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How Much Does It Cost To Make A Video Game?

Matthew Dogherby Dec 27, 2025

Ever wondered on How Much Does It Cost To Make A Video…

Making Fun: A Practical Design Toolkit for Building Games That Work

Making Fun: A Practical Design Toolkit for Building Games That Work

Matthew Dogherby Nov 17, 2025

Great games are not accidents. They are deliberate constructions built from choices…

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The Game Design Paradox: Why We Love to Play With Pain

Matthew Dogherby Nov 11, 2025

Fun isn’t the absence of pain. It’s the mastery of pain." We…

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A Strategic Framework for Games as a Service (GaaS) Metrics: 5 GaaS metrics pillars

Matthew Dogherby Nov 8, 2025

A strategic guide for developers on measuring Game as a Service health. This article breaks…

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How to Avoid the 30 Biggest Indie Game Launch Mistakes

Matthew Dogherby Oct 12, 2025

Based on extensive data and expert analysis, this definitive guide details the 30 Biggest Indie…

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Build a Thriving Indie Game Studio: The Complete Business Blueprint

Matthew Dogherby Oct 10, 2025

The dream is intoxicating: quitting your day job to create amazing video games. But for…