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Fable developer Lionhead closes its doors for good
"We can confirm that after much consideration over the six week consultation period with Lionhead employees, we have reached the decision to close Lionhead Studios."
April 29, 2016
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Survey: Less than half of U.S. households own dedicated game consoles
The results from the ESA (and Ipsos MediaCT's) annual survey of Americans suggests that for the first time in years, a dedicated game console is in less than half (48 percent) of U.S. households.
April 29, 2016
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China is driving big growth for Unity mobile game installs
Unity reports that in the first 3 months of 2016 nearly 220k Unity mobile games were installed 4.2 billion times on 1.7 billion devices. 31 percent were in China, vs. just 11 percent in the U.S.
April 29, 2016
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After 13 years, 'casual' game hub JayIsGames will shut down
The folks over at long-running online game hub JayIsGames have confirmed that the website will cease operations this week, though it will remain online for the foreseeable future.
April 29, 2016
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Dishonored, and tactile interface metaphors
An applied semiotic analysis of an aspect of the UX and game design of Dishonored (Arkane Studios, 2012).
April 29, 2016
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5 tips for exhibiting at the Minibooth at PAX East
This year I showcased my game Circles at the Indie Minibooth at PAX East. It was my first time showcasing at such a major convention, so here I share some things that I learned and some I wish I knew beforehand.
April 29, 2016
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Preparing your project for version control using SourceTree and Bitbucket
At some point of game development, we all need to secure our project away from harm…
April 29, 2016
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Consequences in Games
Party games, and to a lesser extent family games, have always been reward-based (you're rewarded for participation) rather than consequence-based (winning and losing is important, plus more), but hobby games were usually the latter. Not any more.
April 29, 2016
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Optimizing AI for The Magic Circle
The Magic Circle places no artificial limits on the number of creatures you can drag around with you in the world. This is a simplified description of some of the major optimizations that went into making that possible.
April 29, 2016
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How much does it cost to go to PAX East?
In this post I talk about some of the benefits we got from PAX East, and break down the costs associated with going. We're from Montreal, but this can apply to anyone anywhere.
April 29, 2016
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Japanese indie dev on designing for NicoNico Video's new game platform
The indie dev known as Krobon describes the unique challenges of creating a platformer (Pharaoh Rebirth+) designed to be released episodically on NicoNicoVideo's new game platform.
April 28, 2016
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Upgrading history: How M2 created 3D versions of classic Sega games
How Sega and specialist emulation developer M2 created a new package of classic arcade, Master System, and Genesis titles for that take advantage of the 3DS handheld's three-dimensional screen.
April 28, 2016