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5 tips to make your game animations better
I'm the maker of Spryke, a deeply crafted platformer about a deep sea cyberfish who discovers the joys of dry land. One of Spryke's highlights its highly detailed animation style, and I'm sharing 5 animation tips with you that I've learnt over the years.
Oct. 18, 2016
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Postmortem: Phosphorus Dating
A quick postmortem of Phosphorus Dating, an awarded dating simulation game created for JS13K competition.
Oct. 18, 2016
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Concealed Intent Release Postmortem
Concealed Intent was released in August after a time in Steam's Early Access. Here are some stats collected on sales (vs costs), promotional keys & marketing.
Oct. 18, 2016
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Music Game Plan: Tactics for the Video Game Composer (Part Two)
Game music composer Winifred Phillips breaks down the popular horizontal re-sequencing technique, with music examples and a video tutorial showcasing techniques from one of her projects (The Spore Hero video game from Electronic Arts).
Oct. 18, 2016
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PlayStation VR launch - VR headset launches in the media
With the 3rd main VR headset now out and available to all, I had a look at each of the launches media coverage.
Oct. 18, 2016
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The 5 Stages of Greenlight: How to Know When It's Time to Launch Your Game
How do game developers decide which games to launch? And how do they know when those games are truly ready? At Hothead Games, we’ve developed a “Green Light Process” to guide such decisions. Here’s how you can implement a similar process in your studio.
Oct. 18, 2016
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How does storytelling differ between video games and literature?
Raph Koster explains how storytelling has changed since the days of bards and campfire stories, and discusses how video games reflect those changes.
Oct. 17, 2016
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What the code of No Man's Sky says about procedural generation
A programmer dissected the code of No Man's Sky to find out exactly how it procedurally generates planets full of unique content.
Oct. 17, 2016
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IndieCade announces list of 2016 award winners
Infinite-0 and Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor are among the 12 games that received awards at the 2016 IndieCade festival this past weekend.
Oct. 17, 2016
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Fleshing out Clustertruck's high concept into a satisfying game
Imagine a first-person platformer that has you leaping from big rig to big rig as they race down an endless, obstacle-filled roadway. Now imagine turning that concept into a fully fleshed-out game.
Oct. 17, 2016
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Popular YouTubers plead not guilty to FIFA gambling offences
Two prominent Essex-based YouTubers charged by the UK Gambling Commission of promoting online gambling to minors pleaded not guilty at court last Friday.
Oct. 17, 2016
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Video game voice actors' union calls 'interactive strike' to combat unfair treatment
UPDATE U.S. screen actors guild SAG-AFTRA has called an "interactive strike" after failing to reach an agreement with game developers regarding the fair treatment of video game voice actors.
Oct. 17, 2016