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Balatro dev gives look at first prototype, Joker Poker

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LocalThunk shows how 2024's breakout deckbuilder evolved in the course of its three-year development.

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Aggro Crab shares early prototype of Another Crab's Treasure

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Take a peek at a 2021 build of the 2024 hit.

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Creator of Tetris reveals his 'cerebral' unreleased sequel called Tetris Reversed

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Alexey Pajitnov revealed at GDC 2024 why his unreleased sequel never went beyond the prototype phase.

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Ubisoft debuts NEO NPC AI prototypes | GDC 2024

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Ubisoft has shown three behind-the-scenes demos at GDC this week on the potential of AI when it comes to building NPCs. Dubbed NEO NPCs, Ubisoft's efforts involves combining AI responses with narrative back stories and prompts designed to avoid making the NPCs appear 'soulless'.

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Fruit Ninja-creator Luke Muscat on the highs and lows of solo development “I’m just super motivated” 

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To find his first solo project, he developed a new brainstorming approach: he built a prototype in roughly 100 hours and let people play it. After several attempts, he landed on Feed the Deep , a 2D deep-sea diving roguelike with procedurally generated caves, which launched in August 2024. Why did you become a solo developer?

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Report: 81% of mobile developers working on new titles

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The Publisher Perception Report, made in partnership with Atomik Research, surveyed 454 developers across the USA, Spain, and France between June 4 and June 10, 2024. The majority of developers (47%) are testing a prototype, while 9% are at the soft launch stage. Read more

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Funding challenges in the era of evidence-based investing

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Yes, it's been a particularly rough start to 2024, especially for studios seeking funding. This need for evidence, or traction, is a whole layer developers need to worry about beyond just building a great prototype and putting a strong team together. Read more