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Behind the Scenes: Monster Creation
Where do monsters come from? Here we show a simple step by step process on how we created one of the more unique creatures in the open world RPG Archmage Rises.
May 13, 2016
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Deconstruction Comparison: Farm Heroes Saga vs Mystery Match
Deconstruction and comparison of two Match-3 games: Farm Heroes Saga and Mystery Match in regard to their economy loops, UI / UX designs, narratives, gameplay, social and retention factors.
May 13, 2016
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How do you get your app discovered?
Right now the App Store and Google Play host around 3.1m apps between them and that number�s growing at an incredible rate on a daily basis. So how do you get your app discovered in a market where demand is nowhere near the size of the supply?
May 13, 2016
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How To Create Game Worlds
What are the key approaches to creating engaging worlds that will help you build better characters and tell a story?
May 12, 2016
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Biofeedback and Gaming: The Future Is Upon Us (Seriously)
Integrating biofeedback into games is finally accessible for developers and players alike. This post highlights the state of biofeedback tech in games as of mid-2016 and presents options for how developers can start exploring it for their own titles.
May 12, 2016
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Localizing your game into Spanish, which Spanish do you choose?
You want to localize your game into Spanish, ok no worries there. However are you aware that you need to choose whether to translate your game into Euro Spanish or Latin American Spanish?
May 12, 2016
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The Successes and Failures of Dark Souls 3's Design
A massive examination of Dark Souls 3's game design; looking at what From Software did right, and where there were some problems.
May 12, 2016
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How We Create Lively Game Characters With Well Written Dialogue
Well written dialogue can make good games great. We at Halkologic Games have put a lot of effort on refining the way we write dialogue and want to share our best practices with you. Contains step by step instructions of our writing process with examples.
May 12, 2016
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Casino Royale(ly) Screwed
The gambling/gaming industry needs a completely new model in order to meet Millennials where and how they like to to play.
May 12, 2016
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Many faces of Procedural Generation: Determinism (classification system, part 3)
In this post we’ll talk about a classification system on the possible deterministic aspects of Procedural Generation.
May 12, 2016
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Is Overwatch Esport's Next Breakout Hit?
Red Fox Insights analyzes Overwatch's esports potential, including results from over 7,800 responses from more than 600 completed gamer surveys!
May 12, 2016
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Steam Stealer: Targeting The "Treasure" In Online Game Accounts
Panopticon Labs co-founder Matthew Cook interviews Kaspersky Lab's Santiago Pontiroli about Steam Stealer, why hackers are targeting online games, and the importance of protecting players from fraud and abuse.
May 11, 2016