iXie gaming

APRIL 4, 2024

From humble beginnings in the arcades to their evolution into home consoles, and then to handheld gaming devices, to the introduction of online gaming, and now subscription models, the industry has never been the same in any given decade from its origin. But with technology comes evolution. Let’s begin with….

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iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2023

Having come a long way from its humble beginnings in the 80s, gaming today is a core part of pop culture. But eSports, like the videogames industry itself, had a humble beginning while seeing a steady rise in momentum over its existence and has grown exponentially in popularity in recent years. So, how did we get here?

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

She Got Game mentorship program is an initiative of the Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia Currently, an associate producer at Nyamakop in South Africa and an advisor for Humble Games’ Black Game Developer Fund, Sithe attributes her journey to a supportive environment. They created videos, and I could see them playing the game.

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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 8, 2024

Unless you are a huge company or get a big buyout, I can't imagine making a living in PC games without Steam. We also get good sales from our own site (using the Humble Widget) and GOG.com. By the way, since we get asked. Steam is, of course, the vast majority of our sales. Nothing else is significant.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

And we were also really humbled by the very warm reception of the national and international players. Surabaya is not where the big game developer company resides, many of the talents here work as small teams. The team at Mojiken Studio really enjoys the positive reception it got. “So So far, It’s really nice!”, It is surely growing.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 30, 2023

Kiro’o Games is an ambitious game development company based in Yaounde, Cameroon. Madiba humbly shared his studio’s struggles and how he was uncertain of its success. This is his story. Olivier Madiba recalls playing games on warm sunny afternoons at his grandmother’s home with a spark in his eyes.

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Game Dev Unchained

JULY 5, 2023

Despite the success that Battle Bit Remastered has seen on Steam, Fink was humble in his assessment. According to Max, “Some other game company did release a game that people didn’t want that way, and our game blew up.” “I don’t think [we’re] number one. What’s Next?

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Big data, as we know it today, has evolved from its humble beginnings of database management. Keeping that in mind, companies collect data from various sources such as analytics platforms, in-game events, surveys, interviews, social media, and app stores to measure our goals and achieve them.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With first-hand experience on both mobile, PC, and Console, and vast experience at Supercell and its internal culture - as well as the trust of the top brass in the company -, he seems a great choice to lead a studio with the mission of expanding the company beyond mobile. What can we expect from this team?

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 5, 2019

This was a small, tight, humble, simple project. As part of running that company, I’ve become very good at market research. The problem with making a game for $2,500 is that you don’t benefit from the economies of scale like the bigger companies do. We Didn’t Spend Much on Marketing, But Our ROI was High.

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Greenheart Games

MARCH 8, 2018

Try your luck surviving the harsh realities of piracy in this new ultra-hard game mode in which you have to invent DRM and sell company shares to survive. – If you bought the game on Humble or MacGameStore please download the new version from your account page. – New: Character can now be randomized when starting a company.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 17, 2022

In my humble opinion, there are two main challenges to the sustainability of Web3 games: Challenge #1: Most L1 cryptocurrencies, particularly the ones that contain the big whales, are not stable. In my humble opinion, all these solutions are useful patches but do not tackle the core issue. And newcomers don’t join.In

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 31, 2023

Meet the creative mind behind AKOIA & Company , Nyambura M. Her first full-time contract job in the industry was working at an Inuit production company in Canada, where she learned to make films that celebrated indigenous culture and legends in a way that was entirely different from mainstream productions.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 2, 2023

Most importantly, this decision by a trendsetter company has implications that go beyond just Brawl Stars. In my humble opinion, none of the above is the main reason behind it - although there’s a point in trying to make the change as user-friendly as possible.

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Grumpy Gamer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

And also a company management structure that knew to leave creative people alone and let them build great things. It makes me extremely proud and is very humbling. I was very fortunate to have an incredible team. Monkey Island was never a big hit. It sold well, but not nearly as well and anything Sierra released.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Niklas stresses that, while the founders might initially be expected to manage all aspects of a business, they can end up becoming bottlenecks as the company grows. While hierarchy can succeed in certain cases, Niklas personally favours a more collaborative and inclusive approach, especially during a company's early stages.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 13, 2024

Companies go under. I've noticed that lately a lot of indie companies have been complaining that it is very hard to get investors. Not dreams of being a humble, scuttling creature like me. Dreams of actually running a COMPANY, with headcount and production values and influence. Or any other sort of business. ” Wait.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A low-budget production from a tiny company, selling for a comically low price, that is carried to huge success by word of mouth and basically perfect implementation. It will be the opposite of Vampire Survivors, but it'll have its own humble charms. What Is It? It's one of those great, plucky little indie hits everyone loves.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

Though the publisher in China was a Tencent portfolio company, which means that no Renminbi went past the parent company. But perhaps the most worrying thing is that this is now the 5th year in a row that Supercell’s revenues declined, and no matter how much we respect and look up to the company you can’t just brush it off.

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The Bottom Feeder

JUNE 1, 2022

It's hard to find out, because the companies who make these games guard this information very closely. Or put in a Humble Bundle. Note, however, that whales are generally spending their money on becoming more powerful in the game. Making upgrades unlock faster, and so on. My question is: Do cosmetics work the same way?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 26, 2021

Netflix is a one product company with a bunch of supporting elements that help that product be an incredible satisfaction for consumers and a monetizing engine for investors.” CEO Reed Hastings on role of gaming in company profit pool “Netflix is “really thinking about this as a core part of our subscription offering.

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The Bottom Feeder

JANUARY 30, 2024

Humble tinkerers, working on their own in garages or dingy, cheap offices, creating dreams free of huge monolithic business structures. One of the nominees was Dave the Diver, which was made by a subdivision of a billion dollar company. This is a very good informal depiction of my artistic process. Why was Dave the Diver nominated?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 2, 2023

If Clash Mini achieves a hit status comparable to every other Supercell global launch before, the relevance for the company would be hard to overstate: First, it would mean the validation of their ‘new studios’ strategy (let’s remember that Clash Mini would be the first game ever released by the Supercell Shanghai studio).

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Free to play MMORPGs made in Asia somehow failed to get a foothold in the West, while Western companies refused to make free to play games for their own markets or Asia. This honest and humble attitude shows players the love and commitment from the development team and has been well-received.

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