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How I developed good communication skills while working on Fastival How I developed good communication skills while working on Fastival

Jul 2, 2024

5 Min Read

Marketing Art in game development: What makes a 2D Marketing Artist?Marketing Art in game development: What makes a 2D Marketing Artist?

byRuslan Sartykov

Jul 1, 2024

6 Min Read

Oh man, everyone in the gaming industry knows it! Do they?

Oh man, everyone in the gaming industry knows it! Do they?

byMichał Dębek

A screencap of YouTuber Dr Disrespect. He wears red wraparound sunglasses and a fake mullet and moustache.

Opinion: Dr Disrespect's ousting should be a wake-up call for devs

Opinion: Dr Disrespect's ousting should be a wake-up call for devs

byBryant Francis

Retrospective: A producer's guide to team buy-in

Retrospective: A producer's guide to team buy-in

byAnders Erickson

Creating Compelling and Continuous Gameplay in a Cozy Farming/Life Sim Adventure

Creating Compelling and Continuous Gameplay in a Cozy Farming/Life Sim Adventure

byDeborah Chantson

Should we abandon the HUD? Examining its impact on player flow

Should we abandon the HUD? Examining its impact on player flow

byReinard Baertsoen

Predatory tactics in gaming are worse than you think

Predatory tactics in gaming are worse than you think

byAdrien Laurent

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Inefficient or Unexplored: Insights from a Year-Long Study on 2D-Normal Map Generators

Inefficient or Unexplored: Insights from a Year-Long Study on 2D-Normal Map Generators

byAmine El Bouhattaoui

Leveraging Emotional Design Features to Enhance Character Perception in Pixel Art

Leveraging Emotional Design Features to Enhance Character Perception in Pixel Art

byTimur Shakirov

Welcome To My World: What Makes For Great Horror Game Settings

Welcome To My World: What Makes For Great Horror Game Settings

byMichel Sabbagh

The Game Show Interview: What Game Music Means to Gamers

The Game Show Interview: What Game Music Means to Gamers

byWinifred Phillips

Genre Bending: Taking Outbreak from Action Survival Horror to Horror Visual Novel

Genre Bending: Taking Outbreak from Action Survival Horror to Horror Visual Novel

byJulia Wolbach

The Grim Reality for Independent Game Developers and Publishers: Surviving the Challenges Ahead

The Grim Reality for Independent Game Developers and Publishers: Surviving the Challenges Ahead

byMichał Dębek

How to get better fps on PC while porting games to consoles

How to get better fps on PC while porting games to consoles

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byKostyantyn Oleschenko, Olexandr Makeevand 1 more

Call for Abstracts - Towards Sustainable Game Design: The Game Needs to Change

Call for Abstracts - Towards Sustainable Game Design: The Game Needs to Change

Future Proofing - Corporate Comms for New Studios in 2024

Future Proofing - Corporate Comms for New Studios in 2024

byChris Schmidt

A Command & Conquer Retrospective

A Command & Conquer Retrospective

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Psychonauts 2's cooking show level serves inspiration for all aspiring devs

Psychonauts 2's cooking show level serves inspiration for all aspiring devs

byDanielle Riendeau

The Unrealized Potential of Cooking in Games

The Unrealized Potential of Cooking in Games

byLeonardo Ferreira

This ain't your Sims 3 baked French toast

This ain't your Sims 3 baked French toast

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Strategy games like Against the Storm let us think about the bigger picture of cooking

Strategy games like Against the Storm let us think about the bigger picture of cooking

byBryant Francis

The main character of Dead Space, posing in front of dangers

The good within: Designing a memorable horror game protagonist

The good within: Designing a memorable horror game protagonist

byMichel Sabbagh

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Populating the city-builder of the future: A Deep dive into character diversity in Cities: Skylines II

Populating the city-builder of the future: A Deep dive into character diversity in Cities: Skylines II

byRaphael Benros

Modders are Developers - It’s Time to Pay Them

Modders are Developers - It’s Time to Pay Them

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How acquiring Shiver Entertainment helps Nintendo navigate its next-generation transition

How acquiring Shiver Entertainment helps Nintendo navigate its next-generation transition

byJames McWhirter

Finding Your Voice: How to target press and influencers for your game

Finding Your Voice: How to target press and influencers for your game

byChris Schmidt

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Language, loot, and localization: how to ready MMORPGs for release in more regions

Language, loot, and localization: how to ready MMORPGs for release in more regions

bySarah Müller

From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back

From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back

The Game Show Interview: Game Music & Game Design

The Game Show Interview: Game Music & Game Design

byWinifred Phillips

Narration Avenues in Multiverse Games

Narration Avenues in Multiverse Games

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Is Strategy design due for a shakeup?

Is Strategy design due for a shakeup?

Did I Make My Game Myself (and does it matter)?

Did I Make My Game Myself (and does it matter)?

Din Djarin pilots his N-1 fighter in The Mandalorian.

Why does EA think in-game ads are better business than a Mandalorian game?

Why does EA think in-game ads are better business than a Mandalorian game?

byBryant Francis

Game trailers and the art of storytelling

Game trailers and the art of storytelling

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