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🔍 A Framework for Shipping Games on Time and Under Budget | Design Discipline

The mistake every game studio keeps making: stop jizzing the game design!

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Joseph Kim
Jun 02, 2025
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Design Discipline: The Difference Between Shipping and Sinking

Most game studios repeatedly make the same critical mistake—endless iteration on trivial design details while crucial systems remain broken. This cycle doesn't just waste resources—it kills games.

The Problem: Constant Churn in Game Design

"I'm fucking quitting. This is bullshit."

It was around …

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