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Unity Development

Unity vs Unreal Engine 5 in 2024: The Definitive Developer's Guide

An in-depth technical comparison of Unity 2022 LTS and Unreal Engine 5.3 covering rendering pipelines, performance benchmarks, workflow differences, and which engine to choose for your next project.

๐Ÿ“… Dec 12, 2024โฑ 8 min read
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Unreal Engine

Nanite & Lumen: How UE5 Is Redefining Mobile Gaming

Explore how Unreal Engine 5's revolutionary rendering technologies are beginning to make their way to mobile platforms and what this means for the future of mobile gaming quality.

๐Ÿ“… Dec 8, 2024โฑ 6 min read
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Mobile Gaming

10 Hyper-Casual Game Mechanics That Drive 10M+ Downloads

Case study analysis of the top-grossing hyper-casual games of 2024, breaking down the core mechanics, monetization loops, and UA strategies that drove viral growth.

๐Ÿ“… Dec 3, 2024โฑ 7 min read
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Game Monetization

Mobile Game Monetization in 2024: IAP vs Ads vs Subscriptions

A comprehensive breakdown of the three major mobile game monetization models โ€” with real LTV and ARPU data from our studio's 200+ game portfolio to help you choose the right strategy.

๐Ÿ“… Nov 28, 2024โฑ 9 min read
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Multiplayer Games

Building a 100-Player Battle Royale Backend on AWS GameLift

Step-by-step technical guide to architecting a scalable battle royale multiplayer backend using AWS GameLift, covering session management, matchmaking, anti-cheat, and cost optimization.

๐Ÿ“… Nov 22, 2024โฑ 11 min read
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AR/VR Technology

AR Game Development with ARKit 6: What's New and What to Build

ARKit 6 introduces major improvements to plane detection, LiDAR mesh scanning, and Reality Composer Pro. Here's what game developers need to know and how to leverage these features.

๐Ÿ“… Nov 18, 2024โฑ 6 min read
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Web3 Gaming

Play-to-Earn in 2024: Lessons Learned from 3 NFT Game Launches

Honest post-mortem analysis from three blockchain game launches โ€” what worked, what failed catastrophically, and the evolving player expectations around Web3 game economies.

๐Ÿ“… Nov 12, 2024โฑ 8 min read
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Game Art

3D Character Art Pipeline: From Concept to In-Engine in 7 Steps

A complete walkthrough of our studio's professional 3D character art pipeline from initial concept sketches through ZBrush sculpting, Substance texturing, Maya rigging, and engine integration.

๐Ÿ“… Nov 6, 2024โฑ 10 min read
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Mobile Gaming

Game Optimization: How We Achieved 60 FPS on Low-End Android

Practical optimization techniques โ€” occlusion culling, texture atlasing, shader optimization, object pooling, and dynamic resolution โ€” that helped us hit 60fps on budget Android devices.

๐Ÿ“… Oct 30, 2024โฑ 7 min read
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Game Testing

A Practical Guide to Game QA Testing: What Studios Often Miss

Beyond functional testing โ€” the edge cases, device fragmentation issues, network condition simulation, and analytics validation steps that professional QA teams run before every launch.

๐Ÿ“… Oct 24, 2024โฑ 8 min read
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Unity Development

Unity DOTS: When to Use Entity Component System in Your Game

A practical guide to Unity's Data-Oriented Technology Stack โ€” when the performance gains justify the added complexity, and real benchmarks from an RTS game we ported to DOTS.

๐Ÿ“… Oct 18, 2024โฑ 9 min read
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Game Development

Game Design Document Template for Indie Developers in 2024

A professional, battle-tested GDD template used by our studio for every project. Includes core loop design, monetization mapping, technical specifications, and milestone planning sections.

๐Ÿ“… Oct 12, 2024โฑ 5 min read
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