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From Buckles to Games: The Journey of Rex Bowden and Africa Games Week

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Photos by Moe the Photographer Like the sturdy belt and shiny buckle Rex Bowden once helped sell as a child, entrepreneurship is woven into the fabric of this co-founder of Africa Games Week (AGW). ” During his pre-teen years, Bowden mastered Tetris on his cousin’s Game Boy. His third business is a blue economy event.

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Dorothy Orina left engineering behind to pursue game development at Maliyo Games

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Although she enjoyed her time in Turkey and her engineering studies, she decided to leave both behind to pursue her passion for game development. Today she works at Maliyo Games, based in Lagos, Nigeria. I enjoyed the thrill of playing games with friends and family. I still regularly engage in many outdoor games and board games.

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Solo dev Almar works on debut game Repunk “I’ve had some darker moments”

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For some, the idea of developing a game alone is daunting. Sadly, the reality of the business showed me that the type of games that pay the rent weren’t the type of experiences I wanted to create”, he says. After a five-year hiatus from game development, he returned as a solo developer to create his debut game Repunk.

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Solo dev Walter Woods (Here Below) of Dark and Deep “Strategic partners are crucial” 

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In the upcoming first person horror game Dark and Deep players take on the role of an underachieving IT guy who gets caught up in a conspiracy podcast. Woods started his studio Here Below with the vision of becoming the A24 of game companies. The game has to feel good and be fun or all my big weird ideas are really for nothing.”

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What To Learn From The Video Game Recession. And Do It Quickly.

The Bottom Feeder

Last week, I wrote a blog post about how the video game industry seems to be entering a sad and painful period of contraction. What do we teach to aspiring game makers? I Feel Like a Traitor I've been writing advice for making a living making indie games since 1997 or so. (My Video Game Jobs Are Art Jobs.

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Daniel Macharia’s bold leap from banking to video games

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In 2013, Daniel Macharia made the scariest decision of his life. He decided to leave his career in banking for video game development a month before his 25th birthday. Beyond his role at ADMI, he passionately nurtures ChezaCheza , his game development studio. The sensation left him amazed, a stark contrast from hearing about it.

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How Flying Sheep raised funds to make its ‘frictionless’ Web3 game Star Life

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Flying Sheep was founded by German friends in 2014, with a specific goal of making html5 browser games. Initially, the company struggled to compete in a hyper-competitive global market, and in a development sector that lacks sophisticated off the shelf game engines. ” Flying Sheep was acquired by iCandy June 2022.