3 Ground-Breaking Mechanics from the Legend of Zelda Franchise
The Legend of Zelda series, spanning 30 years, 27 games, 11 platforms, and one epic sense of adventure, has come […]
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Persona 5 Character Designer Shigenori Soejima responds to Fan Q and A at E3
Move aside Charles Martinet, this year’s E3 Gaming celebrity is Shigenori Soejima- the oh so very talented character designer for
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Storytelling, Conflict and You: An Interview with Christopher Brendel (Lifestream)
We’re working with Christopher Brendel on his project Lifestream, now on Greenlight, and had the chance to ask him a few
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Redefining Genre: The Secret to Five Nights at Freddy's Success
Horror is a well-established genre within the indie gaming community. It could even be argued that it was one of
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The Aspiring Game Developer’s Guide to Prototyping
Getting Started You’ve probably got some great ideas for your game: a compelling storyline, an interesting art style and whatever
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Reward chests: Revolution or evolution in monetization strategies?
Special thanks to Pascal Luban for letting us share his awesome LinkedIn post here! Recent freemium games including Clash Royal
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7 Key Tips for Remote Playtesting
This post first appeared on Andrii Vintsevych’s blog. Thanks Andrii for letting us share it! This video inspired me to
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11 Key Tips for Game Development
This post first appeared on the Pixel Paton blog! Thanks to Terry Paton for letting us cross-post. My name is Terry
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What MOBAs Are Doing Wrong: The Conventional Wisdom on Game Conventions
MOBAs MOBAs everywhere, and most of them did stink / MOBAs MOBAs everywhere, not a single one unique With the
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The Polls Are In: The Key Factors Players Value in Video Games
What do players really value in a video game? Is it the story, or is it character creation? Or is
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‘You Have Died of Dysentery’: How Games Will Revolutionize Education
This post first appeared on the Strange Loop Games blog! What do you know about the Oregon Trail? I’m willing
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PVE vs PVP: A Study In Frustration Through Combination
Uncharted 4 was released May 10, and it sparked a topic of controversy on forums, including the PlayStation forums: the combination
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The Benefits of Playing Video Games
We’ve all heard the accusations, right? That video games promote a sedentary lifestyle. That video games promote obesity. That they
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Game Design: Open World Vs. Linear
In the beginning stages of development, you may find this question rattling around in your mind – is your game
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Understand Your Market If You Intend to Conquer It
When you get started in game design and dive right in, it can be a really fun and rewarding experience.
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Inspiration: The Constant Search
There comes a point in game development when you think you’ve seen it all – all the tricks of the
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Prototypes Are Your First Step to Success
So you have arrived at your idea for the game you want to create. You have things written down all
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Developer Interview: Matt Kazan
This past week I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Kazan who is an artist at Ubisoft Toronto as well
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You Have To Interact With Your Community- And Here's How
Whenever a game has a public presence, there’s going to be discourse between the developers and players. Often enough, players
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Features that Your Game Really Does Not Need
More often than not, you’ve probably run into a scenario like this; you’re playing a game and you realize that