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Muir Freeland's Blog

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Virtual Buttons Are Holding Mobile Games Back
Posted by Muir Freeland on Mon, 24 Sep 2012 01:38:00 EDT in Smartphone/Tablet, Design
Virtual buttons are holding mobile games back, and here's why.
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Comment In: How to Make it as a Professional Indie Game Developer [Blog - 04/09/2013 - 11:21]
Reading the comments, I 'm ... Reading the comments, I 'm seeing a lot of backlash against the putting money first thing. I think a lot of people are interpreting this as you can 't ever have any passion for your project, and I don 't think that 's the point Thomas is trying to make. ...

Comment In: 'I've had it with lazy devs' - a forum-goer puts a studio on notice [News - 03/15/2013 - 05:37]
@James -- Like most everyone ... @James -- Like most everyone else, Gamasutra has been super critical of EA with the SimCity fiasco. It 's not like they 're siding against players as a rule this specific article just satirizes one specific brand of them.

Comment In: Making it in Indie Games: Starter Guide [Blog - 03/01/2013 - 01:31]
Thanks for the article, Derek ... Thanks for the article, Derek It 's excellent. r n r nThe part that resonates the most with me is: 5. Build yourself a working environment that s healthy for you. I 've found that it 's really easy to be unhealthy when you 're an indie for example, when ...

Comment In: Untold Riches: The Intricate Platforming of Tomb Raider [Feature - 03/01/2013 - 04:10]
I really enjoyed this article. ... I really enjoyed this article. I love how it explores limitations as something that breed creativity this is something that I think about a lot in my personal level design work, and it was great to read theories about how it played into Tomb Raider.

Comment In: Q&A;: What does Sony's 'most open console' promise mean? [News - 02/21/2013 - 11:54]
As I read this, I ... As I read this, I literally imagined Yoshida crying.

Comment In: How Piracy Saved Our Dying Mobile Game [Blog - 02/08/2013 - 02:04]
This is pretty funny/great. ... This is pretty funny/great.

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