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Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Won’t Start: How to Fix

Game Errors

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 is available on Steam and it seems that the game encounters a lot of errors. In this 2018 version, Car Mechanic Simulator seems to be poorly optimized and players reported launching issues, black screen, crashes, low frame rates, drops of fps, and freezes.

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Gatera Studio’s ANTRO turns beats into gameplay

PreMortem.Games

platforming, parkour mechanics and puzzle-solving, all tightly synchronized to a pulsating urban soundtrack. With launch day approaching, the studio is working closely with publisher Selecta Play to bring ANTRO to PC, PlayStation and Xbox. ANTRO will release later this year on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.

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Understanding and Measuring PC Latency

Nvidia

To ease E2E measurement difficulties, PC Latency (PCL) Stats enables gamers, reviewers, and developers to measure PCL, the main component of system latency. ETW is a Windows OS mechanism that enables you to trace and log events. While FPS is relatively easy to measure, system latency has traditionally been difficult to measure.

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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

Game Refinery

Magic Cauldron follows Wordle’s template, with similar mechanics but featuring potions instead of words. It’s somewhat reminiscent of the classic PC game Minesweeper, except without the danger of mines. If you’re a fan of the viral puzzle game Wordle , all of this should sound very familiar.

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Struggling with UA and player retention in a post-IDFA world? Minigames are the answer

Game Refinery

Publishers and studios are constantly looking for new ways to improve these, whether it’s with more powerful ad creative to boost UA or by adding new gameplay mechanics and features to improve player retention. They’re a great way of boosting engagement by providing players with new and exciting ways of enjoying an existing game.

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Attracting investors and publishers with the right kind of game demos

PreMortem.Games

Typically highlighting a game’s mechanics in their raw form, even before content and visuals receive their final polish. Public demos aim to showcase your game’s mechanics and style to players while also garnering interest in the full game through story introduction. Consider Holstin’s demo as an example.

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Zenless Zone Zero, NTE and the new wave of Chinese games pushing the limits of free-to-play | Opinion

GamesIndustry.biz

Arguably, Genshin Impact had all the ingredients of a fully-fledged AAA console/PC game. Even more ambitiously, MiHoYo released the game across different platforms: mobile (iOS/Android), PC, PS4 and PS5.

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