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Contract Killers: What developers should eliminate from their publishing agreement (part 1)
Part 1 in a series looking at video game publishing agreements and what developers should look to change if possible to protect their game and their business.
May 5, 2021
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Three key discoverability takeaways from the Epic/Apple lawsuit 2
What does the Epic/Apple trial data show us about which game platforms are good to make games for? And how has Epic Games Store itself evolved?
May 5, 2021
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What do devs really think of game platform cut? 2
We look at the GDC survey on game platform cut and the state of subscription services, as well as lots more neat game discovery news!
May 4, 2021
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Storytelling Through Skill Trees
Discussing observations in developmental psychology vs how development is presented in video game skill trees, and how those things can help us tell stories.
May 3, 2021
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What is Royalty-Free Music for Video Games and How Does it Actually Work?
The truth behind one of licensed music’s most common marketing terms -- royalty-free -- and what it means in the video game industry.
April 30, 2021
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How AI Helps Achieve 'Tactical Clarity' in Gears Tactics
Ensuring players can follow the action is critical to turn-based strategy, and in Gears Tactics, AI helps make that happen.
April 29, 2021
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Object Pooling in Unity 2021+
In this blog post I will show you how to use object pooling in Unity 2021 with this new official API so you don't have to mess with 3rd party code that breaks on every Unity upgrade.
April 28, 2021
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Deep dive: can new Steam browsing options help your game? 2
We examine a new taxonomical Steam announcement, showing continued leadership from the platform in 'ways to discover new games' - and lots more discovery goodness.
April 28, 2021
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An approach to understanding art styles
Let's try to figure out what style is and how we can draw in different styles.
April 27, 2021
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What PlayWay should - and shouldn't - teach us about game publishing 2
What is Polish game publisher PlayWay and its associated studios doing to get so many titles in the top wishlists for unreleased Steam games? And what can we learn from it - both positive and negative?
April 26, 2021
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How to announce your Upcoming Steam Indie Game for Maximum Exposure and Wishlists
So, you’ve worked on your indie game for quite some time and not a soul knows about it. But you’re now at a stage where you feel you’re ready to announce it to the world. But have you thought about how to get the most out of it, in terms of visibili
April 26, 2021
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Game Dev Digest Issue #91 - Shaders and Math, Oh My!
Game Dev Digest Issue #91 - Shaders and Math, Oh My! The latest from the free weekly Unity3d/gamedev newsletter.
April 23, 2021