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Analysis • Sony moves away from customer electronics to become a media empire

PreMortem.Games

For years I’ve characterized the Japanese powerhouse predominantly as a consumer electronics manufacturer. Crunchyroll, its anime-focused video service, has evolved into the world’s largest portfolio of anime content and now counts 10 million paying subscribers. Sony will always keep a foot in electronics.

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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India

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At Electronic Arts he did the graphics in Will Wrights team that created Spore. Later, at Pixar, he worked on animated classics like Toy Story 3 and Brave that went on to win three Oscars. Now its an independent studio of 30 developers, animators, storytellers and artists. The game will be accompanied by an animated mini-series.

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How mastering three diverse skills has shaped Steve Mwangi’s success

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He’s not just an indie game developer; he’s a music producer and a 3D animator. His impeccable animation skills shine in the teaser videos he meticulously moulded for his debut title Kanairo 101. After discovering the world of frame-by-frame animation he turned his school books into flipbooks.

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Detective Dotson by Masala Games is a cultural joyride through modern-day India

PreMortem.Games

At Electronic Arts he did the graphics in Will Wright’s team that created Spore. Later, at Pixar, he worked on animated classics like Toy Story 3 and Brave that went on to win three Oscars. The game will be accompanied by an animated mini-series. He returned to Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India and founded Masala Games.

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The joys of the anti-farm sim: "Before the Green Moon" by turnfollow

Radiator Blog

Before The Green Moon (on Itch and Steam ) is a post-apocalyptic indie Harvest Moon / Stardew Valley / Animal Crossing inspired farm life sim about scraping by, in a decaying rural truckstop town with bored depressed locals you gradually befriend (or ignore). Imagine if Animal Crossing had the bravery to charge interest on the home loan!

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Top Game Development Sessions at NVIDIA GTC

Nvidia

And speakers from leading companies such as Electronic Arts and Square Enix will share some of their experiences with the latest graphics technologies. More Realistic 3D Reconstruction of Human Performances Join this session to discover the realistic methods of capturing human performance and animated assets with volumetric video.

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David Olamide’s joyous journey that led to an internship in his own company

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He was trying to do animation with Unreal at the time. Later, they expanded their team with two more members from different departments and attempted an animation project called Ogbanje. I was blown away. It felt like a tool that would be great for the kind of games I wanted to make. Unfortunately, it did not see the light of day.

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