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What's Going on in Gaming Today?

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Over the last 20 years the popularity of video games has significantly increased, completely changing the entertainment industry.

With improvements in technology and the growth of Esports, video games have finally taken the center stage. With that growth, the need for smart and creative video game designers, developers, and artists has risen to an all-time high.

Check out some popular gaming industry articles:

  • Top 10 Books for Game Design
  • The Rise of Women in Gaming
  • How to Become a Video Game Tester
  • The 50 Greatest Video Game Characters ... Ever! 
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Games that used to take 3-10 people to create, now take more than 100 and costs tens of millions of dollars. Even games designed for mobile devices can take years to create. But with so much money on the line (billions), it's more important than ever to produce something special.

With all that's changing it can be a little difficult to figure out where you fit in. For those interested in getting an education, becoming a professional game designer, or making games from home, we've organized our gaming industry archives to help you take the next step.

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Know Your Genre: What Is An RTS Game?

RTS Games

RTS, or real-time strategy, is a genre of strategy video game where players build bases, combat units, and attempt to destroy opposing players or AI units to achieve victory. Through a mix of resource management, upgrading units, and vanquishing foes, players ideally create a vast army or empire to crush opposing forces, all in real-time. […]

Written by Bryan W. - Updated on December 29, 2020

Pass-and-Play Games to Keep You Company

Pass-and-Play Games

What Are Pass and Play Games? Whenever we play games, it creates an atmosphere that fosters competition, teamwork, or simply pulls people in. Check out any Twitch streams to see how people flock to see people play various games. In the early days of gaming, a sense of community formed around things like multiplayer games, […]

Written by Bryan W. - Updated on December 22, 2020

Understanding Procedural Rhetoric in Gaming

Procedural Rhetoric

If you have ever taken part in the heated and long-standing argument whether video games are or aren’t art, then have we got something a little more profound for you. In video games, players play by the laws of the game. For example, in Shadow of the Colossus, players adhere to the physics, environment, and […]

Written by Bryan W. - Updated on December 19, 2020

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