A picture of a squirrel using a vape.
a totally "legit" picture of squirrel blowing a smoke ring
Answer: VAPING
A picture of a squirrel using a vape.
a totally "legit" picture of squirrel blowing a smoke ring
Answer: VAPING
It's friday! Catch up on some of last week's headlines in our crossword puzzle!
"____ squirrels spark warnings from experts"
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Our Design Diary series showcases the behind the scenes development of our previous client games.
AJ’s Recycle Rescue was made for PBS Kids and released with the launch of Hero Elementary in 2020.
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Two pictures with the first one showing 3 neatly arranged cat food dishes. The second shows 3 cats crawling all over each other to get to the various dishes.
The design.
The playtest.
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Patrick playing Mayonnaise as an instrument.
Answer: INSTRUMENT
After a day of headlines that weren't real, here are some headlines that don't seem real. This week's Headliner includes:
"Hellmann's Manages To Get Mayonnaise Classified As An ____"
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A picture of an erupting volcano, presumably not the one stuffed with gophers.
Answer: VOLCANO
New puzzle about the weird stuff that happened last week!
"43 Years Ago Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto a ____. Today They’re Tiny Heroes."
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The key to making an unstoppable antagonist be effective is to use them to punctuate the game instead of being the focus.
Check out our free game dev blog on Substack!
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Myst used a clever, but simple, technique to make rendering easier.
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Answer: CORNFLAKES
Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!
"Police seize 20kg of ____ during drugs raid"
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Not every level can be the new and unique thing, you gotta build up to it. That’s where Nintendo’s level design method shines.
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A ranch flavored milkshake. yeah.
Answer: MILKSHAKE
A picture of a surfing Pikachu tattoo next to a surfing Pikachu card.
Answer: POKEMON
Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!
"Pay for your tattoo with ___ cards"
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A diagram showing a brachiosaurus throwing up and killing a smaller dinosaur due to the sheer force. This diagram estimates the impact force to be 68,000 N or the rough equivalent of being in a car crash. Buuuut the actual force was probably closer to about ~490 N which is closer to feeling like you were hit by a heavy bag.
Dinosaur vomit, as a projectile weapon, is a severely under explored area of game design.
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Answer: DRAGON
Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!
"Thai police disguise themselves in ____ costumes to arrest thief"
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Some game devs are obsessed with pushing their graphics as far as technology allows.
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Answer: HOCKEY
Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!
"A fugitive on the run for years is arrested when he turns up at the Olympics to watch ____"
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Unfortunately, most of the people reading this advice won't follow the instructions. But, If you’re serious about finishing your game, give it a try.
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Goof Troop for SNES game cover
Our friends at @trylovepodca.st are going to want to watch at 13:24 👀
Game devs use all sorts of tricks to get around having low resolutions and push their limitations.
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Answer: UNICYCLIST
Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!
"Police warn ____ to stop juggling fire at intersection admit act was “quite good”"
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It was pretty awesome when physical items (instruction booklets, boxes) look like they were pulled straight from the game's world. It did a lot to immerse you even before you started to play.
How are your New Years resolutions going now that it's February? Ours are...
This episode we're talking about resolutions in game development! Screen sizes and changing technology affect game development in a big way!
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