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A deep dive into CrazyLabs transparency Comment & Opinion Jan 10th, 2023

A deep dive into CrazyLabs transparency

CrazyLabs explains how developers and publishers can use data to inform and optimise every stage of hypercasual game design, development and live operations.

How Beatstar survived 24 killed prototypes in five years Interview May 4th, 2022

How Beatstar survived 24 killed prototypes in five years

Space Ape Games' Charmie Kim and Simon Hade detail the journey from strategy specialists to music genre success via Ed Sheeran and Stan Bush

Voodoo’s Spring Game Competition to reward studios with up to $1 million News Feb 23rd, 2022

Voodoo’s Spring Game Competition to reward studios with up to $1 million

Top prize for reaching five million downloads in four months

PGC Helsinki Digital: The common missteps of an indie hypercasual studio News Sep 16th, 2020

PGC Helsinki Digital: The common missteps of an indie hypercasual studio

Umami Games CEO Riley Andersen shared the struggles of her early free-to-play career

A major lesson from hypercasual for the rest of the industry: Launch fast, test the core gameplay, forget the rest Comment & Opinion May 15th, 2020

A major lesson from hypercasual for the rest of the industry: Launch fast, test the core gameplay, forget the rest

Skunkworks CEO James Cramer details some of the lessons he's learned

Mag Interactive head of ideation shares the when, why, and how of prototyping News Jan 21st, 2020

Mag Interactive head of ideation shares the when, why, and how of prototyping

Matthew Buxton's top tips for developers

UK Games Fund opens up fourth round of grants up to $36,000 for eligible developers News Jan 26th, 2018

UK Games Fund opens up fourth round of grants up to $36,000 for eligible developers

Also launches Pitch Development Programme for newer developers

Gram Games officially launches London studio with opening night party News Mar 13th, 2017

Gram Games officially launches London studio with opening night party

Developer Murat Gurel also hosts talk on the studio's prototype Fridays

Clash Royale based on a prototype developed before Clash of Clans News Sep 6th, 2016

Clash Royale based on a prototype developed before Clash of Clans

Would a 2012 Clash Royale have been a hit?

TIGA welcomes new £4 million Video Game Prototype Fund for UK developers News Oct 12th, 2015

TIGA welcomes new £4 million Video Game Prototype Fund for UK developers

Offering £25,000 grants to help develop prototypes

Backflip's 6 essential prototyping tips for mobile games News Mar 2nd, 2015

Backflip's 6 essential prototyping tips for mobile games

Tom Blind puts prototyping to the test.

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