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Game Developer
AUGUST 16, 2023
In the latest Game Developer podcast episode, we dive deep on prototyping and iterative design with Charlie Cleveland, game director on Subnautica and Moonbreaker.
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Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
After shutting down its debut title Omega Strikers months after launch, Odyssey wants feedback of its projects while they're just prototypes.
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Game Developer
MARCH 13, 2024
With funding more difficult to find than ever, Keoken is revealing all its prototypes in the hopes one of them will lead to a deal.
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Game Developer
MAY 29, 2024
LocalThunk shows how 2024's breakout deckbuilder evolved in the course of its three-year development.
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Game Developer
MAY 2, 2023
The Canadian non-profit is offering non-recoupable grants of up to $10,000 CAD.
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Game Developer
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Take a peek at a 2021 build of the 2024 hit.
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Game Developer
JUNE 24, 2024
How do you make a puzzler that sticks? Iterate, iterate, and then iterate some more.
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Game Developer
MAY 20, 2024
The IndieDev program will grant £15,000 / €15,000 to the seven studios in the island of Ireland to generate ideas and create game prototypes.
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Game Developer
JUNE 25, 2024
'Our goal is to whip up small, experimental prototypes at lightning speed.'
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Game Developer
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Second Dinner's Matt Wyble and Hamilton Chu discuss the design principles of the hit game Marvel Snap.
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Game Developer
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The developer has put its staff on notice for redundancy as it shops around a prototype of its next project to potential business partners.
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Logic Simplified
JULY 27, 2023
Therefore, before developing the game's final version, you must test a prototype. This is one of the most crucial parts of game development that can boost the game’s overall quality and success. What is a video game prototype, and why is it essential? Why do you need video game prototyping?
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Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Stoic CEO and president Trisha Stouffer explains how The Banner Saga developer built a multi-faceted combat system for its upcoming action-RPG.
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PreMortem.Games
JANUARY 30, 2025
Eugene, the solo developer behind Voidmaw , has spent three years crafting Katanaut , a fast-paced action-roguelite where players embody a katana-wielding astronaut fighting to escape a collapsing space station. As a one-person team, he embraces both the creative freedom and the intense challenges that come with solo development.
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Game Developer
DECEMBER 18, 2023
I’ve recently gone through my old games - student projects, game jam submissions, raw prototypes - in a mission to collect it all together in one place before it’s too late.
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Big Games
MARCH 27, 2025
Developers are constantly seeking the best tools to create engaging, high-performance games that can run smoothly on a wide range of Android devices. Two of the most popular game enginesUnity and Unreal are the top choices for Android game development. Merits: Easy to learn and use for rapid development.
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Game Developer
MARCH 21, 2023
The program will focus on key areas including porting, information, and prototypes.
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Game Developer
JULY 25, 2023
John Murphy of Young Horses shows off the pitching and prototyping practices that lead to colorful, creative Bugsnax.
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Game Developer
MARCH 28, 2024
Alexey Pajitnov revealed at GDC 2024 why his unreleased sequel never went beyond the prototype phase.
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Game Developer
JULY 27, 2023
Making small adjustments over a few months, the team at BUCK created a satisfying spin on an old classic.
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PreMortem.Games
APRIL 3, 2024
Although she enjoyed her time in Turkey and her engineering studies, she decided to leave both behind to pursue her passion for game development. Today she works at Maliyo Games, based in Lagos, Nigeria. However, experimenting with prototypes required specific expensive equipment. I did all the tests within that period.
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PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 28, 2024
.” Epic MegaGrant Developing a game in Kazakhstan poses its own set of challenges, as Khoroshavin explains. The indie game development community here in Almaty is almost non-existent,” he says. Games that are intriguing based solely on their concept and a simple game loop.”
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Brand Game Development
JUNE 30, 2017
Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Last week in the Dev Diary, I talked about how board game development is a long, ongoing process with a lot of different stages. Need help on your board game? I know it’s not sexy.
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iXie gaming
AUGUST 8, 2023
It’s no news that the game development sector is a highly competitive one with capable hands who constantly work hard. However, getting a competitive edge in the industry requires creativity and that’s where rapid game prototyping comes in. It gives game producers the environment to conduct experiments and take chances.
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AWS Games
MARCH 13, 2025
Experience first-hand how Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games helps build breakthrough gaming experiences at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), March 17-21, 2025 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Meet with AWS for Games experts to learn about the transformational power of generative AI and cloud game development.
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Logic Simplified
APRIL 1, 2024
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Perforce
APRIL 28, 2023
Studios are using premade, free game assets to help them iterate more quickly before committing to any particular feature or game mechanic. Here, we will discuss how you can use free game assets — such as Unity free assets — for your video game prototype, and how a digital asset management tool can help.
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iXie gaming
AUGUST 8, 2023
In game development, one of the most essential aspects is prototyping. In today’s world, game development is an art, and quite inarguably, it is one of the most complex and intricate art forms. In this article, you’ll learn some significant and exciting things about the development of game prototypes.
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CrazyLabs
OCTOBER 18, 2023
In the competitive world of mobile game development, creating captivating and enjoyable gaming experiences is paramount. Mobile games prototyping emerges as a crucial step in the game development process, enabling developers to iterate, test, and refine their game mechanics before the final production phase.
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Brand Game Development
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
In fact, fulfillment often determines how big games are and how many components can be included. Many game developers think about fulfillment only after their project is complete – and you can certainly get away with it! Need help on your board game?
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PreMortem.Games
JUNE 7, 2024
Pirofauna is the second game by tiny indie studio Petums. The first game Papetura was successful enough for Ostafin to make game development his full-time occupation. I really visualize everything, next steps, ideas and prototypes. For this game I only created a few attempts, I dismissed all others in my head.
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Ask a Game Dev
MARCH 29, 2024
Prototype - A playable example of a single gameplay system to prove out the concept. Examples might be character movement, a combat combo system, or a specific game mechanic. The above screenshot is from the Breath of the Wild systems prototype - wind, fire, etc.
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PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
From there, we tested a variety of prototypes and selected the ones that were the most fun, engaging and fit naturally into the theme of our town.” The development team has more surprises in store, with new mini-games and features planned for future updates, including a holiday-themed expansion arriving this Christmas.
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Brand Game Development
OCTOBER 27, 2017
Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Last Saturday and Sunday, I attended my first board gaming convention – Protospiel in Atlanta. Prototype of a beach volleyball game by Julio Nazario. Need help on your board game?
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PreMortem.Games
MARCH 13, 2023
Want to get away from the hustle and bustle in the Moscone Centre and just have a good conversation and decent coffee with Dutch games industry professionals? Here you will find game developers, publishers and tool- and tech providers ready to do business. We create games that make you smile”, says CEO Stein Damen. “By
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Unity Blog
AUGUST 17, 2023
In this guest blog, the Rubber Duck Games team breaks down the journey to developing a boss fight for Evil Wizard – from design and prototyping to animation, testing, balancing, and finalizing the visual effects.
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PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 7, 2024
FlatPonies , a Copenhagen-based game development studio, is finally launching Rebots , a first-person automation game that invites players to explore a universe full of quirky robots and expansive worlds. With over six years of development behind them, Lead Producer Regő Porkoláb has learned some valuable lessons.
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Brand Game Development
OCTOBER 13, 2017
Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. This week, I posted A Crash Course on Selling Board Games , which is my way of helping demystify that which terrifies many first-time game developers. Need help on your board game?
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PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Developers need to demonstrate a clear understanding of their game’s full scope, progression, and mechanics, even if those details aren’t immediately visible in an early prototype. To that end, a simple pitch deck and prototype are no longer enough to secure a deal, unless the studio has an established track record.
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PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Now, she’s navigating the world of game development, where each day brings new challenges and exciting discoveries. Let’s take a trip back memory lane and find out when the seed of game development was planted and how each part of Kamo’s past adds up. This knowledge helps me create architectural designs in games.
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Big Games
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Developing a game is no child’s play! Game developers can vouch that the game development landscape does not look as pretty and exciting as it seems. Months, sometimes years of planning, impending deadlines, trials, and corrections go into creating a video game loved by the targeted audience.
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Brand Game Development
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. With that in mind, I want to help you come up with some New Year’s Resolutions of your own, ones specifically related to board game design. Just go out and make a great board game for fun.
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PreMortem.Games
JULY 10, 2024
AI is increasingly being utilized in game development, not just for automation and cost reduction, but also as an innovative gameplay feature. Various games now incorporate versions of Chat GPT to enhance NPC interactions. One notable example is Uncover the Smoking Gun by South Korean studio ReLU Games.
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iXie gaming
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
As a result, multiplayer games have revolutionized modern gaming, from human vs. computer to human vs. human interaction. Building multiplayer games can be rewarding and exciting for aspiring game developers. But before that, let’s start with some basics. Multiplayer game genres are diverse.
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