There is a reason that only a few game companies consistently release amazing games. There are three main ingredients to making a great game: capital, talent, iteration.

Capital consists of the money and time to make the game. It always takes longer and costs more than you expect. This is an entire article in itself.

Talent is one of the most challenging factors to get right and complete. There is a finite number of talented people in the industry at any one time....

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