Juego Studio

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Racing games have a separate fan base. Need For Speed, F1 2021, Dirt Rally, and Super Mario Deluxe are some of the much loved racing games by players all over the world.

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 2, 2023

A common way to monetize freemium mobile games is through in-app advertising, where ad placements are sold to generate profit from the entire player base. Freemium games reach wider audiences, but the risk of churn is always looming. The game has several power progression vectors.

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Game Developer

MARCH 12, 2024

The directors of RAM: Random Access Mayhem talk about how difficulties doing well while playing challenging roguelike games would spark a compelling idea for a roguelike of their own.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 28, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. The mark of a great game developer is to make great complexity and interaction come out of simple elements. I’ve come up with a theory which I call the Five Levels of Communication through Game Development.

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Game Errors

JANUARY 31, 2023

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 is available on Steam and it seems that the game encounters a lot of errors. In this 2018 version, Car Mechanic Simulator seems to be poorly optimized and players reported launching issues, black screen, crashes, low frame rates, drops of fps, and freezes.

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Game Wisdom

MAY 28, 2023

Most Innovative Game Mechanics of the 21st Century Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com The 21st century has brought about impressive advancements in video game technology, leading to the emergence of innovative gameplay mechanics.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Game developers weigh in on the "utter perfection" of giant mechanical robots.

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Game Developer

MARCH 21, 2023

Obsidian senior area designer Evan Hill took to the stage at GDC 2023 to plot a heist.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 21, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Most board game mechanics will not work as well as you intend them to. Good board game developers need to know when to drop mechanics and when to refine them. Need help on your board game?

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

"The player is an agent of chaos. Lock them up."

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Game Developer

AUGUST 22, 2023

Mimimi Games needed a touch of magic to make save scumming feel like a natural part of gameplay.

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Unity Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Half Mermaid’s Sam Barlow, creator of Telling Lies and Her Story , shares how his team created the match cut mechanic for their latest award-winning video-based game, IMMORTALITY.

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Game Developer

APRIL 7, 2023

Environmental strategy game Terra Nil needed to do what no other citybuilding game had done before to cross the finish line.

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Juego Studio

MARCH 16, 2023

The post The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Game Mechanics appeared first on Juego Studio.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

“Theme-first or mechanics-first” might be the most asked “big question” in the board game community. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Theme and mechanics are inseparable parts of board games as a whole.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 3, 2023

Great game and great trailer ! How many times do you need to show a hooky idea or game mechanic in a trailer for people to understand it? Also, when watching a game trailer I think people first look for how the game works, and then CONFIRMATION they were correct. Top image: Dead Cells by Motion Twin.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Disclosure: This article has been written as a part of a paid cooperation with Xsolla Game demos are as important to a successful game marketing strategy as trailers and advertising. A game demo is more than a condensed snapshot of your game. What kind of demo do you need? The most commonly used form is a prologue.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 18, 2023

Europe's Parliament plans on regulating loot boxes in video games and ensuring that the controversial mechanic doesn't take advantage of young players.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 31, 2024

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has a simple-but-brilliant mechanic to help players remember hidden locations on the game's massive map.

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Game Developer

MARCH 21, 2024

Phil Crifo talks about the desire and utility of setting a game in their homeland of New Caledonia, as well as how that would shape its mechanics and play.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 3, 2024

There is no need to implement mechanics and parameters that are not capable of creating interesting situations even theoretically.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We had a lot of fun making this game, with a clear scope and framework to start from, and a lot of room for iteration both mechanically and in adding secrets and surprises.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 8, 2024

This April marks the tenth anniversary of Ustwo Games' breakout hit, Monument Valley. The qualities that make Monument Valley a great game are multifaceted, every aspect of it potentially worth dissecting, from its art direction to its narrative design to its minimalism. Read more

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 1, 2023

Have you ever designed a game? If yes, then what game design fundamentals do you prioritize in your own designs? Game design is incredibly complex and fascinating, with countless nuances and techniques to master. In this article, we'll explore some key building blocks of game design fundamentals.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 22, 2023

China today announced a series of planned restrictions on video game monetization and engagement tactics, according to Reuters. Publishers will also be prohibited from offering loot boxes to minors or allowing for in-game items to be auctioned or used as speculative assets. Read more

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Game Developer

MARCH 31, 2023

Ubisoft Toronto's Brandon Hennessy spoke at GDC 2023 about the narrative work that went into Watch Dogs: Legion , and how the game's Play as Anyone mechanic required changes to the narrative team's pipeline.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With the success rate of the new games released drastically low, one can’t help but ask two questions: When releasing a game in 2024, which genre should I choose to make the most of it? To operate with representative groups, we compared games across top-level subgenres. However, My Hamster Story took off in the Asian market.

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 29, 2024

First, doing personal game development projects earns top marks. There's no better way to stand out as a candidate than to have experience doing that work already and game development is no exception. Your personal public posts will likely be read and dissected by the game's fans and used as potential ammunition against your employer.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 3, 2023

Oculus Studios senior game producer Mari Kyle breaks down the design of Asgard's Wrath 2's "Godscale" mechanic.

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Played with Fire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

How do you design VR games to challenge and attract advanced players at the same time? The challenge for VR game developers lies in designing mechanics that are both challenging and appealing to advanced players. In this article, we will explore the key elements to consider when designing VR games for experienced players.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Is it well-defined?

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 21, 2023

In addition to the series of articles about hypercasual games and the social media trends that inspire them, AppMagic talked to AZUR Games and FreePlay, both developer and publisher in the mobile- and hypercasual games market. Both studios say they regularly analyze game dynamics, including downloads and revenue.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Mind Diver is an intriguing detective game where you travel in time to fix broken memories from a relationship, investigate the events of one fateful night and unravel the case of a lost loved one. Mind Diver is our first commercial game together, but we have worked on everything from tiny experimental solo games to The Division 2.”

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Game Developer

JANUARY 12, 2023

"When we set out to make the next installment in the series, we knew we had to nail the economy aspect, making it both believable as a real-world historical model and compelling as a game mechanic."

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iXie gaming

MARCH 22, 2024

Mobile game developers face the daunting task of acquiring and retaining players in today’s fast-paced mobile gaming world. Well, there has been a significant increase in competition, providing players with more mobile gaming options than ever. Mobile game analytics solution has emerged as an indispensable ally in this pursuit.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 22, 2024

Mobile game developers face the daunting task of acquiring and retaining players in today’s fast-paced mobile gaming world. Well, there has been a significant increase in competition, providing players with more mobile gaming options than ever. Mobile game analytics solution has emerged as an indispensable ally in this pursuit.

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Game Developer

JUNE 20, 2023

Square Enix's 2022 game Chocobo GP has been updated to completely cut out its microtransactions and free-to-play mechanics.

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