The Bottom Feeder

JULY 24, 2023

Never trust professional reviews of AAA games. A Few More Key Concepts To Remember 1. Every year, a half dozen AAA games make enormous fortunes despite being barely functional. If getting a bad game is a concern to you as a customer, here is a way to solve 90% of your problems: NEVER, EVER PRE-ORDER GAMES. Never trust anyone.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

They provide comprehensive art outsourcing services, which include character/environment art, level design, in-game animations, 3D modeling, 2D concept art, and more. Specialties: – Game Development, Motion Capture, Art Outsourcing, 3D Animation, 2D Animation, VR, Concept Art, and Co-Development. AAA Game Art Studio.

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Nvidia

JULY 1, 2021

See demonstrations on how complex settings like a jungle or museum can be built with NvRTX, and get a better understanding of how AAA real-time ray tracing visuals are created. The book covers everything in ray tracing and rendering, from basic concepts geared toward beginners to full ray tracing deployment in shipping AAA games.

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Nvidia

JULY 7, 2021

Rendering experts share their knowledge by explaining everything from basic ray tracing concepts geared toward beginners all the way to full ray tracing deployment in shipping AAA games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Echtra Games is working on an unannounced AAA ARPG for PC and console platforms. A new concept alone is no longer enough; founders must present a clear vision for how their product will penetrate the market and cultivate a dedicated fan base. The studio was acquired by Zynga in 2021 for an undisclosed amount.

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Game Dev Unchained

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Topics discussed in this episode : 0265: Art Boost | Sculpting AAA Realistic Characters with Lisa Loseva. 0250: Art Boost | Architectural Concept with Gabriel Yeganyan. As always, I was blessed to talk to leaders of their discipline and navigated through their unique stories of how they were able to grow their branding.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Take the concepts of what you learn from them and apply it to your own personal work. When I started working on my first AAA franchise, I was super proud of the fact I joined the ranks and wanted to shout it from the heavens so that I could get all the jealous acknowledgement from those others still looking in.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Keep reading this blog to understand how mobile game development costs differ from AAA games. Will it be a 2D puzzle or an AAA game like Grand Theft Auto V? E-sports team, group of gamers, pro gamers team concept. In other words, multiple stages are involved in the making, which impact the costs and overall returns.

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Moonmana

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Moonmana captures the broad expertise, latest trends, and personalized approach to create high-quality games worldwide, from concept to production, when developing projects. They will walk clients through the entire process, from the initial game concept to the final release and live operations. 6 minutes read.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In multiplayer games, there is a concept called meta which are different strategies used by gamers against one another outside of the game. Develop an Interesting Game Concept Not all have a good understanding of creating a game concept and the considerations that go into making one.

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Game Design Aspect

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In addition to developing educational/gaming experiences, she has honed her artistic skills as a concept and gallery-showing artist while pioneering, empowering and supporting grassroots tech meetups and communities.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“I loved the concepts, the design. But why this shift from AAA games to indie games and support platforms? A sentiment emerged during the conversation: a growing disenchantment with AAA games and their tendency to launch with bugs, day-one patches, and an aura of incompletion.

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Game Design Aspect

JUNE 9, 2021

In addition to developing educational/gaming experiences, she has honed her artistic skills as a concept and gallery-showing artist while pioneering, empowering and supporting grassroots tech meetups and communities.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

Then again, the success of Eggy Party and Stumble Guys has provided solid proof of concept and shown there is an appetite for this genre amongst mobile players. There aren’t really any other games like it on PC/console, although Fall Guys does have to compete for players’ attention whenever there’s a major AAA release on console/PC.

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AWS Games

JUNE 8, 2023

After briefly pursuing a different concept, he began developing what would become “Crossfar.” Reflecting on how he’s been able to create a AAA-caliber title on his own in only a few years, Omidi mused, “Development is not always sunny days, and as a sole developer, you must have the self-discipline to persevere.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This is why Godot does not have the concept or distinction between prefabs and scenes. Additionally, by having higher level nodes, Godot does not have the concept of "scene settings", as these is done with nodes too. Other AAA games with lots of content going on.

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Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

Also, worth listening to my conversation with Pete Seicienski on his “Adventure Games” concept, which is very much related to this Sense of Wonder thing ). AAA games are first and foremost products and their “smooth functionality” is prized above all else.

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Game Designing

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Once concept art has been created for a 3D character or asset, it will be the job of a 3D modeler to make the actual object that will be used by animators. When it comes to 3D animation, there are many different steps in turning an idea into a finished project.

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Awesome Tuts

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

We have created both C# and C++ series where we teach the fundamental concepts to make it easier for beginners to learn game development. It’s not that you can’t get a job if you know Unity and C#, but C++ is more used in the AAA game industry and more opportunities are available. You can learn C# fundamentals by clicking here.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

This concept of “secret” doesn’t really make sense in a strategy game, contest, or a puzzle. It is also possible that secrets don’t get put into games because games are so expensive to make, particularly the bigger AAA-ish sorts of games. The same is true for secrets in games.

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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). She previously was Technical Lead at League of Legends and a Software Engineer at several expansions of World of Warcraft , among others.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Nicola Piovesan remembers how he created the concept in a semi-hypnagogic state right before falling asleep. “I The market is so saturated, that every little defect becomes an ‘elephant in the room’ for players that often compare a low-budget indie title to AAA games. Often falling asleep with the notes in my hand.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

I also have a suspicion this was the vertical slice map they built first, with good density of POIs and compelling experiments like the shipyard area -- a big well defined concept with interesting shapes, entry points, and unique monumental modular kit. that a bigger US AAA or a non-US indie would've failed to capture.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” Asking and discussing general ideas about themes or concepts, ‘I’m thinking of making my eye game about Monet now… what do you reckon?’. The original concept was a game set inside an eye. Why did you go this route?

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” Asking and discussing general ideas about themes or concepts, ‘I’m thinking of making my eye game about Monet now… what do you reckon?’. The original concept was a game set inside an eye. Why did you go this route?

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

That’s the core concept from Voodoo. We love the concept. 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. Net Fishing! Cast your net to collect as many fish as you can. And despite Net Fishing!

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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? I imagine Arkane debated this a lot, and over the years, had to bow to AAA approachability and clarity. sorry if your game happens to crash, or you get a dreaded UI freeze.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Learn more and schedule time to meet with an AWS industry expert Join our speaking session – discover the potential of cloud technology in film production as we explore the concept of a Virtual Art Department. This allows smaller game companies to produce AAA game content, and that’s exciting.” Read the customer blog.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 21, 2023

However, we are missing the forest for the trees when we try to stick to a couple of high-level concepts instead of seeing the larger picture. If things are evaluated from an idealistic perspective with little or no connection with reality, people might say “We should have a decentralized system with nothing enforced by a single entity”.

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Game Designing

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The first product of this independence was 2019s Death Stranding , which departed heavily from the conventions of the Metal Gear Solid series and explored innovative new gameplay concepts in a new setting. His games’ cinematic qualities and high technical standards also laid the early groundwork for our modern big-budget AAA games.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

There is also the fact that the App Store allows certain price tags for IAP items which completely destroys the concept of secondary market. If that last sentence means the secondary sales happening between players should also be an IAP, it does not only make sense because of the 30% cut mentioned above. to $184.4B

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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. There was no concept of events or free/ earnable content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 4, 2023

Eric Seufert explains the concept of content fortresses here. the surprise announcement of Counterstrike 2, CCP's massive raise for a AAA Web3 game and more. For the entire mobile games industry, revenue was down for the first time ever in 2022. And most surprisingly, vests! Kress hates vests y'all!

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

It’s more important than ever to protect the hard earned spoils of successful live operations – both by spending wisely and by protecting product leadership from the randomization that comes with new product concepting. A game concept can come from anywhere. Standardizing the materials provided for the process is a good start.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 13, 2021

I think the “smaller Apple Arcade” concept is a bit of a red herring. But when you think about the AAA catalogs offered by Xbox Game Pass and Playstation Now, this just seems like a nearly impossible battle to take on for a streaming media company with little game development experience, no matter how flush with cash they are.

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