PreMortem.Games

APRIL 8, 2024

It’s this choice of setting, modern-day India along with inspirations from our pop culture like Bollywood and crime shows like CID , that make Detective Dotson a cultural joyride through our country unlike any other.” “It’s a prequel of sorts to get audiences into the world of Detective Dotson.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Ubisoft localization manager and cultural consultant Mohammed Alemam tells GamesIndustry.biz that the goal of localization is to capture the language's intent while staying culturally relevant. Read more

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Game Developer

MARCH 28, 2024

Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter reportedly suffers from too many cooks, each of whom are making it extremely difficult for the team to get anything done.

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Game Daily

MAY 19, 2023

One of the many interesting presentations at Nordic Game conference next week (May 23-26) comes from Kate Edwards , head of Geogrify , a company that advises game and tech companies on international cultural issues. Edwards’ talk is titled Cultural Interoperability: The Biggest Challenge to the Metaverse (and Beyond).

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Ex-developers claim Firesprite's current situation is a 'sinking ship,' not helped by studio heads reportedly at the root of these problems.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 30, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A Blizzard employee alleges that the culture at Proletariat studio has not progressed since they joined in 2019. In a series of posts on Twitter , senior graphics engineer Benny Wilson explained that staffers were openly disrespected. Read more

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The worker-owned publication was co-founded by Nathan Grayson, Gita Jackson, Riley MacLeod, and Luke Plunkett.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Alleged comments made by Game Science staff go to highlight a larger issue of sexism within the Chinese tech industry.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Nakamura's chief hope is for Unseen to maintain a "friendly vibe" that also allows its staff to do its best work.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Current and ex-Daedalic staff claim Lord of the Rings: Gollum suffered from a lack of funding and a toxic work environment from upper management.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Although he doesn’t criticize Epic directly, it’s clear he’s had enough of the kind of grinding culture that such companies tend towards. In fact, this kind of red-in-tooth-and-claw culture is the very thing Hunt wants to avoid. He argues that corporate culture is extremely averse to any kind of uncertainty.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

"A language is the result of a culture, and a culture is the emanation of a people."

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Game Developer

APRIL 18, 2024

Translating 100+ Years of Gameplay, Cultural History, and Memories Into a Digital Experience.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 23, 2024

Riot's women staff saw the majority of its $104 million settlement, which arose from a 2018 lawsuit alleging the studio's yearslong culture of sexism.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Over the next several years, Germany plans to properly support its local game development scene and increase its cultural footprint in the country.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Australian Government has acknowledged that a horrible goose and classical music are a match made in heaven.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 19, 2024

Despite that and its rich symbolic, cultural, and social meaning, food rarely features in narrative. The rare exceptions are worth a closer look.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Preserving video games is not just about saving entertainment, it's about safeguarding our cultural and historical identity.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 29, 2023

Diversity, equity, and inclusion has been a hot button topic in the games industry over the past decade, with numerous companies embracing DEI efforts in the wake of scandals and tragedies that emphasized the inequality of industry, specific companies, or society as a whole.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 19, 2023

On the importance of postwar history to guns in America, the use of national emergencies to sell guns, gun advertising in Call of Duty, progressive multiplayer in American gun culture, and "gun expert" shows in the popular gaming press.

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

"It's the shared culture between System Era and Devolver that made this a natural match for us."

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Game Developer

JUNE 12, 2023

A new report shows how Diablo IV's development was tainted by Blizzard Entertainment's culture once its original director and designer were brought on.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Game director Ditte Deenfeldt and senior narrative designer Chella Ramanan discuss expanding Pandora, and why building up Na'vi culture was important.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Inspired by the strange cultural zeitgeist that has resulted in the emergence of parasocial relationships between streamers and viewers, darkwebSTREAMER explores how far people will go for fame, fortune or friendship.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 23, 2024

The organisers at ReedPop insist the new combined event will feature all the elements that visitors love from both conventions, and that it hopes to create the biggest pop culture weekend the UK has ever seen. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 8, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Finding VC support for your studio is complex, and it gets thornier when trying to find a partner that aligns with your views and culture.

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Game Developer

MARCH 20, 2023

At GDC 2023, Xbox Game Studios will share fresh perspectives and newfound insights on team managment, publishing partnerships, and studio culture.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 18, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The 2023 edition of Paris Games Week was announced last week, with the event returning to the French capital this November. The event has been running since 2010, although the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

That's according to Ustwo Games' head of people and culture, Julie Piedrabuena, who began her talk about mental health on a positive note during GamesIndustry.biz's HR summit. Read more

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Baba Yaga tale can take on many forms across cultures. Here's how that influenced the development of this iconic character.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

As reported by Adweek , the decision has resulted in 23 redundancies across G/O Media sites and the shuddering of women's cultural outlet Jezebel after 16 years. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 5, 2024

The studio was also said to tolerate a toxic studio culture. In one concerning instance, employees described a number of references to hate symbols and racist memes being slipped into the next Life is Strange game. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Using investment vehicle Guangxi Tencent Venture Capital, the company acquired 100% of Dongtai Yunpeng Culture Co on Friday, according to the South China Morning Post. Dongtai owned 43% of Wangyuan, while Guangxi Tencent Venture Capital increased its own stake from 23% to 31%. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The gaming industry has had to look hard at itself to discover if well-intentioned words were matched with action, or if the entire DNA and culture of studios had to be re-worked to support the mental health of the people within.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 24, 2024

After a rash of less than dazzling games made from the ground up for individual brands , in the 1990s – as games' influence seeped evermore into popular culture – more thoughtfully integrated product placements emerged.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 6, 2024

And we saw a good cultural fit from the start. "We initially started doing a bit of light porting work for some of their clients – Fulbright Interactive would have been the first one, with Gone Home. And then, when you work with a studio that has a publishing unit, you invariably work with the publisher.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 28, 2024

Navigating the world of influencer partnerships can be daunting for game publishers and developers, but a well-structured deal can create an invaluable, campaign-defining activation that makes the difference between a game arriving to modest fanfare or becoming an unignorable, widespread presence in gaming culture.

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