Here’s a list of places where you can look for audio for your games. Some I knew about; some I didn’t. It’s courtesy of the guys at V-Play — if you haven’t looked at that game engine before it’s worth a peek. Looks interesting. 16 Sites Offering Free Game Sounds for Game Devs – V-Play
Interesting quick read with some nice numbers if you’re looking for a job in the game dev industry. One part leaped out at me… “However, this has had the effect of crowding out the space, with more developers (many of whom are not really skilled enough to make a profitable game)…” Yes, there are a […]
Nice cheat sheet (in PDF format) for the new stuff in Unity 5 — much of it is 3D-related, but there’s still some good info for us 2D game developers… Tips and Training for Unity 5 Features
Awesome news from Corona Labs — the Corona SDK is now completely free for the Pro version. Plus, they’ve announced targeting Mac+Win desktop. I’ll believe that when I see it (he says with world-weary cynicism) but if (when) it happens Corona SDK will be a force to be reckoned with (even more so than now). […]
I thought I posted this already, but must have been so enamored with it that sharing it was pushed to the back burner. If you’re interested in creating adventure games, see this article for ways to put puzzles together. Grumpy Gamer – Puzzle Dependency Charts When you’re done with that, check out the game dev […]
It’s Raph Koster, which is reason enough to pay attention. (Thanks to GDC for releasing some of their videos for free.) Gamasutra – Video: Practical Creativity – A way to invent new kinds of video games
Great article with some ideas for people who are thinking about artwork and art styles for their games. Even if you don’t agree with one of the main premises of the article (pixel art is tired), there are enough other ideas that make the article well worth reading and absorbing. Gamasutra: Joseph Humfrey’s Blog – […]
Got a story-based game? Adventure? RPG? Here’s an article on 36 plots and examples of each. The 36 Plots
Raph Koster’s book, Theory of Fun for Game Design, should be considered “required reading” for all game developers. This link is to an article on his website which talks about cloning vs original game design. Good stuff, as always. When is a Clone » Raph’s Website
Cool* browser-based particle designer for Corona SDK and Cocos2D. * Haven’t tried it yet, but it looks cool. Particle2dx
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