Game Developer

JUNE 12, 2024

'Bugs are an integral part of games culture and the social networks that games build around themselves.'

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Game Developer

MARCH 11, 2024

The upcoming Whizbang's Workshop expansion aims to prove that longevity is still on the cards for Hearthstone after ten years.

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Real Programming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Parents have struggled to get their kids to embrace homework decades before online coding existed, so part of the challenge about finding the right balance between the two involves sticking to each one. Still, here are some tips parents and students can use to help maintain a healthy balance between school and coding. Much has changed.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After 5 years designing game economies generating $150M+, I've compiled my knowledge into a detailed 7-chapter guide on game economy, balance, and monetization.

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Game Wisdom

AUGUST 21, 2024

Finding Balance in a Busy Schedule: The Importance of Fun for Serious Students Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Amid the rush of assignments, exams, and extracurricular activities, finding balance can seem like an elusive quest for students.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Balancing Levers The idea of “post-balance” from this article’s title doesn’t mean no balance. On the contrary, as you probably know, Cogmind is big on balance , an emphasis achieved initially through adherence to carefully designed patterns and formulas.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 24, 2024

Your difficulty curve has a major role to play in preventing players from churning in your games.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 16, 2024

Establishing a sustainable and balanced game economy is crucial to the success of any game, as it helps drive player satisfaction and engagement. This has made it difficult to find the right balance between numerical indicators, such as player engagement and rewards, and in-game spending incentives. Where Do You Start? But worry not!

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2024

As game analytics advances and data collection becomes more pervasive, the need to strike a balance between leveraging data and respecting player privacy becomes more crucial. In this article, we dive into the ethical considerations developers must consider in-game analytics to ensure a balance between data usage and player privacy.

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Filmustage

MAY 19, 2023

Case studies: Successful balancing of art and finance in films Filmmaking history offers numerous examples of the successful balancing of art and finance. Image source: IMDb.com Conclusion Balancing art and finance in film production is a challenging but necessary part of filmmaking.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

So it becomes quite a balancing act when it comes to our hosted buyer program.” The post Africa Games Week’s Event Director Alexandra Pattison “It’s a balancing act” appeared first on PreMortem Games. Female game developers in Africa are harder to find and engage with.

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Artoon

MAY 16, 2024

In our latest blog, Optimizing Nodejs with NGINX, we delve into the […] The post Nodejs with NGINX: Improving Scalability and Load Balancing appeared first on Artoon Solutions.

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Smart Fox Server

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In this article we are going to explore several ways to use the open source HAProxy load balancer in conjunction with SFS2X , to increase the scalability and availability of a multiplayer project. Round robin Load Balancing. After a few seconds the load balancer should be up and running. Introducing HAProxy.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

'We do big numbers because that's cool,' says Larian Studios head of production David Walgrave.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 30, 2024

At Gamescom Asia, former Sony exec Shawn Layden described Southeast Asia as the region "where all the next great opportunities are going to come from" for the games industry. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox CD Projekt Red has significantly improved the work-life balance of its employees, following a number of crunch complaints over the years.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

An exploration on how different photography games measure player progress, and how to balance progression metrics and artistic freedom.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 13, 2017

The eight types of cards are elegantly balanced by short-term vs. long-term value. This game is excellent for teaching one of the fundamental lessons of game design balance: developing a trade-off. The post Love Letter: Elegantly Balancing a Game appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.

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Game Developer

JULY 11, 2024

Developer Anders Lauridsen talks about balancing contemporary expectations with the look and feel of a retro genre.

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Real Programming

JULY 30, 2024

Please read on to learn how our summer online coding classes balance fun and education. Thankfully, summer coding classes for kids make learning fun with generous, deep-dive sessions that revolve around creating a real video game. Video Games Are a Carrot Motivated students are better learners because they don’t need to be forced.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 12, 2024

By the time Assassin's Creed Shadows launches this November, the game would have been in development for four years. It's the longest development cycle for the series so far, and 25% longer than its acclaimed predecessor, 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

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Big Games

JANUARY 7, 2024

In this comprehensive exploration, we delve into the art of striking a delicate balance, ensuring that your mobile game development stays afloat and sails smoothly from inception to a successful launch. Balancing speed and thoroughness is essential to deliver a polished product that meets the project’s goals and user expectations.

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Game Developer

JUNE 27, 2024

Introducing a new race in Dwarves of Runenberg meant paying careful attention to balance and putting weight in community feedback.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Bowser believes Nintendo of America has done such a good job of being inclusive and securing proper work/life balance a union isn't needed right now.

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Sirlin

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Fantasy Strike is an interesting case study in game balance for an asymmetric game. I did the entire balancing process without any data at all, and now, after it’s all done, we have the data. Relying on Experts I find it much easier to balance a competitive game by going off the opinions of experts than looking at data anyway.

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Big Games

AUGUST 25, 2021

Therefore, the balance between simplicity and complexity is what is expected by the users, any game that satisfies this aspect is bound to succeed. Is It Easy To Balance Simplicity And Complexity? Ways Of Balancing The Game There are different ways in which you can balance a game.

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Game Developer

APRIL 18, 2023

The cooking game genre has sort of an uncanny valley: to be real, or not to be real. Here's how one studio approached it.

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Game Developer

MARCH 20, 2024

Alan Wake II's strong sales balanced out declining quarterly and annual revenue in a "challenging yet remarkable" 2023 for Remedy.

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Game Developer

APRIL 30, 2024

Exploring how failure cascades shape gameplay in simulation games like Songs of Syx and Rimworld, balancing dramatic stories with player recovery opportunities.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 8, 2023

When creating the music for Lies of P, I focused on balancing the musical elements to not be overly flashy or excessively dull. Instead, I delicately crafted the music to allow players to navigate subtle emotional nuances effectively.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Reviving a class series is a careful balance of appealing to players both new and old. Here's how Tribute Games approached it.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 15, 2023

With the new Solo Self Mode, Blizzard finds a balance between Diablo III's inherent always-online nature and the wants of those who want to play it truly alone.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The operation of an efficient game development team is extraordinarily difficult to balance. These are a few key factors I have found influence the operations the most.

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Sirlin

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Here are the three green heroes: Master Midori is the Balance spec hero in the green faction. He’s honorable and fair and strives to keep nature’s balance intact. That's not really fair and Balanced. Wandering Mimic is another great Balance card. Gemscout Owl helps you rake in even more gold. They should stick to units.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

When creating the music for Lies of P, I focused on balancing the musical elements to not be overly flashy or excessively dull. Instead, I delicately crafted the music to allow players to navigate subtle emotional nuances effectively.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Our overall goal with these balance updates isn’t necessarily to achieve perfectly balanced matchups. It isn’t even to achieve game balance that is “good enough”. The real purpose of balance updates is to keep the game interesting to the community so they want to keep playing it.

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Game Developer

MAY 29, 2024

How do you make a VR game fun for the whole family?

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