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? What kind of graphic resolution and quality will you use? In other words, multiple stages are involved in the making, which impact the costs and overall returns.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g. mobile, consoles with weaker hardware specs, indie games) for important parts.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet. A point of interest in the indie game sea.” These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” In the 15 years since Braid came out, every man and his dog has made an indie game.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Every man and his dog has made an indie game but no one has painted a game yet. A point of interest in the indie game sea.” These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” In the 15 years since Braid came out, every man and his dog has made an indie game.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 2, 2019

They help everyone –– from indie developers to AAA studios –– to focus on creating the best game rather than having to rebuild a physics engine, shift graphics blobs manually in memory, or develop reliable back-end infrastructure. That meant the path from gamer to game developer was inexpensive and usually free.

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Game Errors

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Interesting fact : Did You Know Crashing is Most Common in Indie Games? Indie games like Wizard with a Gun often face more crash issues compared to AAA titles. Given that indie developers might not have the vast resources to iron out all bugs, crashes can be more frequent.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Our tiny company has been earning (well, "earning") a good living making indie computer games for 27 years now. A really solid story in an indie game. Thus, you'll mainly get it in indie games. For a AAA game to have a unique authorial voice, it has to have someone VERY famous or influential working on it. We sell words.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Programmer Jobs: AI is revolutionizing game engines by automating various components, such as physics and graphics rendering engines to optimize performance. Most AAA simply cannot afford the team sizes of today. Artist Jobs: streamlines the creative process with AI tools and reduces the need for internal and external artists.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Both Unity and Unreal are popular choices among giant game development studios as well as indie developers. Some say Unreal is better just because it’s a common choice for AAA studios. Both engines provide great capabilities to create high-quality and immersive graphics. But is there an ultimate winner? What is Unreal?

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Awesome Tuts

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The focus of this post is going to be for those who want to make game development their career and those who want to create indie games and sell them. 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. Which Engine Has Better Graphics?

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

And the graphics are beautiful, but very demanding. There’s so much to take into consideration – from adapting to a smaller screen, adjusting mechanics and creating simpler controls, down to CPU power and graphics. Originally launched back in 2019, Dicey Dungeons was an immediate hit indie game. If done well.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

We’ve talked with many students in our online game development course for beginners , and we’ve seen great examples of beginners using all four of these game engines to produce spectacular indie games. Unity has a reputation for being a complex game engine designed to help developers make AAA games. Do you love game design?

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