Game Errors

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Larian Studios’ latest RPG, one of the most anticipated games and the second biggest Steam launch in 2023 , BG3, is undoubtedly stunning looking and a rich game. The Cheat Engine is an open-source memory scanner and debugger which is used for cheating on modern video games. What is Cheat Engine?

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Grid Sage Games

JANUARY 1, 2024

This marks the beginning of what will be the most significant undertaking in Cogmind’s UI development history: making everything bigger. Back then I couldn’t nail down what would be the most extreme (but still acceptable) options. A long time in coming, but here we go! It had to wait.

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Real Programming

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Chess players get an official rating that rises and falls depending on their tournament play. Let’s take a closer peek at the RP4K elite program to appreciate the most advanced coding classes we offer. RP4K’s most elite-level course features classes in C++ and C# and draws on everything students learn in prior courses.

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iHobo

JUNE 8, 2022

If you want my review of Shenmue III it would be 'play this game if you have ever enjoyed a Shenmue game or are interested in unusual approaches to game narrative' It takes me quite a while to get around to playing games these days, which helps insulate me from jumping to kneejerk conclusions about what I've been playing.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Interesting Fact Did you know that sometimes crashes can occur due to issues with the game’s database? Additionally, outdated graphics drivers may contribute to suboptimal GPU performance, and the heavy load on the CPU from the game’s intricate simulations can lead to decreased frame rates.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Since then, I’ve read Lloyd’s article “ Subscriptions: The new weapon in the game monetization arsenal ” half a dozen times and turned from a doubter of subscriptions into a believer. He has been in the video game industry since 1993, where he has worked at both start-ups and huge entertainment companies.

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Designer Notes

AUGUST 24, 2021

The game, a historical 4X set in classical antiquity, released on July 1, 2021, and is available for purchase here. Old World has a lot of different currencies (referred to in-game as “yields”), which represent things very concrete (Iron), somewhat vague (Orders), and VERY abstract (Civics).

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Sirlin

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The neutral cards are generally simpler than the cards of other factions because they are meant as an intro to the game. The neutral cards are generally simpler than the cards of other factions because they are meant as an intro to the game. This spell lets you destroy any early game unit, no questions asked. Give it The Boot.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

One of the most popular monetization mechanics is the subscription-based battle pass , which was introduced via Valve’s DOTA 2 in 2013 but popularized by the worldwide phenomenon, Fortnite. We’ve updated the blog post with new battle pass implementation examples and best practices for introducing the feature into your mobile game.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 20, 2019

In fact, I’ve even said: “ don’t build a board game, build a business.” Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Allow me to introduce you to Jeff Beck of Grandpa Beck’s Games. Check it out and see what you think!

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

It is made up of four sub-genres - Slots, Bingo, Poker/Cards and the newest one, what we’re calling “Casual Casino”. At the same time, the usual suspect for driving a majority of this growth was not Slots alone. Even while being the largest sub-genre in the category, Slots only drove ~40% of this growth versus ~70% in 2018.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This is a holiday shopper’s guide to all things Board Games. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Hobby Board Games. Description from Board Game Geek.

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Keith Burgun

DECEMBER 7, 2022

At first, I was very skeptical: not only was this a CCG, but also it’s a mobile gacha game, but ALSO it’s some Marvel IP thing? However, I quickly noticed that this was not your average mobile card game. In most CCGs, cards are typically extremely inefficient. In each lane, are four card slots.

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Grid Sage Games

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

“Semi-modal” 45-Row UI Layout Although players are free to continue using the full 60-row layout originally designed for Cogmind, anyone who does not mind sacrificing some convenience in exchange for greater cell size can use 33% larger tiles and text by switching to a 45-row layout. The inventory! It’s gone!

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Xsolla has dedicated tools that will help you create your own online commerce platform, improve your performance marketing and discoverability, and expand your game business on mobile and PC. It’s the first game to come out of the studio since they got laced up with the Supercell rockets.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

Battle Passes were first introduced in Valve’s Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2 and later popularized by Fortnite (which still today holds one of the most advanced and constantly improving designs). Passes can generate different player experiences, follow a different balance, and emphasize different components depending on the genre and audience.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It's an OK game. I'm a nobody on the outside, looking at a giant development monolith and trying to figure out how this game could possibly have ended up where it did. Standard Disclaimer This game is a huge success in every way, and I am an ant. Though God help any foolish reviewer who tries to give an AAA game less than 9/10.)

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Grid Sage Games

MAY 8, 2022

Recently a player asked me a question regarding my game balance philosophy, and while I can often respond to queries by pointing to some previous article, despite all my writing and no doubt occasionally touching on related topics, I had yet to explicitly do any sort of summary of the philosophy behind my gamedev work. Cogmind 7DRL!

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

AAA game franchises are in the middle of a renaissance on mobile. Several of the industry’s top IPs have received high-fidelity ports that have been successful in bringing core franchise players to the mobile format. The most recent installment, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, made over $600 million in three days.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focused on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Summary Warcraft Rumble is an action-strategy game akin to Clash Royale but with a focus on single-player tower offense. Written by Christopher Brousseau.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

And it’s also not that difficult to get the talent to build these games as we developers want to make MOBAs because we love playing them on PC. But what is confusing is that MOBAs continue to get greenlit despite no evidence that these games could succeed in the Western markets. Nor was it able to keep players new to MOBAs.

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Sirlin

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

In offline (tabletop) games, it also means turns go smoothly: without the fits and starts of the opponent constantly interrupting you. At the end of their main phase, they chose which of their units and heroes to patrol, and which slots they'll go in. The most important slot is the squad leader. Codex is asynchronous.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. This is because we don’t want to reduce the actionability of the data with games that succeed massively in what can be described as closed domestic markets. The money you save on platform fees will go directly into further improving and growing your games.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This is similar to my tactics games writeup and Enderal (huge Skyrim mod) writeup where I spoil some interesting game designer / systems design things. I don't discuss much of the game narrative. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge. Not that you should ever talk to a game dev.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focussed on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Summary Warcraft Rumble, is an action-strategy game akin to Clash Royale but with a focus on single-player tower offense. Written by Christopher Brousseau.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2022

Xsolla has dedicated tools that will help you create your own online commerce platform, improve your performance marketing and discoverability, and expand your game business on mobile and PC. Clash Mini is one of the three Clash games Supercell announced in April of 2021. As expected from Supercell, Clash Quest is a polished game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 4, 2020

The game released worldwide just this past month (after spending well over two years in various stages of soft-launch) and is starting to rank in the Top 500 grossing charts on iPhone. This has led to the rise of vertically integrated players like AppLovin, whose games now regularly rank in Top 200 Grossing charts.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 27, 2019

This post is sponsored by Lab Cave , a Mobile Growth Company that provides App Store Optimization and Mediation services for mobile Apps and Games. This deconstruct is written by Eva Grillova (Game Designer at Smirk Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). To make sure you don’t miss on all of the ?content

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

This one is written by Om Tandon (Director of User Experience, DIGIT Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). Category revenue grew by +24% YoY, and the “Slots” sub-genre contributed to ~70% of this growth. Slots” are the largest revenue generating sub-genre of the Casino category, occupying a 78% share.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 10, 2019

Asia is one of the most influential and consequential geos in a game’s overall global success. This has gone on for decades, with the two groups being influenced by each other, yet struggling to operate their games successfully across this cultural divide. During the past year Lilith has been on a roll!

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