Top 3 Games to Look Forward to in 2017!
2016 was a fantastic year for gaming. Between new consoles, and new game releases every month, it’s no surprise that […]
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Cross-pollination: Movies & Games Fueling Each Other
Should video games and movies be fueling one another? That’s the question of the day, since IGN reported that the Assassin’s
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Biggest Flops of 2016
Overview The year 2016 hasn’t been the easiest for America, but when it comes to gaming, it was a huge
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Indie Insider Podcast #14 – Jason Della Rocca, Co-Founder of Execution Labs
On the fourteenth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Jason Della Rocca, Co-Founder of Execution
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It’s a Trap! Avoiding the Agony of Artificial Difficulty
Maintaining a good balance of challenge for players may be one of the toughest tasks on a developer’s plate. A
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Ragnarok Online’s 13 Year Hold: What Makes it so Memorable?
Ask anyone who enjoys multiplayer games, and you’ll likely find that they’ve had a stint at some point with Ragnarok
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Learning with the great ‘Legend of Zelda’: Puzzles and their places
The second article in this learning with series takes us to the land of Hyrule in the “Legend of Zelda”. If
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How 'Counter-Strike: Source' Stayed Relevant – 3 Long-Term Development Strategies
Every game developer’s dream is to create a game that is able to survive the test of time. Having a
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How to Write Killer Game Descriptions that Sell
Meet Dave. Dave has created an amazing game that he knows players are going to love. He is ready to put it
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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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These Simple Steps Will Allow You To "Hack" Your Indie Game's Marketing Strategy
— The following article was contributed by Zachary Strebeck, Attorney at Law– Marketing. It’s an indie developer’s worst nightmare…
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THIS Is How You Should Respond to Early Access Critics
The first few hundred thousand hurdles of game development have been conquered and our game is out for early access!
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Writing 201: Dialog for Voice Acting
Lots of writers love spinning yarns, weaving words, and waxing poetic. Many of us are guilty for being given a
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Could You Be Suffering From The Great Creative Insecurity?
It’s well-known that being creative is synonymous with being rather volatile. One minute, we’re letting the creativity flow and the
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You Won't Believe How Drugs Can Improve Your Game
Depending on where you live drugs may either be a huge controversy or as normal as apple pie. Drugs have
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Your Game Needs a Water Level
The year was 1996, I just turned on my grandmother’s Sega Genesis and popped in a cartridge labelled Sonic the
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Four Simple Tips To Help With Game Development Anxiety
One of the biggest problems many independent game developers face is anxiety. This can come from countless different sources, such
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Game Development 101: Tutorial By Fire
The drop ship opens its hold and our hero, clad in a full body suit of high-tech armor strolls out,
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Is Your Game's Plot Poorly Written?
One of the biggest problems for many single player games is that the plot of the game doesn’t quite feel
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Effortlessly Design an Intuitive Control Scheme with these Easy Tips
Controllers are undeniably one of the core components of designing a video game experience. The controller is the tool that