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From California to the Philippines with friendly goblins: The story of Orc Chop Games

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The narrative of the game itself is of innocent goblins turning the tables on the adventurers that so frequently invade their home, inverting a typical fantasy trope. The revenue it generated enabled Vince to pursue a long dreamed-of career in console games development, forming a new studio with Susan to make a different type of game.

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Tape to Tape by Excellent Rectangle is the world’s first hockey roguelite

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Canadian indie game development studio Excellent Rectangle just launched their debut title Tape to Tape on Steam Early Access. Julien acts as lead designer and artist, Jean-Nicolas handles design and development, and Fortin brings the game to life with his music and sound skills.

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Cosmic storms and galactic monsters in Pastaspace Interactive’s Underspace

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There really aren’t a lot of fantasy-oriented space games out there”, he says. For Undespace I found the visual style one of the most difficult parts of development. Another difficult part of development was the scope of the game. Console players need to be patient though. I didn’t listen.

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Kabam on crossing over to PCs

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Now it's prepping to build on that with a simultaneous PC and mobile launch for its upcoming turn-based fantasy RPG King Arthur: Legends Rise.

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The new normal • Video game layoffs are a feature, not a bug

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Succinctly, projects populated by a diverse team of senior developers have the best chance of critical acclaim and commercial success. Rather than taking on temp workers and running them ragged, game makers now absorb higher costs by letting go of regular employees and argue that the cost of development has gone up.

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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India

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While there certainly are games which feature India as a setting, both from Indian studios and international companies, they tend to focus on fantasy or mythical aspects of the nation. Detective Dotson is expected later this year for PC, consoles and mobile. He returned to Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India and founded Masala Games.

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The Golden Age of Handheld Gaming

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The advent of handheld gaming consoles marked a significant era in the gaming industry. This bubble of time, between the early 2000s and mid-2010s, witnessed the rise of several iconic handheld consoles, including the Sony PSP, and various iterations of Nintendo’s DS line, such as the Nintendo DS, 3DS, and 2DS.

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