PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Never really comfortable in the education system, she dropped out of college twice before embarking on her debut game, Spilled! Her upcoming game, Spilled! , Making an eco-conscious game just really made sense to me.” Making games is the perfect creative outlet for me. Making games is the perfect creative outlet for me.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

A role that she holds dear and that inspired her to establish her company Kucheza Gaming. In 2020 she decided to channel her decade-plus entrepreneurial experience into her current venture leaving everything behind to focus on gaming. She recalls playing table tennis and tabletop games such as Ludo, Chess, Draft and Monopoly.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2024

For me, it was saying goodbye to my dear sister, Zawadi Mutheu. Even though the shadows of sorrow once surrounded him, Abubakar has become a beacon of hope through ‘Tales of Kenzera: Zau,’ a powerful game that delves into the theme of grief. The late Ali Salim shared a mutual love for games with Abubakar.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

“As I travel across Africa creating games, there’s something everyone seems to agree on…” says Bethlehem Anteneh , a trained architect, co-founder of SOSTLab and the moderator of the She Got Game panel at Africa Games Week (AGW). Think of a bar where 90% of the people are men. We did 16 one-hour sessions.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 5, 2024

The video game industry is seeing a big wave of layoffs and game company closures, and it may be that we have begun the long, slow, agonizing bleed of a recession. But I have a whole lot of my own personal skin in this game, and I've been writing and speaking on this exact topic for a long time. Our next game!

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 3, 2024

In a moment of dissatisfaction, while working at a prestigious engineering company in Turkey, Dorothy Orina made a decision that changed the course of her career. Although she enjoyed her time in Turkey and her engineering studies, she decided to leave both behind to pursue her passion for game development. My favorite is Kenya at 50.

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 18, 2024

There are certain things that studios and companies can ask us not to do but have a real hard time preventing, especially if the company is going through a death spiral process. If the company or studio is going under, almost everyone is losing their jobs and the motivation to maintain operational security is very low.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2024

Photos by Moe the Photographer Like the sturdy belt and shiny buckle Rex Bowden once helped sell as a child, entrepreneurship is woven into the fabric of this co-founder of Africa Games Week (AGW). ” During his pre-teen years, Bowden mastered Tetris on his cousin’s Game Boy.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The games industry moves pretty fast, and there's a tendency for all involved to look constantly to what's next without so much worrying about what came before. Sometimes it's because these companies are run by fools and these big names are in fact Pagliacci-level clowns. Read more

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 11, 2024

The big issue is that the vast majority of the costs in game dev are in the salaries for people doing the work. There's really only a few ways the industry can feasibly cut costs - either companies don't hire as many people, enact sizable pay cuts for employees, or both. The other option is to enact pay cuts.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 5, 2023

Game Pass has been beloved, Xbox Series X is a superb piece of console hardware, Series S is an unprecedented marvel in terms of bang-for-buck performance, and from Phil Spencer down, the company's execs and spokespeople have perfected the art of making all the right noises to make game consumers feel good about the platform.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 8, 2024

Top image: four of KAYAK’s hypercasual games. There has been a lot of talk about the future of Hypercasual games: how the market has been in stagnation, making studios slowly but steadily look for opportunities in the fraternal Hybridcasual. Let’s take a look at their games portfolio and performance. What exactly is KAYAC?

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery. At Geometric we put gameplay first, and we will always build our games around strong gameplay ideas”, says Carlsen. years of development.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I was enjoying this game to the fullest while playing with my friends. After a while, Lethal Company started crashing on my device. At first I thought that the problem is temporary and I could just restart my PC to fix it. Why is Lethal Company crashing? How to fix Lethal Company crashing issues?

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

Fresh out of school Kaighen Finley started his own web & game development company Team iNtuition. Game development is a natural medium for my range of skills and interests”, he says and so he ‘pivoted sharply’ into game development after two years. I function well like that.” What’s your creative process?

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 4, 2023

At first glance a normal indie game studio, but the co-founders live and work continents apart. We did some collaborations and as things went very well, we took the leap to start a company”, says Gonzáles. Of course, in my case I have to adapt to complicated working hours.” Something that concerns me as a company.”

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

On his company Twitter account Next Game Level , he introduces himself with a great sense of humor. Game developer from Italy! And yes, my name is…Mario!’ I can be extremely creative, and the only person who will judge my choices is myself.” I’m really very fast at creating artwork and assets.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 17, 2023

This would make a great topic for a game, he thought. Napiecek had tried to break into the games industry for a while now, but no game company wanted to hire him. I had mostly written autobiographical texts to boost my ego. In the 8 years that followed Napiecek found out the hard way that making games is not easy.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 8, 2024

During the day he works as a Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, creating games like Hearthstone, together with a large group of specialized professionals. This game represents me as a developer”, he says. With the game now announced for a 2024-release, the part time solo dev is motivated to finish the game.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I’ve been playing this title for a while now, but recently I started having low fps in Lethal Company. So, if you don’t want to waste time with a lot of solutions and trials and errors, follow my lead. After all, I tried everything to boost my performance and to avoid stuttering, freezing and other similar issues.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 25, 2024

Kiragu’s journey has led him to a thriving career in game development. As the founder of Kenyan-based studio, Mekan Games, he has propelled his team to success with titles like Knock Out 2017 and The President , which garnered widespread acclaim. Even though he later got a PS2, he cherishes the simplicity of those early games.

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 29, 2024

First, doing personal game development projects earns top marks. There's no better way to stand out as a candidate than to have experience doing that work already and game development is no exception. My own personal ability to communicate has improved significantly since I began this blog. I'll explain what I mean.

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Game Errors

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I was amazed by the amount of time we spent playing this title with my friens. Unfortunately, after a few days of playing, I suddenly noticed that Lethal Company won’t launch on my device anymore, and one of my friends experienced the same problem. Why Lethal Company won’t launch?

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2023

In addition, balancing his fifth year as a Computer Engineering student and a pivotal role at Avalon, an American-based software company was no small feat. In fact, it took tact and at some point, he even convinced his university and successfully interned in his own company. All that was on my head was games games games.”

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DameDev.tv

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I told people I wanted to become a video game developer. But I was a kid of the early '90s and when I told adults my dreams, it was often met with scoff and hesitation. "Well, " "Video-game developer jobs are rare." " Yes, back then the video game industry was far more niche than it is today.

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Game Wisdom

AUGUST 16, 2023

Limbus Company Season 1 Review Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" With season 1 of Limbus Company coming to an end, I wanted to talk about my thoughts on the game so far, how the first season went, and my predictions for what Project Moon will add in … The post Limbus Company Season 1 Review (..)

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Game Errors

DECEMBER 21, 2023

If you are experiencing any audio issues while playing Lethal Company, such as missing sounds and voice-related complications, know that I and many other gamers had the same problems. Also, I found them after hours of going through various posts on different gaming forums, and I decided to share only the most efficient ones.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 11, 2023

I’m also not married to any of my ideas and I’m willing to change my opinion against compelling data-supported arguments. The winning condition is not proving my hypothesis right. This week, I will test this broader industry hypothesis against our very own gaming industry. I’m a curious product person at heart.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

As the Managing Director of South African-based Alkemaiz Games, she recalls how people were amazed by her artistic talents as a child. In September 2023, she received a Rising Star Award at the Fak’ugesi Festival for her game ‘Rapz,’ which she created to foster a sense of self-love in young girls. It stuck with her.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 23, 2023

Speaking at Gamescom, where the company has been showcasing the sci-fi RPG extensively, Xbox chief marketing officer Jerret West said the Bethesda game marks the start of a prolonged period of regular new Xbox exclusives.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Around the same time, he delved into the world of video games, playing titles like GTA, Scarface, Ratchet & Clank, God of War, Call of Duty, and FIFA. He navigated the challenges of running a tech company, pitching to investors, collaborating with artists, and building the platform. One of the stories I wrote was a game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 31, 2023

And when my bosses come back from meeting all the big games companies (with a presentation that will inevitably get leaked), perhaps we'll hear how everyone was indifferent, and it's just not what the industry is looking for. "It's possible that people have already made their mind up about E3. But I hope not. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He started his career in advertising, but the world of video games always held his real interest. Making games was something that seemed very far from reality”, he says. Yet, with help from the internet and some classes in college, he realized that he too could create games. Why did you become a solo developer? “I’ve

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Game Wisdom

MARCH 16, 2023

Limbus Company Takes Project Moon To Gacha Corp Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com One of my most anticipated games for 2023 was the release of Limbus Company , the latest game from Project Moon whose previous games broke the trends of their respective genres and were some of my favorites.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

This game is great, and I think that it has a lot of potential. In fact, I’ve been playing it with my friends for days. However, last night Lethal Company got stuck on the loading screen, and I know that I’m not the only player experiencing this. Why is Lethal Company Stuck on The Loading Screen?

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 1, 2023

Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz ahead of this month's DICE Summit, Benson says she's seen a significant change in what her role entails as part of the larger PlayStation strategy, in part due to where the company has been in the console generation lifecycle. "In Read more

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