Game Developer

MARCH 6, 2025

'Part of Pantaloons mission as an indie label is to restorewhat we believe to bethe broken power balance in the indie publishing world.'

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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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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 3, 2023

Josh Salley has always been a big fan of gaming, but thought that game development was out of his reach. “I I just assumed game development involved writing code all day.” I have always been a huge gamer, but never imagined I want to actually make games. I believe in keeping a good work life balance.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 6, 2025

Its his second game after the release of his debut, Bob A Thousand Lives , which he developed in his forties. The Last Three is a game about the last stone tiger family that lives deep in a magical forest. They are the guardians of balance in the mystical creatures’ realm. Putnais dedication to his vision is unwavering.

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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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Balance Games 330

Game Developer

JUNE 26, 2023

THQ Nordic tries to find a balance in making its games accessible to everyone while also letting the physical PC releases feel like events unto themselves.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 13, 2024

Gaming software firm Balancy has raised $700,000 in a funding round led by mobile industry veterans. As reported by Pocket Gamer , the funds raised will be used to grow Balancy's software as service platform, and its ability to aid small and mid-size studios to run and monetise live service games.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Technotopia by Yustas Game Studio is a deck-building game of high-stakes urban strategy, where every decision matters and the city’s fate lies in the hands of an AI architect named Iris. But initially, Techotopia was a completely different game. But after reviewing similar games on the market, the team picked a new direction.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In Guntouchables by Danish indie developer Game Swing , enemies randomly power up from the upgrades that a team of four players cant lift out of the levels. This leads to some unexpected and quite frankly, explosive situations as the game progresses. Game Swing was founded in 2013 by five Danish game design students.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The game blends turn-based strategy with management and is set in a rowdy inn where adventurers and rival guilds collide. The idea for Dungeon Inn was born during a board game session. I love board games, says Minjin Ko, co-founder of Cat Society. This visual style was inspired by Yvan Duque, an artist that Hyemyung admires.

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Indie DB

JANUARY 13, 2025

The coding experience is one of the core pillars, allowing players to create crazy, imaginative attacks that would be impossible in most games. But balancing can be tough.

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Balance Code Games 96

Game Developer

AUGUST 29, 2023

The 15-year-old Mimimi Games is choosing to shut down as its founders recognize the growing scope of its games were leading to an improper work/life balance.

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Balance Development Games 190

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 great to work on a game that comes after something with the pedigree of Valhalla," explains lead producer Karl Onnée.

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Balance Games Development 145

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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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

First-time Swedish developer Far Out Games has meticulously crafted a neon-drenched Americana, complete with pink motels, sun-soaked suburbs and classic diners, all ready to be obliterated by you and your unstoppable delivery truck. We think it brings a certain atmosphere to the game that ties everything together in a nice way.”

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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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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For Chad Crumbaker (working as KRUMP Games ), it was the promise of full creative freedom that drew him into the world of solo development. I was an early adopter of Unreal Engine 4 and always wanted to get into game development, he says. Making games is extremely hard. “Making games is extremely hard.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Here at PreMortem.Games, we have great admiration for developers who tackle the entire game development cycle on their own. Because, lets be honest, creating games is hard and it takes a special kind of developer to choose the solo path. This game represents me as a developer, he says. I get excited to implement wacky ideas!

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

People often see her gracefully gliding on water as she oversees the South African-based Africa Games Week (AGW). Let’s meet the younger version of ‘our swan’ and explore her recent surf further downstream into the island of video game events, an adventure that began just a year ago. “I don’t want to!”

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Balance Games Game Development Game Developer 104

Real Programming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Once you grasp the fundamentals, kids can build things like their own games or custom Minecraft modifications. 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. Much has changed.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Void Sails by indie developer Ticking Clock Games is a single-player action-adventure RPG that takes players on a thrilling journey through mysterious worlds, where they captain a flying ship across uncharted space. The name Ticking Clock Games serves as a reminder for the team to stay on track and meet deadlines.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Written by Ahmetcan Demirel , the maestro of product management and a podcast host ( Game Dev Diary ) from Germany! With a knack for puzzles, arcades, and simulation games. In the ever-evolving landscape of the gaming industry, it's no secret that games often draw inspiration from one another.

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Live service and multiplayer games must continually evolve in order to offer high-performance and immersive experiences. The feature sets of these games have continuously expanded to include real-time matchmaking, cross-play, in-game transactions, and social interactions.

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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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Balance Games 130

iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

While 3D dominates modern game development, 2.5D continues to evolve, leveraging AI, modern rendering techniques, and cutting-edge game engines to push the boundaries of game design. Works While 2D and 3D have traditionally been viewed as separate paths in game development, 2.5D From indie studios to AAA developers, 2.5D

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Set in a beautiful, Slavic-inspired world, Selfloss by Kazakhstan-based indie studio Goodwin Games is an adventure that explores themes of grief, healing, and resilience. Reflecting on the game’s core concept, Khoroshavin shares, “The very first idea was that I want to make a game about an old protagonist that can traverse via boat.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 8, 2023

Manzano endured the rough times though and managed to finish the game and release it on Steam. The games he finds on Steam nowadays are hardly worthy of the term video game according to Manzano. The modern gaming ecosystem is killing true video games”, he says earnestly. Why did you become a solo developer? “I

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Nordic Game today released the results of an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against two staffers, with the external firm hired to look into the matter saying the event organizer has likely violated the Swedish Discrimination Act. Read more

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Multiplayer games are becoming more complex every single day – but so is the challenge of maintaining a stable, high-performance environment. After all, that small amount of time is all it takes to win or lose a game! Critical Hidden Challenges in Scaling Multiplayer Games What kind of troubles should you watch out for?

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 22, 2024

The co-op third-person shooter, which was published by PlayStation and developed by Arrowhead Games, was released in February and has gone on to sell 12 million copies in three months. It is now PlayStation's fastest-selling game – bigger than God of War, or Spider-Man or Uncharted. Nobody expected the success of Helldivers 2.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

Fresh out of school Kaighen Finley started his own web & game development company Team iNtuition. Game development is a natural medium for my range of skills and interests”, he says and so he ‘pivoted sharply’ into game development after two years. I function well like that.” Why did you become a solo developer?

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

Live-service games have transformed the gaming industry, shifting from standalone releases to dynamic, continuously evolving experiences. How do top game studios maintain a constant flow of high-quality assets without bottlenecks? Seasonal events and in-game monetization strategies demand an ever-expanding asset library. (ii).

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

This week while working on my current board game design, a lot of things have come into focus. Now it’s time to start tweaking board game rules. This is where board game design often becomes very tricky. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 30, 2025

Ive always loved creating things, and game development felt like the perfect mix of art, storytelling, and problem-solving, he explains. While the ability to shape every aspect of the game without compromise is a major advantage, he acknowledges the downside: Wearing all the hats can be overwhelming. That done is better than perfect.

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Development Playtesting Prototyping Point and Click 138

PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Bitmap Books is known for its catalogue of visually stunningly books on the art, history and culture of video games. Their latest offering, the upcoming book A Tale of Two Halves: The History of Football Video Games , is no exception. Each release demonstrates a genuine love for the subject matter and great attention to detail.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Dutch Game Garden will close its doors as of January 2025.

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Real Programming

JULY 30, 2024

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

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