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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Bala brothers' guide to finding the magic
At GDC Showcase, the Velan Studios founders detailed their business model, fuelled by divergent thinking
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Developing for fandom at every level
Beautiful Glitch creative director Julián Quijano explains how Monster Prom was designed with fan consumption in mind
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Five tips on being a better producer
Fundamentally Games' Ella Romanos looks at what makes production successful for the GamesIndustry.biz Academy
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Getting closer to simulating the real world: Applying ray tracing in games
At Tencent Game Developers Conference, Yuan Xie explored the challenges of applying ray tracing
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Best practices for designing an effective user interface
Double Eleven's Edd Coates shares the essential components to designing accessible and effective UI for video games
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How to be a better character designer
At the Yorkshire Games Festival, Lucy Kyriakidou explored visual storytelling, body diversity, and how to improve your art skills
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Making terms and conditions more accessible to users
Sulake discusses how to make something that epitomizes "boring" into something that adds to the user experience
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The black art of platform conversions: The release candidate
Sponsored article: Abstraction Games details the penultimate stage of the adaptation process -- the release candidate
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GoldenEye, Mario and how to succeed in the world of nostalgia
There's a huge market of 30-somethings eager to replay the games from their youth, but getting it right can be hard
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Azure PlayFab: The world's biggest dev tools you've never thought of
Microsoft's James Gwertzman tells the GamesIndustry.biz Academy about his mission to help developers succeed
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Piracy: Does it matter?
People will try to steal your game in huge numbers, says Butterscotch Shenanigans' Adam Coster -- treat it as a design constraint
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Dealing with delays: A guide to production optimization and crisis management
META Publishing's Alessandro Cossidente explains how to avoid setbacks, and how to cope when it does happen
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Using player-avatar relations to make more engaging and successful games
Avatars can be the key to offering more intense and satisfying game experiences, and inspiring loyalty among players
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How to enable cross-progression between generations and platforms
AccelByte's Raymond Arifianto gives a crash course on how to implement platform-agnostic cloud save features
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Maximum safety, minimum cost: How to launch your game on a new platform
Focusing on the Epic Games Store, Reto Moto's Jean-Marc Broyer dives into launching a PC game on a new platform
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How to bring blockbuster brands to the gaming world
Outright Games on three key principles that can bring success when working with major licenses