News &
Insights

The intricacies of video game economics and video game economy design have quickly become an integral part of a game’s life cycle and how its success is measured by publishers. Due to the rising complexities of game design and video game development, we’re seeing longer production cycles, with bigger and more expensive targets. In this […]

It has a few different names, real-time VFX, real time VFX, and even game VFX but they’re all the same thing. Real-time VFX are the effects we see in a video game. From mist, rain, sand, and ash to confetti, fireworks, explosions, and world-ending detonations, real-time VFX is the term that covers them all. Real-time […]

One of our latest and most exciting full-cycle game development projects is with Fateless Games. Fateless Games came together founded by Simon Lockerby, Hisham Saleh, and Dan Francis, otherwise known as HellHades, Sham, and Phixion. They came together through a love of gaming, building communities, and creating content. This vision brought them into the world […]

Game design is the process of determining what a game is – its rules, how it plays, and its content. Before even getting to the point of designing a game in earnest, designers and the wider development team need to understand the game idea’s core and definitively answer some fundamental questions about what the game […]

The mobile gaming industry is changing fast, and it is not slowing down. As the entire games market shifts in technology, player behavior, and production strategy, mobile is evolving from a “nice-to-have platform” to a core battleground for studios that want scale, revenue, and longevity. This matters because mobile game development is no longer only […]

Unforgettable video game experiences happen when all aspects come together, including art, gameplay mechanics, story, and game character design. Great video game character design is borne of teamwork between different departments – excellent writing, second-to-none concept art, and seamless insertion into the game’s world and story. Modern video game character design strives to instill emotion […]

Weapons, and in particular firearms, are a particularly fun piece of 3D game art. They’re front and center for much of the gameplay, right in the hands of the player. Even if it’s not an FPS, they are something that often draws player attention. For 3D game artists, creating a fun, high-quality, and interesting weapon […]

With the Epic Games Store coming to mobile by the end of 2024, we’re going to see a huge change up in the approach to mobile gaming, game porting, and mobile game development. In the future, we’ll see the Epic Store as one of the main gaming elements alongside the Apple Store and the Google […]

In our previous article on the Magic Media game development outsourcing pipeline, we walked through how our workflow is set up and how strong, steady communication helps us deliver results our clients can trust. Read our working with Magic Media game development outsourcing blog In this part, we get into the work that powers our […]

Mobile game development continues to evolve in the modern gaming industry, with mobile platforms becoming increasingly attractive to developers for their increasing power, cloud streaming solutions, and portability. Mobile games have progressed significantly from their humble origins as simple puzzle games to viable platforms that can run classics and AAA games. Many developers choose to […]