Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 29, 2024

Guest post by David Fox , founder of Double Coconut — a design and development studio that has delivered hit mobile and web games for partners such as EA Sports, WB Games, Microsoft Casual Games, and more. What makes these strange hybrid “casino battler” games tick? How To Play?

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 4, 2023

I can’t imagine the world without Verne, without his stories, without his predictions. At first glance a normal indie game studio, but the co-founders live and work continents apart. With today’s technology it is very easy to work with anyone at a distance, you just need people to be responsible.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 28, 2023

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. So let’s talk about how to make a good trailer specifically for Twitter.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 11, 2023

He decided to leave his career in banking for video game development a month before his 25th birthday. Reflecting on his time in banking, he shared, “Everyone who had a technical issue in the office would call me. That’s another thing that spurred me, it was so apparent to everyone else.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2024

Photos by Moe the Photographer Like the sturdy belt and shiny buckle Rex Bowden once helped sell as a child, entrepreneurship is woven into the fabric of this co-founder of Africa Games Week (AGW). So, buckle up as we embark on this joyous ride down memory lane with Bowden. Bowden grew up in Durban.

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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? Don’t worry; we’ll help you. Game design is incredibly complex and fascinating, with countless nuances and techniques to master.

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Real Programming

JUNE 26, 2023

Eduardo is a full-time programmer and software engineer working with the federal government who also teaches for RP4K and has since 2019. Academic and Professional Background Eduardo received his Masters in IT Digital Media from Carleton University in Ottawa. “I Older students, they aren’t just thinking about making games.

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Real Programming

MARCH 21, 2023

Time can be an extremely relative, elastic thing. They may not be overwhelmed, but the course material can be tricky. Repetition Time is the best teacher. When you do something repeatedly, you develop new neural pathways over time that serve to create muscle memory or assimilate knowledge.

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Real Programming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It isn’t easy serving two masters! People with multiple passions often struggle to find enough time to devote to both. Kids who are hungry to learn computer programming need ample time to study, experiment, and play with the code. Set Goals Like the great US jazz composer and band leader Duke Ellington said, “I don’t need time.

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iHobo

MAY 23, 2023

Today is the twentieth anniversary of the release of Ghost Master. 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.

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Game Analytics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Building video games has never been a simple task. You can have a brilliant idea for a game, but without the right skills, tools and resources, it can be near-impossible to tackle by yourself. So to get his advice and learn his secrets, we sat down to hear his story and journey as a solo-game developer.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 13, 2023

He’s not just an indie game developer; he’s a music producer and a 3D animator. Let’s travel back in time with Mwangi, and explore what made him a TikTok sensation resulting in a massive fan base just a year into his video game industry debut. They hired him to create animations for an augmented reality game.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2023

is one of the most striking indie games coming out this summer. With graphics that wouldn’t look out of place in a Dreamworks animated movie and sword fighting action that would make Zorro blush. Omelette pasta And so, En Garde! Plus a chatty heroine that flogs her enemies with a sharp sword and even sharper one-liners.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Almost 2 years ago, the entire games industry was amazed by the announcement of a gigantic $55M seed round raised by Spyke Games. Many successful game company founders would jump on the chance to exit with $55 million, let alone receiving it as seed investment. Their first title Royal Riches targeted the social casino market.

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The Bottom Feeder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

When you are desperate for attention, any attention feels like good attention. In my last post about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Z:TotK for short), a very popular game, I suggested that people would be interested in thoughtful criticism of slightly older games, once the dust has settled and people had the chance to calmly reflect about them.

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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. So grab your phone and get comfy. Here are the top games we loved playing this year. relied on data to figure out what they wanted this game to be.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Twilight Struggle has been considered one of the best board games of all time. It’s been on the Board Game Geek Top 10 for as long as I can remember and for a while was the #1 game. No matter how you feel about it, there is a lot that new board game designers can learn from it.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 27, 2020

” That’s not a sentence you hear spoken out loud often. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. The relieving truth is that advertising is one tool in the marketing toolbox that small businesses can benefit from. Think about it.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

When I was a neophyte game developer, I found an excellent article by Wizards of the Coast, creators of Magic: the Gathering , called Ten Things Every Game Needs. This two-part article was so influential in my initial design of War Co. Need help on your board game? that I actually quoted it in my business plan.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 6, 2023

After working as a freelance artist in Chile for almost ten years, Luis Inzunza felt he had reached the peak of what he could do locally, so he set his sights on a more global career. I’ve been commissioned to do a total of seven card illustrations for Monumental's Mythgard , a collectible card game (CCG). featured].

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2023

Just five months ago, David Olamide was a master juggler, skillfully handling three heavy balls in the air. His journey took a remarkable turn, at a game-changing moment at Nigerian-based Africacomicade’s inaugural digital creatives event three years prior giving him the mental fortitude and stamina to juggle the three balls gracefully.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Escape Rooms will make you a better board game designer. With this in mind, here are six reasons I believe that Escape Rooms will make you a better board game designer.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

More than 730,000 video game apps are available for download on Google Play and the App Store. Over 10,000 video games are released each year on Steam and other platforms. With so many video games on the market, an avid gamer may have a hard time choosing one to play. Game analysis is crucial in the industry.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Last year, Everdell by Starling Games raised nearly half a million dollars on Kickstarter. It has remained a popular board game since, regularly topping out the Board Game Geek Hotness and showing up multiple times as a giveaway prize in Pangea contests. Everdell is a worker placement, tableau-building board game.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 14, 2019

Santorini is a fantastic board game that came out about two years ago. In its heart, it’s an abstract strategy game that could have come from antiquity. It has been given the modern board game polish, though, with adorably cutesy art of Greek gods, and an incredibly photogenic set of stackable plastic components.

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Game Errors

JULY 17, 2023

This indie game, Dave The Diver by MINTROCKET , is a delightful gem. Dave The Diver was released on 28 June for PC, and you can find it on Steam. Video game visionaries crafted Dave the Diver with a pure love of fun. It seamlessly blends various genres, making it both addictive and stylish.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 8, 2021

There are over 100,000 board games in existence. The vast majority have been forgotten and buried in the sands of time. A handful have stood out head and shoulders among the rest, working their way up to the top 10 games on Board Game Geek. Need help on your board game? Honorable Mention #1: Terra Mystica.

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Game Analytics

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

When we enter the world, we’re full of curiosity, and play has always been at the centre of how we satisfy that curiosity. Games are the most popular genre on the app store. They’re masters in the art of keeping users engaged and happy. They’re masters in the art of keeping users engaged and happy. And it’s working.

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

If you are confused and want to know about the Starfield difficulty differences clearly, this article will help you with the necessary information. After its release, Starfield got more than 6 million players from the whole gaming world. But they are also making some common mistakes in Starfield. Navigate to its Settings.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A couple of years ago, Dinosaur Island was a massively successful game. It raised over $2 million on Kickstarter and stayed in the BoardGameGeek hotness for a really long time. Even now, two years later, the game’s name has enough cultural cachet to lead to the most popular board game giveaway Pangea has ever sponsored.

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Architectural visualization has existed since the time of ancient civilizations and has now been revolutionized with the Unreal Engine and its cutting-edge functions and features. Unreal engine is a gaming engine that is powerful, reliable, and high on performance for architectural designs.

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Following the high-level trend of hybridization across mobile , more and more casual games have started introducing competitive elements into their live event strategies. This has become especially prevalent in the puzzle subgenre, with around 75% of casual puzzle games in the US top-grossing 200 implementing these features.

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Game Errors

JUNE 7, 2023

The much-awaited official version of Diablo 4 is now out and has already made the record for Blizzard’s fastest-selling game in 32 years within just 24 hours of its release. As of now, Blizzard has already long issued a list of problems that players might face with Diablo 4, and in-game audio issues are definitely on top of it.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

PlayStation game testing is a critical quality assurance (QA) process. It involves testing PlayStation games to ensure they function as intended and deliver a positive user experience. But what does it take to get the best out of PlayStation game testing? What is the Role of a PlayStation Game Tester? Replicating issues.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 27, 2018

Heads up: this fulfillment article assumes you live in the USA. Even if you don’t, it’s still helpful – but it’s not as specific to your needs. Fulfillment is one of the trickiest parts of any board game Kickstarter. Need help on your board game? First, a little background info.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

And you can count on us to be the first ones to call ourselves out when that happens. Make sure to sign up for our newsletter to be the first one to read our predictions for 2024. The k-factor, which measures the virality of a game, is at an all-time low. You pay with your watch, your retina, and your fingerprint.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 23, 2023

At that point, Second Dinner revealed that their first project just so happens to be a licensed Marvel IP, which the team has been working on for six months already and is currently beginning to playtest. Fastforward to September of 2022 and the game, Marvel Snap, is finally out globally after a considerable amount of time in soft launch.

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