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Your Studio in 3 Numbers (Be Brutally Honest)
Hey All!
Imagine this:You’re leading a team of devs. Maybe there’s 5 of you. Maybe there’s 200.
Everyone’s busy. Jira is full. Slack is on fire.
But if you’re honest… the game isn’t really moving.
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I’ve seen this pattern over and over in game studios.
From the outside everything looks funded, st...
by Benjamin Carcich —
Nov 19, 2025
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Why you're misusing QA and how to fix it
Hey All!
This week on Building Better Games we look into a blind spot I see across game dev:
Using QA to hit numbers, not impact players.
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Too many studios define “good QA” through the lens of bugs found, features/systems covered, and time spent testing.
That’s the objective side of QA. It is ne...
by Benjamin Carcich —
Nov 12, 2025
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Are you letting Jira manage you?
Hey there!
Jira is not a beloved word in game and software development.Â
It promises clarity, collaboration, visibility, and data. What it often provides is confusion, wasted time, nitpicking, and cynicism.
While I do think Jira is partially to blame for this, I also think how we RELATE to Jira (...
Nov 05, 2025
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