Zenless Zone Zero, NTE and the new wave of Chinese games pushing the limits of free-to-play | Opinion
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 6, 2024
Arguably, Genshin Impact had all the ingredients of a fully-fledged AAA console/PC game.
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Godot for AA/AAA game development - What's missing?
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 15, 2023
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.). Streaming is the most important feature missing for managing large scenes or open worlds. Additionally, Godot 4.0 The answer is “it depends”.
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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success
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Open world RPG design notes from Enderal, a big long Skyrim mod
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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. Destroy the player's expectation that relationship mechanic = main cast member. Expendable companions. It's more paranoid than a Ubisoft game. Money sink.
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As game fans, we can choose from both big AAA productions and less known (but not always) indie productions. Although they are often devoid of loud releases from the AAA sector, they still gain unflagging popularity. Many players are already bored with the secondary nature of AAA games and the lack of innovative ideas.
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Think of this as a hyper-casual Beyblade game with a merge mechanic mixed in the middle. What we liked about Spinner Merge is how they came about the idea of bringing in the merge mechanic. Cart Crash is an incredibly satisfying game that relies much more on timing than any other mechanic. Spinner Merge by Sunday.GG.
AI x Game Industry in 2025 - The Unspoken Part
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Truly open worlds populated by procedurally developed content, adaptable game mechanics, and narratives. Most AAA simply cannot afford the team sizes of today. The bull case : AI will supercharge indie developers allowing them to challenge large AAA by removing production constraints.
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