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Fantasy Is Universal

The Bottom Feeder

Sometimes I have to remind myself, with a bit of a shock, that I write fantasy for a living. Yes, I write fantasy. My almost thirty year fantasy-writing career has been very prolific (18 all-new games!) Who likes fantasy? What makes fantasy work? After all, fantasy is the default mode for fiction by humans.

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The Heart of Gaming Is the Power Fantasy

The Bottom Feeder

Video games function best as power fantasies. Not all games are power fantasies, and not all gamers want that. What Do We Mean By "Power Fantasy"? Power Fantasy" is usually used as a pejorative term. In other words, all video games take place in Fantasy. (In They are power fantasies. Art is a slippery thing.

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EA signs new fantasy shooter from former Call of Duty developers

GamesIndustry.biz

The cult horror game was made by a team who would go on to form Sledgehammer Games, a development studio funded by Activision Blizzard to create Call of Duty titles. One of those studios, Striking Distance, has even created a spiritual successor to that 2008 sci-fi horror. Read more.

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Scary, ridiculous, and daring: the best B-horror movies

Filmustage

Fall is the perfect time to watch a horror movie on a cool, dark evening. That's why we've put together a selection of Filmustage's most beloved B-movie horror films for you. It's a rather indie horror film that is most of the time dedicated not to zombies, but people. The Evil Dead, 1981, dir.

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GameDev.tv Community’s Top 10 Games in 2023

DameDev.tv

Whether you're a fan of heart-pounding action, deep narrative adventures, or enchanting fantasy worlds, there's something here for everyone. Resident Evil 4 (Remake) The Resident Evil 4 Remake reimagines the classic horror game with modern technology, enhancing its graphics, gameplay, and storytelling. Final Fantasy XVI 7.

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A crash course in designing clothes in games

GamesIndustry.biz

I'm currently working on asymmetrical third-person horror title The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, based on the iconic film. From fantasy to the real world, I love working to find solutions and bringing my own passion for fashion into projects I'm working on. Read more

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Wrapping up 2023 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

PreMortem.Games

Feryaz Beer didn’t pick the easiest of genres for his debut game Super Fantasy Kingdom. Solo dev Feryaz Beer’s debut Super Fantasy Kingdom “A weird mashup of genres” Jordan Mochi has been working on his debut game Conscript for 6 years under the name of Catchweight Studio. “I