Big Games

MARCH 28, 2025

Which Animation Style is More Resource-Friendly & Effective for Game Development? After knowing about the core differences between both animating techniques, it is essential to consider which style offers the best balance of efficiency and effectiveness. What Are the Future Trends in Animation? Advancements in 2.5D

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments. What does a game designer do?

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

These adjustments touch upon various facets such as gameplay, user interface, and overall game design. While most of the decisions are made from within the confines of the development studio itself, developers place considerable importance on a specific form of game testing to gather invaluable insights.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio A year ago, Supercell announced their intention to open a studio in North America with the mission of developing games for PC and Console. This is a well-balanced team in terms of disciplines, covering software, design, and art. And past experience in entrepreneurship.

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AWS Games

JUNE 13, 2023

Every aspect of the game’s development has been thoughtfully considered, from ensuring each card has a rich backstory to using a low carbon footprint blockchain and efficient cloud-based technologies like Amazon GameLift on Amazon Web Services (AWS). However, balancing a three-faction card game is quite difficult,” Devine shared.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This guest post is written by Gordon Rowe , an experienced product leader that has spent 10 years building and operating free to play games on mobile, web, and consoles. Proven : The first merge games in the app stores were the immensely popular 2048 and the game design darling Triple Town (also by Neskin).

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

The fact that Battle Passes have been successful on audiences so alien to each other like MOBAs and Match-3 Puzzle fans shows how versatile its design can be. Passes can generate different player experiences, follow a different balance, and emphasize different components depending on the genre and audience.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 17, 2023

“Game schemes are expensive. The standards of the audience are getting higher and higher” Indeed, the balance between creative freedom and business efficiency is a delicate one. “The folks have chosen their console for the console war. This shift towards digital gaming also adds to the complexity.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Six months into development, Coma accepted a job at Appeal Studios as a game designer, eventually becoming a game director. During his time there, he reconnected with a colleague from a previous game jam, Baptiste Remy, who shared an interest in making smaller indie games outside of work hours. .

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 9, 2023

Both about game design, and about the indie games biz as a whole. Brotato has a great design. However, the weapons aren't balanced well. The newer games try much harder to balance the weapons against each other, providing a better variety of builds. Time moves quick these days. I recommend it.

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Sirlin

JULY 25, 2019

The console versions we think have very good netcode as well, but their CPUs do get strained by rollback computations. So the smoothness of the console version’s online is similar to other fighting games with good netcode, but the Steam version (with a decent CPU) is truly exceptional.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Call of Duty series began with the original Call of Duty on PC and console in 2003 and has released one title every year since. This is a staggering number and one that all mobile designers should take note of. The power of PC/console brands can not be underestimated on mobile. Why does Call of Duty Mobile retain so well?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Despite being the poster child of live services (read: LEGENDARY - a Master Class in Live Operations ), the game continued to decline losing nearly half of its revenue compared to 2019. The effect of the release highlights the importance of balancing between releasing things quickly and testing.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In order to achieve that goal, the game had to overcome two major challenges: it had to be free-to-play and it had to appeal to the Chinese audience. It was not uncommon to assume that a better designed map or finely balanced mode that took three times as long as competition would eventually win the day.

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