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Best Practices: In-Game Ads
Through Kongregate's findings from effective in-game advertising, we’ll cover how to: track and optimize performance; engage as many players as possible; and give rewards that matter.
May 16, 2016
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The Darkside and the Light – The Anatomy of a Room in Mayhem In Single Valley
An overview of how a room is layered in Mayhem In Single Valley which includes a detailed description of a unique stencil based 2D shadow/lighting technique.
May 16, 2016
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Making the Gemstone Keeper Greenlight Trailer
Here is the documentation of the production that went into making the Steam Greenlight video for the ASCII Twin-Stick shooter, Gemstone Keeper. Talking about video capturing and editing on a budget, as well as what goes into a Steam Greenlight trailer.
May 16, 2016
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Final Fantasy X-2′s Brilliant Job System (and a problem I have with it)
Final Fantasy X-2 is a flawed game but I absolutely love its job system and I want you to love it too.
May 16, 2016
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Overwatch's biggest contribution to esports' growth: speed
With Overwatch's open beta weekend come and gone, we finally have a glimpse at how Blizzard's Hero Shooter will impact the esports playing field.
May 13, 2016
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How I got money for my game after only a month of development
How I secured an investment, as a completely unknown game developer, for one of my most experimental games, after only a month of development.
May 13, 2016
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Implementing a minimap in Unity (tutorial)
What does it take to make a minimap for a Unity game? You most probably would be surprised but it is easier than you think, and it does not even require any programming skills!
May 13, 2016
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The clash of Titans - Call of Duty Infinite Warfare and Battlefield 1 reveals media coverage
A look at the performance of the reveals of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Battlefield 1
May 13, 2016
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Sorry, I Will Not Develop Your Game Concept For Free!
Work is usually only worth what you pay for it, so why are there people who expect to find game developers to work on their start-up or new project for free?
May 13, 2016
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Want to Increase Your Free-to-Play Game Revenue & Retention? Experiment With Virtual Currency Annuities
While virtual currency sales are effective for FTP games monetization, player annuities are an excellent complement to boost both retention & revenue. Isaac Knowles, staff economist at Scientific Revenue, explains why.
May 13, 2016
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Money for nothing? Gamers and the buying of 'virtual assets'
For researchers, the buying of virtual assets provides an opportunity to try and understand why people become so immersed in games and what motivates gamers to spend real money on items that some would consider as having no value.
May 13, 2016
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China doesn't want your games
Forget about the Chinese gaming market. Really.
May 13, 2016