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

Mircosoft Game Dev

using data oriented algorithms to process the culling of objects and both secondary command buffers and automatic batching to efficiently submit the draw primitives. It also has more useful built-in data types such as integer vectors. The core engine has been significantly optimized, especially on the memory and data-oriented areas.

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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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Unity Games That Last: How Testing, Art, and LiveOps Drive Revenue and Retention 

iXie gaming

QA as a Trust Mechanism Players expect frictionless experiences. Todays visual expectations extend beyond AAA titles, and even casual mobile players expect aesthetic consistency and technical polish. Usage data reveals feature adoption rates, drop-off points, and monetization behavior. QA is not just about fixing code.

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Electronic Arts streamlines game patching with AWS

AWS Games

The algorithm only compared files with the same name as the updated version, missing cases where data had moved between files. This resulted in inflated patch sizes, as any new or changed data had to be downloaded. Figure 1: EA KVP architecture diagram.

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

Game Refinery

GameRefinery’s motivational data shows Gossip Harbor does things differently than most merge games. Player motivations data: Merge games (Average) vs. Gossip Harbor (source: GameRefinery platform). Farlight Games has put a lot of effort into bringing these heroes to life with AAA-quality 3D animation and voiceover work.

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Stumble Guys vs. Eggy Party: Which Fall Guys Clone Is the King of Mobile?

Game Refinery

When a game with a unique style and appearance becomes a hit, it doesn’t take long for new games to emerge, hoping to emulate that success by using the same gameplay mechanics, visual style and features. You’d be forgiven for mistaking Stumble Guys for Fall Guys. In total, Stumble Guys raked in over 219 million downloads.

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Top Game Art Outsourcing Companies

Moonmana

so you can free your time for other important tasks like managing core mechanics, storyline, optimization, marketing, etc. To obtain as much data as possible, visit the companies’ LinkedIn accounts, look through their websites, and check their portfolios and Artstation pages. How To Choose Responsible Game Art Outsourcing Companies?

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