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Getting more with less: Six high-yield design patterns Comment & Opinion Apr 29th, 2020

Getting more with less: Six high-yield design patterns

Mobile games consultant Matthew Emery looks at some easy ways to boost profits with the least amount of effort

How TerraGenesis developer Edgeworks attracts players who have never played games before Interview Mar 30th, 2020

How TerraGenesis developer Edgeworks attracts players who have never played games before

The developer talks realism in game design, player engagement and smart monetization tactics

Women in Gaming: Sumo Digital's Lucy Smith discusses the allure of games design Interview Mar 4th, 2020

Women in Gaming: Sumo Digital's Lucy Smith discusses the allure of games design

"Anyone who has a strong work ethic and attitude can achieve anything"

Hyper Hippo’s Tristan Rattink on why AdVenture Capitalist is still here after 5 years Comment & Opinion Jan 28th, 2020

Hyper Hippo’s Tristan Rattink on why AdVenture Capitalist is still here after 5 years

How the studio took "the least sexy idea" and made it into a global phenomenon

Hypercasual vs GAAS - Lessons for lean #Gamedev Comment & Opinion Jan 27th, 2020

Hypercasual vs GAAS - Lessons for lean #Gamedev

What can two very different development strategies can teach us as game developers

Snap Finger's Joanna Haslam on the positives of game design documents News Jan 21st, 2020

Snap Finger's Joanna Haslam on the positives of game design documents

Design director shared her tips and tricks in London

Kwalee on what exactly makes a hypercasual game News Jan 21st, 2020

Kwalee on what exactly makes a hypercasual game

Head of publishing Simon Prytherch on building a game for the fastest-growing genre

"Game design isn’t all about grand ideas and blue-sky visions of exciting new games" Interview Sep 3rd, 2019

"Game design isn’t all about grand ideas and blue-sky visions of exciting new games"

“The devil is in the detail”

Voodoo brings on Blizzard, King and Mamau hires for Berlin studio Job News Jul 2nd, 2019

Voodoo brings on Blizzard, King and Mamau hires for Berlin studio

Two new game designers and two new developers

Jobs in Games: ZeptoLab’s Jorge Rosado on how to become a game designer Interview Jun 4th, 2019

Jobs in Games: ZeptoLab’s Jorge Rosado on how to become a game designer

“I was naive enough to think that I would become a millionaire and would be able to afford a Ferrari with my very first game”

How marketing can be baked into game design News Apr 8th, 2019

How marketing can be baked into game design

"You can't spell marketing without design," says Those Awesome Guys founder

1 Adapt or disrupt: A practical guide to surviving in a golden age of games Feature Jan 28th, 2019

Adapt or disrupt: A practical guide to surviving in a golden age of games

Oscar Clark offers astute business and game design tips

The delicate balancing act behind midcore match-three Sega Heroes Interview Dec 11th, 2018

The delicate balancing act behind midcore match-three Sega Heroes

Finding core-casual sweetspot

Supercell: It takes more than one great idea to make a successful game News Aug 30th, 2018

Supercell: It takes more than one great idea to make a successful game

Studio veteran Touko Tahkokallio shared his granular approach to development at this year’s GDC

Miyamoto: Regrettable choices were made during the development of Super Mario Run News Aug 29th, 2018

Miyamoto: Regrettable choices were made during the development of Super Mario Run

Difficulty curve and fixed-price model could’ve been improved, claims the legendary designer

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