Big Games

JANUARY 30, 2024

Game design software does play a pivotal role in bringing the digital world to life, which allows game developers and designers to create immersive and engaging experiences. The world of game design is a captivating landscape brimming with possibilities.

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

But in today’s competitive world, the players are unaware of about 80% of the games, while 20% of the games are unprofitable and are removed from the online medium. What Makes a Great Mobile Game? We have first understood the success strategy of a mobile game. Building a Riveting Mobile Game.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 8, 2017

The timer is built into the name of the game. It even comes with a mobile app that displays the digital countdown in big and bright numbers that you can’t miss. Of course, for game developers, adding a timer is often not an appropriate way to drive engagement. There are other great mechanics you can use. Sand timer?

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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 first Temple Run game was a huge hit among mobile gamers and has been downloaded more than 1 billion times!

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The mobile game industry is the most demanding industry for the past few years. Though there are millions and millions of mobile game apps available on the Play/App Store, the game companies and developers are interested in building more and more games. The secret of Success Behind the Game.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

Mobile gaming has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, with millions of users spending time playing games on their smartphones and tablets. As the mobile gaming market continues to expand, mobile game developers must find ways to make their games stand out in a crowded marketplace.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Game Design and Development Process Let’s quickly walk through what it takes to develop a game from scratch. Each game project has 3 distinct stages- pre-production, production, and post-production. Research: Research is important to the game design process. The following steps are involved: 1. Production 1.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

When Ahmetcan isn’t busy crafting and designing killer features, you’ll find him exploring Berlin's vibrant tech scene or writing for Deconstructor of Fun in one of the hipster cafes of the city. The world of mobile gaming has grown incredibly diverse, with subgenres branching out and becoming increasingly specialized.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

One of the reasons why hyper-casual games are so popular is due to how quick and easy they are to make. Simple controls, artwork, and game design make it easy for any developer to pick up. There are other ways to build a game on a budget. Because choice is how you can differentiate a book from a game. Change: 7/10.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Events with different mechanics sometimes complement each other, but at other times they divert players' attention, resulting in reduced activity and monetization. Many game designers will instantly say: "How can we show the player the same thing? Plan content looping during the feature design phase.

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Keith Burgun

DECEMBER 7, 2022

At first, I was very skeptical: not only was this a CCG, but also it’s a mobile gacha game, but ALSO it’s some Marvel IP thing? However, I quickly noticed that this was not your average mobile card game. The odds were not looking good for me! That’s quite an achievement. Second Addendum !

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 10, 2023

Driving force behind the upcoming action-platformer The Devil Within: Satgat is Manze Lee, Creative Director and CEO of Newcore Games. The South Korean studio was founded in 2020 by a team of game veterans. The feedback they received from players will help them further improve the combat mechanics.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2021

Post-COVID investment flows in Social and mobile gaming emerged as one of the best performing sectors during coronavirus, and the ensuing influx of investment will likely impact companies large and small. SlotoStories Get Me a Price in Slotomania allows the player to customize their machines and make the game look like theirs.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 27, 2019

Both of the authors are true fans of Command & Conquer franchise and both of the authors understand all to well how hard it is to ship a hit mobile game. No matter how you look at it, Command and Conquer Rivals is a good mobile game and the team behind it should be proud of the game they shipped.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Guest post by David Fox , founder of Double Coconut — a design and development studio that has delivered hit mobile and web games for partners such as EA Sports, WB Games, Microsoft Casual Games, and more. Experience with idle games — making a repetitive action seem fun and not taxing — is key.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Game developers conceptualize, design, and build games for various platforms, including consoles, PCs, mobile devices, and virtual reality systems. Tips to Consider Before Entering in Game Development Industry 1.Define What draws you to the world of game development?

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AWS Games

MAY 12, 2023

Come “behind-the-scenes” with AWS GameTime Each episode is hosted live and our Twitch viewers get the chance to directly chat with the creators and game industry veterans of their favorite games. The casual interview setting is the perfect way to ask lots of questions about their game design and game development process.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 17, 2023

This is a completely different beast from a shooter.” “ Mordhau at its core has always been about melee combat”, says Jonathan Dunn, Game Designer at Triternion. “The indie game developer scene in Slovenia is growing, but is still relatively small. Completely in control of every movement and strike.

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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 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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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 2, 2023

Several of them have dismissed this as a doomed and naïve attempt to be user-friendly, while others have implied that it has to do with recent regulations on loot boxes or with aiming to move away from dark pattern-prone mechanics (which caused a $500M fine to Fortnite - another title oriented to younger audiences).

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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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Jaunty Bear Games

OCTOBER 9, 2022

For example, indie game developer DrinkBox Studios recently launched Guacamelee!, which combines luchador wrestling with platforming gameplay mechanics from older titles such as Super Mario Bros., Designing a retro game. Castlevania and Metroid. Here’s how to get started.

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Big Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

Switch to a Speedy Internet Connection A stable and fast internet connection is imperative for online gaming. Lag and connection drops can quickly turn a thrilling gaming session into a frustrating experience. Switch to a high-speed Wi-Fi network, or consider using your mobile data if you have a reliable and fast cellular connection.

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Big Games

MARCH 28, 2025

Due to equipment limitations, early games like Donkey Kong and Hollow Knight were limited to 2D graphics. These games used 2D sprites, with each frame presenting a specific pose. The simplicity of the 2D style laid the foundation for gameplay mechanics and player interactions, particularly in platformers and side-scrollers.

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Raph Koster

JULY 18, 2024

This week, it’s all about the second set: The Ease of Nintendo Meets the Depth of the Sandbox MMO The game will be deep: a set of proven game mechanics brought together in one universe. A huge part of the explosion of mobile and casual gaming has just been that you can play the games in small snatches of time.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

This one is written by Om Tandon (Director of User Experience, DIGIT Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). The dormant downloads growth trend of Slots games over the past 2 years further fuels the idea of innovation unlocking more growth in the sub-genre. Coin Master’s Game Systems.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

Additionally, the modern backend can implement rendering methods , such as forward clustered, mobile, and more in the future (such as deferred clustered, cinematic, etc.). and is intended to run on very old PC hardware as well as most older (still working) mobile phones. Creating games this way is, as a result, more challenging.

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 13, 2023

You probably don’t want to cannibalize the sales of the game you’re already paying to develop, and you don’t want to split the audience. You’ve already got one African Mythology-inspired Action RPG with card mechanics in development, you really don’t need a second slightly-different one.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This guest post is written by Gordon Rowe , an experienced product leader that has spent 10 years building and operating free to play games on mobile, web, and consoles. Proven : The first merge games in the app stores were the immensely popular 2048 and the game design darling Triple Town (also by Neskin).

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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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Logic Simplified

JULY 24, 2024

It is one of the most upcoming technologies of the times whose mechanism depends on collecting relevant data and understanding the physics of the system that will be replicated. XR and Holoportation Holoportation is a 3D capture technology that supports virtual mobility.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Hyper-casual games are simple, easy-to-play games that have become increasingly popular in recent years. With the rise of smartphones and mobile gaming, hyper-casual games have exploded in popularity due to their accessibility and addictiveness.

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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. This is a significant margin and the exact right price will depend on the specific game audience.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This game, which combines Match-3 core with merge progression originally launched globally in the second half of 2020. Just when the market was becoming overheated with the lockdowns and merge mechanics were the all-new rage among the players. T his kind of approach would be fairly outdated in the modern mobile game market.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

A computer science degree teaches computer languages which is essential when designing games. Game designers must know various coding languages to create levels, interactions, progression, etc. Computer science in gaming will help you develop games. Video games are also available at different price points.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

They often create highly detailed models for characters and other objects, which can take hours or even days to render into the game world. What do Game Art Studios do? Casual Mobile Art. Game art studios have been around for decades, but the industry has recently seen an explosion of casual mobile games.

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