chess genre that was gaining popularity as a mod on Twitch. Riot for sure succeeded in shipping fast, but they clearly didn’t pay much attention on the business case for the game. The game has grossed only around $4M in net revenue since launch.
Deconstructor of Fun
JUNE 12, 2023
Maybe it’s the proximity of the summer coming to Helsinki, but as of lately Supercell is on a streak of releasing betas for their upcoming games. On May 29th, during the Squad Busters beta’s final hours (we’re working on a deconstruction of that one), Supercell started another for a new game called Floodrush.
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