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'Make it political:' How can the Brazilian game industry establish itself on the global stage?

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Business Are unreasonable investor expectations the cause of poor video game market conditions? Are unreasonable investor expectations the cause of poor video game market conditions? Make it political: How can the Brazilian game industry establish itself on the global stage? Related: Itch.io

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Temporal tricks and narrative turns in Kaleidoscube’s time-bending adventure Recur

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“We had the initial idea for Recur already in 2018, after playing the then recently released Inside,” says Managing Director & Game Designer Dominik Schön. “We We looked into different time-based mechanics and created a small prototype, but then realized how complicated it will be to really turn it into a game.

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Kazakhstan-based Goodwin Games takes us on an emotional adventure in Selfloss

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“I used to attend a lot of game development events and conferences, but now I’m more interested in just focusing on making games.” The development of Selfloss was initially funded by Khoroshavin himself through his job as a lecturer in game design and Unreal Engine at ITMO University in Saint Petersburg.

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How to Build a Game Design Skill Tree

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What Is a Skill Tree If you’re new to game design, think of a skill tree as a branching roadmap of abilities. The idea came from tech trees in old board games like Civilization. But it was Diablo II that brought it into video games in a big way. Adding a tree—even a small one—immediately made the game more engaging.

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A follow up to your answer about veilguard (was really hoping you would touch on that one). Why do game companies that have a “bad” release always seem to start from the bottom of the pyramid when it comes to restructuring and recouping losses? Why fire low level devs who did their best with what they had, when the companies have people in senior positions making hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not more) that they could just cut from? Why do the trenches always get the punishment first?

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You always need a core team to get a project off the ground - engineering who can put together the foundations of the game, design that can prototype and build core gameplay, art that can establish a new visual standard for a new game. There's also the factor of how projects have different needs at different times.

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Unity vs. Unreal Engine: Which is Better for Android Game Development?

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Merits: Industry-leading graphics for immersive gaming experiences. The Blueprint system allows for faster prototyping. Features Comparison: Unity vs. Unreal Engine When deciding between these two, check and compare via an Android game development company in India. Advanced physics and rendering tools for detailed environments.

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How Joe Cassavaugh turned a niche mechanic into a successful solo game franchise

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I wrote the prototype in a weekend and knew it was a Good Enough mechanic to explore. I have a video called The Knob Theory of Game Design that is an hour long that answers this question better than I can in this small space. I also have about 1000+ people from my target audience that help me beta-test.