Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Kristala at Play NYC 2021. We can't wait to go back again next year!

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the third of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Game mechanics are how we bring the core engine of a game to life.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

This post is written by the fantastic Game Bakery substack team of Chase, Zixuan, Haiyin, Caitou, Fish, Amy, Chow, Jing, Wanzi and edited by Caitou, Rob. From our sponsor: Do you need funds to finish, release, or promote your game? Your game gets screened internally by our industry experts within two weeks. Create an account 2.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 19, 2022

Axie Infinity, the former poster child of blockchain gaming and the game that coined the term “Play to Earn,” has fallen on hard times as this “digital nation” reels from a recession prompted by declining player growth and plummeting token values. Use code “NAAVIKDOF” to receive a -10% discount for the first subscription year.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 22, 2021

Early this year the Turkish mobile startup Dream Games has raised $50 million in new funding ($57.5M total funding), despite having only soft-launched its first game, Royal Match. Dream Games was founded by two of Peak’s former Product Directors. Thus a full breakdown of the newly released game is warranted.

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Sirlin

APRIL 8, 2020

Edit: It turns out that a once-in-hundred-years pandemic rocked the world so hard, and Trump fumbled it so badly, that that one factor lead to Biden winning by the narrowest of margins. If just 42,000 people in key states had voted the other way, Biden would have lost. But he didn’t. It’s a dark day. Joe Biden But first, Joe Biden.

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