people tend to forget that Steam was at first a system to deliver patches for HL1 games such as Counter-Strike. It replaced the WON system back then. You had no choice of having Steam to play Counter-Strike 1.6. It is later that it began to be a store. I always ...
Also working as a game designer for Social Games, I'd say that there is 2 type of Facebook game. Advertising games and monetization games. Like all F2P Browser games or facebook games, although the fun factor of the player is taken in account, every game mechanics must lead to profit, ...
I think just knowing you're missing something the first time, will force player to re play the game to seek the missing parts. A lot of game forced the player to see everything, without knowing they lost replayability by doing so.
It's okay to dream about doing the next best selling game of the year, as long as you plan your finance accordingly. Planning the production of the main product while developing small games, easily publishable that can produce a daily cash flow. Although dreaming is ok, you have to be ...
I would say Thief 2: The Metal Age 2000 Way before Assassin Creed could climb walls, Garret had those clever Rope Arrow, Moss Arrow, Water Arrow, Fire Arrow, Sounds Arrow, etc. While the story was linear, the game itself gave to the player the ability to free roam where they ...
