Adding Asynchronicity by Derek Bruneau[10.18.12]
Can asynchronicity work for more than simple board games? Indie developer Derek Bruneau describes the process of building asynchronous gameplay to RPG Conclave, examining the history of the form and how it works for him.
Design, Social/Online
Funcom's Vision for the Future of MMOs by Christian Nutt[10.15.12]
Craig Morrison, creative director for Funcom's Montreal studio, tells Gamasutra all about his vision of how the MMO industry must change things if it hopes to avoid more games like The Secret World and The Old Republic -- titles which couldn't live up to players' expectations for scope or their budget.
Interview, Social/Online
Tiny MMOs, Massive Opportunities? by Caleb Bridge[10.11.12]
The MMO genre is running into trouble on PCs, but what's the state of it on mobile devices? Gamasutra speaks to three developers about what challenges and successes they've faced in building online multiplayer RPGs for Android and iOS.
Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet
Next Generation Monetization: Supremacy Goods by Ramin Shokrizade[09.06.12]
Is your microtransaction-based game set up for failure or success? Consultant and writer Ramin Shokrizade discusses a new class of goods that is likely to damage the health of your user base -- and in this article, posits rules for goods as well as taking a hard look at how some games function.
Business/Marketing, Social/Online
Predicting Churn: When Do Veterans Quit? by Dmitry Nozhnin[08.30.12]
In the follow-up to his original article, Dmitry Nozhnin, head of analytics and monetization at Russian MMO publisher Innova, shares his methodology for predicting when veteran players will quit the game -- identifying when players will drop two to three weeks before they do.
Business/Marketing, Social/Online
Will HTML5 Change the Way Games are Made? by Will Eastcott[08.29.12]
The co-founder of HTML5 tool PlayCanvas discusses the advantages of developing in the language, sharing his opinions on how the emerging technology will really affect game developers, making a case for the language as a great next step in game development.
Business/Marketing, Social/Online
