Stand Out: The Person, Indie, and Mobile
As the gaming industry expands, the amount of developers cropping up and the increase in the amount of gaming being […]
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There’s Still Time: The Line Between the Proven and the Innovative
I’d known it for a while. I’d felt it whenever picking up my trusty, blue controller. I would play a
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Combating Sexism Through Games
Sexism in Games is Real . . . As we discussed before, in my previous article, sexism is a real
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Deep Dive: The Metroidvania Sub-Genre
As we have discussed Metroidvania games recently, it would be a great time to introduce another series of articles I
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Are you Unreal Enough? A Quick Rundown of UE4’s Strengths and Weaknesses.
Of the many game engines there are out there, Unreal Engine 4 is one of the most powerful engines available
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Can You Have It All? Applying the Bartle Test to Single-Player Games
Last time, we talked about the Bartle Taxonomy and how, even twenty years later, it still holds true for many
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Game Jams: What you may not have realized
If you don’t know what a ‘Game Jam’ is, than this article will be a huge eye opener and hopefully
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Questions and the Game Design Process.
How many of you aspiring game developers hate creating characters, either playable or not? I myself was guilty of jotting
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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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The Reality of AAA Games Development, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Go Indie
This post first appeared on the Gingear Studio blog! Why I Quit my Dream Job at Ubisoft Back in 2005,
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Let's Get Niche: Identifying and Engaging Your Game's Fanbase
The word ‘niche’ tends to have a negative connotation in the indie game world. Niche marketing calls for going after
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Deadlines and You: 3 Tips For Avoiding Launch Delays
Overview Lately, it seems like we as an industry have forgotten what it means to have deadlines. When we get
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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