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Some games have global appeal on YouTube, and some only regional
Madden NFL 16 is massively popular in the United States only, but games like Minecraft dominate YouTube channels around the globe.
Oct. 11, 2016
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How Riot keeps League of Legends complex without sacrificing accessibility
Game design director Greg Street discusses the challenges faced and the lessons learned from developing a game for both the professional and casual players.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Oculus suspends Gear VR support for the Galaxy Note 7
Oculus has suspended Gear VR support for Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 smartphone "until further notice."
Oct. 11, 2016
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Finnish mobile studio Koukoi raises $1M to leverage 'remarkable' brands
"This move makes it possible for Koukoi to begin producing high-quality mobile games in the IP market alongside our own original productions."
Oct. 11, 2016
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Games For Change expands student game dev contest about real-world issues
The Games For Change organization is preparing to host its second Student Challenge next year in more cities, with more resources and more programs to help kids make games about real-world issues.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Dev cuts deal to make a movie based on African indie RPG Aurion
Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan developer Kiro'o Games has made a deal with Good Fear Film that will see the latter making a movie based on the game, an RPG inspired by African music, myth and culture.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Stanley Parable's Davey Wreden shares real talk about game design
A recently-published chat between game devs Steve Swink (Scale) and Davey Wreden (The Beginner's Guide, The Stanley Parable) sheds notable light on how both go about the business of designing games.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Which game mechanics make it to the top?
A study of the popularity of primary and additional mechanics in mobile games from US top-grossing lists on Google Play and App Store.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Games are Healing my Dumb Brain
A journey with mental health bullcrap and the Chicago indie games community. Posting in celebration of #WorldMentalHealthDay.
Oct. 11, 2016
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How to Improve Education via Game Tutorials
Today's post looks at how game tutorials teach people new concepts, and what that could mean for education with the right understanding.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Inspired Designs in Relic's RTS Games
I revel in the systems design of Relic's RTS titles (specifically, the Dawn of War and Company of Heroes franchises) and talk about why Relic’s games are a breath of fresh air in the real-time strategy space.
Oct. 11, 2016
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Version control: Effective use, issues and thoughts, from a gamedev perspective
In this article I'll look at version control from the game dev perspective. I'll help you understand the problems it solves and I'll show you how to use it more effectively. I expose the problems it can cause and discuss the unresolved problems we face.
Oct. 11, 2016