New developer Juicy Button Games founded by Pixel Gun 3D, Total Battle alums
Game Developer
MAY 30, 2024
The new studio is aiming to make a 4X strategy game for the mobile market that can stand with similar titles from Chinese developers.
#Drive Rally by Pixel Perfect Dude is a love letter to the golden age of rally games
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 29, 2024
The low-poly racing game, developed by Polish indie developer Pixel Perfect Dude , feels like a love letter to the PlayStation 1 era of rally games, where you could actually name the top drivers and the cars they drove. “Ah Racing portfolio Studio Perfect Pixel Dude, based in the city of Kalisz, Poland, was founded in 2013.
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Pixel Federation goes all-in on AWS with help from Labyrinth Labs
AWS Games
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Mobile game developer and publisher Pixel Federation entertains more than 140M players worldwide with popular mobile games, including ‘ Diggy’s Adventure ,’ ‘ Trainstation 2 ,’ ‘ Puzzle Adventure ,’ and ‘ Port City.’ Sometimes companies are reluctant to move to the cloud because it’s hard to compare costs directly.
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Three Minutes to Eight developer Chaosmonger Studio “Multiple stories moving parallel”
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 27, 2023
” Not pixels but voxels The visual style of Three Minutes to Eight is unmistakable, characterized by its pixelated appearance. Many define the game as ‘pixel art’, but in reality this is not exactly the case. The challenge was to create characters in pure classic 2D pixel-art.
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Deploy Unreal Engines Pixel Streaming at scale on AWS
AWS Games
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Unreal Engine’s Pixel Streaming allows the running of Unreal Engine applications on a server in the cloud and streaming its rendered frames and audio to browsers and mobile devices using WebRTC. You can use this as a framework to further build and optimize your solution and get started with Pixel Streaming on AWS quickly!
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Star Nomad 2 major update incoming
Half Geek
JULY 10, 2022
In the update, each system will be expanded, from 15K * 15K pixels in dimensions, to 24K * 24K. It’s not a huge increase in terms of 1D, only being 9K pixels extra, or ~60%. But in terms of flight area, it goes from 225K pixels to 576K, more than doubled.
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Hypercasual games market is shrinking, still 3.7 billion downloads last 3 months
PreMortem.Games
JULY 4, 2023
Thus, when every pixel of the old games seems to be explored up and down, DLC (downloadable content) might become a good option to sugarcoat things. For both of these cases, pixel games often work as a great basis. Players can also unlock various masks with unique abilities and customize their character through the in-game shop.
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The Mobile Games Moving Away From Gacha
Game Refinery
APRIL 27, 2023
Mobile games and gacha mechanics have been closely aligned for a significant time. Regardless of the genre, most gamers playing titles on a mobile device will inevitably encounter gacha mechanics in some shape or form, whether that’s a box gacha, sugoroku gacha, timed gacha, or one of many others.
Advanced GPU optimization techniques in Unity 6 • Insights from Unite 2024
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Whether you are developing for high-end PCs, consoles, or mobile devices, these methods are critical for delivering visually rich, smooth-running applications. Overdraw optimization In cases where the GPU is pixel-bound, a common cause is overdraw, where pixels are shaded multiple times in a frame.
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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India
PreMortem.Games
APRIL 8, 2024
With its stylized blend of pixelated 2D characters against realistic 3D backdrops, Detective Dotson boasts a visual flair that truly sets the game apart. We use pixel characters to represent people of India as the endearing and expressive lot that we are!” Detective Dotson is expected later this year for PC, consoles and mobile.
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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 9, 2024
With its stylized blend of pixelated 2D characters against realistic 3D backdrops, Detective Dotson boasts a visual flair that truly sets the game apart. We use pixel characters to represent people of India as the endearing and expressive lot that we are! Detective Dotson is expected April 3, 2025 for PC, consoles and mobile.
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Script Breakdown Revolution: From Paper to Pixels
Filmustage
MARCH 7, 2024
From Paper to Pixels: A Comparative Analysis of Script Breakdown Methods??️ Mobile Accessibility: With mobile apps and cloud-based access, filmmakers can access and update script breakdowns from anywhere, getting greater flexibility and agility during pre-production.
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The magical realism of Indonesia in the 90’s captured in A Space for the Unbound
PreMortem.Games
JULY 31, 2024
In the years that followed the team evolved into a game development studio, initially making games for Flash, HTLML5 and mobile, but now expanded to console development as well. I have always been a big fan of pixel art”, says Novan. “I It started as an outsource studio that focused primarily on illustration.
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The magical realism of Indonesia in the 90’s captured in A Space for the Unbound
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 10, 2023
In the years that followed the team evolved into a game development studio, initially making games for Flash, HTLML5 and mobile, but now expanded to console development as well. I have always been a big fan of pixel art”, says Novan. “I It started as an outsource studio that focused primarily on illustration.
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Only a handful of studios in Slovakia generate the lion share of game revenues
PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Pixel Federation is still the biggest game studio in the country, both in employment (270 workers) and revenue. Mobile games follow, with 31%, while consoles like PlayStation and Xbox each represent 18.8% Top image: The House of Tesla by Blue Brain Games This year the Slovakian games industry is expected to generate an estimated €70.3
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2D Game Art Styles Overview
Moonmana
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
When it comes to developing a 2D mobile game, you have a lot of options to choose from. Let’s start with one of the most popular 2D art styles – pixel art. To make it clear, pixels are squares that combine to form a character, object, etc. Often it takes to combine thousands of pixels to make up a single object. .
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Star Nomad 2 Patch Notes (v 2.22.07)
Half Geek
JULY 28, 2022
More info here: The problem with making games for Mobiles. Each system has increased from 15,000^2 to 24,000^2 pixels squared. On the PC version, they correctly deploy their torpedo, a bug prevented their use on the mobile build. Please do not opt-in and install the 2.22.07 The playable area is more than doubled.
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The Game, the Player, the World at 20 Years
Jesper Juul
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
For example, with the continued growth of persistent games with RPG-like stats that remain over time – think all mobile games – “outcome” now feels less central to games than it did in 2003. We did have mobile phones and we played games on them, but not on landline “telephones”.
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Japanese solo dev Ginolabo: “I always wanted to make my own RPG”
PreMortem.Games
JUNE 2, 2023
His first game, the mobile RPG Soulvars , started out as a passion project. Gamers and critics praise the nostalgic pixel art visuals and the innovative take on turn-based battles. “I Ginolabo , or Gino for short, is a Japanese self-taught solo game developer. Developing my first game was a complete learning experience for me.
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The Spine Animation Story at Logic Simplified
Logic Simplified
MAY 7, 2024
This improves the fill rate because pixels outside the polygon won't be drawn. This is an important aspect for mobile games. Smaller size - Spine animations store only the bone data, hence their loading and rendering is stable and fast, even on mobile devices like Android or iOS.
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Submissions open for Godot 2020 showreel
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Platform (specify desktop/console, web, or mobile). If your game is pixel perfect, then send the video at native resolution. If published, give us a link to where the game can be bought/downloaded, so we can include it in the description. If your game can scale resolutions, please submit a 1920x1080 video (or 1280x720 if not possible).
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[Tutorial]A Comprehensive Explanation of Deferred Rendering - Guide to Cocos Cyberpunk Source Code
Cocos
MAY 14, 2023
As we can see, in Deferred Rendering, the calculation of a pixel’s color is uniformly performed in the lighting phase. Since the calculation is all done in the lighting phase, the pixels of the hidden parts of the models have already been discarded by depth testing, greatly avoiding unnecessary computations and thus improving performance.
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Creating and Working with Textures in Affinity Designer
2d Game Art Guru
APRIL 5, 2023
Create and work with textures from photos taken with your mobile phone. I use basic shapes, Boolean operations, colour gradients, and transparency as well as grunge images and pixel layers to create a detailed segment of a stone wall. Resolution matters and a good camera is a step up. older tutorials ].
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Why Marvel Snap became a hit and for how long will it remain one?
Deconstructor of Fun
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Executive Summary What: MARVEL SNAP is a mobile CCG by Second Dinner, a new studio founded by veterans from Hearthstone. Key strength: Its biggest strength is the gameplay perfectly adapted for mobile. So when it comes to mobile, it’s another of these genres that do not work as well in the West. Source: Data.ai Source: Data.ai
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Retro Game Friday: RayForce
Game Industry News
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Art: The art has aged pretty well since it’s mostly 2D pixels. Platforms: Arcade , Mobile , PC , Sega Saturn. Overall: An okay Bullet Hell game, not the best, but certainly not the worst one to get introduced to the genre to if you’ve never played one before. For those who like: Arcades, Bullet Hells, Top Down Perspective.
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The Basic Fundamentals of Game Design
Logic Simplified
AUGUST 1, 2023
So, whether you're designing a console game or a mobile app, it's essential to prioritize UI and UX to ensure your players stay engaged and interested. So next time you're designing pixel art, 3D models, or realistic environments, then it's essential to prioritize art and sound design to create a truly engaging and memorable game.
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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement
Game Refinery
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. However, as we wrote last year , many top-grossing mobile games have found that minigames are the best way to boost UA and player retention.
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Godot XR progress update June 2021
Mircosoft Game Dev
JULY 3, 2021
The implementation within the mobile renderer was merged into master while support for the clustered rendering is functional but has a number of loose ends to tie up and can currently be evaluated through this draft PR. Further Mobile renderer improvements in Godot 4. This means that the render buffer is divided into smaller tiles.
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Leveraging PocoDriver for Game Test Automation
iXie gaming
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
The tool is compatible with popular games on Windows, Mac, and even mobile devices, making it accessible to a broad spectrum of gamers. Image and Pixel Recognition: POCO Driver includes a powerful image and pixel recognition feature, which enables the tool to identify specific on-screen elements and react accordingly.
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Interview: Author talks about the best non-violent games
Game Daily
AUGUST 17, 2023
People realized that using one pixel to fire at another pixel making it disappear created an endorphin boost, the psychological satisfaction you get from making an obstacle or an enemy just disappear, and that loop is still successful today.
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Best Online Game Development Solutions for Your Smartphones
Big Games
AUGUST 17, 2021
Earlier the game players were constricted to play online games such as simple puzzles to adventures series only on the desktop, but the massive development of mobile technology within the past few years has brought a noticeable change in the game application development industry. Sometimes, you might have to update the game each year.
2020 Predictions #4: Who Will Reap the Rewards as Fortnite Declines?
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 22, 2020
In 2018, Fortnite and PUBG were tearing up the charts making all us mobile designers look bad. How was a cosmetic-only economy the #1 revenue generator on mobile? 2019 continued this trend, with PUBG Mobile still being the #1 game on mobile. How were they getting away with terrible control schemes?
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Breakout: Layout
The Liquid Fire
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
When a game is “published”, the number of pixels rendered, and the aspect ratio used, are determined by the device that the game is running on, such as a television screen, web page, or even mobile device. Mobile devices can even be presented in both portrait and landscape orientations. Background.
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2021 Predictions #7 The Next Big Shooter is.
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Shooters are the fifth largest genre on mobile at $2.1B in net revenues during 2020, while holding the top games on mobile. On top of the content treadmill demanding hundreds of cosmetics needed to fuel the monetization, these top mobile shooter games demand brand new gameplay modes and events at a fast cadence.
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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 2
Mircosoft Game Dev
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions (new in 3.2.4 Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer (new in 3.2.4
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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 3
Mircosoft Game Dev
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer. beta 3, only classical build for now).
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Top Emerging Free Game Development Tools and Trends!
Big Games
JANUARY 8, 2024
Buckle up, aspiring developers, because the barrier to entry just shrunk to the size of a pixel! Most mobile game development companies use this tool to make their work effortless. Have you ever dreamt of crafting your own epic game?
Top Tools and Software for Creating Visual FX in Games
iXie gaming
JUNE 28, 2024
Other Specialized 2D Tools Pyxel Edit For games that use retro pixel art, Pyxel Edit is a must-have tool. TexturePacker Optimizing sprite sheets is important for better performance, especially on mobile devices. Pyxel Edit: Perfect for creating retro pixel art. TexturePacker: Helps optimize sprite sheets for better performance.
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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 4
Mircosoft Game Dev
DECEMBER 11, 2020
A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.
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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 5
Mircosoft Game Dev
JANUARY 7, 2021
A new software skinning for MeshInstance to replace the slow GPU skinning on devices that don't support the fast GPU skinning (especially mobile). New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.
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Dev snapshot: Godot 4.0 alpha 3
Mircosoft Game Dev
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Text: Add sub-pixel glyph positioning support ( GH-57877 ). The Vulkan Mobile backend has a lot of known bugs. Rendering: Use prefiltered radiance for Sky high quality update mode ( GH-58177 ). Rendering: Add ParticleShader Userdata ( GH-58088 ). GUI: Add support to drag text to/from RichTextLabel ( GH-55207 ).
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