Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The world of gaming is always on the brink of something new, something vast, something that promises to change how we play and interact in virtual spaces. I sat down with John Krajewski , the man behind the unique and forward-thinking game, Eco. ” The allure of video games has always been about escapism and achievement.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

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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Filmustage

MAY 4, 2022

George Lucas had long envisioned a heroic space fantasy in the style of sci-fi comic books, film series and pulp-novels from the 40s and 50s. The main influence on Star Wars was space operas like the " Flash Gordon" series and the "Buck Rogers" franchise. Wilcox used every technique available, from miniatures to stop-motion animation.

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Game Industry News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is perhaps the best of 90s Trek because the setting, that of a space station rather than a spaceship, forced the characters to wrestle with the consequences of their choices. In the Pale Moonlight ” is perhaps the best example of this type of Deep Space Nine episode, but it’s hardly the only one.

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iHobo

MAY 23, 2023

Of all my hundreds of game projects, this is still the title where I am most proud of the game design, the project where I beam with pride when I think of the incredible team and the contributions everyone made to make such a memorable and unique experience. Today is the twentieth anniversary of the release of Ghost Master.

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The Bottom Feeder

APRIL 28, 2023

But I do it in a highly popular, successful, vibrant, undervalued medium (video games) instead of a respected, posh medium that nobody cares about (books). My almost thirty year fantasy-writing career has been very prolific (18 all-new games!) More big guns, magic brain powers, and space gods. Look at Game of Thrones.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Thanks to Prehensile Tales for signing it on behalf of the Godot contributors. WebXR support for VR games. GLES3: Fixes to Screen Space Reflections ( GH-38954 , GH-41892 ). Input: Add mouse event pass-through support for the game window ( GH-40205 ). It is signed by Prehensile Tales B.V. New CPU lightmapper.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

We follow up and expand upon the Playtika and social casino-discussion that took part in the latest “This week in games”-podcast by going through the latest earnings reports from Playtika (you can find the link to the podcast below) On the go? Kress’s Corner #2 How do gaming Venture Capitalist really work? Eager to play a new game? ?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

Thanks to Prehensile Tales for the certificate and the work on the infrastructure. WebXR support for VR games. GLES3: Fixes to Screen Space Reflections ( GH-38954 , GH-41892 ). Input: Add mouse event pass-through support for the game window ( GH-40205 ). It is signed by Prehensile Tales B.V. stable soon™.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

WebXR support for VR games. GLES3: Fixes to Screen Space Reflections ( GH-38954 , GH-41892 ). Input: Add mouse event pass-through support for the game window ( GH-40205 ). It is signed by Prehensile Tales B.V. VR: Add WebXR support for VR games ( GH-42397 ). Optional GDNative support for HTML5. New CPU lightmapper.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 30, 2021

WebXR support for VR games. GLES3: Fixes to Screen Space Reflections ( GH-38954 , GH-41892 ). Input: Add mouse event pass-through support for the game window ( GH-40205 ). It is signed by Prehensile Tales B.V. VR: Add WebXR support for VR games ( GH-42397 ). Optional GDNative support for HTML5. New CPU lightmapper.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 19, 2021

WebXR support for VR games. GLES3: Fixes to Screen Space Reflections ( GH-38954 , GH-41892 ). Input: Add mouse event pass-through support for the game window ( GH-40205 ). It is signed by Prehensile Tales B.V. VR: Add WebXR support for VR games ( GH-42397 ). Optional GDNative support for HTML5. New CPU lightmapper.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 8, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the tenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 26, 2021

Written by Ethan Levy , who is always looking for worthy, free-to-play mobile games for the N3TWORK Scale Platform. Ask him about a free, $10,000 UA test for your game. Compared to last month - when we had rumors and scant details to theorize on - we are starting to see the outline of Netflix’s gaming strategy.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This guest post is written by Gordon Rowe , an experienced product leader that has spent 10 years building and operating free to play games on mobile, web, and consoles. I’m hooked on this game. from Gram Games, and Evermerge from Big Fish/Neskin Games. It’s 2:02 pm on a Friday and I’ve got a lot of work to do.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 21, 2021

x branch to develop and publish their games today , so it's important for us to keep giving Godot 3 users an improved gamedev experience. As such, most of the focus was on implementing missing features or bugfixes which are critical for publishing 2D and 3D games with Godot 3, and on making the existing features more optimized and reliable.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The gaming world is filled with intriguing tales of passion, dedication, and transformation. I recently spoke to Eric and chronicled his mesmerizing journey from architecture’s rigidity to the fluidity of game development. Delving further, he shared, “It’s a love letter to my childhood gaming experiences.”

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Designer Notes

APRIL 2, 2023

After shipping Civ 3, one thing I heard often from the Civ 2 community was that the modding tools lacked support for something called “events” which I eventually learned meant a system of triggers and effects that modders could use to give games a narrative arc. However interesting this was, it’s not a game I could make.

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Filmustage

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In every horror tale, there's an ominous whisper winding its way through twisted trees or echoing in the empty corridors, "Don’t go there!" Or little Regan from " The Exorcist" , who takes a game of “mother, may I?” Cursed Places: “Don’t go there!” Yet, it's the allure of these cursed places that beckons the brave (or the foolish).

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 20, 2019

There are several reasons why Matchington Mansion is on our lips: Firstly, it’s because the game is raking in over $15M in net revenues a month. Secondly, it’s because the game was able to challenge Playrix successfully in their own game. Then he’s going to analyse the studio that made the game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Christmas 2022 was made very special for some as Moon Active announced the acquisition of the casual puzzle game Zen Match for as much as $150M. It is hard to say if this acquisition of a single game hints at a future deal where Moon Active acquires the game’s developer, similar to Zynga's acquisition of Peak.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Sports genre grew with nearly every sub-genre up, except Realistic Racing (CSR2 declined 11% and no new games scaled up). Racing Games Mario Kart lifted the whole Arcade Racing sub-genre to a massive +520% YoY growth, while Realistic Racing saw it’s fortunes dwindle (-10% YoY) compared to last year.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Our 2021 predictions have been sponsored by Facebook Gaming. Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. Role-Playing Games on Mobile The RPG market is a high risk, high reward genre walled by a robust entry barrier. But the squeeze is worth the juice.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

2022 has been a tough roller coaster for blockchain games. Of course, not everything was all bleak and hopeless where new teams like Plai Labs and Fenix Games were spun out of already existing ones with war chests that would make even the Q4 2021 teams jealous. and crowded roadmaps. , and crowded roadmaps.

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