Hikati Games already had a few Indie game projects in development and one of the first things I did was start testing out
different game development platforms; a few months ago, I had the great opportunity to try out GameMaker Studio 2 closed beta for MAC and was blown away by the ease of use and how quickly I could get working prototypes of my visions working.
Not exact matches
Fieth commented that this means that the developer can focus on «working on the
game's
development and puzzles and not need to worry about how to optimize and publish across several completely
different platforms,» essentially allowing the developer more time to do what they do best — create.
«We want to do this for the next 20 years,» Greene said, adding that the
development team wants to build a
platform for
different game modes and possibly also eSports.
Through her experience in the
different aspects of the
game industry, Kimberly has gained tremendous insight into the
platform and
games as a service structure as seen by developers and publishers, having been involved with everything that makes publishing an online
game possible: business
development, licensing, QA, customer support.
I could potentially continue
development on the
game for other
platforms, and envision a version of this
game that has
different themes for levels with unique mechanics of their own.
Raylight
Games s.r.l.s. is a leading European videogames
development studio with dozens of
games released on
different platforms, ranging from handheld consoles to home consoles, mobiles and PC.
Working on a rushed
development schedule and attempting to develop for two very
different platforms simultaneously, Sonic Team developed an unfinished, poorly designed
game loaded down with glitches and an inane, melodramatic story.
As a hobby
development platform, it's neat for its unique form factor, input, processing power (as mobile devices go), and target demographic that is
different than most online or downloadable
games reach.
These smaller sections allow the students the time to get familiarised with
different skills and
platforms within
game development — from 3d modelling, coding, consoles, VR and everything else you could imagine.
Melinda points out that a
game loop will work best, as a rule, as it was originally done; switching strategies for a
different platform can be difficult and costly in
development time.
While best known for major console - centric triple - A music
game franchises like the instrument controller - based Rock Band and Kinect - supported dance
game Dance Central (Dance Central 2 is currently in
development), Harmonix will be testing the waters of many
different platforms and markets.
In
Game Dev Story, players run a
development studio, hiring / training / firing staff, shipping
games for
different platforms and genres (players get to title them), see how their releases are reviewed and how many copies sell, and more.
Kaplan added that the
development team is already finding the maintenance of the
game on three
different platforms as a challenging endeavor, along with being able to release patches for Overwatch simultaneously on these
platforms.