The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Vampire Survivors got big at about the same time and really showed what the much bigger AAA game does wrong. There's no balancing. It's not about math and prissy game balance. You're so involved you forget to go pee. (In In other words, the opposite of what God of War Ragnarok gives you. It was great timing.) No downsides.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

The PM’s dilemma – Striking a healthy balance when managing live games : Product managers must be more efficient than ever in deploying resources and spending their time. Speakers included representatives from AAA studios Epic Games and Warner Bros Games Avalanche Software, and innovative startups like Sprocket Games and UneeQ.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

unlike Outer Wilds, golden loop here is heavily hard-gated by quest progression, not a "true" information game, compromise with AAA market? and I think this balance tuning is intentional. So I think they got this balance right, even if I whine about it. sorry if your game happens to crash, or you get a dreaded UI freeze.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

It is much better than the boring shot reverse-shot cutscene stuff going on in AAA RPGs these days, and makes Skyrim's "sit" mechanic more meaningful. Loot RPGs need to carefully balance the player dilemma of "this would be useful" vs. "this is better to sell" and this tips that balance too much toward the latter.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It becomes a delicate balancing act, especially when you’re talking about the possibility of a save game import. More than anything else, a AAA game should be a self-contained experience that is both playable and enjoyable for a first-time player. And if so, what needs to be sacrificed for that acknowledgement?

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

There are key considerations that go into creating one, such as - Balance When we talk about balance in game design, it involves creating a balance in elements such as fairness, win-loss conditions, game states, economy balancing, difficulty levels, and others in a way that can contribute towards improving the gaming experience of the player.

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AWS Games

JUNE 13, 2023

Having collaborated on previous projects across a wide range of industries – from comics, AAA games, television, music videos, visual effects, literature, theater, virtual and augmented reality, hardware, software, and R&D – the group contemplated how to create a meaningful, community-driven game on their own terms.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

” He subtly points to the age-old debate about work-life balance and the perceived differences between American and European professional cultures. But why this shift from AAA games to indie games and support platforms? They’re not locked in right out of college.”

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2024

Load balancing : Distributing player traffic across multiple servers to ensure that no single server becomes overloaded, accounting for regional latency. CTO of a AAA studio External backend services, offered by dedicated providers, boast several advantages over in-house solutions. That’s where BaaS wins.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Though God help any foolish reviewer who tries to give an AAA game less than 9/10.) These are perfectly balanced. That's It For Game Balance Next time, I'll go into the story. But in a, you know, Norse way. Standard Disclaimer This game is a huge success in every way, and I am an ant. It got great reviews. Sold a ton.

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Gamesbrief

AUGUST 11, 2022

There are three major ways that we, as consumers, spend money on video games: We subscribe to services such as Gamepass, Apple Arcade or Netflix We buy “boxed product” games, for example: AAA titles in physical boxes or indie games on Steam We buy virtual currency or virtual items in free-to-play or service games. Subscriptions.

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Game Errors

APRIL 19, 2023

A high-end AAA game like Dead Island 2 needs a decent graphics card for better performance. CPU Bottleneck: If your CPU is not well-capable and not in balance with your high-end graphics card, the bottleneck issue will occur, and you will experience low GPU usage. Low GPU usage in Dead Island 2 can decrease performance significantly.

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Game Errors

APRIL 20, 2023

This is an innovative, aggressively different game, which does not hesitate to put you through temptations almost unimaginable for other AAA titles, which, in general, are careful not to push the player harder than is considered decent. Wait to complete the file verification process and restart your PC.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2024

Besides overseeing the creation of AAA-grade teams, Andy has played a hands-on role in driving change within the organisations, refining processes, and introducing efficient project management strategies throughout his career. . DON’T: Disregard the necessity to establish your work-life balance.

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Game Errors

AUGUST 4, 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3 classes are: Barbarian Bard Cleric Druid Fighter Monk Paladin Ranger Rogue Sorcerer Warlock Wizard The excellent news is that Baldur’s Gate 3 classes are well-balanced, and there is no right or wrong choice while keeping the differences in the fighting style in mind. A 2023 game with no in-game purchases?!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

Passes can generate different player experiences, follow a different balance, and emphasize different components depending on the genre and audience. It’s also important to understand that Passes are not a straightforward feature to balance that can be applied to any game without risks.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Which is a difficult balance to strike. As technology improves (especially with hardware, server management, ping, etc), we’re starting to see more and more AAA fast-paced titles hit the smaller screens. All in all, Mini Basketball is a well-rounded, polished and fun game. As to be expected from Miniclip. Apex Legends Mobile by EA.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The seismic shift enabled by microtransactions and live services won’t be complete until there are no more annual releases because every tentpole AAA game has transformed into a live-operated platform. The role is perfect for your skillset, the work/life balance would be great, everything about the role is appealing except the game.

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Keith Burgun

JUNE 20, 2022

I mean, part of why I can’t believe that is that for almost a full year after the launch, I was furiously updating the game: two new factions, a new game mode (arguably two), a map editor, tons and tons of balance changes, polishing, bugfixes, you name it. Not to mention porting the game to iOS, Android, Switch, and XBox.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Making Call of Duty free Back when CoDO was conceived, consoles didn’t officially exist in China, AAA Mobile gaming was not yet a ‘thing’ and PC gaming mostly happened at Internet Cafes, where gamers paid to sit in front of computers to play, watch videos, eat, smoke and chat.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

That makes them the closest thing in games to a rock supergroup: Maya Kylmamaa (Game Lead, Engineer) , was CEO of the now defunct Reforged Studios (a Helsinki studio focused on AAA strategy games). This is a well-balanced team in terms of disciplines, covering software, design, and art. And past experience in entrepreneurship.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 26, 2023

There is also the fact that most of the big crypto investors who got rich through crypto hold most of their balance in Bitcoin. Although most of them come from the F2P mobile sector, the industry has observed professionals transitioning from the PC/console space to focus on developing AAA-quality blockchain games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

AAA game franchises are in the middle of a renaissance on mobile. Battle Royale modes restrict the rewards players can be offered; permanent weapon upgrades impact the game balance, which kills the motivation to play. This analysis is written by Adam Telfer , Om Tandon and Nate Ross. Make sure you don’t miss on all of the ?content

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 21, 2023

So, it’s more of a question of how you want to balance your creator royalty against the trading volume. If you have NFTs that will be frequently traded (like weapons or armor), you will be fine with a low fee, because you know that same NFT will generate revenue over and over again.

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