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Osama Dorias: Progress fighting crunch is at risk

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Now a lead gameplay designer with Brass Lion Entertainment, Dorias has more to say on the subject, and is a featured speaker at tomorrow's TIGS (The International Games Summit on Mental Health) 2023.

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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

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Solo dev Dr.Kucho fights for true video games: “People play guided tours now” Mario Malagrino , creator of the recently released game Crude , knows exactly why he is working solo. “My ” The post Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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So long 2023! Thank you for the great game dev stories

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On the last working day of 2023 we take one final look over our shoulder to see what we are leaving behind. Please join us on our own little walk down 2023 memory lane. The post So long 2023! This year was a two-faced monster. A stellar year for game releases, that’s for sure. About what motivates them and inspires them.

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The present and future of online toxicity management

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At Reboot Develop Blue 2024, Unity's Micaela Hayes appeared on stage to tackle the subject of online toxicity, how to fight it and how important it is to confront it not only from an ethical point of view but, frankly, as a business decision.

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BAFTA announces 2023 Young Game Designers competition winners

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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox BAFTA has unveiled the 2023 winners of its Young Game Designers (YGD) awards. In the ten to 14-year-old category, Max Whistlecraft won the Game Concept award with Polarity, a science-themed title; users can switch the polarities like a magnet to fight bosses.

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How Unity and Early Access helped make Dave the Diver one of 2023's biggest indie hits

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Developed by MINTROCKET, The game challenges players to collect fish to supply a sushi restaurant, which involves collecting resources, crafting new items, fighting giant underwater creatures, perform quests for people and managing a restaurant. One of this year's breakout indie hits has been Dave The Diver. It's certainly different. "I

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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success

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The game follows the template of many open-world RPGs, with players invited to freely explore, climb, glide, and fight their way through the vast region of Teyvat as they take on various quests and activities. Genshin Impact’s turn-based TCG minigame, Genius Invocation.