Brand Game Development

JULY 17, 2017

The following excerpt is from Games Speak through Mechanics, Not Rules (Dev Diary: 04/28/17). Core Engine. If you strip out all the mechanics that put obstacles in your players’ path, what’s left? The core engine is the bare minimum set of mechanics you need to have a functioning game. That’s a mechanic.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Balancing build compared to buy Launched in 2019, QORPO features more than 700,000 registered users globally and logs more than 100,000 daily users across its collection of first-party games. Thats why its so important to create games with unique mechanics and story; thats how you stand out, Bakala concluded.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Unreal Engine , created by by Epic Games, is one of the most advanced tools for creating and rendering photo-realistic visuals and immersive experiences. Using AWS and Unreal Engine’s Pixel Streaming, developers can create content with Unreal Engine and deploy it on Amazon Elastic Compute (EC2) on either Windows or Linux.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 16, 2024

RimWorld is balanced around sitting on a single map, with everything easily accessible. ” The decision to switch engines was only made fairly recently. Being a new engine, Godot is still rough in places. Identify key features you need your engine to support, make some prototypes and see if Godot suits you and your game.

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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. As part of this drive, for months I’ve been creating over 100 new items, most of them including new mechanics.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 29, 2024

So, what sets our game apart is its blend of authentic ’90s rally racing experience with modern gaming mechanics. The handling definitely leans towards arcade-style physics and is designed to offer a balance between being accessible and challenging. “We We want it to appeal to both casual gamers and racing enthusiasts.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 13, 2017

The engine building, the upgrading, the variable game construction, and even the insert are all fantastic! In this breakdown, we’ll delve deep into the enigmatic balance of leaders running away and losers catching up. I’m going to use the term “runaway leader” to refer to a specific, purposefully included design mechanic.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

The answer lies in scalable art production pipelines that balance speed, quality, and cross-platform optimization. A simple texture change or model update can impact gameplay mechanics, UI design, and monetization strategies. Real-time feedback loops between artists, designers, and engineers. It is about creating it smarter.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 20, 2019

The reason is that Cover Your Assets’ core mechanic is deceptively quite compelling. The core mechanic of stealing and defending sets of cards that increase in value is essentially the whole game. Wide audiences find the core mechanic of Cover Your Assets really compelling.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 22, 2017

After all, I’m checking to make sure there are no serious balance issues that come out of repeated plays. You need it for five reasons: It confirms that the core engine and mechanics of your game make intuitive sense. It confirms that the core engine and mechanics of your game make intuitive sense.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Once the core engine and mechanics are in place, board games can be dragged down by easy-to-fix but hard-to-identify issues. I’d racked up a few plays on version I-3 of Highways & Byways , but changing Event Card discard rules is a big mechanic change, so I reset the count to zero. That’s the 22nd total version.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

RimWorld is balanced around sitting on a single map, with everything easily accessible. ” The decision to switch engines was only made fairly recently. Being a new engine, Godot is still rough in places. Identify key features you need your engine to support, make some prototypes and see if Godot suits you and your game.

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Logic Simplified

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Level design is a part of video game design that focuses specifically on designing game levels (an area or stage a player must complete before moving on to the next one) while keeping in mind the architecture, layout, video game mechanics , and pace to keep the players invested in the game. Define the gameplay mechanics.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

Each level also had unique mechanics and art styles that all tied into a cohesive whole. Tech-wise, it's a vertical slice "learn Unreal 4" project, a big shift from a studio that used to roll its own in-house engine. They still need to balance this pre-production with finishing the studio's other projects too.

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Sirlin

JANUARY 29, 2022

Steam Crank introduces a new mechanic: the chain combo. Here are a bunch more cards that trigger chain combos, to give you a sense of it: Because the chain mechanic triggers only on playing consecutive same-color cards, it has an effect on how you build your deck. That said, there’s still a balancing act.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 1, 2024

King, when they ruled the casual puzzle space, chose to expand the breadth of their casual portfolio: Bubble Witch Saga (bubble shooter), Pet Rescue Saga (collapse/blast), Diamond Digger Saga (digging/water flow mechanic), Blossom Blast Saga (linker), Pyramid Solitaire , etc. So why did this not go to plan? Golems in action.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Game designers must work closely with other development team members, like developers and artists, to guarantee that the video game mechanics and elements work together smoothly. The game mechanics involve matching three or more candies of the same color to smash them. Let’s take the example of Candy Crush again.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

CASHING OUT: The actual Stars balance a game publisher earns can be reinvested in ads promoting the app , which in theory cuts out a lot of the “middle man” costs necessary for a publisher to pay in standard mobile gaming. Graphics may be relatively simplistic but every moment has to be ‘perfect.’

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

Every plane part, wings, fuselage, pontoons, engine and such, plus every pirate vessel, they all run off just a couple 4098×4098 textures, a single material per entity. For stuff like gameplay balance and feature implementation we have equal input and chime up if there’s something we feel strongly about.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Avalon is being built with Didimo’s Popul8 character creation platform and Inworld’s AI-powered character engine. Avalon has found investment backing from the likes of Bitkraft, Delphi Ventures, and Mechanism Capital raising $13 million in a round announced earlier this year.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This will help you shape the gameplay art style, mechanics, and general experience. Upon establishing your audience, brainstorm unique features and game mechanics. Therefore, you should consider integrating mechanics that enable players to gather, evolve, trade, and customize their NFT-based assets. Develop smart contracts.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

AWS provides tools such as AWS EC2 Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancing to automate horizontal scaling and distribute traffic across multiple resources. Additionally, proactive capacity redistribution introduces further delay in restoring balanced backend systems.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Let’s elaborate on how multiplayer game design isn’t as simple as just throwing together some mechanics and calling it a day. Here, the game is overpowered (OP) by the strategies and calls for a balanced approach for individual players involved in the game. There are game accessibility guidelines that help avoid such barriers.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 11, 2017

If your game becomes unplayable due to a glitch in the rules, a logical inconsistency in mechanics, or even a wickedly overpowered strategy, you cannot blind play-test it. If you have multiple different viable strategies, then balancing them is often a matter of tweaking rules. Period, point blank.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Different teams collaborate – writers shape the narrative, engineers discuss technical details, artists align visuals, and developers plan in-game mechanics. Character models are designed, audio engines are fine-tuned for realistic sounds, and level designers create immersive environments. The 7 Odd Roadblocks!

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 19, 2024

The game and mechanics themselves skew much more casual than the core titles in this comparison, but arguably the game is also slightly more casual than Travel Town and Merge Mansion. The events emphasise playing the main game, using the core loop as the engine for event progression.

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iXie gaming

MAY 26, 2023

From optimizing your game for different hardware configurations to choosing the right game engine, there are many considerations to keep in mind. Think about the genre, setting, target audience, and gameplay mechanics. Create intuitive, fun, and rewarding mechanics that are balanced and challenging enough to keep players engaged.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 18, 2024

This post is co-authored by Sachin Sangle, Senior Software Engineer; Deepak Mishra, Engineering Manager; Dhiraj Prajapati, Engineering Manager; and Anil Kumar, Senior Engineering Manager, at Games24x7. Games24x7 ensured balanced distribution by breaking the resulting file into multiple chunks if it exceeds ‘X’ records.

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Nvidia

AUGUST 19, 2022

For example, if shadows are an important game mechanic (think of Splinter Cell ), then a higher cost for extra-nice ray-traced shadows makes sense, but spending extra performance on RT translucency probably doesn’t make as much sense. In fact, there’s an event coming up about RTX in Unreal Engine 5.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 16, 2024

These tools are powerful enough to simulate player interactions, check for bugs and glitches, and validate game mechanics. Finding the Right Balance Automated testing is here to stay. Therefore, gaming companies should strive to strike a balance between automated and manual testing approaches. iXie has got you covered.

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AWS Games

JUNE 6, 2023

Drader explained, “Batting is the key mechanic in ‘SMB,’ and we are conducting extensive analysis on pitch locations and outcomes, then tweaking the gameplay as needed. We want to make certain the game is making quality, balanced matches, and pairing players of similar abilities to create exciting outcomes.”

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Big Games

MARCH 28, 2025

The simplicity of the 2D style laid the foundation for gameplay mechanics and player interactions, particularly in platformers and side-scrollers. 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.

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Moonmana

AUGUST 15, 2022

Losing the balance of good storytelling and credible science. . We are talking about a way too simple and insufficient creation of certain objects, mechanisms, or scenes. In plain language, all the mechanisms and objects that exist in the world are set up according to some rules. Diving into the fantasy trap too deep. .

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Keith Burgun

JANUARY 4, 2023

For month after month, I tried fixing them with different supporting mechanisms, different ways that cards were obtained, different ways damage was dealt, and a lot more, but nothing really fixed the fundamental problem. Once I realized that we were going to have to ditch the core mechanism, that kind of meant something like starting over.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

For instance, they assist in generating game concepts, gameplay mechanics, and art assets. Integration with Game Engines: Ensuring seamless integration of AI-generated content with existing game engines and workflows can be complex. But how can generative AI help in-game conceptualization and design?

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Live-action productions use SFX with practical elements like pyrotechnics, prosthetics, and mechanical props captured by the camera. Studios balance quick delivery with quality standards , which often leads to higher costs to speed up work. Content demand has skyrocketed, and studios must balance faster production with budget limits.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Software used by professional 3D modelers: Maya ZBrush Blender Mari Substance Painter Unreal Engine (and other real-time engines) Houdini 3D modeling jobs in the industry 3D modelers are sought after in film, games, and virtual production, as well as beyond the creative industries in areas such as product design and 3D visualization.

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