by Alex Cicala | Aug 29, 2017 | Blog, Business, Marketing, Technology
Discord is a rising superpower amongst the available free voice chat clients. It allows for free voice chat between two people, a group, or within a server—similar to the days of Ventrillo and Teamspeak. It has risen in popularity greatly over the past year and is...
by Alex Cicala | Aug 25, 2017 | Blog, Game Development
When deciding to develop a video game from the position of an amateur or newcomer, you may find yourself working as a one-person team, at least at the beginning. Many over the years have produced amazing titles working as a single developers, but it can be a...
by Alex Cicala | Aug 12, 2017 | Blog, Game Design
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series developed by GSC Game World is somewhat of an underrated gem with a global cult following. They are a trilogy of games that take on the role of depicting an alternate history. Within this world, the Chernobyl Incident occurs twice,...
by Alex Cicala | Jul 25, 2017 | Blog, Game Design
Stories within video games are an element that takes up a decent amount of what a player will experience. Developers design gameplay to support a story while others will do the opposite, sacrificing the story instead. A middle-ground would be to find a balance between...
by Alex Cicala | May 26, 2017 | Blog, Business, Game Development
Deciding to start a career in video games can be daunting, and appearing employable doubly so. Knowing what to learn early on isn’t as simple as picking one route of education. After scratching the surface and understanding what certain games requires that one...
