PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Developed by Alexander Khoroshavin (Alex Goodwin) and a small team, the game centers around an elderly healer named Kazimir, who journeys through a whale-worshiping fantasy land to heal his ‘soul wound’. In 2020, he was joined by his wife, Gorokhova Rita, who took on the role of 3D modeler and content lead.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

But as the story developed, it took on a life of its own. “The balancing of the game between two players,” Olczyk explains. “Surprisingly, very few developers are truly exploring it. ” As Parallel Experiment nears release, Olczyk reflects on the most important lessons learned during its development.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Leveraging many managed services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the game developer, publisher, and solutions provider accelerated creative game development for popular titles like Citizen Conflict. Using Amazon Bedrock, developers built an AI agent that analyzes near real-time game data streaming from Amazon Kinesis.

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AWS Games

MARCH 27, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Check it out , and follow the recap below for a full rundown of AWS for Games activities at GDC 2024.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of game development , Procedural Content Generation (PCG) has emerged as a transformative force. By utilizing algorithms to create game content dynamically, PCG offers exciting possibilities, from vast, intricate game worlds to unique, personalized player experiences.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Even established teams with proven track records, developing games like THE FINALS, XDefiant, and Spectre Divide, all have quickly faded away weeks after launch. Our belief: For developers looking to get into this space and swim with these sharks, its imperative you find the right product strategy to find your audience.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

With the annual Game Developer Conference (GDC) just days away, Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games is ramping up to host exciting technology demonstrations and programming focused on evolving industry trends, including generative artificial intelligence (AI). Explore real-world use cases for a variety of generative AI services and solutions.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Creating The Books Though some might assume the company’s name is a nod to iconic British developers The Bitmap Brothers, the choice was purely practical. “I Not just about content, but also design, production, and presentation. Developers also have to balance realism and fun, something that Moss found fascinating.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Beta 11 was a huge milestone in Cogmind development, having completed a comprehensive review of all items and their stats and mechanics in order to rebalance where necessary, a process I wrote about in detail last year. There’s already a ton of core content--many hundreds of hours worth. Lots and lots of fun.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

White Star Studio, a small and ambitious game development studio based in Shenzen, China, has captured the essence of ancient China in their game Thriving City. We were so excited to base our content around ancient China. But it took some tweaking to get the right balance. That gave us the idea!” by Emperor Taizu of Song.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2024

Developers have long utilized game analytics for various purposes, such as understanding player behavior, enhancing user experience, and improving game design. 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.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 18, 2024

However, many developers are constrained by outdated, monolithic architectures that struggle to meet modern demands for scalability, performance, and security. Traditionally, gaming companies relied on application load balancers (ALBs) or network load balancers (NLBs) to connect players to services.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 24, 2023

White Star Studio, a small and ambitious game development studio based in Shenzen, China, has captured the essence of ancient China in their game Thriving City. We were so excited to base our content around ancient China. But it took some tweaking to get the right balance. That gave us the idea!” by Emperor Taizu of Song.

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Big Games

AUGUST 25, 2021

The main aim of the game developers is to make sure the gaming app is engaging and interactive, whereby they can gain a larger user base and get a share in the marketplace. When we talk about building engaging and interactive mobile games, there are a few things that have to be considered while developing games.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 24, 2024

Getting ‘the feel’ right Aesir Interactive , the developer behind Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori, is based in Munich, Germany, and consists of over 105 people working on multiple projects simultaneously. Aligning vision, scope, and budget is a crucial and often challenging part of the development process. “In

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Developers can leverage this increased revenue to bid more aggressively on user acquisition, creating a growth loop where new users may either spend directly or engage with ads. While some players are willing to pay for exclusive content, others prefer progressing through rewarded ads.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 12, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Over the course of the last week, I’ve taken a bit of a left turn in the development of Highways & Byways. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In 2023 this increase in content cadence doesnt seem to have any positive effect on the games revenue that continues to slide until late 2023 when the marketing is turned on to 11. Spark: The Brutal Bootcamp for Game Devs Supercell knows its new game development is too slow , so enter Spark , a high-stakes incubator designed to fix that.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 19, 2024

He got the idea after playing Factorio for hundreds of hours, but in the six years of development that followed, Ben Ryding came up with a delightful twist on the genre. Pretty impressive for a largely solo-developed game. “At The primary obstacle is just getting people up to speed on the code base and development practices.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 6, 2017

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Make sure you have a basic sense of balance and no runaway leaders. Bonus content: a list of all the completion criteria in this article. Basic balance. You have to play it with a lot of people and measure its quality by their opinions.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It provides a robust and secure development and hosting environment with the latest in computing technology. This means developers have computing power when they need it with minimal upfront investment. This can reduce development time by eliminating the need to manage physical hardware and. Keep this in mind for all services.

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CG Spectrum

APRIL 3, 2023

The annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) was held last week in San Francisco, boasting 28,000 attendees ! It offers people opportunities to exchange ideas, learn from each other, problem-solve, and explore the latest advancements in and the future of game development. Meet Penny!

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He worked 5 years on his nostalgic 3D platformer Raccoo Venture , but according to Brazilian solo developer Diego Ras the journey was ‘extremely rewarding’. As a solo developer, Ras loves the complete control he has over his creations. Why did you become a solo developer? “I’ve What’s your creative process? “As

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 17, 2017

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. I’ve just started development on a new board game. I’ll be documenting my whole game development journey through a series of weekly updates. I talk a lot about game development on this blog. Need help on your board game?

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Ambitious multiverse and Web3 project Avalon’s first trailer dropped yesterday, as well as details of the experienced development team’s plans for the game. ” Core to Avalon will be player-created content. These franchises have stood up and maintained their longevity on the back of content creators.”

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Logic Simplified

JULY 31, 2023

They serve as the backbone of every engaging game, developing unique and innovative mechanics that differentiate the game from others. Our game design team conceptualizes, implements, and manages gameplay systems that produce addictive game loops, an enjoyable flow state and a risk/reward balance.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In this latest episode of the podcast, Mishka Katkoff sat down with Cameron Stewart, Group Vice President, US Game Development, at SciPlay, to uncover the keys to their continued success in the social casino space. A Balanced Growth Philosophy This doesnt mean SciPlay isnt evolving. Rethink everything you know about game development.

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Game Daily

APRIL 11, 2023

Fresh from raising $13 million in funding, Avalan Corp is beginning to outline its vision for Web3 game development, most particularly the company’s belief in creating development tools that aid world and asset creation, as well as interoperability between games. “A metaverse is going to appear,” he says.

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AWS Games

JULY 23, 2024

With social interaction central to the gaming experience, demand for user-generated content (UGC) across games is exploding, from Roblox to Fortnite and beyond. Just as no two humans think, talk, or move the same way, many video game development studios and players are of the mindset that digital characters shouldn’t either.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 24, 2024

It allows you to detect technical problems in your game and assess gameplay and balance. And what does it matter in game development? Join us as we explore the role of beta testing in game development, ensuring high-quality games while preventing costly post-launch errors. In fact, it benefits both developers and players.

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It involves various ways that game developers employ to generate revenue from their games. Developing a high-quality game takes significant time, expertise, and resources. So, you have to ensure the game is profitable enough to cover your game development cost. This model has proven to be quite effective for developers.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 19, 2023

Boogaard’s passion for climbing led them to develop an elaborate climbing system that closely resembled the real-life experience. There would be an almost infinite amount of awesome content. It creates awesome content that is often better than handcrafted.

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Ask a Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The cost of development for AAA fidelity games is mostly too high now to be profitable on their own. Even former mainstays like Nintendo titles and Grand Theft Auto have embraced paid DLC, ongoing content drops, and a live service model. I'm pretty sure that, as an industry, we've mostly already moved beyond that.

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Greenheart Games

MARCH 8, 2018

We were made aware of a pretty sad bug where the ‘women in tech’ event in the game did not alter the gender balance of job applicants. We have now fixed this and also added a lot more famous women game developers to the game. Added: Translations of new content. Women in Tech. documentation ). The post v1.6

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. If Game A and Game B were the exact same in terms of content and quality , people would prefer Game A. Talk to your printer while you’re still developing your game and see how much various component upgrades and add-ons cost.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 1, 2023

If you want to know more about the art, craft and science of game development, you can subscribe here. Well known indie dev ( Vlambeer ) Rami Ismail developed a ready-made pitch template , with the help of several indie studios of all sizes, and professionals working at two dozen publishers.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

However, developing hyper-casual games comes with its own set of challenges, including keeping up with trends and staying ahead of the competition. So, whether you are an aspiring game developer or simply a curious gamer, join us in this exploration of the trends and challenges of hyper-casual game development.

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