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. If you can imagine it, you can build it”, he says.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Disclosure: This article has been written as a part of a paid cooperation with Xsolla Game demos are as important to a successful game marketing strategy as trailers and advertising. A game demo is more than a condensed snapshot of your game. What kind of demo do you need? The most commonly used form is a prologue.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 20, 2023

GamesIndustry.biz Game Changers is a series of profiles on the groups and individuals going the extra mile to make the games industry a better place. These interviews encompass folks from around the world helping to improve conditions and attitudes towards diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, mental health and more.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 10, 2023

Canadian indie game development studio Excellent Rectangle just launched their debut title Tape to Tape on Steam Early Access. Combining the world of ice hockey with a roguelite may seem like an odd match, but for game designer Hugo Julien and his fellow co-founders Jean-Nicolas and Mathieu Fortin, it was a natural choice.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 20, 2023

GamesIndustry.biz Game Changers is a series of profiles on the groups and individuals going the extra mile to make the games industry a better place. These interviews encompass folks from around the world helping to improve conditions and attitudes towards diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, mental health and more.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 8, 2023

Manzano endured the rough times though and managed to finish the game and release it on Steam. The games he finds on Steam nowadays are hardly worthy of the term video game according to Manzano. The games he finds on Steam nowadays are hardly worthy of the term video game according to Manzano.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 13, 2024

Gaming software firm Balancy has raised $700,000 in a funding round led by mobile industry veterans. As reported by Pocket Gamer , the funds raised will be used to grow Balancy's software as service platform, and its ability to aid small and mid-size studios to run and monetise live service games. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In Verne: The Shape of Fantasy players take on the role of famous sci-fi writer Jules Verne and venture into a fantastical, parallel world built from his own imagination. When I look back, I see myself as a child reading Jules Verne and imagining these incredible worlds”, he says. “I We wanted to pay tribute.”

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OPM Jobs

JANUARY 9, 2024

We at One Player Mission are excited to announce our initiative to combat the January blues by raising funds for Safe in our World (SIOW), a wonderful charity dedicated to promoting mental health awareness in the gaming community. Draw to take place on January 31st 2024 3pm BST via twitch livestream username: oneplayermission.

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Juego Studio

AUGUST 22, 2023

Singapore, a small and culturally diversified island nation is also a renowned global financial centre. Not only that, the island is also one of the best tourist destinations in the world. They have people from different ethnicities and cultures harmoniously living together.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2024

When the allure of game development clashes with the necessity of a traditional job, the only choice is to juggle both endeavors simultaneously. Operating under the name RodentGames, Larabie has taught himself the necessary skills to create his upcoming game Artificer’s Tower, a happy mix of base building, management sim and boss battles. “I

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 27, 2023

There’s only two types of people in the world. It’s poetry, it’s melancholy, it's queerness, sometimes it’s darkness and fear — but it’s also unaltered joy, an unbreakable bond with nature, the celebration of one’s self in its entirety, honouring the small things of life. Read more

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? Unreal Engine has fast grown to be the most trusted engine in the world. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Innovation is vital to game development and the portfolio should reflect that.

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Played with Fire

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

How do you design VR games to challenge and attract advanced players at the same time? The challenge for VR game developers lies in designing mechanics that are both challenging and appealing to advanced players. In this article, we will explore the key elements to consider when designing VR games for experienced players.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 13, 2023

The video games sector continues to be one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, with the market expected to reach $205 billion by 2025 according to Newzoo. Unsurprisingly, the competition for strong candidates in the video games industry is high. It’s an exciting time.

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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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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Developing a rich and immersive game world is a complicated and multi-disciplinary process. To build a truly immersive gaming environment, a team of designers, developers, artists and programmers employ a combination of psychology, art and technology into video games that challenge and capture players, resulting in satisfying gameplay.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 6, 2023

launch of their debut game, The Anacrusis , after 23 months in Early Access. Co-founder Chet Faliszek , known for Left 4 Dead and Portal 2’s co-op campaign during his tenure at Valve, feels optimistic about the success of the game. “I hope we pull off a miracle and make enough to continue working in this world.”

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 29, 2023

Top image: Nobody Saves the World – DrinkBox Studios. Great game and great trailer ! Most games do not call for the flashy or stylistic trailer editing you see in a typical Hollywood movie trailer. A game trailer (especially for indie games) is part story and part instructional video.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The group had managed, eventually, to persuade their parent company to let them make a football game. In the end, the project was greenlit, with a small team in Canada tasked with making the game. But from there, the series went about transforming the world of sports video games (not to mention music in games, too).

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 12, 2024

Solo developer Hitori (working under the name Hitori De productions) always dreamt of creating games by himself. For his debut game Supernormal , Hitori was inspired by the much-hyped, but never-released horror game Allison Road. In fact he even asked creator Christian Kesler permission to use Lilly’s design for his own game. “It

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 30, 2024

In a talk during our GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit late last year, games industry comms veteran Cat Channon gave pointers about communication through change, and how to take into account the human impact of change when sharing information with staff, whether about layoffs, big M&A deals, or real-world calamities that might be affecting staff.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 3, 2018

It’s no secret that board game publishers like to reduce risks. Most publishers have a system in place to help them filter marketable game ideas from unmarketable game ideas. Yet the process, so heavy on rejection, has left many game designers heartbroken. Need help on your board game?

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the upcoming horror platformer Unlife , players have to navigate a post-apocalyptic world where mankind is all but wiped out from a nuclear war. Developer Dmitriy Gusev , operating under the name Diedemor Studio, made this game by himself. This has been one of the most complex games for me so far”, he admits.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We have officially announced our next game, Geneforge 2 - Infestation ! This is a giant remaster of one of our most popular games, with everything redone and tons of new material. There'll be more of it in March, when we release the game for Windows & Mac. These days, we are a tiny, tiny fish in the indie gaming pool.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Michael Schmidt has been interested in spirituality and Islamic spiritual tradition for a long time, and in his latest game Islands of the Caliph it all comes together. Schmidt developed the game by himself, because “I’ve never been any other kind of developer”. Each game has been different.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 25, 2020

We’re going through a world-changing event right now. Nothing will be unchanged, including board games. Yes, the coronavirus will change board games. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Board games.

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Big Games

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The realm of game development is a captivating blend of creativity, technology, and passion. If you are a beginner and thinking of entering this world of game development, then this can be both an exciting & daunting journey. What is Game Development? Tips to Consider Before Entering in Game Development Industry 1.Define

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Every once in a while, I come up with a clump of topics too small for their own posts. Since almost 14000 new games were released on Steam last year (Really!) It's a biannual event where indie developers can make demos of their games available for a week. I could actually feel the game's attempts to please me bouncing off.

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 22, 2024

There's a lot of small details and choices that combine together to make a world feel big. Each small thing isn't enough to do it on its own, but with enough details working together the player will feel that sense of "bigness". Most areas in video games are already built larger than they would be for a real person of that size.

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Game Errors

MARCH 7, 2024

Many believe that Gaming and Esports industry has taken a hard hit as the offices reopened after COVID-19, and the downfall of this industry has begun. Gaming vs. Movie Industry Revenue: Which Is Bigger? Gaming vs. Movie Industry Revenue Comparison. Global Games Market Revenue in 2022.

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AWS Games

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Epic Games (Epic) went all in on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2018 to deliver the storage, analytics, and scaling capabilities critical to its business, which had exploded with the release of Fortnite—an online game that’s seen over 15.3 Chris Dyl Director of Platform, Epic Games. million concurrent players during live events.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2023

‘ Harold Halibut started life as a conversation over dinner about our love of stop-motion and story games.’ It sounds like the opening line of a documentary about one of the most remarkable games ever made. None of us would have expected to be making an elaborate, ten year, puppet based game opus. But we did!”

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

Video games have the ability to transport users to another place and time. The indie game that does this especially well is A Space for the Unbound by Mojiken Studio. It takes players back to the 90s, to a small town in rural Indonesia. I think it’s a nice gateway for players, no matter where they are, to enjoy the game.”

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 25, 2019

What does board gaming look like in this brave new world 10 years into the future? Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. By extrapolating from current trends, you can try to envision the world you will soon inhabit. As Dwight D.

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iXie gaming

JUNE 16, 2023

The world of video games is constantly evolving. Game art production plays a crucial role in bringing virtual worlds to life, capturing the imagination, and enhancing gameplay. The tips cover a range of key aspects that contribute to the overall aesthetic appeal and visual storytelling in games.

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Nvidia

MARCH 17, 2023

USD is an open-scene description with APIs for describing, composing, simulating, and collaborating within 3D worlds. Tools Pipeline Engineering Lead Megumi Ando sat down with NVIDIA to discuss the integration process in the company’s latest release as well as their adoption plans in Polyphony’s game development pipeline.

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