Brand Game Development

APRIL 7, 2017

We’re in this together, game devs. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Development of Highways & Byways is continuing at a pleasantly brisk pace. Your priority is simple: make a playable game as early as you can.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

using data oriented algorithms to process the culling of objects and both secondary command buffers and automatic batching to efficiently submit the draw primitives. It also has more useful built-in data types such as integer vectors. The core engine has been significantly optimized, especially on the memory and data-oriented areas.

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Nvidia

MARCH 17, 2023

Tools Pipeline Engineering Lead Megumi Ando sat down with NVIDIA to discuss the integration process in the company’s latest release as well as their adoption plans in Polyphony’s game development pipeline. Why did you choose USD for your game development pipeline? Unlike asset data, everything is in small ASCII files.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Bringing Data-Driven Insights to Fans Providing a transparent, global ranking system for LoL Esports teams has been a long-standing challenge and priority for Riot Games. This validates the GPR data is reliably stored and available. The frontend can then cache this data for display.

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 22, 2024

You’ve got hundreds of potential competitors to keep an eye on, thousands of live events to track, and constantly changing trends in the mobile market affecting gameplay mechanics, monetization and user acquisition. Or maybe you want to introduce new gameplay mechanics, such as guilds and minigames, but don’t know where to start?

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 7, 2017

Board game development is incredibly iterative by nature. As a neophyte developer, you may go into a project with a clear idea of what your game is going to be like only to find that your ideas don’t work at all and that your failures have opened a whole new path for you. Need help on your board game?

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Thousands of new games and apps targeting casual and hyper-casual audiences are released every day, which means capturing the attention of new players is tough, but keeping them engaged for weeks and months to come is even trickier. So, what can mobile game developers do to increase the chances of their games performing well?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 18, 2024

Crowdfunding, once hailed as the knight in shining armor for indie game developers seeking financial support, has undergone significant evolution over the years. From flexible funding models to post-campaign pre-order mechanisms, each platform offers a nuanced approach tailored to diverse creator needs.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2024

In the vast realm of gaming, where virtual worlds intersect with reality, lies a complex web of data analytics. Developers have long utilized game analytics for various purposes, such as understanding player behavior, enhancing user experience, and improving game design.

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AWS Games

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

For instance, Unreal Engine uses a mechanism known as the Derived Data Cache (DDC) for this purpose. Configuring shared DDC in the cloud complements virtual workstations with faster response times and a more efficient development process. It preserves this data, eliminating the need for regeneration unless any changes occur.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 24, 2017

It’s extraordinarily popular and an immense repository of all the board game data you can imagine. I cannot overstate the importance of Board Game Geek to the board game community. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Based on a long tradition in mobile gaming, the companies get inspiration and borrow mechanics from each other to the point when the original creator becomes hard to trace. While borrowing mechanics, they sometimes occasionally borrow something more: an expression of those mechanics. You get that, Commander?

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 5, 2017

Prior to becoming a game developer, I was an art thief. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. This works and it would still be the same game. The core engine wouldn’t change, nor would the mechanics or rules.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 23, 2025

According to Udonis , 62% of users will uninstall a mobile game if they experience crashes, freezes, or errorshighlighting how critical performance stability is to player retention. QA as a Trust Mechanism Players expect frictionless experiences. Usage data reveals feature adoption rates, drop-off points, and monetization behavior.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the second of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? You’re not even testing for unexpected strategies.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 7, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Much like last week , I’m finding myself with downtime in the development of Highways & Byways. Need help on your board game? Board games have few ways to communicate with players.

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Played with Fire

MARCH 12, 2025

AI in Game Design and Development AI is not just improving gameplay but also streamlining game development. Game developers use machine learning algorithms to generate realistic animations, optimize in-game physics, and even create procedurally generated content, reducing the time and cost of production.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 5, 2019

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Indeed, with Tasty Humans , both the game development and the marketing processes were radically different than they used to be, and this ultimately paid off. It’s not enough to simply make a good game, though.

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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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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. This week, I posted How to Work Alone in the Board Game Industry. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 13, 2018

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. When I created this blog, I created it to help see creators through the entire game development process. I never used market data to validate this game. Use that data!

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention. The top 200 merge game titles (source: GameRefinery platform).

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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. Need help on your board game? Want to learn game development?

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The algorithm only compared files with the same name as the updated version, missing cases where data had moved between files. This resulted in inflated patch sizes, as any new or changed data had to be downloaded. Improved player experience: With smaller, faster patches, players can get back into the game more quickly with up to 3.6

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Core Mechanics of an Endless Runner Game Game mechanics make a video game engaging and challenging for players. They are used in a way to differentiate a game from others and make it stand out. The player’s objective is to survive for as long as possible to reach a high score.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Developing a game is no child’s play! Game developers can vouch that the game development landscape does not look as pretty and exciting as it seems. Months, sometimes years of planning, impending deadlines, trials, and corrections go into creating a video game loved by the targeted audience.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 24, 2023

Are you curious about game development in the metaverse and the potential it holds for game developers? Developing games for the metaverse can be both exciting and challenging, but with the right skills and knowledge in game development, developers can unlock the full potential of this dynamic digital realm.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Independent game development studio, Norsfell , was founded in 2013 to forge new genres that bring people together. Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Norsfell has grown from a small startup developing mobile games into a studio with nearly 40 team members who helped launch the award-winning multi-platform game, “ Tribes of Midgard.”

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

As a result, multiplayer games have revolutionized modern gaming, from human vs. computer to human vs. human interaction. Building multiplayer games can be rewarding and exciting for aspiring game developers. But before that, let’s start with some basics.  Multiplayer game genres are diverse.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In fact, 2023 has had some of the biggest game development trends thanks to the increasing use of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI). Also, the introduction of ground-breaking AI-powered solutions, including Chat GPT, has further inspired new game development trends.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Advanced Compliance Requirements: Meeting Platform-Specific Standards Console platforms like PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo have compliance standards that cover everything from accessibility to user data handling. This includes gameplay stability, in-game transactions, and complex mechanics like multiplayer integration.

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iXie gaming

JUNE 23, 2023

Wearable technology is rapidly gaining traction and reshaping various industries, and the gaming sector is no exception. In 2023, the integration of wearable technology into game development is emerging as a significant trend. Conclusion Wearable technology is undoubtedly a rising trend in game development in 2023.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 4, 2024

. “If we’re really interested in signing, we’re going to ask for something that really articulates mid-game, late-game, scope, features—all of that stuff,” says Handrahan. While they might start with the creative vision, the hard data has to follow. “It’s such a buyer’s market now,” Handrahan notes.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. I’ll be making a post about dealing with team dynamics in the near future, but for the time being, let’s just talk about what it’s like to work alone in the board game industry.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In terms of both technical achievements and content expansion, 2024 was a huge year for Cogmind… but first, the traditional opening collage, a quick visual summary of the year: Selection of images from the past year of Cogmind-related development as posted on this blog, forums, and social media (larger size here ).

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Cocos

JANUARY 8, 2024

We are an adventure puzzle game with 7 big chapters and 300+ small chapters. and more than 20 different puzzle mechanisms. Our game needs to satisfy the imagination of the creative team in terms of programme implementation, which is inseparable from the powerful visual editor capability provided by cocos. Three bows.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 20, 2020

Being able to analyze and move forward after failure is critical to your success and a big part of getting your game from Start to Finish. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Good games have clever themes and mechanics.

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