PreMortem.Games

JULY 10, 2023

The feedback they received from players will help them further improve the combat mechanics. “Our game’s protagonist, Kim Rip, wears a Satgat (traditional hat) as a nod to the legend.” ” He further explained, “Then the game designers refine the ideas to completion. .

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2024

Absolutely Games recently released Classified: France ’44 on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms. The game introduces fresh perspectives to the turn-based tactics genre with innovative features. The other was the story of the French Resistance, and their struggles during the occupation. “So,

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

These adjustments touch upon various facets such as gameplay, user interface, and overall game design. While most of the decisions are made from within the confines of the development studio itself, developers place considerable importance on a specific form of game testing to gather invaluable insights.

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Game Design Aspect

JUNE 9, 2021

Roundtable: Creating Non-Toxic Gamer Communities (1 PM Eastern) What game design principles can be used to promote friendlier and harassment-free communities? Join us for a discussion on what strategies game designers can use to create safe virtual spaces that are enjoyable for all players.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

They limit themselves to mechanical testing and don’t raise a red flag if a feature “doesn’t play right” or breaks the gameplay flow of adjacent features. It can be difficult for producers and game designers to accept the fact that they’ve overlooked something. QA doesn’t try hard enough to replicate real player behavior.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments.

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Game Analytics

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Building hyper-casual games is a great way to get into game development. With their short cycles and simple gameplay, crafting a hyper-casual title means you can learn important skills across game design and monetisation, which you’ll need for success in the mobile games industry. How to get started.

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Keith Burgun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Between that and the fact that I’m a game designer, and one who is also working on my own RPG, I feel like I’m in a pretty good position to give some thoughts on this latest entry in a way that might be helpful to other Final Fantasy fans. Every other FF game, I played 1 to 20 years after it came out. (I

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

But, beyond gameplay mechanics, Eco speaks to a much larger industry trend: the emergence of the metaverse. “The community’s voice is invaluable; it helps shape the game,” he remarked. The platform is so deeply entrenched in PC gaming culture that it can sometimes seem as if it operates on auto-pilot.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

and is intended to run on very old PC hardware as well as most older (still working) mobile phones. Many games still use this approach nowadays (after all, if it’s not broken, don’t fix it) but, increasingly, game design has been moving from “individual stages” to “open” or “continuous” worlds where the boundaries between levels disappear.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Interesting fact: Did you know that the original Stronghold was one of the first games to blend real-time strategy and city-building elements? Its innovative mechanics have set a standard for the genre and continue to influence game design to this day! Shut down your PC and allow it to cool for a while.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2020

It has a solid core game design, and a meta design that builds upon the successes we’ve seen in the market. The match 3 success trifecta generally consists of: a fun core match mechanic a good metagame with a clean sense of progression a new feature or innovation that brings something different to the space.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Games like Pong and Pac-Man represented the era where simplicity was key, and so was the testing. The challenges were minimal compared to the intricate games we see today, and as long as the core mechanics worked and the game didn’t break, it was ready for release.

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Game Designing

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Once your game is done, GDevelop lets users publish their games to PC, Web, and Mobile platforms. GDevelop is designed for ease of use with a particular focus on beginner game designers and education. Both programs work on a number of systems and within browsers, and can publish games to PC, web, and mobile.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

For most players (including payers) the Pass is primarily retention and an engagement mechanism. It’s also important to understand that Passes are not a straightforward feature to balance that can be applied to any game without risks. Some popular mechanisms for that are a Pass-XP acquisition boost or premium Pass-exclusive tasks.

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

The Mechanic I. I was looking for suitable solutions for having both views in the mechanic of the game. But on the other hand, this fact made me aware of my competence as a game designer.  Having the character and the story set, the mechanic was implemented. Masterarbeit_©MihajloNenad2018.pdf.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Though, all of these foibles could be found in other games as well. Battle: Simplified skill point system and amazing visual effects The core of the skill system relates to balancing and mechanisms.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

ATT did not kill mobile gaming: UA, game mechanics, and creatives Matej Lancaric , user acquisition, and marketing consultant aking the stage with a phenomenal Lenny Kravitz-inspired scarf and a positive outlook – or “Kumbaya s**t” in Lancaric’s words – the consultant offered tips and context for marketers working with iOS14.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 12, 2021

2020 is when things started getting interesting in three key ways: Sky Mavis released Mavis Hub, the PC launcher that serves as the central hub for new Axie Infinity updates as well as new games in the Axie Infinity universe. Image: Axie Infinity core gameplay - turn-based RPG + card battler mechanic.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

By all accounts this genre is matured to a point where it could use a massive innovation to both the progression mechanics and social gameplay. After all, these games have a fun combat core brutalized by ever increasing timers which just simply don’t work in the modern mobile market. Though the growth is different than we imagined.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 27, 2019

Four years ago EA challenged Supercell’s Clash of Clans with a similar game that had a nostalgic PC brand and distinctive gameplay innovations. Four years later EA challenges Supercell’s Clash Roayle with a similar game that has a nostalgic PC brand and distinctive gameplay innovations. It didn’t go well.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Xsolla has dedicated tools that will help you create your own online commerce platform, improve your performance marketing and discoverability, and expand your game business on mobile and PC. Early this year, when it was first suggested to me that I investigate blockchain gaming, I immediately rejected the idea.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I also played all the early PC BT games, and later MW spinoffs and related games, all the way up to MWO (though had to stop some years into it because for some reason my new computer kept glitching out on it, but it’s probably for the best :P). D This is the fourth post in a series on new item mechanics.

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Designer Notes

MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome to My Elephant in the Room: An Old World Design Postmortem. Here are the games that I’ve worked on. Spoiler alert: Civilization 3 and 4 are going to come up a lot in the presentation… I also do a podcast where I interview game designers about why they make games, so check it out if you have time for 4-hour interviews.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Call of Duty series began with the original Call of Duty on PC and console in 2003 and has released one title every year since. This is a staggering number and one that all mobile designers should take note of. The power of PC/console brands can not be underestimated on mobile.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focused on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Summary Warcraft Rumble is an action-strategy game akin to Clash Royale but with a focus on single-player tower offense. Written by Christopher Brousseau.

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Moonmana

APRIL 7, 2023

Popular Games Made In Unreal Engine Fortnite Fortnite is an online video game developed by Epic Games and distributed as three different game modes using the same engine, so each one has similar graphics, art assets, and game mechanics. Do you want your game to be available across multiple platforms?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 18, 2023

The failure of a new Angry Birds game with a slingshot mechanic must have been a blow to the organization. What we can’t see in the numbers below is the ad revenue generated by both the Angry Birds portfolio and the hypercasual games produced by the Turkish Ruby Games, which Rovio acquired a few years ago.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A 10-year gaming industry veteran, leading game development teams focussed on free-to-play titles across mobile and PC. Summary Warcraft Rumble, is an action-strategy game akin to Clash Royale but with a focus on single-player tower offense. Written by Christopher Brousseau.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Travis Boatman : Travis has held senior leadership positions at a bunch of major gaming and mobile gaming companies including Mattel, JAMDAT, EA, and Zynga. a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. And that is usually the point where a game company start working when you stop being.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In order to achieve that goal, the game had to overcome two major challenges: it had to be free-to-play and it had to appeal to the Chinese audience. Given the lack of copyright enforcement, all western games were pirated, making premium games a losing proposition.

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