PreMortem.Games

MAY 24, 2023

White Star Studio, a small and ambitious game development studio based in Shenzen, China, has captured the essence of ancient China in their game Thriving City. This city-building sim takes players back to the Song Dynasty, where they must navigate the challenges of settling a town, cultivating the land and expanding the city.

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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

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Twenty years ago Rohan Nowell made a game for a high school project and it was then that the seed was planted. However, it took another 15 years for his debut game Swoopy Boi to come out. The mobile game about a Magpie that swoops down and attacks pedestrians was successful enough for Nowell to keep developing games. “I

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Join us as we journey back in time to explore the roots of Dean’s entrepreneurial success. This marked the foundation of his creative career, where he learned to bring ideas to life. One of the stories I wrote was a game. That game is now Hiru.” For Dean, history is the key to understanding people.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

Physics-based 2D platformer Bionic Bay is a collaboration between the Finnish one-man-studio Mureena and Taiwanese indie game company Psychoflow Studio. The game started as a demo shown on Reddit, but picked up momentum when Badland art director Juhana Myllys offered to mix and match his distinct artwork with the gameplay.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Dutch indie game developer Abbey Games has been on quite the journey since the release of their breakout hit, Reus , a decade ago. Now, after a long wait, Abbey Games is back in action with the sequel Reus 2. We went from working with 12 people, down to 3, and now we’re back up to 10 working on Reus 2.”

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Since its launch in 2018, Epic Games Store has spent bucket loads of money on giving away free games, in order to attract PC gamers away from Steam. Part of Epic’s attraction is its range of popular first-party games such as Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys. Success has been hard to come by.

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

Unlike the years before, we decided to really leverage our fantastic community of senior games industry folks to present you with trends that will shape our industry during the year. The k-factor, which measures the virality of a game, is at an all-time low. Is it the artwork in itself that is not selling the game? Exit mobile.

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Today, negotiations restart between union group SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) and leading game companies, over wages, the future role of artificial intelligence, and safer workplace protocols. “Character work is character work, performance is performance,” he said.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But one thing that hasn’t changed is new hit games entering the market. So to end the year on a high, we rounded up our top 22 games to hit the charts this year. Here are the top games we loved playing this year. If you want some inspiration for games to binge over the holiday period, look no further. Net Fishing!

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Game Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Women in Games today launched a 14-point manifesto , in the run up to its online conference next month. Women in Games is dedicated to achieving gender equality and empowering all girls and women in gaming. Isaaman: Last year, we published the Women in Games Guide , which is about building a fair playing field.

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Game Industry News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

However, at its heart, “Yesteryear” is about a choice made and how that choice becomes a watershed moment in Spock’s life. Spock and Kirk determine that this “Selek” must be Spock having returned to the past in order to save his own life. Spock steps into the persona of Selek and has the Guardian transport him back to his own youth.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A couple of years ago, Dinosaur Island was a massively successful game. Even now, two years later, the game’s name has enough cultural cachet to lead to the most popular board game giveaway Pangea has ever sponsored. Need help on your board game? Take one good look at this game. Dino cooking! Nostalgia works.

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Game Daily

APRIL 21, 2023

Shardbound is a collectible card battle tactics game that came out on Steam early access back in 2017. Originally developed and published by Spiritwalk Games, it sat quietly for the last six years, attracting a few players, but not setting the world on fire. “How do you get triple A quality games out on a startups budget?”

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iXie gaming

AUGUST 7, 2023

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) represent the cutting edge of technology, and some of the most immersive experiences in gaming by bridging the gap between digital and physical worlds. To understand AR/VR game development , one needs to understand the fundamentals of AR/VR as a platform. Why is AR/VR different?

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OPM Jobs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

You finally got that call, email or carrier pidgeon in with the news: You’ve been offered an interview at a game studio! So, how do you prepare for your first games industry interview and leave a great first impression? Games What games has the company worked on? You can look at the reviews for the games or forums.

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Game Industry News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Hey all, I’m back with a rather fun one for this week’s Movie Monday. Being a very tall tale – and boy was that just a riot to write down here – and having gotten used to such tales all his life, Will has a falling out with his father. It’s Big Fish! Honestly, the entire cast is amazing in Big Fish.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you like weird, retro indie games or RPGs, it’s worth a look.) Video games function best as power fantasies. This is a statement that can generate controversy, though fifty years of video game history show that it is true. We've seen debates about whether video games can be art. Video games that sell?

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Game Daily

AUGUST 7, 2023

Mighty Action Heroes is a new battle royale game for mobile, offering Web3 capabilities via blockchain-tradable, collectible NFTs. GameDaily: Tell us why you decided to make a Web3 battle royale game? Simon Davis: We made a game for Apple in 2019 called Butter Royale. It was a shooter – food themed and very cute.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 5, 2019

It’s a puzzle-solving, tile placement board game for 1-4 players where you play as a fantasy monster who’s hungry for villagers. We could not be happier with how the campaign turned out, and the game is available for pre-order now ! Need help on your board game? Everybody values different things in life.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 16, 2018

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. This project looms large in my life and though I’m normally rational, detached, and analytical, I’m struggling to remain objective. Need help on your board game? You need to make a great game.

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Keith Burgun

MAY 16, 2022

Today I bring you one of the world’s more renowned strategy videogame designers – the designer of Civilization IV , one of the most beloved in the series (probably my favorite one still), and the founder of Mohawk Games, who created Offworld Trading Company , and most recently, Old World. Stay tuned!

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 17, 2023

In the expansive and rapidly evolving world of video games, the stakes have never been higher. The rise of increasingly intricate and expensive game schemes has not only upped the ante for game developers but also heightened the expectations of an ever-demanding audience. “Game schemes are expensive.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 29, 2023

festive promotions , the New Year is also a time to look back and analyze the months gone by. In 2023, our Filmustage team grew in exciting ways , welcoming a vibrant mix of fresh faces and brilliant minds, each bringing their own unique spark and innovative ideas to the table. Filmustage wishes you a Happy New Year 2024! ?

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2022

and Deconstructor of Fun’s latest collaborative report, we dive deep into a comprehensive analysis of the mobile gaming sector and which genres are defying the economic slowdown. Nevertheless, mobile gaming represents a whopping 61% of all games revenue , a number that would be even larger should we account for all the in-app-ad revenue.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

SOVEREIGN MOON PRESENTS… 10 Best Space Games To Play in 2020 for FREE. In this post, we’ve rounded up the 10 best space games that you can play for free in 2020. All of the space games on this list are hand-picked by our team of space game connoisseurs. Looking for FREE Space Games to Play in 2020?

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Leder Games really nailed it when they came out with their board game Root in 2018. It’s broken into and remained within the Board Game Geek top 50. Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Game analytics has a real-life impact on game players. Learn the basics of game analytics through this article by seeing how to make your games more popular by implementing these insights. What is Game Analytics? Why Game Analytics is so important.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The world of gaming is always on the brink of something new, something vast, something that promises to change how we play and interact in virtual spaces. I sat down with John Krajewski , the man behind the unique and forward-thinking game, Eco. ” The allure of video games has always been about escapism and achievement.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 3, 2019

The concept is simple: through gamification, you take the elements we associate with games – point scoring, competition, rules – and apply them to something else. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. So why bring any of this up?

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 21, 2023

In 2016 Mikael Forslind got together with some friends and decided to create their own video game. What began as a casual endeavor gradually evolved into a fully-fledged studio as the game’s success solidified their path. As video game enthusiasts we’re so used to just going out guns blazing in all video games.

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iXie gaming

MAY 8, 2023

Welcome to the world of the Metaverse, where virtual reality and gaming come together to create a new dimension of immersive experiences. As the world continues to shift towards digital innovation, Metaverse game development has become increasingly popular among game developers.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 14, 2018

This is part one of four in the Failure Recovery series in Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game. Let’s be real: life doesn’t go from point A to point B like you think it will. Let’s be real: life doesn’t go from point A to point B like you think it will. Need help on your board game?

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Within the board game community, there is no site that has shaken up the industry more than Kickstarter. While BoardGameGeek has been around for almost 17 years and remains the unquestioned mecca of the board game community, nothing has had more influence on board games recently than Kickstarter. Need help on your board game?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 4, 2023

game industry work satisfaction survey “It’s time to admit that remote work doesn’t work. Personally, over the years I have experience running games studios as fully on-site, remote, and hybrid. Remote workers report a worse work/life balance. We’d love to know how satisfied you are with your current job.

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Logic Simplified

MAY 16, 2022

Game Genre. Award-winning educational gaming website offers 1000+ learning activities for kids in grades K to 5, both educational and interactive. The game supports young minds to create new skills more efficiently while promoting fun. Back-end Technologies. Game Redevelopment. Multiplayer Games. Javascript.

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