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Video Game Deep Cuts: The Remnants Of A Lie-Telling Anthem 2
This week's roundup includes Remnant: From The Ashes and Telling Lies, as well as a new Westworld VR title, 20 years of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Steam China, the six months after Anthem's release, & more.
Aug. 25, 2019
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Kliuless #46: The Impact of Incentives on Innovation
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I publish broadly. Opinions are mine.
Aug. 23, 2019
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Sound Design for Video Games: A Primer
We’re going to analyze a few of the audio samples created for Bite the Bullet, and how they work to support the game’s feel, and take alook at the basic sound design skills that can be practiced on any DAW (digital audio workstation) of your choice.
Aug. 23, 2019
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Five cool things about the design of Dragon Bridge
Author of "Clockwork Game Design" talks about some of the properties of the design, as well as the theory behind it, for his newest title, Dragon Bridge.
Aug. 23, 2019
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Creating a narrative focused mission design document: A Last of Us example
I have sort to show the creative process of a Mission design document for a narrative driven game using last of us as an example. This should aid those looking to refine technique or new developers learning them.
Aug. 23, 2019
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Aesthetic-Driven Development: creating Merchant of the Skies from announcement to Early Access launch
In October 2018, I’ve told her, Helen, to just draw whatever she wants and put it on twitter. Ten months later, we have published our game, Merchant of the Skies, our best game so far, into early access. It is a direct result of that decision.
Aug. 21, 2019
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Game stores: you need more real-time charts! 2
Why don't all video game stores have prominent, detailed real-time charts showcasing new & trending games using actual sales, versus obfuscating them under 'featured' titles or complex menu navigation?
Aug. 20, 2019
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Beginner balance versus pro balance
What to do if something is overpowered for beginners, but fine for experienced players? Simple stat changes won't do in such cases. This blogpost discusses 3 approaches to fixing beginner balance that we've used in Awesomenauts and Swords & Soldiers 2.
Aug. 19, 2019
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Kliuless #45: Esports Expands
Each week I compile a gaming industry insights newsletter that I publish broadly. Opinions are mine.
Aug. 19, 2019
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Video Game Deep Cuts: Dicey Dungeons Gets Rad, Patreon Follows 2
This week's roundup includes looks at standout new titles including Dicey Dungeons and Rad, an analysis of Patreon as incremental funding, and lots more.
Aug. 18, 2019
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Designing Communities for Kindness 2
How to better set up your (game) communities for kinder user experiences.
Aug. 16, 2019
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Bits and Pieces of Suffering: Creating Ancient Greek Punishments in Bitsy
Reflections on translating the continuing series of Ancient Greek Punishment games into the Bitsy game engine, with a particular focus on the challenges of using a highly accessible and limited tool to express the core ideas present in the myths.
Aug. 15, 2019