Anonymous said: How do companies decide how many people are needed to build a game that's been greenlit? Answer: The team’s leadership (with input from the publisher) figures out how much time the...

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23.12.2024

Anonymous said: I mean this genuinely despite how it may sound, but: are minor profile cosmetics particularly valued by players? I mean like titles, banners, icons, maybe even playmats or things like...

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23.12.2024

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Anonymous said: How is it looked by Managers/Recruiters to look at a resume of someone who left a long time developed AAA project of 3+ years before the game was launched? Answer: There’s nothing...

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20.12.2024

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Anonymous said: Why do Fighting Games include invincibility frames for moves that are not blocks/dodges/etc? What is the benefit to having attacks have fractions of a second where the opponent cannot...

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20.12.2024

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Anonymous said: How do you know when you should come up with a generalized solution for a problem, or just make the problem impossible via (for example) strict level design? Answer: It really depends...

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13.12.2024

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Anonymous said: So why do early access games tend to only launch on PC anyway? Consoles are perfectly capable of updating games, and even have built in news feeds these days too. Answer:...

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13.12.2024

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Anonymous said: How to deal with project management where every task is high-urgent priority? Even the simple ones that are easy to fix and don't have such a big impact as other real-high priority...

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13.12.2024

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Anonymous said: How much do early/initial sales matter for the "succes" of a game? I often notice people saying that a game looks good but wait for a sale to pick it up. I understand that could be...

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10.12.2024

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Anonymous said: On the topic of keywords, what are red flags that will get a resume tossed into the bin) Answer: There aren’t any particular keywords that will auto-kill your chances, but there are...

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07.12.2024

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Anonymous said: What are common keywords any game design resume should include? Answer: It depends on the kind of designer position you’re aiming for. We want to see key words for common tasks that...

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06.12.2024

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Anonymous said: Is there much of a difference between a digital media degree and a game design degree when it comes to applying for jobs within the gaming sector? Or is it dependent on the role you...

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04.12.2024

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Anonymous said: Is it common for Gameplay Programmers to also work in other areas (rendering, engine, tools, etc) while on the same project? Why does that happen? Answer: It happens on occasion, but...

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03.12.2024

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Anonymous said: What is the gnarliest coding hack you've ever encountered? Answer: The weirdest coding hack I’ve ever seen myself was in a very popular first person shooter series whose engine my...

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03.12.2024

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Anonymous said: So recently MTG had to ban the vampire card Vein Ripper because it could be cheated into play on turn three by Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord, all because Vein Ripper is a vampire. Looking...

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29.11.2024

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Anonymous said: I know you have said designers/engineers in the games industry are people that love games (because they could be paid more for the same skills by working in a different industry). Does...

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27.11.2024

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Anonymous said: Every once in a while, in the pre-patch days, you'd hear of a game where later printings (like a "greatest hits" version) were in fact slightly different versions with bug fixes or the...

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26.11.2024

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Anonymous said: There’s a lot of noise online about live service games being detrimental to the quality of games, such as initial launches being bug ridden and with incomplete features. Is there any...

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22.11.2024

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Anonymous said: Has every move been invented? Maybe this is a weird one, but within a specific genre—take MOBAs for example—do you think every combination of move properties has been done? Push, pull,...

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22.11.2024

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Anonymous said: How much use does Rust (the programming language) see in game development? Answer: I haven’t ever seen it used. Game dev still primarily runs on C++ to do the heavy lifting. We often...

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21.11.2024

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Anonymous said: A twofer but they're related. Why in games, where nothing needs to be shipped, do shops "rotate" things in purely digital storefronts as if they can't exist for sale perpetually? And...

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16.11.2024

Ask a Game Dev — Summer 2025 Game Development Student Internship Roundup, Part 2

Summer 2025 Game Development Student Internship Roundup, Part 2Internship recruiting season has begun for some large game publishers and developers. This means that a number of internship...

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16.11.2024

Ask a Game Dev — I’m on BlueSky now

I’m on BlueSky nowCome say hi. [Join us on Discord] and/or [Support us on Patreon] Got a burning question you want answered? • Short questions: Ask a Game Dev on Twitter • Short questions: Ask a Game...

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14.11.2024

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jirnkirks said: sorry this is 2 questions in 1 on very different topics haha. but im not a game dev nor am i likely to get the skills in game dev- i am very in marketing & analytics though as well as...

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14.11.2024

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xlogic11 said: I'm a recent computer science graduate and finished my military duty, where I also developed a strong concept for my first game. Game development is my passion, and I’d love to pursue...

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12.11.2024

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pasuwado said: Hi! I’m a Brazilian fan of your work, and I want to thank you for all the content you share. I often see heated discussions about the role of consulting companies in game development,...

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08.11.2024

Ask a Game Dev — Summer 2025 Game Development Student Internship Roundup, Part 1

Summer 2025 Game Development Student Internship Roundup, Part 1Internship recruiting season has begun for some large game publishers and developers. This means that a number of internship...

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08.11.2024

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Anonymous said: Another question about NPC's I will sometimes see players just let the NPC kill enemies which usually goes with them struggling to kill them or they take a long time to even getting...

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05.11.2024

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Anonymous said: Say we've got a live service game, and we're at the beginning of the current content cycle. The next batch of big character class changes aren't expected for the next year or more,...

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01.11.2024

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mytemporarily said: Hi GameDev! I'm working on a game in my spare time that I'm pretty happy with. It's a 3d platformer with low poly graphics. I'm releasing a demo on itch tomorrow for...

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31.10.2024

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wheels1185 said: recently i was watching a youtuber play mario party against 3 other AI controlled characters and it got me thinking. when it comes to games like mario party (Or any other game where...

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30.10.2024

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Anonymous said: Wait a minute..."indie" means you dont need a publisher, right? Wouldn't that technically mean inhouse Nintendo games are indie? 🤔 Answer: “Indie” today primarily refers to budget size...

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28.10.2024

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dimestoretajic said: I must ask you what may be the most important question in the history of this blog. Why on God's green earth do NPCs, especially ones on escort missions, NEVER match the player...

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27.10.2024

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Anonymous said: Mario Wonder, Mario Party, both latest Zelda's, HAL, GameFreak, Insomniac, and several others had major leaks within the last year and a half. I feel like this has been ramping up in...

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27.10.2024

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Anonymous said: Follow up, why don’t escort NPC have a sort of reverse rubber banding, so when the NPC gets X distance ahead they become Y% slower and then match players speed when the player is close...

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26.10.2024

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Anonymous said: Hi, I want to ask is there's any requirement to emailing feedback to developers? Or should we just fill out in game survey forms and not send mails? Thank you in advance Answer: You...

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19.10.2024

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Anonymous said: Is there a "wrong/right" way to boycott a game (besides obivious attacks and death threats? I can't find the tweet nor recall the specifics, but it was about an not related developer...

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18.10.2024

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Anonymous said: Is NDA common in the game industry? Is there any consequence to me as a employee in my career to sign one of these? Answer: NDAs are super common in the game industry. Most games have...

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17.10.2024

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Anonymous said: In multiplayer games like Call of Duty and Apex Legends, I see many complaints about SBMM (Skill-Based Matchmaking). The main criticism is that it doesn’t allow strong players to play...

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17.10.2024

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ralinsaur said: Recently, Jason Schreier revealed some bts talks with Blizzard devs who told him that they were trying for an RTS for years but were denied by execs. I understand that execs weigh...

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12.10.2024

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Anonymous said: I've occasionally seen this common bug in several games where a character gets stuck in what seems to be the center of the map, doing a T pose. Is this is a common output of several...

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