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Technical localization challenges and how to solve them
Codeglue's Thomas Jongman details common issues you can encounter when localizing Japanese games into English
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"It's made of details": Staying focused as a hobbyist game developer
CreatorCrate's Jori Ryan on how part-time developers can keep themselves undaunted by bigger picture worries as they work on their project
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Seven steps for a winning hypercasual prototype
Crazy Labs' Rotem Eldor details the right steps for a prototype that can pass the marketability test and later become a successful hypercasual game
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Improve your user experience with passwordless authentication
Sponsored article: Learn how Xsolla Login and passwordless authentication can remove the risk of weak, reused, and leaked passwords during registration
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Growing customisable first-party data analytics for mobile games
Exient's production director Thomas Leinekugel explains the benefits of building a first-party analytics solution
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Best practices for developing VR games for theme parks
Gamitronics founder Rajat Ojha explains the subtleties of developing VR content for location-based experiences
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Telling story through gameplay
In a case study looking at Grindstone, Kaitlin Tremblay explains what it means to tell stories in games that look like they may not have a lot of space for narrative
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"Just ship it": Tips for game development on a budget
At Nordic Game, Patch & Path's Ian Lotinsky gave advice on how to launch an indie game on schedule and on a shoestring budget
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Didn't we already fix this? Why you keep seeing the same bugs in localization QA
Amber's John W. Park explains the subtleties of working with a Translation Memory database
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Iteration and social trends: The keys to successfully entering the hypercasual market
At GI Live, Shai Sasson detailed CrazyLabs' strategy to develop and release successful hypercasual games
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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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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