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Danganronpa and Ace Attorney producers say 'give devs their freedom'
"We need to make games that satisfies the users that pay money for them. So with that in mind, I hardly make any detailed instructions on what they decide on."
Nov. 25, 2016
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Why StarCraft II might be the key to creating advanced AI
"It is treating the data in the game as a visual format, so that a learning AI can take in this information and actually start playing like a humans."
Nov. 25, 2016
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Getting a retro look without pixel art
There’s a lot of people who think a retro game is synonimous with pixel art. This is a very usual association I don’t agree much because I don’t think that size of the pixels or the number of colours define how much retro a game is.
Nov. 25, 2016
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Deep Space Exploration: Generating Design Challenges
Game design is fun, when you're not crushing bugs! This is a quick introduction to No Second Chance, an app we're making at The Metamakers Institute about game design as creative play.
Nov. 25, 2016
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Come to GDC 2017 and learn to craft better sex scenes in games
At GDC 2017, narrative designer Michelle Clough will explore challenges that come with crafting believable, meaningful sex scenes in games. It promises to be a great talk, so don't miss it!
Nov. 24, 2016
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Mixing life management sim with beat 'em up in Honey Rose
This "life management simulation presented as a visual novel with beat’em up segments" allowed its developer to comment on the prioritizing and balancing he was grappling with doing in his own life.
Nov. 24, 2016
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Creative England to nurture UK dev scene with $1.2M investment programme
British not-for-profit organisation Creative England wants to build out the country's dev scene with the opening of Gameslab Leeds.
Nov. 24, 2016
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Generating the world of Sunless Skies
Sunless Skies presents an opportunity to refine the formula we created in Sunless Sea. In order to make sure the sequel improves upon the first game, we’re at how we generate the shape and layout of the world itself.
Nov. 24, 2016
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6 PR lessons learned from launching the episodic indie game The Lion’s Song
To celebrate this week’s launch of Episode 2, we want to share some episodic-specific PR lessons we learned from supporting developer Mipumi Games in launching Episode 1 of the game.
Nov. 24, 2016
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How Harvest Moon's creator aims to evoke emotions in players
The creator of Harvest Moon explains how his new game, Birthdays the Beginning, was inspired by both Japanese stories and Western developed world-creation games.
Nov. 23, 2016
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Come play Moon Hunters with lead designer Tanya Short today at 3PM EST
If you want to learn how to make procedurally generated myths, join us today at 3PM EST for a stream of Moon Hunters with lead designer Tanya Short.
Nov. 23, 2016
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The challenges and rewards of designing local multiplayer games
We talk to the developers of Super Pole Riders, Overcooked and Spaceteam about the appeal of developing a local multiplayer game, and the benefits over taking your game online.
Nov. 23, 2016