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Postmortem: Black & White Bushido, the stealth-em-up arena brawler
Postmortem: Black & White Bushido, the stealth-em-up arena brawler
We have released Black & White Bushido on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. In autumn 2018 we will release the game on Nintendo Switch, but first we wanted to take a look at what we have learnt so far on our journey, what went right and what we would do differently.
Aug. 16, 2018
Flaws Of An Undead Genre - What's Wrong With Point & Click Adventures?
Flaws Of An Undead Genre - What's Wrong With Point & Click Adventures?
We asked Twitter about the flaws of Point & Click Adventures. Here's a summary of what people told us.
Aug. 15, 2018
VR Arcades for the Game Music Composer
VR Arcades for the Game Music Composer
Video game composer Winifred Phillips explores how composers can learn about Virtual Reality through VR arcades. Includes the history of some major international VR arcade franchises, with success stories and possible future developments in the field.
Aug. 15, 2018
The Design is the Implementation
The Design is the Implementation
In Reset Hard, I eschew tricks and clever programming in favor of direct, honest systems. This allows me to design mechanics with a greater degree of consistency and flexibility.
Aug. 14, 2018
Video Game Deep Cuts: We, Happy To Take The Magic Leap
Video Game Deep Cuts: We, Happy To Take The Magic Leap
This week's highlights include impressions of the much-pivoted We Happy Few, hands-on with the vaunted Magic Leap AR glasses, and lots more besides.
Aug. 13, 2018
The Dream IS the Product
The Dream IS the Product
Billions of dollars later (and many more to come, I'm sure), seemingly wild investments in Magic Leap, Oculus, and more are put into future computing perspective.
Aug. 13, 2018
Design Principles as applied to Virtual Reality
Design Principles as applied to Virtual Reality
Discussion of several design principles and how they do or do not apply to virtual reality
Aug. 13, 2018
The Dangers of the Echo Chamber Effect on Game Development
The Dangers of the Echo Chamber Effect on Game Development
Today's post looks at the echo chamber effect and how it can hurt your changes of making the best possible version of your video game.
Aug. 13, 2018
45 Match-3 Mechanics
45 Match-3 Mechanics
Learn about the mechanics used by top developers and create your own
Aug. 10, 2018
Scaling a Game Simulator with Cloud DataFlow
Scaling a Game Simulator with Cloud DataFlow
Procedural content generation needs automated playtesting, here’s one approach to explore.
Aug. 10, 2018
How to make a Discord RPG: part 2
How to make a Discord RPG: part 2
In part 1 we introduced our Discord react interface: part 2 of this blog series covers in more depth the design of the combat and exploration systems, as well as onboarding new players and Discord channel structure.
Aug. 8, 2018
Quickly Learn to Create Isometric Games Like Clash of Clans or AOE
Quickly Learn to Create Isometric Games Like Clash of Clans or AOE
With the advancement of technology in computer games, 3D games are becoming very common. But years back when there was no support for 3D elements, it was quite hard to develop 3D games but solution found at that time was an Isometric view, of 2D elements.
Aug. 7, 2018