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Doom: The Dark Ages' financial fate rests on a parry mechanic Doom: The Dark Ages' financial fate rests on a parry mechanic

byBryant Francis

May 6, 2025

1 Min Read

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Is Blue Prince's success due to 'social play?'Is Blue Prince's success due to 'social play?'

byDanielle Riendeau

Apr 25, 2025

1 Min Read

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The huge, hidden web game market no one talks about (and how to get in)

The huge, hidden web game market no one talks about (and how to get in)

byDmitry Kachmar,Founder

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It's time for gaming awards to rethink the strategy/sim category

It's time for gaming awards to rethink the strategy/sim category

byGreg Foertsch,CEO

A developer's guide to effective localization in Unreal Engine

A developer's guide to effective localization in Unreal Engine

byShayan Aminnezhad

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Converting saves, a cross platform journey

byOleksii Honcharov

6 elements of visual guidance

6 elements of visual guidance

Valve stakes its claim to PC gaming handhelds with SteamOS’s arrival on Lenovo Legion Go S

Valve stakes its claim to PC gaming handhelds with SteamOS’s arrival on Lenovo Legion Go S

byJames McWhirter,Senior Analyst, Games

Prince of Persia's accessibility is inaccessible to some

Prince of Persia's accessibility is inaccessible to some

byJosh Bycer,Blogger

How balance can affect difficulty

How balance can affect difficulty

Reflections on the journey of publishing Everseeker: Little Critters

Reflections on the journey of publishing Everseeker: Little Critters

byJoão Victor Kaian,Buscariol Maiettini

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Enhancing experiences through scent: Technological integration across virtual environments, entertainment, and therapeutic applications

Enhancing experiences through scent: Technological integration across virtual environments, entertainment, and therapeutic applications

byPrateek Polapally

Reality check for VR: Omdia forecasts decline as Apple’s entry fails to galvanize market

Reality check for VR: Omdia forecasts decline as Apple’s entry fails to galvanize market

byGeorge Jijiashvili,Senior Principal Analyst, Games

Death to all zombies: crafting weapons for Zombie State

Death to all zombies: crafting weapons for Zombie State

byDenis Pozdnyakov

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 10 must-read Featured Blogs

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 10 must-read Featured Blogs

byHolly Green,Community Editorial Coordinator

Microsoft is not ready to deprioritize Xbox consoles

Microsoft is not ready to deprioritize Xbox consoles

byJames McWhirter,Senior Analyst, Games

How to create a 'fair' auto-aiming system in a robot shooter

How to create a 'fair' auto-aiming system in a robot shooter

byKirill Sharikov

6 steps to a successful playtesting process for an indie developer

6 steps to a successful playtesting process for an indie developer

byMaxim Kiselev

Mastering hybrid-casual game design: Lessons in balancing depth and accessibility

Mastering hybrid-casual game design: Lessons in balancing depth and accessibility

byAnton Volnykh

The Last Humble Bee postmortem: Staying sane in solo development

The Last Humble Bee postmortem: Staying sane in solo development

byJacob Weersing,Blogger

Gnarly content: 9 risks for horror game development

Gnarly content: 9 risks for horror game development

How to play a game if you want to learn about making one

How to play a game if you want to learn about making one

byIshan Manjrekar

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The art of balance in community management

The art of balance in community management

byBrenton Stockwell

Survival guide to developing a game and publishing it on Steam

Survival guide to developing a game and publishing it on Steam

byMiguel Enjuto Ojanguren

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Why you can't objectively build great games

Why you can't objectively build great games

byJosh Bycer,Blogger

How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

10 lessons learned from the development of Nikoderiko

10 lessons learned from the development of Nikoderiko

byDmitry Smirnov

How to record a giant mech: Recording sound design with War Robots

How to record a giant mech: Recording sound design with War Robots

byIlya Viktorov

Reviving retro: the art and science of recharging Atari’s classic games for modern audiences

Reviving retro: the art and science of recharging Atari’s classic games for modern audiences

byAugustas Vachauzas

The art of game balance: evolution

The art of game balance: evolution

byBreno Azevedo

I designed economies for $150M games: here's my ultimate handbook

I designed economies for $150M games: here's my ultimate handbook

Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI

Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI

byMichael Yichao

Reflections on my score for Tactical Breach Wizards

Reflections on my score for Tactical Breach Wizards

byRobert Arzola

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

byMaxim Kiselev

The overdesign trap of game design

The overdesign trap of game design

byJosh Bycer,Blogger

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