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Design By Tweaking

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As a game designer, sometimes you have an awesome idea, you manage to get the idea approved, someone creates a feature and it all works beautifully. But very often, the path to gameplay goodness can be more like Internet Dating – things usually don’t turn out how you expect, and you have to try a million different options before you get what you’re after.

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Monkeys help make better videogames

No actual monkeys were harmed during the creation of this image

What’s the point in making an awesome game if it’s too complicated to play? If you can give the controller to a monkey and they’re able to have fun without putting in their mouth, then you’re on the right track. Fortunately, Warsaw zoo is well stocked with monkeys.

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People Are Flying

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Gah! People are running, sliding and damn well flying all over the office (free Red Bull here) in some kind of intensified super work mode to make Bulletstorm all that it can be before launch in February next year. Currently, we’re doing a “Polish pass” on the entire game (get it? Poland!). You’d think that the last thing one would need is more to do, but that’s exactly what we’re doing now.

Ta-dam! A People Can Fly blog!

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