Tag: Games

The Ultralight Beam Games — Teams

1st. Writing— I write a story in Evernote. Then, I write the art brief for the visual. While the art brief is in connection to the story, the writings do differ. I paste the art brief into Midjourney — “ /imagine “— and then a journey begins. 2nd. Generating— T...

Artificial Intelligence and Video Games: 3 Amazing Possibilities

1) Multiplayer Games will see less Balance Patches That’s right, overpowered champions or overused weapons in video games will be more apparent to the developers before releasing the game. How can this be done with AI? Let’s discuss simulation within video games. Simulation can be ...

The Awesome Power of Well-Documented Code

Back when I was researching my book Coders, I talked to a lot of folks who ran very successful open-source projects. “What”, I asked them all, “made your project take off?” Why did yours gain legs, when so many others — including quite good projects —...

Official Statement from Gala Games

Dear Gala Community, We wanted to provide you with an important update regarding recent legal developments involving the founders of our company, Blockchain Game Partners, Inc., also known as, Gala Games, Gala Music and Gala Film. On August 31, 2023, a derivative shareholder lawsuit was filed ...

Play Games, Earn Crypto: The Ultimate Guide to Profiting from Play-to-Earn

This guide unravels the Play-to-Earn phenomenon, providing insights into how you can transform your gaming skills into tangible cryptocurrency earnings. Play to Earn In a digital age marked by innovation and decentralization, the fusion of gaming and cryptocurrency has birthed a revolution...

Celebrating National Video Games Day: Breaking Stereotypes and Building Communities

It’s International Video Games Day, and I’m here, sipping my pixelated cawfee (it’s a thing, I swear), pondering the epic evolution of gaming. From the days when Pong was the pinnacle of entertainment to the sprawling virtual worlds we explore today, it’s safe to say we&rsquo...

Word Games of the Weekend Culture Warrior: 3 Critical Tips to Win the Main Plot

What’s in a word? More than just the games people play. For example, I call myself an “antiracist.” Why? Because racism’s destructive history is irrefutable and antiracism is a word that literally means I’m opposed to racism. So, you can imagine my fascination...

What’s the good of games?

What is the value of games in our lives? This question was prompted by a query from my Mentor in Coaching and Positive Psychology, Dr Robert Biswas Diener, who inquired about games involving psychology and coaching. He encouraged me to think about how games can be used in coaching and facilitat...

7 Mind Games That Interviewers Try When They Interview You

In my fifteen years as a HR professional, I’ve utilized numerous techniques to assess potential candidates. I’ve seen and practiced the art of subtle probing, often deploying psychological tactics to better understand an applicant’s persona and work ethos. Below is a sneak peek int...

The Essential Games: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)

If you’re desperate to play a modern mainstream video game that’s packed full of genuinely amazing writing, you’d be hard-pressed to do much better than 2021’s Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Whether you’re a fan of these characters from the super popula...

The Essential Games: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)

The Future of UX in Games: What’s Next?

The gaming industry is on a relentless trajectory of evolution, constantly reshaping itself to offer enriched experiences to players. At the heart of this evolution lies the User Experience (UX), an element that has become synonymous with player satisfaction and retention. As we venture further into...

Day 150: Beautiful Games Final (Finishing Touches, Part 2 of 2)

I’m going to add some more objects. Figured just one eerie tree beyond the window would be a nice touch. Okay, last night I waisted some time working on crown molding. I was going to scrap it just now, just because I had to move some objects on the walls more south, and it...

Thoughts on player feedback in Video games

Feedback is information about reactions to a product, a person’s task performance, etc…. Used as a basis for improvement. It is essential to listen to every feedback, either negative or positive. The responses or feedback will help you grow your product. Today, I will give my thoughts o...

A well-crafted CV can help land a job in the games industry. Here is what you should focus on in your CV.

A few weeks ago when I wrote a Game Developer/Artist hiring post on LinkedIn, I received ~50 applications with CVs that were presented shabbily. I realized most of the applicants never really knew how to organize and present themselves. A game developer, Zain Ul Abideen, reached out to me as...

Why it is time to start thinking of games as databases

In the previous blog post, Building Games in ECS with Entity Relationships, I talked about the benefits of treating relationships between entities as first class citizens in a game. In this new blog post I’ll dive deeper into one of those benefits, and the futuristic capabilities it could...

Epic Games Layoffs: What’s Really Going On?

Epic Games, the creator of the massively popular Fortnite, has made headlines for layoffs. Last Thursday, the company announced the layoff of around 900 employees, which is 16% of their workforce. We found ourselves in conversations beyond gaming strategies and developments. Many peo...

Storytelling in Open World Games, Part 2

In my earlier article on storytelling in open world games, I focused primarily on story arcs and quests. In this segment, I want to drill down on the details of writing character dialogue. Much of the gameplay in an open world game entails interacting with other characters, particularly...

New & Hot Top Steam Games!

Steam’s 5 Hottest New Releases to Sink Your Teeth Into The Latest and Greatest Hit Games Currently Rocking the Steam Leaderboards With so many new titles launching each month on Steam, it’s hard to separate the gems from the junk. This guide reveals five top-rated new games to cons...

How HTML5 games drive revenue? — 2023 Market

Doyou know gaming industry is undergoing remarkable growth, driven by the soaring popularity of online and mobile gaming? The advent of HTML5 technology has provided developers and publishers with an exceptionally powerful tool to captivate audiences and generate substantial revenue in an exceedingl...

Indie Games: The Money-Making Revolution

Inthe ever-evolving world of video games, indie developers have risen to prominence as a driving force behind creativity and innovation. Gone are the days when major gaming studios held a monopoly on the industry’s profits. Today, indie games are not only making waves in the gaming community b...

Indie Games: The Money-Making Revolution

Where To Find Music For Games

Are you an indie game developer? If so, I want to help you get the most out of the music for your game. I want to help you punch above your weight and create memorable, unique game experiences that connect with people. Why? Because I love playing brilliant indie games and because I love to compose s...

House of Games #41 — Folklands

[00:00:00] Rune: Halli, hello everyone and welcome to most gangster podcast in the world, Crib of Games. Today, I’m joined by my brother from another mother. At least we think he is; Otto! [00:00:10] And two other brothers from… maybe different mothers. Daniel and Simen! Bu...

You don’t actually own your games

Bought a game on Steam, Epic Games, or Ubisoft? That means that you actually own the game then? And that no one can take it away from you? Ubisoft thinks otherwise, as they are currently on a spree of removing inactive accounts, making them lose access to games that they’ve paid for. ...

i shipped 1 game and finished 79 video games in 2021 and here is a list of all of them

What a year. Instead of reflecting on it like a lot of people will and saying things like “wow, what a year,” I’m going to tell you this: I shipped a video game despite it all, alongside the fine folks at Mischief, particularly one of my best buds in the world, Cameron Ceschini, wh...

The Ultimate Guide to the Best Metaverse Games in 2023

With the rapid growth of blockchain technology and the increasing popularity of virtual worlds, metaverse games have taken the gaming industry by storm. These games offer players the opportunity to immerse themselves in unique virtual experiences and explore diverse, interactive environments. In thi...

My Top 6 GameCube Games

Video games were such a huge part of my childhood and many others. I have so many fond memories of playing my GameCube as that was the absolute peak of gaming to me. The graphics upgrade from the N64 to the Gamecube blew my mind of what’s possible for a game to look like. Nintendo 64 had lo...

Old Money Games: The 10 Best-Selling Video Games of Their Day

The entertainment world is growing at a breakneck speed. It seems like every year, we have a new raft of world records for movies, music, and especially video games. Getting ten million sales or a billion dollars in revenue is nothing anymore, or at least that how it looks. It’s one thing t...

Final Fantasy Games Ranked Worst To Best: 9–1

As mentioned in my post yesterday there is a limit on how long a post can be, at least on Substack so here I am for the second half of the list. Without wasting any time, let’s get into it. 9: Final Fantasy XV Image from Fandom This comes with the caveat that I have neve...

The Most Popular Video Games of All Time

In the world of video games, popularity can be measured in various ways. One metric that often stands out is sales. The number of copies sold can give us an idea of the influence and success of a game. In this article, we will explore the most popular video games of all time based on their sales ...

One Cartridge That Plays All Games: Everdrive 64

Imagine taking a game console’s entire library to your friend’s house on one cartridge. Sounds ludicrous right? But that’s exactly what you can do with the Everdrive 64! I remember back in the 90s when the Nintendo 64 hit the scene. Back then you either had that, the Sega...

Where were the Basketball Games for the Nintendo DS/3DS?

The Nintendo 3DS (DS, 2DS, 3DS XL, etc…) was an incredible system with a robust library of games that spanned every genre from Visual Novel to First Person Shooter. If you wanted to play FIFA or Madden on the 3DS, you had compelling options. Madden NFL Football for the 3DS is low-key pretty a...

The Best Console Games for Every Genre

Console games come in a wide variety of genres, so there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re a fan of action games, role-playing games, or sports games, there’s a console game out there for you. Here is a list of some of the best console games for every genre: Action: ...

You can learn a lot from Playstation 4 Games

The gaming industry continues to grow and become more competitive as more companies enter the space. One major player in the gaming industry is Playstation. Playstation is one of the most successful console gaming companies, and an industry leader. The Playstation 4 console has sold more than 117...

The Best fighting games Play Station 4

Combat with the blade of video games is fun when fighting is at its best; here is a list of the best fighting games on play station 4 1. Onimusha Now back in 2019 we, fortunately, got a nice remaster that looks nice crisp, it is enjoyable to play what is really a classic game at this point...

Final Fantasy Games Ranked Worst To Best: 20–10

Updated: Updated the rankings as part 2 of this article have been updated with Final Fantasy XVIs position. This is going to be my personal choice of the core Final Fantasy games including the sequels that I have played. If you have a different list order to me then by all means please share it i...

June’s Top 10 Video Games

My apologies. Unfortunately, there was a glitch in Circana’s system. May’s list never got sent out, so we’ll continue geeking out over June’s list. It looks like games with Roman numerals in their names filled the top two spots, but these games were highly r...

9 PS4 Games That Are Completely Different Experiences on PS5

Hopefully we are reaching the point where PS5s are more readily available so we can focus less on stock scalpers and more on actual games. PS4 dominated the last generation by a significant margin but there has been lack of launch titles to really take advantage&nb...

The Most Popular Video Games of All Time

1. Minecraft: Building Blocks of Success Topping the list as the best-selling video game of all time is Minecraft. Developed by Mojang Studios and released in May 2009, this sandbox game has sold over 238 million copies across multiple platforms. Photo by Steve Johnson on&nb...

4 Reasons Why Multiplayer Games Are Not Worth Your Time

What spurred this article was EA being called out for making fun of gamers who play single player campaigns. The irony is clear coming from a game publisher who profits from multiplayer games that embed predatory microtransactions into their titles. So I thought it would be a good time ...

7 Otome Games You Should Be Playing

An Otome game is a story-based game primarily aimed at women, and often takes the form of a visual novel. You play as a woman, and will have several suitors to form a romantic relationship with, and it’s a genre that is prevalent on Steam, and on PlayStation Vita (may it rest in peace), but is...

Greatest Video Games By Console: PlayStation — Twisted Metal 2

For our 100th article at Thinknewsnow.com we’d like to go back to possibly the greatest decade, the 1990’s. Back In 1996 I was walking through a Best Buy and back in those days, they had a video game console out with a sample game loaded so you could play the game. One of those days when...

10 Video Games That Profoundly Changed My Life

The games that shaped my identity I’ve been a gamer for as long as I can remember. Ever since my parents got me my first Gameboy Advance SP and my first video game console, the PlayStation 2, I’ve been borderline obsessed with exploring virtual worlds, completing quests, “catchi...

How are video games tricking you?

Video games are one of the most popular forms of entertainment today with 3.24 billion players worldwide. People from all age ranges, backgrounds, and cultures enjoy gaming. I’m a huge video game fan myself, but I can’t help but notice some deceptive design patterns that are...

The Tao of Hadouken: What Bruce Lee Can Teach Us About Improving At Fighting Games

Jeet Kune Do was Bruce Lee’s own method-non-method of approaching martial arts. Lee took everything he could from other disciplines and teachers, but refused to emulate them; he was never willing to commit himself to a singular fighting style. Over the course of his life, Lee wrote extens...

Fun and Cozy Halloween Recommendations for Books, Movies, and Games

My favorite time of year is back again — Halloween!! I love the atmosphere around this time of year — ghouls and ghosts and skeletons and pumpkins and things that go bump in the night are all my jam. And with the world growing steadily colder and darker, now is the perfect time to take a...

Top 20 Games Like Skyrim You Must Try!

There are hundreds of video games available on the internet, Skyrim is of the best video games out of them, therefore today we will list out to 20 games like Skyrim that you must try. 1. Gothic series Release : 2001/2002/ 2006/ 2010 The games in the Gothic series are great, from the fir...

The Three Best RPG Games of 2023

Given that lots of us play video games in the shape of escapism, is it not controversial that the RPG is the truest form of video game? There’s a reason that the genre in which you get to literally fake to be someone else is a popular one, and as such, we have curated a list of the fine RPGs y...

DGB’s Demo Showcase: Fall 2023 Next Fest Edition: Horror Games

The demo for Pine Harbor takes place in an underground bunker and is a short glimpse at what the full game will be like. The demo doesn’t reveal much of anything as to what the story is about, but, it does give you a taste of the kind of atmosphere you can expect from the game. Your objecti...

VR Games You Can Play With Your Friends Who Don’t Have a Headset

From the first time I put on a VR headset at a local arcade, I hoped to own my own. It wasn’t until the Quest 2 came out recently that I’ve had the opportunity, but I have enjoyed many hours of play so far. Despite the many clips shared in our discord group, I haven’t been able ...

Best VR Mobile Games for iOS and Android.

The surge of virtual reality technology has given rise to a range of VR mobile games that can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play. Developed by leading VR game development companies such as InstaVR and Oculus, many of these titles offer unique multiplayer options where you can...

What Are Games And Types of Games

Generally, in ancient times, in India, everyone forced their children to study every time if they wanted to succeed in life. But now, a career can be made in playing games, so the youth generation dreams that they can achieve success in playing games. So, in this essay, let’s talk about what g...

History of the Games from 1951 to the present : The origins of the Pan American Games

In the summer of 1932, while the Olympic Games were being celebrated in Los Angeles, some members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) advanced the idea that a competition in which all the countries of the Americas would participate should be created. Eight years later, the idea having ga...

Legendary athletes who failed to win gold medals at Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a great leveler. While on the one hand we get to witness athletes rising from relative anonymity to create history, on the other there are eminent athletes who fail to rise to the occasion. As such, Olympics glory remains the lone elusive factor in their otherwise illustrious...

Hosting the Games Changes a City

It was in 2010 – 13 years ago this week when we welcomed the world to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. It was an exciting, much-anticipated moment in time when our home was set to shine on the world stage. More to this – the games had brought the city closer together in ways only a large...

How Pokemon Games Raise Awareness about Conservation Issues

Pokemon is a global phenomenon that has captivated players of all ages for decades. What many people may not realize is that these popular games also have a significant impact on raising awareness about environmental conservation. In this article, we will explore how Pokemon games address environmen...

What to Do in a Tent When it Rains?

What to Do in a Tent When it Rains? Camping in rainy weather can be unexpected and challenging, especially when you need to stay in a closed tent. However, don’t worry we are going to save your trip from ruining. To be honest rain provides a unique opportunity to relax and have fun with fel...

“Hope is more Powerful than Fear” — The Wisdom of “The Hunger Games”

I’m sure by now most people have watched the movie “The Hunger Games”. It was not only an amazing book series but, it also proved to be an amazing movie series. I, being one who tends to find deeper meaning in everything, noticed something interesting. Though many would be skeptica...

‘Run, Hide, Fight’ is the government equivalent of ‘The Most Dangerous Game’

‘The Most Dangerous Game,’ a short story by Richard Connell, tells the harrowing tale of a hunter named Rainsford who finds himself in danger after falling off a ship and swimming to what appears to be an abandoned island. He comes across another hunter named Zaroff on the island who, af...

Being Multiracial is all fun and games until…

One of the first questions I get after introducing myself to someone has often been… “so what are you?”. Honestly though, I’m pretty used to hearing all of these things so none of it really upsets me anymore. I find it amusing when people like to play the classic gue...

From casino games to the process of loading a train with iron ore. What does Discrete Event Simulation relate to this?

Another thing that really influences my academic, personal and professional life is my passion for soccer. and what always intrigued me was how mathematicians and statisticians calculated the probabilities of victory, title, etc. for a given team. And it was precisely when I had contact with the wor...

Diamond Exch - Overview of Best Platform

Diamond Exch - Overview of Best Platform Diamond Exch is the most famous Online Betting site on the internet for Online Cricket Betting, Live Cricket Betting, Live Casinos, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, and Horse Racing. Diamond Exch makes it very simple to Online betting in Cricket. It covers all ...

EFFECTS OF ONLINE GAMES TO STUDENTS

Online gaming is one of the most common and most addicted activities that is done by many people. A study stated that over 2 billion people are addicted to online games and most of them are students. It also revealed that boys are most likely to be addicted to online games compar...

Why Video Games In Adult Life Is A Waste Of Time

Everybody and their mothers have an opinion about video games. Are they good for you? Bad for you? Make people violent, less violent? I feel the need to express my opinion on this matter. I was once considered a ‘gamer’. I also have many close friends that live & breathe video gam...

A World Without Screens: Remembering the Joy of Traditional Arabic Games

So, play may be the ultimate social superpower! But with everyone glued to screens these days, are the brain connections we’re building even useful in the real world? Let’s find out! Buckle up for a journey to rediscover the awesome world of traditional Arabic games! Calling All Ga...