Tag Archives: game design

X-Com: How Could It Be Better?

 We are long time gamers from the DOS days we here at Mirthwerx.  We were very excited a respected studio like Firaxis was remaking X-Com enemy unknown.  It was released  on October 9 2012.  We even shutdown the office early … Read More »

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Should game developers embrace free to play models?

In the show Celebrity Rehab, Heidi Fliess (The Hollywood madam) was asked “What is prostitution?” She answered “The control of money in your life.” In 2006 I opened a table top gaming retail store called Hobby Kingdom.  At the time … Read More »

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What Game Themes Do You Like?

Here at the workshop we’ve been tossing around some ideas for our upcoming iPhone/iPad/Android game.  We want to hear from you!  Take 2 minutes and select the themes that appeal to you.  We appreciate it! [polldaddy poll=6286018]

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App Store Rankings Can Be Faked Through Bots

Ever wonder “how the heck is that app in the top XX?”  Well it could be the use of download bots.  We just read an article on 148Apps about how this is the industry’s dirty little secret. The most effective … Read More »

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GameDev.net Features Mirthwerx Article

Our first “behind the scenes” journal entry has received a lot of praise, the chief editor has selected it as a “Featured” article and tweeted it out to their 3,800 followers! We’re glad our lessons learned is interesting to others!

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