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Picking Apart Baldur's Gate 3, Part 2 (Talkin' 'Bout D&D)

The Bottom Feeder

Then I can sell my games to them eventually, much as a catfish eats the scum at the bottom of a lake. It's also a great opportunity to pick apart a good game's design. If a game sells well, that means every choice it made was correct, and you should pick over the carcass for ideas to steal with all speed. 5E for short.)

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Anylysis • The games industry is thriving, so why lay off 8,000 people?

PreMortem.Games

Unlike the film and music industry, there remains a dire absence of ways for young talent to enter the games industry. After completing a game design course, there simply isn’t an active effort among publishers to go and recruit people. First, reduces on-ramps even further.

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How to Make the Perfect Board Game Rule Book

Brand Game Development

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the thirteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. This week, I want to zero in on the subject of making the perfect board game rule book. Who is Chad?

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Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #1

The Bottom Feeder

A title like Elden Ring is very useful for people who care about video games because it's a valuable reality check. Nobody has worse ideas about video game design than fussy video game designers (myself included), and people who write about games are generally free to say all kinds of nonsense without fear of contradiction.

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A new era for Africa’s video games industry at Africacomicade’s Gamathon 24

PreMortem.Games

Attendees from all corners of the continent -Nigeria to Ethiopia, Tanzania to Ghana, Benin to Rwanda, Sudan to South Africa, Senegal to Kenya, and even beyond, with the West Indies and France present- gathered to celebrate, connect, and learn from one another. And Africacomicade was at the forefront, leading by example.

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Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #3. The Tomb of Horrors.

The Bottom Feeder

The first edition. It was famously designed by Gygax to mess with the players in his own campaign and provide meat for players who came to him and said they could beat anything he threw at him. The main problem, alas, is that, while it IS a fascinating landmark for game design, it is not a good adventure. It’s good!

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Using Cascadeur for Creating 3D Character Animations

Logic Simplified

The First Encounter Cascadeur is a standalone 3D software that lets you create keyframe animation, as well as clean up and edit any imported ones. Today, with Cascadeur fully launched, I’m thrilled to have received a 2-year indie license as a reward for my early participation. Let me confess.