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Want to make a great game trailer? 3 is the magic number

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Top image: Dead Cells by Motion Twin. 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.

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Want to make a great game trailer? Stop pretending it’s a movie trailer

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Top image: Nobody Saves the World – DrinkBox Studios. Great game and great trailer ! Most games do not call for the flashy or stylistic trailer editing you see in a typical Hollywood movie trailer. It is not inherently better if you have fewer cuts, nor is it worse if you have more cuts.

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Understanding the Great Video Game Recession. Or Not.

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The video game industry is seeing a big wave of layoffs and game company closures, and it may be that we have begun the long, slow, agonizing bleed of a recession. But I have a whole lot of my own personal skin in this game, and I've been writing and speaking on this exact topic for a long time. Our next game!

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How to Setup Your Raspberry Pi 4 or Pi400 with PiMiga Amiga Emulator + Games Bundle

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In this video we look at how to set up your Raspberry Pi 4 or 400 with PiMiga, the best Amiga experience you can get in 2024. Below you will see the changes to the instructions you need to take a note of for the brand new release. Why PiMiga? I include Mist/ MiSTer. That is saying a great deal.

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Want to make a great game trailer? Optimize it for social media

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Top image: Stray Gods by Summerfall Studios, trailer by Derek Lieu Twitter is not a good place to advertise to potential customers, but it is good for connecting to people in the game industry like scouts, publishers, streamers, press, etc. You have mere microseconds to stop someone’s thumb from scrolling past your post.

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Gaming vs. Movie Industry Revenue: Striking Revenue Gap Revealed

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Many believe that Gaming and Esports industry has taken a hard hit as the offices reopened after COVID-19, and the downfall of this industry has begun. Gaming vs. Movie Industry Revenue: Which Is Bigger? Gaming vs. Movie Industry Revenue Comparison. Global Games Market Revenue in 2022.

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Top Unreal Game Development Companies in 2024

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Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? Unreal Engine has fast grown to be the most trusted engine in the world. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Innovation is vital to game development and the portfolio should reflect that.