   lenght of videogames development
  Hi, I need to find reports, articles, anything that help me to estimatethe lenght of a casual (or amateur) videogame development (using a game engine and without it) for my thesis. The problem it's that I need real references :(so, wikipedia won't help. For example, it says :"Most modern games take from one to three years to complete. The length of development depends on a number of factors, such as genre, scale, development platform and amount of assets.For example, a simple puzzle game using 2D graphics will take far less time to develop than a computer role-playing game with a full-blown 3D engine.Another consideration is the use of middleware game engines."but without any citation or reference ! Any help will be appreciated, thanks in advance   
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