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Mickey Blumental's Blog Expert Blogs

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The Real Price of Free
Posted by Mickey Blumental on Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:45:00 EDT in Design
Are freemium games really free? Just because you’re not paying money doesn’t mean you’re not paying.
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10 Ways to Retain Your Players
Posted by Mickey Blumental on Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:12:00 EST in Design
10 ways to keep your players engaged with your game for longer (and why would you want them to).
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Comment In: Video: Remembering LucasArts' groundbreaking Maniac Mansion [News - 04/03/2013 - 06:58]
My gawd, the title music ... My gawd, the title music is now stuck in my head. r n r nMuch as I love Maniac Mansion, I utterly flipped when I got my hands on the gorgeous sequel Day of the Tentacle.

Comment In: The Real Price of Free [Blog - 03/31/2013 - 07:45]
I also don t rule ... I also don t rule out using this structure for developing a game. Most revenue on the App Store comes from in app purchases and not all developers can afford to dismiss it. r n r n- This post. :-

Comment In: IGDA's official response to its controversial GDC party [News - 03/28/2013 - 04:19]
So basically, as long as ... So basically, as long as you can find someone who 's a bigger douche than you, there 's no need to become better

Comment In: 10 Ways to Retain Your Players [Blog - 01/31/2013 - 06:12]
Thanks, Henrik Your additional reasons ... Thanks, Henrik Your additional reasons to consider user retention are great. r n r nSomeone else also pointed out to me two other user retention methods I forgot to mention: notifications to remind people to play the game and a tutorial system to ensure you don 't lose players early ...

Comment In: Class Acts: Or Not. The IGDA, Langdell, Capps and "Policing" the Board. [Blog - 06/01/2009 - 04:06]
The Mirrors Edge thing on ... The Mirrors Edge thing on the website seems like a bait. He wants EA to come after him and then he'll be able to turn it around pointing out that it's them using his trademark. I suspect they just don't give a crap. If it's really about a game called ...

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