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Developing games for low-vision players
Descriptive Video Works' Rhys Lloyd explains how to implement audio description to make your game more accessible
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Making platforming pop: How Sumo built Sackboy's music levels
For the GamesIndustry.biz Academy, Jack Houghton explains how Sumo matched licensed music and gameplay in Sackboy: A Big Adventure
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How to start hypercasual games production from scratch
Ducky's Ivan Fedyanin explains how to best generate ideas and prepare prototypes for the hypercasual mobile market
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Three key discoverability takeaways from the Epic/Apple lawsuit
GameDiscoverCo's Simon Carless looks at the data around platform splits, exclusives and free games revealed in this week's legal proceedings
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Hypercasual UA and ad monetization in a post-IDFA world
Adjust's Katie Madding shares some best practices to minimise the impact of iOS 14.5
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An introduction to iOS 14.5 and its impact for mobile developers
AppSecTest's Julian Evans explains how to comply with Apple's latest update
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Google's guide to growing your mobile games business
At GDC Showcase 2021, Brent Dance and Paula Wang went through the basics of user acquisition and how developers can connect with the influx of new players coming to mobile
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The challenges of porting Human: Fall Flat to mobile
From touch controls to performance optimization, Codeglue details the complexity of bringing No Brakes Games' hit to mobile
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How to find a new audience for your mobile game | GI Live Online
Xsolla's Miikka Luotio provided insight into bringing mobile games to other platforms during GI Live: Online
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The keys to multilingual game development
Xloc's Jenny McKearney outlines best practices so that projects remain on schedule when localizing games using remote teams
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The black art of platform conversions: The gold master
Sponsored article: Abstraction Games details the process of submitting your project to the platforms
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An introduction to advertising on Reddit
EVP and president for global advertising Harold Klaje tells the GamesIndustry.biz Academy how gaming brands and developers can best use the platform to market their title
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A guide to GDPR requirements for mobile game developers
AppSecTest's Julian Evans simplifies GDPR for game studios, and details the rules they need to follow and why
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Coping with impostor syndrome
Zynga's Phuong Phillips explains what companies can do to help their staff suffering from impostor syndrome, and gives tips for those who constantly fear they are a fraud
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The secret to publishing games overseas: Be more local than locals
Man Zhou shares Tencent's experience of helping to make Chinese games popular in Japan through successful localization
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How weapon capabilities influence environmental design and player movement
Lead game designer on Hood: Outlaws & Legends Jamie Smith explores how weapon mechanics can impact other areas
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Why next-gen consoles need next-gen faces
DI4D's Colin Urquhart discusses the ever higher expectations of realism in games for the GamesIndustry.biz Academy
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The manifold challenges of localising Disco Elysium
Testronic's Manuel Jimenez Verdinelli details the hurdles of localising ZA/UM's hit and its one million words
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How to integrate IP licensing into your marketing strategy
Clipwire Games' Mary Kaye Fraser explores IP licensing for mobile, and what studios should know before taking the plunge
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An introduction to UX writing for mobile
King's Patricia Gómez Jurado shares good practices around crafting user experience copy for casual mobile games
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How to measure and address your carbon footprint | Green Games Guide
An excerpt from UKIE and Games London's action plan on how the games industry can tackle climate change
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What's wrong with the UK talent pipeline and how to improve it
Sumo's Harinder Sangha, Kieran Holland, and Jacob Habgood tell the GamesIndustry.biz Academy about ways UK companies can diversify how they access talent
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Ad quality is a UX challenge
Brainium's Scott Willoughby says mobile devs need to ensure shoddy advertising doesn't undermine their efforts
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Five things to consider when building games for future players
Benjamin Charbit shares the lessons he's learnt about the audience Darewise Entertainment is targeting: Gen Z
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Making marketing mistakes or the art of failing properly
At GDC Showcase, Innersloth's Victoria Tran explored the right way to approach failure, and what you can learn from it