Are game demos good? When you should leave your demo or prologue up for longer? We look at games with standout (but short!) gameplay loops for an answer.
Earlier this month, Supercell announced 3 new games based on the Clash Franchise, and they already softlaunched one of them (Clash Quest).
Here are my thoughts & predictions on them, and a brief analysis after playing Clash Quest.
This is a reflective piece from Iron Galaxy's Co-CEO Chelsea Blasko about growth and lessons learned, one year later since the start of the pandemic.
In this partial transcript of an online Q&A, video game music composer Winifred Phillips describes her process for several projects - including Spyder, Shrek the Third, Shattered State, and Assassin's Creed Liberation.
The latest issue of the Rendered newsletter talks about Epic's acquisition of a major photogrammetry tool, Microsoft's Hololens Army Deal, and brings a brief overview of "assisted creation" techniques and tools.
TikTok - the shortform video social app which sports hundreds of millions of MAUs worldwide - can be a boon for the right type of game. We explain how within.
Valve itself recommends you put your Steam page up as soon as possible, but one major hurdle for first time and hobbyist developers is making a trailer. Here are my recommendations for how to make a minimum viable product Steam trailer.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite - Geolocation collector's game, with elements of augmented reality.
Introduction to readers. Director of a small game studio from St. Petersburg.
Fobula Games founder Berke Erem explores some practical ways for indie developers to improve their industry-relevant skills. The article is meant for indie studio founders and professionals. It is designed to be read within 5 minutes.
This post covers how to detect crashes (including segfaults), and how to report them. We'll also build UI so users can consent to sending me the report and add details.
Trying to tell a moving story while letting your player write a part of it, is a difficult exercise. This is the story of how a small group of students tried to rationalize lexical fields into puzzles and create a systemic narrative game.
