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Twitch axes in-chat badge identifying game developers

Game Developer

Along with getting rid of the badge, Twitch is restarting its organization reviews that let accounts see stream analytics, manage games, and build Extensions.

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Real reasons (not) to build custom game engines in 2024

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Drawing from Highfleet's experience, this article explains why building your own engine may be a bad idea and when it might be worth considering.

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Why You Can’t Objectively Build Great Games

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Why You Can’t Objectively Build Great Games Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com I was reading a piece over on Game Developer that gave me pause for a second about whether this is what game design at the AAA level is about now — focusing on analytics and trying to “math” the perfect … The post Why You Can’t Objectively (..)

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Why you can’t objectively build great games

Game Developer

Developers are always trying to find that winning formula for the perfect game, but it takes more than analytics to build an amazing game.

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Steam's new API lets devs grant easier build access to players

Game Developer

Valve's newest update helps Steam devs give more clarity to players on game builds, and how it affects their saves.

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What a community-led shift to independent fan wikis means for game developers

Game Developer

Players are beginning to split away from centralized wiki platforms and build their own community guides. Here's why developers should pay attention.

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Building game worlds with creative lifehacks from the field of writing

Game Developer

Sometimes, especially with new releases, we need to build entire worlds from scratch. Lifehacks from writing can provide valuable insights. We share a practical creative algorithm for any project!

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