Welcome to Hyper Central.

This week we discuss our Top 5 hacks to ensure you stay motivated when making games and keep that motivation up during your game development cycle.

This week’s agenda came from podcast listener Volkens. He asks “How do you define success for a mobile game?” An excellent question indeed.

As game developers, shipping your finished game, whether you’re a hobbyist or part of a professional studio team, the goal you should always be heading for is to finish.

So what exactly is game polish? It’s all in the details, details, details. It’s all about mastering the art of fine tuning and learning to be slightly obsessive.

You’ve built your awesome new game, spent countless hours crafting each and every pixel and now you’re ready to launch it to the world! But, just how are you going to make money?

Your icon is arguably one of your most important assets when it comes to your App Store presence. It is usually the first opportunity to impress potential players and therefore makes it critical to your overall branding. So let’s talk about effective game icon design.