Surrounded by people at 1am on a Monday, it sinks in that Pokemon Go has so much going for it, and yet even more holding it back. Despite a perfect view of the San Francisco skyline from the top of a park, everyone’s on their phone. We’re huddled together, reciting Pokemon facts from our youth […]
*featured on Gamasutra here Wouldn’t it be helpful to bring more knowledge from simple visualizations into your game? After you’ve finished celebrating your game’s fun core loop, you’re probably examining adding upgrades, buffs and other unlocks in the game economy. Your game doesn’t need to involve stocks or inflation to have a game economy. Game […]
There’s a trend where game developers create indie studio’s but don’t want to feel alone. The glamor of working from home wears off sooner than some might think. That’s one of the reasons we created Gamenest. In the heart of San Francisco, we founded a co-working pace for indies to get feedback, share ideas, discuss markets, and have […]
Remember the future utopia of the 1950’s? The future where hunger is solved with pills and powder? Simply press a button for a nutritious, cheap, and delicious meal! With the arrival of 2015, I wanted to believe this utopia had arrived too. I wanted to test my body and report back if it was possible […]
It was the first standard, the experience that started it all. To this day, the video game industry is accused of re-making products in search for that original thrill. The book Masters of Doom by David Hushner is an adeptly recreated look into the lives of John Romoero and John Carmack as they grew their […]
This is a post from the featured series on the Unity Analytics Playnomics blog. It takes from lessons after launching Battle Group 2, which is a finalist at IGF China and was featured by Apple and Humble Bundle. There are plenty of pitfalls to trip into when first exploring into analytics. But now that we’ve […]
This is a post from the featured series on the Unity Analytics Playnomics blog. It takes from lessons after launching Battle Group 2, which is a finalist at IGF China and was featured by Apple and Humble Bundle. Game analytics are vital on both a business and creative perspective. Analytics can be used to adapt […]
I had the pleasure of talking to TapStream about the F2P and premium ecosystem, we discussed the issues that surround developers in todays market. The second half focus on premium products on mobile like with our experiences in Battle Group 2. “Dylan points out always a certain number of developers interested in focusing on their expertise- building great […]
Why? Your game’s trailer can be the final piece of the puzzle, or the hole that ruins everything. Discoverability for your game will always be the hardest box to check off. many regard it as the second most important product of the entire development, certainly more than the demo or any other materials. How? – […]
As some may know, recently I’ve been designing Battle Group 2. Bane games is happy to announce that over the past few months we’ve reached pre-alpha and have been gathering feedback on an early version of the game. We don’t want to fix something that’s not broken, as the original Battle Group did well on mobile […]