Game Industry News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In season four’s ninth episode “The Inner Fight,” Mariner makes explicit that her self-sabotage stems from her fear that she’ll become a general who sends young people out to die like Picard was for Sito. She’s perfectly content living according to her Orion mores and values.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. So to survive fights for the first half of the game, you have to trust the level designers to leave enough health consumables around, Doom / Quake style. Bot invaders often don't interrupt a boss fight. Limited regen (e.g.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 12, 2025

It's a 2020-vintage roguelike, which means: A bunch of rooms with fights. Hades indeed has an enormous amount of content. It did well enough over long enough to get a sequel, but I'm still writing about the old original one. It takes me a long time to build up the energy to pour in the number of hours a game like this requires.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 20, 2020

Riot’s Team Fight Tactics (TFT) was launched quickly to catch the emerging auto-chess genre that was gaining popularity as a mod on Twitch. Till date Team Fight Tactics has reached bit over 11M installs. In years, we expect Team Fight Tactics to grow into a Billion Dollar game. Two giant fans of Team Fight Tactics.

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Generally speaking, the ease of making changes to the game, its narrative/characters/content is inversely proportional to how close that content is to release. At this point, we're just tuning the fight because it's so close to release that we don't want to risk breaking anything. I'll use my current project as my example.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Even as creatives in other entertainment industries continue to fight to make fair wages, a new front has opened in gaming as developers figure out what to do about Unity’s new fee structure. Digitalization has resulted in a glut in gaming content and increased marketing expenses.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

The game follows the template of many open-world RPGs, with players invited to freely explore, climb, glide, and fight their way through the vast region of Teyvat as they take on various quests and activities. Genshin Impact’s turn-based TCG minigame, Genius Invocation.

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Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 5, 2024

We're not project leads that pitch entire games, we're [ content creators ] that build the bits of specific content in games - the spells, the monsters, the fights, the classes, the races, the quests, the environments, the stats, the companions, and so on. I think you have the wrong idea about what game designers do.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Not only are collaboration events a great way to engage players, but they’re also a great way to boost your game’s monetization through the addition of new content, such as event-exclusive cosmetic items and collectibles. The best in-game collaboration events are often mutually beneficial. Vikingard x Vikings TV series collaboration.

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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

Millions of mobile games are out there battling for engagement, yet only a few titles manage to fight their way to the top. In this 2v2v2v2 event, fights are broken down into several 2v2 rounds in small arenas, with each team having a limited number of lives. Their secret to success? Mastering the art of LiveOps.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Solo dev Dr.Kucho fights for true video games: “People play guided tours now” Mario Malagrino , creator of the recently released game Crude , knows exactly why he is working solo. “My Airships: Conquer the Skies is still going strong on Steam and Stark keeps adding new content to the game to keep the community interested.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 30, 2023

It was during those moments, captivated by the epic boss fights and voice acting in Final Fantasy 7, that Madiba’s deep love for video games was ignited. Olivier Madiba recalls playing games on warm sunny afternoons at his grandmother’s home with a spark in his eyes. These are some of his fondest childhood memories.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The ultimate result of this kind of system-driven combinatoric gameplay is generally in one of two core gameplay paradigms: Procedural content generation , i.e. the game systems themselves create new content through a bunch of randomized decisions resulting in novel game content for each playthrough.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 29, 2023

About what motivates them and inspires them. About their hopes and dreams as well as the technology used. Please join us on our own little walk down 2023 memory lane. See you in 2024!

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Specifically there are some performance implications of rendering a world from a far out zoom level, and also loading of content becomes a bit more complicated when you can transition quickly between the different worlds.” Cocoon’s development journey spanned a challenging 6.5

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Although, in these types of games, whenever there is a new content update, there is also a revenue spike, which can be shown in the case of Tower of Fantasy. As a typical MMORPG feature, players can also challenge others for an open-world fight. Downloads had a huge spike at the start, which also affected the revenue spike.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

We need to release regular updates: more content, more events, faster, and higher quality. Reusing content The next thing on our list is reusing and looping content. So, here are our tips on how to reuse and loop your content the right way: 1. Plan content looping during the feature design phase.

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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 8, 2024

We are all fighting each other for a tiny and shrinking amount of potential exposure. You are fighting them for press coverage. If this provides a few useful thoughts about what the online content-creation industry is like, I'm glad I helped. Every weekday, 80 games come out on Steam. You need to be able to answer that question.

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Sirlin

JULY 21, 2020

The Fantasy Strike fighting game is now free to play. So it’s not surprising that this hasn’t been done much in the fighting game genre yet. There are, in genres other than fighting games. Shout outs to other fighting games that have tried various kinds of free-to-play. I’ll explain why this is a landmark for the genre.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Felt like they had to cut down 50% of their planned content, which is never easy. The final boss fight is a conversation, and the ultimate weapon is. The final boss fight is a conversation, and the ultimate weapon is. philosophy and logic!! philosophy and logic!! Take that, god! it's going to therapy!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 19, 2024

In addition to ongoing fixes and polishes for existing content based on player feedback, we've got some really epic new implementations you can now experience on Steam. Third Boss Fight & Guardian Arena Time to really test your mastery of the Nisarga clan's powerful and ancient nature-based eminence magic.

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Game Refinery

APRIL 6, 2023

Very nifty way to, for example, map out LiveOps requirements and content of your next live event project. Both modes feature similar gameplay to viral hit games such as Fall Guys and Among Us that are popular with streamers and content creators.

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Sirlin

JULY 25, 2019

I’m aware that this is a subjective claim, that people will be skeptical, and rightly so because so many other fighting have done a questionable job with “accessibility.” User Interface for Friend Matches This is the kind of innovation that isn’t new to the world, but it IS new to fighting games. Has it been done in a fighting game?

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

When a player wins a game, they are presented with a reward chest full of boosters and the option to move onto a ‘second stage’ against another opponent where they will fight for an even better prize. Should they also win that match, the player can enter a final stage for the top prize, after which the cycle will start over.

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Game Errors

APRIL 7, 2023

The Demonic Rhogar army is re-emerging and Harkyn must fight them in order to save the world. The game has been compared to other games like Darksiders and Dark Souls, but it’s way more awesome. The main character of the game is Harkyn, a convicted criminal that is the world’s last hope for salvation.

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Game Errors

APRIL 24, 2023

These can be summed up as follows: Your Xbox is configured in a way to put restrictions on content and prevents you from accessing the game servers. How to Fix Roblox Error Code 110 Check the server status Reset your internet connection Switch your DNS Disable content restrictions 1. The game servers are down for maintenance.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 11, 2023

9 Most Popular Video Game Genres Dominating the Gaming Market Adventure Games Adventure games feature minimal fighting and rely rather on narrative. Role-playing Games (RPGs) Role-playing games are one of the most immersive and content-rich games one can play.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Whereas if 90% of the people in a bar were women, the idea is that the environment is more appealing than the actual content. Then someone told me about a game developer in our community who had developed a fighting game based on their comic. Yes, the quality of the drink matters but the first inviting thing was the environment.”

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sony holds its exclusive State of Play event every year where they announce new products, intellectual properties and exclusive content for previously released games. It was a 20-minute-long video release that featured a few new trailers and some advertisements for some exclusive Sony content. State of Sony so Far. Like a Dragon Ishin.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 17, 2024

10) new enemies to battle Several new boss fights, with a special Banshee boss launching on Halloween New weapons and armor sets New traversal skills (wall run, wall hang, directional slide) Introduction of basic Feline Skill Tree mechanics PLUS! Share which new feature you're most excited for in the replies!

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Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 23, 2024

Players will be interacting with many enemies over the course of their gameplay, so it is important for us to make them engaging and interesting to fight. Many boss battles consist of more than one phase for this reason - the boss has different established behaviors depending on where they are in the fight.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

The fact that you can tell who you’re up against because of how they fight, not how they look or what their name is. This led us to design the combat not as a means to end an engagement, but as a vehicle for player expression and creativity. The exchanges, the free-flowing and expressive combat and how satisfying it feels to land a hit.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Breaking into the top of the genre requires often massive development investments, an unrivaled content pipeline, and superb live operations - and often an appealing IP. A smaller studio can still build a very healthy and sustainable business with a very smart approach to content development. Fighting Games.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

Using it to check on Godot game development streamers resulted in this funny compilation both the content creators and their viewers expressed happiness that the communities they had built were being recognized by us. The twin-stick shooter requires you to keep track of and fight the ever-closing game windows while evading enemies.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

It’s Team Fight Tactics for casuals. Clash Royale was reminiscent of some popular Starcraft/Warcraft mods like Nexus Wars or Castle Fight. Supercell attempted to fight this trend by building better tools and a greater focus on user-generated content. There’s nothing bad in incremental innovation.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

They provide players with a convenient way to start playing, and the longevity of such games hinges on the appeal of their existing content as well as the strategy for delivering and monetizing future updates. In-Game Purchases (Microtransactions): Perfect for any platform, this is directly linked to the content on offer and its appeal.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Automatically maps Common to all these AR devices is the ability to consume two-dimensional content through a large, virtual screen dropped into your living space. Meta has teamed up with various entertainment providers to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming, NBA games, and professional ring fighting tournaments to Quest.

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