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The Death of UnityThe Death of Unity
byBrandon Sheffield
Sep 12, 2023
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Yelling is not journalismYelling is not journalism
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Aug 14, 2023
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Dreamcast 20th anniversary interview extravaganza 2
Dreamcast 20th anniversary interview extravaganza 2
Sep 9, 2019
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21 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Game design deep dive: The creation of Gunhouse
Game design deep dive: The creation of Gunhouse
Oct 25, 2018
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23 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Opinion: Why there's no such thing as 'the game industry'
Opinion: Why there's no such thing as 'the game industry'
Feb 15, 2018
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8 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Design
Gamasutra's Best of 2017: Brandon Sheffield's top 5 new games released for old consoles
Gamasutra's Best of 2017: Brandon Sheffield's top 5 new games released for old consoles
Dec 21, 2017
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8 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Programming
Developers share their most memorable dirty coding tricks
Developers share their most memorable dirty coding tricks
Nov 29, 2017
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15 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Design
Q&A: Bloodstained creator's keys to making a great 'Igavania' game
Q&A: Bloodstained creator's keys to making a great 'Igavania' game
Aug 21, 2017
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9 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Big in the West: Swery, Igarashi, and others discuss the Japanese game industry
Big in the West: Swery, Igarashi, and others discuss the Japanese game industry
Jul 17, 2017
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14 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Audio
All the things you can do with an expo pass at GDC!
All the things you can do with an expo pass at GDC!
Feb 24, 2017
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6 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
How closing borders kills understanding, and censors art
How closing borders kills understanding, and censors art
Jan 28, 2017
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6 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Top 5 games we didn't finish making in 2016
Top 5 games we didn't finish making in 2016
Jan 15, 2017
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14 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Design
Unpacking The Silver Case: A Q&A with Grasshopper Manufacture
Unpacking The Silver Case: A Q&A with Grasshopper Manufacture
Jan 2, 2017
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11 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Get some taste! Let's stop making bland games!
Get some taste! Let's stop making bland games!
Sep 20, 2016
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6 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Deadly Premonition director Swery becomes a Buddhist Monk. What does this mean for his games?
Deadly Premonition director Swery becomes a Buddhist Monk. What does this mean for his games?
Sep 12, 2016
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8 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Publishers for indies – are they useful anymore?
Publishers for indies – are they useful anymore?
Sep 7, 2016
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6 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Game Developers remember Street Fighter… The Original
Game Developers remember Street Fighter… The Original
Aug 30, 2016
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10 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Swimming with the Whales: A study in free to play
Swimming with the Whales: A study in free to play
Aug 22, 2016
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10 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Game Platforms
Why I canceled my Wii U game
Why I canceled my Wii U game
Mar 31, 2016
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9 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Game Platforms
State of the Industry: Developer stats that were too weird to publish
State of the Industry: Developer stats that were too weird to publish
Jan 28, 2016
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4 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Design
5 game design lessons from the Tokyo Game Show
5 game design lessons from the Tokyo Game Show
Oct 13, 2015
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8 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Exhibiting at the Tokyo Game Show indie area – was it worth it?
Exhibiting at the Tokyo Game Show indie area – was it worth it?
Oct 5, 2015
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7 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Funding for smaller developers: Tips from the Game Career Guide
Funding for smaller developers: Tips from the Game Career Guide
Aug 28, 2015
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20 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Design
Saturn vs PlayStation redux - CAN the Saturn do transparency?
Saturn vs PlayStation redux - CAN the Saturn do transparency?
Jul 24, 2015
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1 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
PlayStation Mobile ends forever tomorrow - here are the games to buy today
PlayStation Mobile ends forever tomorrow - here are the games to buy today
Jul 14, 2015
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3 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Design
Asset placement in a pseudo 3D world – tricks of the trade
Asset placement in a pseudo 3D world – tricks of the trade
Jul 9, 2015
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26 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Guerrilla marketing at E3 without a booth – does it work!?
Guerrilla marketing at E3 without a booth – does it work!?
Jun 23, 2015
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7 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
Why Necrosoft Games will not 'renounce' pixel art
Why Necrosoft Games will not 'renounce' pixel art
May 14, 2015
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8 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Production
Co-productions: A new potential model for game development
Co-productions: A new potential model for game development
Apr 27, 2015
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2 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Design
Balancing Gunsport: the trouble with asymmetry
Balancing Gunsport: the trouble with asymmetry
Apr 20, 2015
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8 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
The curious alternative distribution of Samorost 2: Newspaper stands.
The curious alternative distribution of Samorost 2: Newspaper stands.
Mar 29, 2015
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3 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Game Platforms
Trailer Trouble: Dealing with Pixel Art Backlash
Trailer Trouble: Dealing with Pixel Art Backlash
Jan 28, 2015
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8 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
differently - a new (free) press kit creation tool
differently - a new (free) press kit creation tool
Jan 14, 2015
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5 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
What happens to small devs when Xbox Live gets hacked? We found out the hard way.
What happens to small devs when Xbox Live gets hacked? We found out the hard way.
Dec 29, 2014
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6 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield
Business
A survey about Polish games and game development
A survey about Polish games and game development
Sep 5, 2014
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2 Min Read
byBrandon Sheffield

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