In-depth articles on game development, performance optimization, and industry insights from the MonkeyGames team.
DrawCall is one of the biggest bottlenecks in mobile game performance. This guide covers the fundamentals of GPU rendering pipeline, the root causes of DrawCall overhead, and practical optimization techniques including SRP Batcher, GPU Instancing, and batching strategies with real-world data.
Textures account for 60%+ of mobile game memory. This article compares ASTC, ETC2, and PVRTC across compression ratio, quality, and compatibility, with practical recommendations for different scenarios.
Shader variant explosion is a common Unity project issue. Learn how to manage shader keywords, leverage ShaderVariantCollection, and build automated tools to prevent variant bloat.
Game development outsourcing is an effective way to reduce costs. This guide compares in-house, staff augmentation, and full-cycle outsourcing across cost, efficiency, and risk to help game companies make informed decisions.
UE5's Lumen and Nanite are impressive but face severe challenges on mobile. This guide shares MonkeyGames' practical experience in UE5 mobile optimization, covering Forward Renderer, texture compression, LOD strategy, and custom lightweight pipelines.
Go's goroutine model is ideal for high-concurrency game servers. Learn how MonkeyGames rebuilt game backends with Go, achieving 82% operational cost reduction through goroutine pooling, memory pooling, and deterministic frame sync.
Game art outsourcing is an effective way to rapidly scale production capacity. This guide covers the complete process, document templates, and quality control methods for managing art outsourcing partnerships efficiently.
Performance optimization requires the right tools. This article covers the three core profiling tools used by MonkeyGames, including usage guides, key metric interpretation, and common bottleneck identification techniques.
io_uring is a revolutionary async I/O interface introduced in Linux 5.1+. Learn how MonkeyGames built a high-performance C++ game gateway with io_uring, achieving 10,000+ concurrent connections with sub-millisecond latency.
Game globalization is more than just translating text. Cultural adaptation, UI layout, font rendering, date formats, and payment habits are all critical. This guide shares MonkeyGames' localization experience from global game publishing.