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Zoochosis by Clapperheads will make you fear those lovely animals in the zoo

PreMortem.Games

A terrifying parasite is spreading, mutating some of the animals into grotesque, blood-thirsty monsters ready to kill their way out of their cages. Looking around the zoo, my mind was already transforming the animals behind the fences into images from Adam’s post! Everyone loves animals, right? Of course, in a zoo.

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Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori reaches Kickstarter goal in just 19 hours

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On the other hand, we knew that ‘be a Mongolian courier rider’ would appeal to a wider group of people than ‘manage a riding stable’ And that the historical setting would allow us to reach players that wouldn’t otherwise pick up an equestrian simulator game.

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Zoochosis by Clapperheads will make you fear those lovely animals in the zoo

PreMortem.Games

A terrifying parasite is spreading, mutating some of the animals into grotesque, blood-thirsty monsters ready to kill their way out of their cages. Looking around the zoo, my mind was already transforming the animals behind the fences into images from Adam’s post! Everyone loves animals, right? Of course, in a zoo.

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Tape to Tape by Excellent Rectangle is the world’s first hockey roguelite

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look with fluid animations in a sports game. Their solution was a unique blend of hand-drawn 2D sprites and animations in a 3D environment. Julien explains: “For a fast-paced sports game such as ours, we wanted the sprites to move and animate in 8 directions.

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Drug Dealer Simulator 2 introduces pets

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It’s a common opinion among gaming folk that all the best games have one feature in common: you can pet the animals! So, wanna pet that cat? Or scratch a doggo behind the ears? In DDS2 you can!

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How Mobile Game Developers Are Using In-Game Collaboration Events to Boost Player Retention

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As an example, PUBG Mobile’s collaboration with the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion introduced giant Mechs into its battle royale map that would attempt to shoot down players, while Cookie Run Kingdom’s collaboration with the K-pop band BTS saw the action-RPG gacha game adding a rhythm game mode. Vikingard x Vikings TV series collaboration.

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From Concept to Completion: Navigating the Game Art Production Pipeline 

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But how exactly does a simple sketch transform into a fully animated, game-ready asset? Games like Cuphead benefited from a strong visual direction upfront, ensuring a seamless execution of its hand-drawn 1930s animation style. This stage ensures models, textures, and animations function seamlessly in real-time environments.