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Wooga shuts Japan office as it continues casual shift
"Unfortunately the future of this office was affected as part of our strategy shift to focus exclusively on casual games in August."
Nov. 10, 2016
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Veteran designer Steve Meretzky joining Candy Crush creator, King
"I can report a small piece of glad tidings among the gloom: I have just accepted a role as VP of design for King Entertainment."
Nov. 10, 2016
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Titanfall 2 dev experiments with giving less data in patch notes
Two weeks after Respawn launched Titanfall 2, the studio's community management arm is experimenting with obfuscating balance patch data in a purported effort to avoid influencing player expectations.
Nov. 10, 2016
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How one scientist draws inspiration from games like Dishonored 2
"What you see in Dishonored 2 is science fiction," says experimental physicist David Reilly. "it’s now over to the scientists and the engineers to follow that lead."
Nov. 10, 2016
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Learning from Failure: Post Mortem of an Unborn
Should I cancel or not a game development? If this question pops up in your mind it's a signal. Something is not going as you would like. In this article we explain our own experience cancelling our first big project. And the reasons behind the decision.
Nov. 10, 2016
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The Benefits of Using Unity 2D Tools to Make 3D Art
The benefits and challenges of using a streamlined workflow for making 3D art assets using only Photoshop and Unity.
Nov. 10, 2016
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How to create pace in multiplayer games
Some tips for multiplayer games to create a pace curve, which starts low and rises high through a serie of tension peaks.
Nov. 10, 2016
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How Design Students are Taught to Prototype on their Own
In training game design students, a major obstacle was proving to prospecting employers they are capable of creating good design. This article summarizes 2 years of research in training designers to prototype and test their design on their own.
Nov. 10, 2016
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Procedural Generation, and the problem of Player Perception
The Swindle's Procedural Generation has a weird flaw that causes people to get angry and tell me it's broken even though it works exactly as intended. Here's what I did wrong, and the lesson I learned.
Nov. 10, 2016
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What Does it Feel Like to Launch a Game?
I talk about the emotional roller coaster that is called "Launching a Game".
Nov. 10, 2016
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Creating textures for a remastered game comes with a new set of challenges
Freelance CG artist Ana M. Rodriguez explains her process for creating textures in a game like Bioshock: The Colection and talks about how working on a remaster differs from creating new assets.
Nov. 9, 2016
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Standout titles from Melbourne International Games Week
During my time at Melbourne International Games Week, a few titles stood out to me, which deserve special mention.
Nov. 9, 2016