PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Here at PreMortem.Games we have a great admiration for developers that go through a complete development cycle alone. Nevertheless, he believes going solo was the right choice. I have anxiety disorder and going to the doctor to get proper treatment was a critical step. Because, let’s be honest, creating games is hard.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 4, 2024

What Bunny eventually gathered was that this was a bad thing, because Croh still thinks he’s a king or something from like 500 years ago, so he’s going to boss everyone around, and probably kill everyone too. Let’s go, he said, and the gang charged into the fray. They’re gonna need his healing magic!!

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Most of the time, we start by setting a target time we think the game experience should take for a first-time player to feel what we want them to feel, and then add about 50% to that. A long fight should feel like a protracted fight and the time limit should reflect that.

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Game Development News

JUNE 5, 2023

The Festival of Play will return this summer - MCV/DEVELOP

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Development 52

GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 5, 2024

Lots of people go misty-eyed at the mention of their favourites from the 8- and 16-bit eras or the original PlayStation, and some may even go back to play them every now and again – but nobody expects those games to compete with modern games or to be judged on the same criteria.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 5, 2024

For American solo developer Jon Nielsen , that moment came back in 2020 while playing ‘ A Short Hike ‘ by Adam Robinson-Yu. The inciting incident for me was playing A Short Hike back in 2020. I’ve played games my whole life and always wanted to get into game dev in some capacity. ” he says.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 15, 2024

Bloodsucking freaks But the team felt that the game needed an incentive to push players to go for more objectives. Extremely fun But when it all comes together, Guntouchables is a blast to play. I’m just really excited to see how well the game works when played by a group of friends. The solution is actually quite clever.

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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 1, 2024

Nobody is sure what is going on. One, we do often get asked about our games-writing process, as it's solid enough to keep us going for 30 years. Some people played our games as kids, grew up, had kids of their own, and now play our games with them. So we have a lot going for and against us. One to play.

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Cocos

JANUARY 4, 2023

Updates the app, remove SDKBox.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Weirdly enough, I was playing Fable 2 on Tuesday night, using my phone and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 31, 2024

As reported by Pocket Gamer , the funds will go towards development and launch of its debut title, extraction shooter Cargo Hunters, due this year. The funding round was led by GEM Capital, with contributions from Korea Investment Partners, Play Ventures, and The Games Fund. Finnish mobile developer Order of Meta has raised $3.3

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 14, 2024

Of course, in reality publishers play a vital role in promoting both the success and therefore financial health of the creative forces that make the video game industry what it is.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 26, 2023

From your public relations efforts to advertising and going to events. How can we describe it and most importantly, who are the people that are going to play this? You can narrow it down to specifics like age, gender, and income, but als behavioral traits that go into the reasons why people will play your games.

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Keith Burgun

MARCH 30, 2024

I also give an update on some of the games I’m playing. The FFX “Sphere Grid”, an inspiration for our Skill Grid Don’t forget: you can support my work by going to www.patreon.com/keithburgun and becoming a patron! I also give an update on some of the games I’m playing.

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Games 64

GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 4, 2024

And for Xbox it’s particularly acute, because it’s in the growth areas where it’s looking to play. And the results have been mixed. Game Pass has clearly disrupted things, but it’s not transformed the business in the way subscriptions have in movies and music.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I hope to go on little adventures, not staying in the same place too much, doing the same thing.” We all know it in some way, from playing tag as a kid, to playing chess or sports as an adult. We all know it in some way, from playing tag as a kid, to playing chess or sports as an adult. And the biggest pitfalls?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Kucheza family Bukola’s childhood was filled with a lot more physical playing than video games. She recalls playing table tennis and tabletop games such as Ludo, Chess, Draft and Monopoly. Her favourite game then was 2D side-scrolling space shooter Gradius, which she enjoyed playing on the Nintendo.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2024

In addition, Bowden delved into art and drama in school while nurturing a love for playing musical instruments. He played the piano, trumpet, and drums, before ultimately focusing on the guitar. So I’d tell my young self to just go for it, enjoy it and make the most of the experiences as they go.”

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Google has revealed its top apps and titles for the year, with MiHoYo's Honkai: Star Rail voted Best Game by Google Play's editorial team. Meanwhile, Scopley's Monopoly Go was awarded User's Choice Game for 2023. Read more

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Indy Games 89

PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2024

Reflecting on their bond, Abubakar fondly recalls, “The first memory I have of playing games was with my father. From Red Alert to World of Warcraft, Legend of Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, and Golden Sun, we played everywhere from PC to console. All my family is there, so it was important to go back often.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 5, 2024

This week, what is going on? of our customers have no idea what is going on. They just like to play games. Apple, Google, Netflix, Nintendo, Playstation, GamePass, EA Play? Our Friend, the Business Cycle So what actually is going on here? Almost all industries go through boom/bust cycles. Me at GDC 2016.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 8, 2023

I’m starting to work with a writer on a sequel to Moons of Darsalon and I’m already fearing the fights we’re going to have haha!” I’ll give you three: Absolutely no one, including publishers, has any idea if a video game is going to work. Actually the fun of playing video games is right there.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It will come as no surprise that across all age groups people play games, but there are some significant differences between the older and newer generations. To make sure you’re up to date with the terminology, here’s a quick recap of the names the different generations go by. Only 5% of them play on all 3 platforms.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Monopoly Go has been an instant success for Scopely. In speaking with Scopely's GM of Monopoly Go and VP of product Massimo Maietti, the game's success in the face of a challenging market is the first thing we ask about. The game launched in April, and topped the US mobile charts in August.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Melbourne-based studio started in 2011 as a pioneer in the free-to-play mobile space, and has grown to become the largest independent games developer in Australia with over 300 staff, going public in 2020.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Reflecting on her experience as a mentor, she shared, “I played games a lot as a child, but 2013 is when I realized I wanted to be in the video games industry. So I had to go outside the intentions of the program to fulfil my role as a mentor.” They created videos, and I could see them playing the game.

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Indie DB

OCTOBER 8, 2023

We are very excited to announce that next Monday, October 9th we are going to launch the Blue Maiden Demo at the Steam Next Fest and we would be very happy if you could play the demo.

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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 15, 2024

Looking at it, you can tell there's not going to be a lot of fighting. You're not going to believe this, but messing around with that gem is not a good idea. You could play ALL of the sample characters and still almost undoubtedly fail the adventure at the end. I ran and played in so many classic modules back in the day.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 21, 2023

In a talk entitled 'The Psychology of Play: The Power of Understanding Your Players', Brandberg — who's worked on The Sims, Candy Crush Saga and, most recently, Metal: Hellsinger— encouraged developers to think about the player's journey and emphasised the need for your vision to align with players' vision. Read more

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Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 31, 2023

When you’re playing a game and your cognitive load is too light, you’re at the risk of feeling a little aimless and bored. Have you ever played a game where you felt frustrated because the quest you were on had you running back and forth to places you just came from without anything else to do? What is the FANTa project?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 25, 2024

With 2 Game Boys, he continues “We used to exchange cartridges and play different games which was fun.” Passive income Concerning games that go beyond entertainment, Kiragu states, “This is something I battle with every day. So one year and four months later, it’s still going strong.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 12, 2023

My wife and I finished the main story of Diablo IV and started the endgame just as the number of people who played went right into the dumper. It's been your standard-issue Internet rage swarm, which is always going to be at least as much fun as the game itself. Meanwhile, you play a very simple, fast-moving action game.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2024

As the only person on the project it’s too easy to go down a path that ends up being a dead end”, he admits. It’s too easy to go down a path that ends up being a dead end or doesn’t quite align with what I originally envisioned for Artificer’s Tower.” What’s your creative process?

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Keith Burgun

MARCH 12, 2024

It’s still the Clockwork Game Design Podcast feed, but for awhile I’m going to do a series of shorter podcast episodes that talk about what is going on and what I’m thinking about with the RPG I’m making. When can you actually play it? This episode is an overview – what is this new game?

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 3, 2024

Kenyan dodgeball Orina’s childhood didn’t revolve around video games, but she cherished outdoor activities like skipping rope and playing the Kenyan dodgeball, Kati. I enjoyed the thrill of playing games with friends and family. She recalls, “A friend wrote a stage play and asked me to direct it.

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Game Errors

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In the game, you play Agent 47, the world’s ultimate assassin. You can get crashes while playing Hitman if your operating system doesn’t have the latest updates (DirectX updates), corrupted game installation, or higher game settings. Otherwise, go on each driver and update it individually. Go to the In-Game tab.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I was looking for something that felt fresh, but all of the upgrades were just, “Numbers go up this many percent.” I've played enough Vampire Survivors clones that my brain is burnt out on them. You know who is going to make a fortune though? Human beings going outside again. Not optimistic.

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