In 1980’s and 1990’s, the video gaming industry entered a golden age with many aspiring developers sought to gain fame and profit. We could see steady improvement in graphics quality and gameplay. Recent games are getting near photo-realism quality when played on powerful machines. With the increased challenges in the industry, developers need to have the fortitude to obtain the initiative, by learning programming techniques that can result in quality games. There are many tools that are used to create modern video games and it’s an effortful task. It’s becoming challenging trying to satisfy people, with recent video games. Today, it may take more than a hundreds of skilled professionals to make a single game and it could take more than a year to complete one. It is obvious that video games development is a huge investment and there’s no guarantee that they will be accepted well by gamers. With excellent gameplay and graphics, developers will be able to inspire people to play their games.
The question is whether it is possible for small scale video game developers with limited financial resources and expertise to succeed in the highly competitive market. Fortunately for them, there are free game engines that can speed up the development of attractive video games, although the overall quality won’t be the same with titles released by major game studios. There’s no way for small game developers to compete head on with Ubisoft and Electronic Arts. However, it is still possible for these developers to take guerrilla stance and try to conquer unoccupied niches, although it means that they will deal with fewer consumers. It will be time consuming and expensive to develop high quality games from scratch, even if they outsource many of the development tasks. It is possible to delegate some of the tasks to professionals in overseas locations with much less salary, but there’s no guarantee that the quality will be consistent. Small video game developers should choose a different set of rules and they need to avoid scoring a blockbuster status with their game, because it is unlikely to happen, except if they have very exceptional concept.
In many cases, new game developers need to reuse code and graphics to speed up the development process, while maintaining acceptable quality. With proper consideration, it is possible for these game developers to put their games on the store shelves and gain decent profits. One quick area where new game developers can gain profit is by developing mobile apps. Eben a one-man development company is able to produce something very interesting, like the Flappy Bird phenomenon. With mobile games, it doesn’t have to be complex; you only need to become highly creative and produce something that can make people interested. Many popular mobile games are simple, but they are obviously very creative. The mobile industry has sparked a new golden age in the video games development sector, so you need to take advantage of this situation and gain profits.
