PreMortem.Games

MAY 1, 2024

Abubakar Salim is an accomplished British actor of Kenyan descent and the founder of UK-based Surgent Studios. His journey into the limelight began with iconic roles such as voicing Bayek in Assassin’s Creed and portraying Father in HBO Max’s Raised by Wolves. Unfortunately, grief is an experience familiar to many.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Bonte Avond’ is the last night of (summer)camp where guests perform humorous plays or songs for each other. It’s basically a variety show and listening to the podcasts or playing their latest game Once Upon a Jester , you appreciate just how well chosen the name for this remarkable collective is. So they come up with a devious plan.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

I remember Gran knitting us little skirts and tops. We’d go to our Christmas lunch and put up a show before everyone had their lunch. They would all stop and watch us dance in our outfits. Art is a mystical force that naturally courses through every fabric of Yolanda Mogatusi’s being. She said, “Watch what I do and follow.”

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As an example, collaboration events are used by more than 70% of the top 10% of highest-grossing games in the China iOS market. Promotional collaboration events popularity across US, China and Japan (source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). What makes a successful in-game collaboration event? Collaboration event framework.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Last Sunday was Super Bowl MVXCLIIXXXL, my nation's second-biggest secular holiday. We have a few tricks to make the event fun, which you might find useful. The ultimate goal is to sit around for hours eating trash as the TV turns your brain perfectly smooth. You bring the bread, we’ll bring the circus.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Last year, Everdell by Starling Games raised nearly half a million dollars on Kickstarter. It has remained a popular board game since, regularly topping out the Board Game Geek Hotness and showing up multiple times as a giveaway prize in Pangea contests. Indeed, readers, moviegoers, and TV bingers all love fantastical settings.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

She chuckles as she recalls, “I used to get pretty upset if a friend came over and wanted to be the Mario brother in the red shirt. I think I was also influenced by TV because of Ally McBeal.” Alexandra Pattison is a true swan in event management. “I don’t want to!” As she grew older, she also embraced surfing.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This is done through a combination of excellent game flow, thoroughly developed stories, and extreme realism by using modern graphics. Create a compelling narrative Much like a binge-able TV show or a great book, a game with a compelling plot can be extremely tough to put down.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 14, 2022

They try to race against time to get the coveted tickets before the show begins. Robert Zemeckis is a director with a rather interesting fate. He entered the big cinema stage as the author of major films and gave the world several iconic pictures filled with deep reflections on the past and future.

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Game Global

JUNE 13, 2021

The overlay; an almost forgotten accessory that used to be included with many games for second-generation video game consoles (1976 to 1992) like the Intellivision, Odyssey 2, Colecovision, and Vectrex. Here are a few examples with side-by-side comparisons of the original US released overlays and the Brazilian Digiplay releases.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

In February, Ilkka Paananen, the beloved CEO of Supercell, and arguably one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Mobile Games Executives, published his yearly blog post. After all, Supercell is our beacon of hope. FRUSTRATION: These blog posts can also annoy game executives and senior leaders. So kudos to Supercell for proactive and effective PR!

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iHobo

MARCH 16, 2022

He was doing voiceovers for a number of TV shows at the time (including Little Britain ) and one of the people I knew who worked in voice recording was able to get a quote for the work we needed. This originally ran in March 2014 on the website for Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms. Who to Voice. In the Studio.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Whether it’s a book, TV show, or movie, most of us have become engrossed in the story of our favorite characters; our eyes glued to the pages or screen, waiting to see what happens next. Storytelling elements are such a powerful tool for game developers because of the strong connection they can create with a player base.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2023

Oh, and those ball charts from the last predictions. Oh, and those ball charts from the last predictions. They’ve attempted to help us with presales, event cards, beta programs, QR codes, and a whole new set of price points. Welcome to our annual, highly anticipated, prediction series. Don’t miss our podcast crew’s predictions.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Our game design is quite solid, but the stories we tell is what keeps us in business. Our games are highly interactive novels with settings, characters, and stories that get people to actually give us real money. Or a TV show. We sell words. We’re in the word-selling business. Never have. Never will.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

Opinions shared are personal and do not reflect those of their employers. Summarizing an entire year of mobile gaming while providing predictions for what is going to happen next is a challenge that we at Deconstructor of Fun undertake every year. This report wouldn’t be possible without the help from our friends at Sensor Tower.

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CG Spectrum

MARCH 13, 2023

The ever-evolving technological landscape shows no signs of slowing down, so, as an artist, it's vital to build the skills that will allow you to adapt to whatever comes next. Head of Digital Painting, Brandon Reimchen ( EA, Activision, Capcom, Disney Interactive) , on how artists should and shouldn't use AI for their art.

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Filmustage

MAY 3, 2021

Back in the spring of last year, the pandemic hit the film industry decisively. The predictions were the worst, but the cinematography showed its immortal nature. The predictions were the worst, but the cinematography showed its immortal nature. Covid 19 has radicly changed the lives of almost everyone.

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Filmustage

MAY 10, 2021

However, this is the first and not the last time that Refn relies on simple constructions in his work. The ultimate way to make viewer 100% into the film is to use a harsh handheld camera, which was combined in the "Pusher" with one-shot sequences. Early Period: Denmark "Pusher " dir.: Frank buys a gun and spins a chain of violence.

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Game Daily

JULY 19, 2023

During a short reel of recent hits, Gershenfeld showed artwork from Death Stranding, Days Gone, Dying Light 2, Fallout 4, Far Cry: New Dawn, and Metro: Exodus. He also namechecked The Last of Us. “We have a ton of post-apocalyptic games,” said Alan Gershenfeld, president and co-founder of E-Line Media.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

NewZoo pointed towards game-based movie and TV releases as an indicator of industry health, and a source of potential growth, including hits like the Super Mario Bros. Movie and HBO’s The Last of Us. NewZoo’s latest report on the game industry – released yesterday – forecasts 2.6% billion this year.

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Game Industry News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

HERE THERE BE SPOILERS “ The Next Generation ” makes a bold move as a title for the first episode of the new third season as it alludes not only to the series that gave us Picard, Riker, and Crusher but also hints at the events that are coming down the proverbial pike. We just don’t know what quite yet. Shaw is livid with her.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 26, 2021

Last month, I speculated on the rumors of Netflix’s impending push into gaming, guessing at what strategy they would take and laying out the strategy I thought would be most profitable. Compared to last month - when we had rumors and scant details to theorize on - we are starting to see the outline of Netflix’s gaming strategy.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The biggest news items of the year are Meta losing $15 billion in trying to build a metaverse and the collapse of FTX , which hopefully but not likely is the last gigantic crypto collapse we see ( Binance is reportertly struggling as well). Received this email from a friend? Subscribe here! 2022 has been the opposite.

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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. Sign up for their newsletter to be informed when the latest deconstruction drops. From our sponsor: Do you need funds to finish, release, or promote your game? Create an account 2.

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Interesting Choices

AUGUST 5, 2011

We foreshadowed Planeswalkers (and Tribal, for that matter) without actually showing our hand, which drove a lot of hype for the upcoming set. This is the fifth part of a series about working on Magic: the Gathering during my five years at Wizards of the Coast: Part One (Joining WotC, playing in the FFL, developing Champions of Kamigawa).

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Filmustage

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

"Mad Max: Fury Road" was released in 2015 and immediately fell in love with audiences worldwide. The film won six Academy Awards, several film editions put the picture on the list of the best films of the decade, and the director of "Parasite" (2019) admitted that he cried while watching "Mad Max." Let's get to the bottom of it.

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Game Daily

JULY 14, 2023

Each year, the Entertainment Software Association releases a raft of stats about video game consumption in the United States, that speaks to the growing popularity and positivity of gaming. After all, the ESA is tasked with representing the political and collective public-facing interests of game companies. Three quarters of U.S.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

PlayerWON provides gamers with opportunities to earn valuable rewards in exchange for choosing to watch TV-quality brand videos – all while driving engagement, retention, lifetime value and additional revenue for developers. This prediction is written by Michail Katkoff and members of the Deconstructor of Fun community. Everybody wins!

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

While Supercell has been active on this front, in reality the company has spent four years and around $100M with little to show for. We will also discuss how the market has evolved in the last 10 years and discuss the implications of this evolution for Supercell. Our short answer is no. Cover image: Talouselämä. #1

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2020

A bolder move to try to use their oldest IP (Hay Day) and bring it to a modern audience. Hay Day Pop however shows that Supercell has learned their lessons and clearly understands how to build on the genre. Previously at Wooga, King, and Mind Candy. Opinions are her own and do not reflect any of her past or current employers!

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Sirlin

JULY 25, 2019

Often, other fighting games have put in beginner training wheels meant to be discarded later, or simplified things in a way that had no regard for depth or expert play (and then ruins it), or perhaps viewed the entire prospect of “accessible” as “features that beginners use against each other only.” This is none of that.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Filmustage does not aim to educate, but to gather a close-knit film community around us. The director, as he himself claims, simply liked to watch TV in the kitchen as a child - and eventually decided to make movies himself. Paul Thomas Anderson is probably the most significant director of Hollywood from 2000-2010.

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Game Dev Unchained

AUGUST 24, 2023

This episode is sponsored by [link] ⁠ 56% off subscription 20% for one-time purchases with my code GAMEDEV20 In the ever-evolving landscape of game development, the pandemic has stirred an unexpected debate about working conditions and what the future holds for those in the industry. But as Brandon noted, “What is up in San Francisco?

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Grumpy Gamer

OCTOBER 18, 2004

These are interesting questions that I've ponder a lot in the last year, but never really looked into it in any detail. Note: I wrote this in 2004. In the days before Steam and Kickstarter, but most of it is still applicable, but a lot has also changed. First, this is only a thought experiment. Assumptions. I'd have to check.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 20, 2020

Over the last four articles of Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game , I’ve talked about a lot of things that are more complicated than you’d think. Things Have Changed in the Last 3 Years, So Read This First. I’ve programmed it into the undertones of my last four articles.

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