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

Game Refinery

In the past, hybridization was mainly seen in 4X strategy games that merged with puzzle and idle RPG mechanics , but in recent months this phenomenon has spread to titles of all shapes and sizes across the market – not just the hybrid-casual genre. Mechanically, the mode is relatively similar to Blizzard’s Hearthstone.

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Godot for AA/AAA game development - What's missing?

Mircosoft Game Dev

The features offered are also a lot more reminiscent of AAA games, such as far more material options and advanced visual effects (including circle DOF , volumetric fog, AMD FSR, etc.). This is needed for some types of game mechanics such as: Projectiles (bullet hell for example). Rendering is significantly more efficient in Godot 4.0,

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The five pillars of emergent gameplay

GamesIndustry.biz

While tools have improved dramatically, allowing smaller teams to produce more graphically and mechanically complex games than ever before, producing equivalent experiences to AAA mega-studios is still prohibitively expensive. Thrilling as a solo ten-hour-long campaign can be, linear content is expensive to produce.

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How to Build Better Live Events with the GameRefinery Live Events Tracker

Game Refinery

The mobile market is incredibly competitive and there’s a growing number of AAA console and PC developers entering the fray. You’ve got hundreds of potential competitors to keep an eye on, thousands of live events to track, and constantly changing trends in the mobile market affecting gameplay mechanics, monetization and user acquisition.

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The Top 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools

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Such VR tools breathe life into the video game mechanics , allowing players to interact with the characters and environment of the game very well. Its capabilities for VR content creation include comprehensive 3D modeling tools, advanced texturing and shading, animation and rigging, and integration with VR Devices.

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Game-Changing Storytelling: How To Integrate Narrative Elements in Mobile Games

Game Refinery

Diablo Immortal also builds on its narrative by periodically adding expansions, which add additional playable areas introduced through new story content. Much of the game’s financial success can be attributed to how it has intertwined its likable characters with its monetization mechanics.

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Staying Strong in the Game with Jordan Smith

Game Dev Unchained

Every single AAA studio is trying to copy that model. Even single-player franchises are getting forced into live-service mechanics.” According to IGN (2024) , 70% of new AAA releases now have some form of live-service monetization whether its battle passes, microtransactions, or subscription-based expansions.

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