PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yet, for indie dev Almar, it offered an escape from the corporate rat race he felt trapped in. I do sometimes have ‘flashes’ -or dreams- of cool ideas like a gameplay mechanic, other times a whole story or environment. For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting. And also: find better tools!

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If executed correctly, introducing new mechanics in this way can be an easy win, enabling developers to test out player preferences, broaden motivational appeal, boost user acquisition, and enhance player engagement – all without drastically altering the core gameplay. Whoever emerges victorious wins a random assortment of boosters.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

When a game with a unique style and appearance becomes a hit, it doesn’t take long for new games to emerge, hoping to emulate that success by using the same gameplay mechanics, visual style and features. Players race, jump and dash through three rounds of obstacle courses (maps). iOS downloads for Stumble Guys.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

In terms of revenue, the genres that took the most damage were: #1 Racing (revenue -28%, downloads +8%) The genre was down early a third down due to a decline across all titles. And unlike Racing, Shooter games also generally saw a decline in downloads as well. Globally, time spent grew 25% from 2021 to 2022.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Stunt coordinator Katie Rowe (link to the IMDb profile ) shared with us how crucial the pre-production stage is and script breakdown in particular (you may also be interested in reading Top 7 Best film production management software 2022 ). Car Chases & Racing. Stunt coordinators use a design called the Turning Fork.

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Game Refinery

MAY 26, 2022

What really differentiates The Ants from the rest, however, is not just the theme but the game’s mechanics, which give it an entirely different feel from the usual 4X we’re used to. The Ants’ grossing rank graph has remained steady (data from Jan 21 to Apr 21, 2022. Source: GameRefinery SaaS platform).

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Designer Notes

APRIL 2, 2023

I gave an Old World postmortem at GDC 2022, which is available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

with 17 alpha builds distributed in 2022, and continuous development effort since 2019. There is, of course, great news for those waiting on C# support to return to the engine, as it was noticeably missing from alpha builds throughout 2022. It has been a long road to Godot 4.0 is now ready and available for download.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

The two graphs below show that competition for supremacy of Mid-Core in the Western audience is a tight race between Supercell and FunPlus. By all accounts this genre is matured to a point where it could use a massive innovation to both the progression mechanics and social gameplay. Yes, please! Think of Settlers. Or Clash of Clans.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The only examples of F2P shooters at scale were Korean (Crossfire) and Chinese (Assault Fire/Ni-Zhan), both focused on pay-to-win mechanics. Arguably, many campaigns Tencent was running back in 2012 are still bigger and more nuanced than what most western F2P games do in 2022.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

Both Casino and Mid-core games saw a considerable drop in downloads that will likely reflect in the revenues of these categories during 2022. Sports games declined largely due to big IP racing games (ex. Just when we thought that looming lockdowns and hazmat suits were going to be a memory of 2020-2021, enter 2022.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

There was footage of the common rooms and brand-new gameplay that was released earlier this month- which gave an insight into the game mechanics, setting, and characters to an extent. Do you agree with the list of Top 5 PS games in 2022 ? What do you think about the early looks of one of the most anticipated releases of 2022?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

2022 has been a tough roller coaster for blockchain games. I think there is a lot to talk about, so let’s start with looking at what happened during that rollercoaster ride of 2022. The VC investment in blockchain games decreased significantly for the last half of 2022 (source: Jon Jordan ).

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