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Deep dive: how Shapez.io went from web game to $1 million Steam hit
How did web game Shapez.io end up grossing $1 million on Steam? We look at its route to success in this data heavy deep-dive.
Aug. 18, 2021
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Data dive: inside a successful sequel launch
PlayWay shared with its investors some very focused and precise data on Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 - so let's analyze it in detail!
Aug. 17, 2021
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Contract Killers: What developers should eliminate from their publishing agreement (part 5)
The publishing license is an important part of any publishing agreement, but too often publishers include overreaching license terms that do not reflect value to a developer. This post looks at some quick fixes that devs can use to improve their contract.
Aug. 17, 2021
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Animating Retropolis: An Art Directors Retrospect
A retrospect on the art direction and production of The Secret of Retropolis, a VR take on the point & click genre, drawn and animated in VR. I talk about the design and modeling process, utilization of VR, pipeline construction, and animation.
Aug. 17, 2021
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User Research: How social interaction influences players in MMORPGs
Games have strong interaction with all the users. How to retain players is a problem we want to explore more?
Aug. 13, 2021
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Estimating Steam and console sales: two hot methods!
Do you want two essential spreadsheets for estimating Steam & console game sales? Because that's what you've got, alongside lots more game discovery news.
Aug. 12, 2021
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7 Unity Tips for a Beginner 3D Artist
Unity can be quite tricky. Here are seven tips for Unity (plus a bonus one) that I have found very helpful when working on our VR project. Hopefully, these tips will make life a bit easier for you if you are just starting out.
Aug. 12, 2021
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Historians discuss Old World
Historians Bob Whitaker and John Harney play Old World. Topics include the game's perspective on the ancient world, Old World's layers of decisions, and comparisons to Sid Meier's Civilization and Paradox games.
Aug. 12, 2021
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From Mafia to Among Us: Can social deduction evolve as online multiplayer?
As a veteran Mafia player who's lost brain cells playing the game since college and as an aspiring game designer launching my first game on Kickstarter, I will share my two cents on the emergence of online multiplayer social deduction games.
Aug. 12, 2021
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Game Economy Design Essentials Part 2: Best Practices
Today we’re looking at best practices for creating a framework for crafting a game economy that keeps your audience persistently enthralled and coming back for more.
Aug. 12, 2021
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Contract Killers: What developers should eliminate from their publishing agreement (part 4)
A brief look at publishing licenses contained in publishing contracts, including what they are, what can go wrong, and what devs should look out for.
Aug. 11, 2021
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The impact of the economy in a Real-time strategy game on its multiplayer level design
An analysis of the relationship between an economy and the placement of resource spots in multiplayer level design.
Aug. 11, 2021