Reverence: What to Do and Avoid Doing When Tackling a Big Name Project
Remember all the bad press Star Wars Battlefront II generated? Their parade got rained on for one simple reason: the studio […]
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Should You Put Out a Remake?
Being in the gaming industry is a bit like playing chess. You have to look at the whole picture, see
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Digging for Truth: Is Online Competitive Multiplayer Worth It?
Star Wars: The Old Republic. World of Warcraft. Even the controversial Star Wars Battlefront II. Games that are either entirely
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Are Demakes Going to Increase in Popularity, or Fall out of Style?
Demakes, you know, like Gang Garrison 2, a direct reinvention of Valve’s Team Fortress 2. Games heavily inspired, influenced and
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Are Advanced Degrees Worth It in the Games Industry?
As we’ve covered before on the blog, college and education in general is important for any career, gaming or otherwise.
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Design: How It Works, How to Engage, and How to Retain
Game design is one of those things that gets highly debated all the time, by both game developers and players.
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How to Force Your Font of Inspiration
How many of you aspiring game developers hate creating characters, either playable or not? I myself was guilty of jotting
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How to Keep Players Excited and Bring That Excitement to Events
I have been playing Pokemon Go for a while now as my new phone supports it. It has been getting
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7 MMO Lessons from World of Warcraft
It’s the granddaddy of all MMORPG’s. It reigns supreme. The iconic MMO killer. It’s World of Warcraft. Originally released in 2004
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Developer Spotlight: DinoSystem’s Daniele Ferraro
Here at Black Shell Media, we find ourselves extremely lucky to represent a wide array of developers from different backgrounds.
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Christmas Dev Shopping List: What You Should Get For Christmas
It’s that time of year! It’s the time for festive cheer, hot cocoa by the fire, cozy blankets and .
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Not so Overdone: A Look at Assassin’s Creed Origins
With a score of 82 from Metacritic, a 4 out of 5 from Trusted Reviews, an 8.5 from Polygon, and
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Game Dev as a Way to Fight Bigotry – Interview with the Anti-Defamation League, Organizers of the “Being an Ally” Game Jam
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) recently ran their Being an Ally game jam in Oakland (and online). We had the chance to
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5 Books You Should Read If You Want to Be A Great Developer
What do beginners and industry veterans have in common? They all want to be great developers. Yes, even seasoned professionals
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The Two Kinds of Metroid Games
Today’s guest post is by Ishaan Sahdev. At E3 2017, Nintendo confirmed that both kinds of Metroid games fans know
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Get Started: Developing your Projects
There you are, sitting at your work space and staring blankly into the abyss that is a blank page. You’re
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Learning From Mistakes: The Ultimate Writing Error Guide
Storytelling is one of those things players don’t have any expectations of until something doesn’t meet their standards. All of a
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5 Conversations Indie Devs Should be Paying Attention To
It can be easy to get caught up in your own project when you’re up to your knees in concept
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What’s in It for Me: Why Should Anybody Buy Your Game?
This article by Steven Long originally appeared on the author’s Patreon page. Why should anybody buy your game? In marketing
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The Best and Worst Game Mechanics Ever
Throughout the evolution of video games there have been major milestones with the development of game mechanics. As video game