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A personal quest to save Star Ocean, and maybe the JRPG genre
"Once you finish, it stays with you, in your memory -- it becomes a part of your experience. I feel that JRPGs won't change as long as that doesn't change." - Star Ocean 5 producer Shuichi Kobayashi.
April 8, 2016
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Square Enix shutters Nosgoth, online game from Rocket League devs
The vampire vs. human online action game, which is a spin-off of the publisher's dormant Legacy of Kain franchise, is ending development and winding down soon.
April 8, 2016
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Fractured Space - Analysing our Free Weekend
My name is Scott and I am the Senior Data Analyst at Edge Case Games working on the early access 5v5 space combat game, Fractured Space. Recently we ran a Free Weekend on Steam and I have compiled stats/analyses on how the game performed over this period.
April 8, 2016
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WORKING WITH EXISTING IP: iLOGOS 10 TOP TIPS
iLogos has been developing games based on existing IP for the past three years on behalf of several big name publishers such as EA and Rovio. Working with existing presents its own set of challenges, here’s what we’ve learnt over the past few years
April 8, 2016
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The Most Dangerous Game (Sometimes): Arbitrage in Team Fortress 2
This was my final essay for CTIN 190: Introduction to Interactive Entertainment in Spring 2015. This paper focuses on the various methods of microtransactions in the video game Team Fortress 2, and was originally submitted for a grade in May 2015.
April 8, 2016
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7 quick ASO actions to improve your app’s downloads today
Give your app the full treatment and perfect your app store optimization. Ranking your app in App Store or Google Play may feel like an unrealistic goal, but following these steps will help you get where you need to be. Let’s start!
April 8, 2016
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Get a job: Be a Senior Game Developer at Glu Mobile
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood maker Glu Mobile is hiring an experienced mobile game developer to take a senior role on a new Car Town game at Glu's office in Long Beach, California.
April 7, 2016
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Video: Finding inspiration in the lost game designs of the TRS-80
At GDC 2012, developer Jim McGinley showcases some classic TRS-80 games with remarkable mechanics that are often overlooked in the annals of game industry history.
April 7, 2016
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Her Story and Rapture clean up at 2016 BAFTA awards
The Chinese Room's moody adventure game Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture wowed the judges, as Her Story, from Sam Barlow, continued to rack up wins in this award season.
April 7, 2016
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Resurrecting the RTS with Ashes of the Singularity
"Strategy games, contrary to popular belief, often are the first to hit the technology wall." - Stardock's Brad Wardell
April 7, 2016
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Troubleshooting Physically-Based Content
With Physically-based rendering, artists can remove the guesswork around authoring surface attributes and set up a material once, then reuse it throughout the game development process. This blog explores common troubleshooting issues with PBR and lighting
April 7, 2016
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6 Benefits of an activity feed in your mobile game
If activity feeds are known to increase engagement, retention and even revenues within apps, then why not add one to your mobile game? Here are six benefits...
April 7, 2016