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The Story of Oscar Esio and Africacomicade’s Community Impact

PreMortem.Games

During my stay, I had the incredible opportunity to witness Esio, the founder and program coordinator of Africacomicade , take charge of video game industry discussions at Lagos ComicCon and work the room at the tight-knit Xbox game developer community meetup at Microsoft’s Lagos offices. added Esio.

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Industry needs to break down biases about African games markets

GamesIndustry.biz

At Devcom yesterday, a panel of experts from across the African games industry called for the wider business to address the biases and misconceptions they have about the continent's games markets. Reacting to a question from the audience, the panel advocated for the games industry at large to educate itself on Africa's markets.

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We. The Refugees. Ticket to Europe by Act Zero is a redemption for its maker

PreMortem.Games

This would make a great topic for a game, he thought. Napiecek had tried to break into the games industry for a while now, but no game company wanted to hire him. So, making a game about the refugee crisis could potentially establish him as a serious game writer. “I “It’s a complex topic.

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Playground fights led to the sister’s power house Blind Bend Studio

PreMortem.Games

But fortune smiled upon Teninke, when her brother eventually “outgrew” his gaming phase, leaving the console all to herself. Among the assortment of games, at Teninke’s disposal, one stood out like a shiny pearl. As an allegory of society, we put a character in the game who has to survive a post-war world.

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We Released Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor!

The Bottom Feeder

I've spent a lot of time playing this game. For the blog, I wanted to just provide a little commentary about the game. Our retro, text-heavy games don't sell massive piles, which is fine, Sadly, though, these days it's pretty much impossible for us to get media attention. Video games are a big industry.

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Axie Infinity: Infinite Opportunity or Infinite Peril?

Deconstructor of Fun

If you like it, you will love Naavik’s monthly Blockchain Games report! Executive Summary Sky Mavis’ mission is far more about spurring economic opportunity through play rather than about building an amazing game. The current game could continue to grow for a while, but its current economic policies are fundamentally unsustainable.