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Games featuring paid loot boxes will soon receive a mandatory 'M' rating in Australia

Game Developer

The Australian Government doesn't want titles featuring "in-game purchases with an element of chance" being recommended to children under 15 years of age.

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The graveyard of features in games: when stuff that seemed promising just doesn’t work

Game Developer

Just because another game successfully implements a feature, doesn’t mean it’s right for yours. Still, not everything works, and sometimes, even failed features can linger. In this post, we pull back the veil and look at our graveyard of features. But that doesn’t stop us from trying!

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Turning Bugs Into Features

Game Developer

This post will review how I took a bug that I needed to fix and turned it into a standout feature for our game.

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Leveraging Emotional Design Features to Enhance Character Perception in Pixel Art

Game Developer

This article explores how emotional design features - colours and shapes - influence player perception of pixel art characters. By understanding these design elements, game developers can create characters that elicit specific emotional responses, improving player engagement and retention.

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Game Developer’s best of 2022: Features of the year

Game Developer

In case you missed them: just like a serving of delicious leftovers, here are a few of our favorite features and featured blogs from 2022.

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Roblox adds more safety features to protect under 13s

GamesIndustry.biz

Roblox has announced the addition of more safety features for users under the age of 13 on its platform. Read more

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Alone - Tribe - Smaller Features & Victory

Indie DB

This week I worked on backporting some smaller features into previous missions, updated the loadscreens, and started work on the victory cutscenes.

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