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rss_feed RSS-FeedWhat Is an MCP Server and Why Your Game Asset Tool Needs One
The Model Context Protocol lets AI assistants read and write data in your tools. Here is what that means for game asset management, how PolyDrobe's MCP server works, and what you can do with it today.
Store Rotation Planning: Finding the Right Variants for Daily and Weekly Offers
Daily and weekly store rotations drive repeat engagement and revenue, but picking the right items requires balancing rarity, recency, pricing, and theme. Here is how to use your asset catalog to plan rotations that feel fresh and fair.
Variant-First Operations: Managing Hundreds of Cosmetic Variations Without Losing Control
When every skin has five colorways and a seasonal edition, the variant — not the asset — becomes the unit of work. Here is how to run review, pricing, and release workflows at variant scale.
Planning Seasonal Events with Your Asset Catalog
Seasonal events are the highest-stakes moments in a live game's cosmetic economy. Here is how to use your asset catalog to scope inventory, identify gaps, track production, and verify readiness before the event goes live.
A Guide to Rarity Systems in Free-to-Play Games
Rarity is one of the most powerful tools in cosmetic monetization — and one of the most frequently mismanaged. Here is how rarity systems work, common tier structures, and how to track them operationally.
What Game Studios Get Wrong About Cosmetic Asset Pipelines
Five common anti-patterns in how game teams track, review, and ship cosmetic items — and the structural fixes that prevent them from recurring.
How to Set Up a Game Asset Catalog from Scratch in PolyDrobe
A step-by-step guide to building a structured, searchable game asset catalog — from creating your first project to organizing hundreds of skins and variants with consistent taxonomy.
How to Use AI Agents to Manage Your Game Asset Catalog
Connect Claude or ChatGPT to your PolyDrobe project and manage assets with natural language — create variants, search the catalog, check release readiness, and generate reports without leaving your AI assistant.
Tracking Game Assets in Notion, Confluence, and Airtable: Where General-Purpose Tools Fall Short
Notion, Confluence, and Airtable are powerful tools — but they were not built for game asset catalogs. Here is where they break down when you try to track hundreds of cosmetic variants, and what a purpose-built alternative looks like.
How to Turn Your Game Asset Spreadsheet into a Structured, Searchable Catalog
Your spreadsheet is not the problem — it is the starting point. Here is how to import your existing asset data into a structured catalog with variant tracking, media management, and team roles, while keeping spreadsheets in your workflow.