PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

Want to get away from the hustle and bustle in the Moscone Centre and just have a good conversation and decent coffee with Dutch games industry professionals? Well, you’re in luck, because The Netherlands Lounge (located in Hotel Zeppelin ) is returning this year. But the Dutch industry is also home to a vibrant community of indie game developers.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Embracing the artifacts Intriguingly, the team’s approach to creating assets for the game was unconventional yet effective. Mind Diver is an intriguing detective game where you travel in time to fix broken memories from a relationship, investigate the events of one fateful night and unravel the case of a lost loved one.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2024

In the most recent episode of the DoF podcast, Mishka and Andy Duthie, Executive Producer at HAWKED , peel back the curtain on remote team management. ✅ DO: Involve the entire team in goal-setting to promote ownership and accountability ? It doesn't have to be, and Andy Duthie of MY.GAMES is here to show us the ropes.

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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. And that’s exactly what Jason Larabie did. Working two jobs is hard and there were times that Larabie had to step away from developing the game for a few months because of ‘severe tunnel vision’. “As

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 20, 2023

The news emerged last night, with various members of both teams announcing they were now unemployed via social media. Kotaku reported the layoffs were announced to staff during an unscheduled company-wide meeting led by Perkins Miller, CEO of the sites' parent company Fandom. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As reported by Kotaku , EA's Baton Rouge, Louisiana office has made its quality assurance team redundant. Sources said the employment notice came from an unscheduled and mandatory meeting with their contract firm, Magnit Global. More than 200 QA staffers who mostly worked on Apex Legends were laid off. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Let’s meet the younger version of ‘our swan’ and explore her recent surf further downstream into the island of video game events, an adventure that began just a year ago. Alexandra Pattison is a true swan in event management. “I don’t want to! But when friends come over, you have to be polite, right?”

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Three Minutes to Eight tells the story of a man that is destined to meet his demise at exactly 7:53PM, indeed Three Minutes to Eight. Three Minutes to Eight tells the story of a man that is destined to meet his demise at exactly 7:53PM, indeed Three Minutes to Eight. The more you raise the bar, the more you risk disappointing somebody.”

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 25, 2023

The vast majority of the actual dinglehopping work was done by my team. Second - the lead dinglehopper spends a huge amount of time in meetings, mostly tanking the meetings for her team. Second - the lead dinglehopper spends a huge amount of time in meetings, mostly tanking the meetings for her team.

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Febucci

MARCH 18, 2024

Federico here, I just wanted to update you on how things are going and… the team has grown up to six people since last year! Then a level designer plus QA joined the team too, which is actually another wonderful dev friend who was always here for me with feedbacks - we just made it official and I started giving him tasks to do weekly.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Publisher demos are tailored for pitch meetings and potential partnerships. It should be polished, free of bugs, and thoughtfully tailored to create a captivating first impression in anticipation of your full release. Typically highlighting a game’s mechanics in their raw form, even before content and visuals receive their final polish.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

Fresh out of school Kaighen Finley started his own web & game development company Team iNtuition. When I graduated in CS and Psych, a brief stint in corporate rubbed me the wrong way so I started my own small company – Team iNtuition: Web & Game Development. If you can imagine it, you can build it”, he says.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

If I pull out my crystal ball, I say it’s going to stay slow for another six to eight months minimum.” “A lot of new games got signed during the lockdown-years without the proper due diligence because you couldn’t meet with people in person”, he says. I am super lucky in the role that I have. Absolutely chicken! “In

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

From March 18-22, AWS for Games invites developers to connect with its team and see new AWS for Games and partner solutions in action at the Play and Learn Lounge (Moscone Convention Center West Hall #WL2-4, level 2), and check out a range of AWS-sponsored sessions covering customer and service advancements in game development.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 21, 2023

A setting that often leads to a specific kind of gameplay, but the team wanted to create something different. “As Forslind recounts the amusing tale of its inception: “When we first started the company we submitted Team Alwa as a name but that wasn’t approved due to some copyright issues. But that was declined too!

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 31, 2023

Be it crunching levels, compiling code, preparing textures, or compressing archives, waiting for builds (and waiting for fixes to build breakages) on any given game has probably eaten at least 10% of the team’s total development time. That is easily collective years across the team lost to waiting for the game to build.

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AWS Games

APRIL 3, 2024

To meet growing demand for coaches, the center has begun to expand Charisma beyond their own staff, so that it can be used by school counselors, clinicians, and other professionals to support more individuals across the globe. The program is now at an inflection point.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 21, 2023

From cosplay to retro, live panels to meets and greets, photo opps, community meet-ups, competitions, tournaments and more, hear from the EGX and ReedPop teams to discover: Read more Games companies can sign-up for the webinar here. It takes place Thursday, July 27 at 3pm BST. The session will detail how EGX is changing.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I was very curious, and when I finally got to meet them it opened my mind up to all the possibilities,” She explored game development tools and found many accessible options. Think of a bar where 90% of the people are men. Yes, the quality of the drink matters but the first inviting thing was the environment.”

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

” Much more relaxed However, the most compelling reason for the delay was the team’s struggle to find a fresh and distinctive direction for the sequel. ” Much more relaxed However, the most compelling reason for the delay was the team’s struggle to find a fresh and distinctive direction for the sequel.

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 4, 2024

"Special unicorn" roles are generally similar in how difficult it is to find them combined with how useful they are to a dev team. While this list is by no means exhaustive, all three of these roles are in fields that are both difficult to master and extremely useful in most game dev teams.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Meet the Community Management Team Jared Creasy leads the community team at Tripwire Interactive, which includes a Community Manager and Player Support. Having a well-structured community team is vital for managing gaming communities effectively. You can start with one and then grow because it can get busy quite quickly.”

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Norsfell has grown from a small startup developing mobile games into a studio with nearly 40 team members who helped launch the award-winning multi-platform game, “ Tribes of Midgard.” Norsfell Team “GameLift is specifically designed for game servers, and has been proven by notable development studios.

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Ask a Game Dev

MAY 24, 2023

The procedures aren’t too different from how other teams work, the difference is the level of enforcement of those procedures - like a designer and engineer not being allowed to chat about an issue or work out solutions informally without having an official meeting called by a producer to discuss the problem.

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OPM Jobs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Whether you’re growing your team or undergoing restructuring, a team of experts is here to assist you every step of the way. Group Workshops Group workshops are the ideal and most cost-effective solution for companies looking to provide support for larger teams within a budget.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It’s not because their ideas or team are bad – it’s because their development process does not have One Way Doors. Teams will have moved into production prior to actually answering all the important pre-productions questions: “what are we making (and why?)”, ”, “is it worth making?”,

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OPM Jobs

JULY 5, 2023

And they’re all ready and excited to get meeting and greeting people IRL. You may also bump into our marketing team, Nathan and his assistant Charley. You may also bump into our marketing team, Nathan and his assistant Charley. If you’ve been lucky enough to bag tickets keep an eye out for our team!

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Big Games

JANUARY 7, 2024

Seek a team with a proven track record, expertise, and a knack for innovation. Whether you’re collaborating with a mobile game development company or managing an in-house team, a clear roadmap ensures that everyone is on the same page, working towards a shared vision. How to Start Mobile Game Development?

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Game Errors

JULY 14, 2023

Team Fortress 2 is a first-person shooter video game that’s multiplayer and distributed via Steam. Unfortunately, there have been reports of Team Fortress 2 crashing after update. After extensive research, we have developed a few solutions for Team Fortress 2 crashing to help you fix the issue and claim your victory.

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Game Errors

JULY 15, 2023

Gamers encounter many problems when playing Team Fortress 2 on their PCs. One common problem is Team Fortress 2 low FPS issue. If your Team Fortress 2 frame rates are low, we have compiled some practical solutions that may help solve this and improve your gaming experience. Why is my FPS low in TF2?

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Filmustage

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Team Access + 3 Free Members : Expand your family with trusted members, ensuring no Fredo in your midst. Team Access + 3 Free Members : Expand your family with trusted members, ensuring no Fredo in your midst. Compared to the standard rate of $59/month , this deal is not just a saving – it's an investment in your legacy. Leave the gun.

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Filmustage

MARCH 10, 2023

It is a crucial document that helps the production team to plan and coordinate all aspects of the shoot. Well-done shooting schedules do not contain scheduling conflicts because the production team worked out alternative plans in advance.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2023

We meet Monique, a perky little heroine and cat burglar, who teams up for a spectacular heist involving a precious diamond. The team is complemented by a handful of freelancers who will pitch in from time to time. “We Midnight Girl , from indie studio Italic , oozes French cool.

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Game Dev Unchained

JULY 5, 2023

Max Fink, originally from a modding background, joined the Battle Bit team a year after its formation, bringing his extensive experience in vehicle development to the team. Interestingly, the Battle Bit team originally consisted of three members, Fink, and developers Okyanus Mutlu and Uladzislau Shalashou.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 24, 2023

For the last couple of years the team has been working hard to transform the gripping story from the novel with the same name by Polish sci-fi author Stanislaw Lem, into a thrilling adventure game. “We The Invincible is the debut game of Starward Industries , a new studio based in Kraków, Poland. The Invincible is a perfect example of it.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

Internal development teams frequently participate in multiple business initiatives, resulting in disorder, duplicated efforts, and ineffective workflows. Determining whether or not you need to handle tasks internally or outsource is crucial to the success of any business. The same logic also applies to hiring outside game developers.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2023

The original 8 member team that built the prototype at Rubika – school for Game design and animation in Valenciennes, France- all went their separate ways after graduating. All that led to us meeting the wonderful folk at publisher Kowloon Nights, who encouraged us to go for it”, says CEO Anaïs Simonnet.

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