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Women make up over half of players for mobile MOBA Honour of Kings
Women make up over half of players for mobile MOBA Honour of Kings
Despite belonging to a genre typically favored by male players, Tencent’s most profitable mobile game is mostly played by women.
Aug. 1, 2017
In lieu of full voiceover, Pyre devs created a language to give characters texture
In lieu of full voiceover, Pyre devs created a language to give characters texture
"The purpose of [the Sahrian language] is to provide texture and personality to all the various characters you meet, seeing as we knew we this game wasn't going to be fully voiced."
Aug. 1, 2017
Game Producer Voodoo
Game Producer Voodoo
Whether you are the captain of your own ship or just an officer on the deck, there's a lot you can do as game producer to improve timeliness and quality. Here's a checklist out of the Game Producer's bag of tricks.
Aug. 1, 2017
Internal game jams: Can you make them work for your studio?
Internal game jams: Can you make them work for your studio?
This week Mighty Games launches Questy Quest, the first complete game to come from our fortnightly internal game jam. If you’ve wondered whether an internal game jam would work for your studio, read on and learn from our experiences...
Aug. 1, 2017
Climbing an impossible mountain: the struggles of making a game alone
Climbing an impossible mountain: the struggles of making a game alone
An in-depth look into the emotional challenges of making a game by yourself. Using the game Hang Line as a case study, this article gives suggestions of how to make it through hard times as a solo developer and how to find the motivation to finish.
Aug. 1, 2017
Kickstarter and Games – 2017 mid-year status update
Kickstarter and Games – 2017 mid-year status update
Here is a mini-research on games on Kickstarter at the mid-year point. On top looking at the Games category and the video games and tabletop games sub-categories, I am also throwing in a few numbers on Kickstarter overall.
Aug. 1, 2017
Women in Games launches new mobile awards show
Women in Games launches new mobile awards show
Non-profit diversity outfit Women in Games is putting together a new awards show to celebrate the best and brightest women working in the mobile games industry.
July 31, 2017
Dynasty Warriors dev Koei Tecmo partners with AI specialist Heroz
Dynasty Warriors dev Koei Tecmo partners with AI specialist Heroz
Dynasty Warriors and Nioh developer-publisher Koei Tech has partnered with artificial intelligence developer Heroz, and will use the company's tech in its upcoming games.
July 31, 2017
Valve takes on the task of making Dota 2 a newcomer-friendly MOBA
Valve takes on the task of making Dota 2 a newcomer-friendly MOBA
The storied developer has detailed a pair of changes coming to the four-year-old game that it hopes will make the staple MOBA more accessible to new players.
July 31, 2017
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds claims record for most peak players in a non-Valve game
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds claims record for most peak players in a non-Valve game
The early access battle royale game has dethroned Fallout 4 as the non-Valve title with the most on-record concurrent players.
July 31, 2017
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Prison Of The Night Trap Kickmen
Video Game Deep Cuts: The Prison Of The Night Trap Kickmen
This week's highlights include an article series about gaming in prison, behind the scenes of Night Trap, & how satirical soccer game Enter The Kickmen got made.
July 31, 2017
Documentation a Necessary Evil
Documentation a Necessary Evil
I discuss why documentation is needed in the game development cycle and how it can be improved and improve the game dev cycle.
July 31, 2017