PreMortem.Games

MARCH 20, 2023

The debut game Dredge from New Zealand-based indie studio Black Salt Games oozes atmosphere and manages to combine multiple genres into one haunting adventure. The four person team at Black Salt Games founded the studio at the end of 2020 after working together at another studio for over a decade.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 2, 2024

This warmth is a hallmark of Free Lives, the South African indie game development studio behind Playtopia. So, we use a model where we pay people 10,000 Rand to create a playable prototype in two weeks. This allows others to donate and help more people prototype. The welcoming atmosphere was unforgettable.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Set in a beautiful, Slavic-inspired world, Selfloss by Kazakhstan-based indie studio Goodwin Games is an adventure that explores themes of grief, healing, and resilience. Click in my heart Selfloss stands out visually with a style that balances elegance with a folkloric, almost storybook quality.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Farrell and Mackenzie form the two-person indie studio Peaty Turf. What originally started out as a treehouse building simulator prototype, slowly evolved as the duo gradually added different mechanics. “It Despite going viral on Reddit and TikTok several times, they had to strike a delicate work-life balance to prevent burnout.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

The indie game that does this especially well is A Space for the Unbound by Mojiken Studio. Coming of age story Mojiken Studio is based in Surabaya, Indonesia and has been around for over ten years. It started as an outsource studio that focused primarily on illustration. ” “In 2015 we did a game jam at Mojiken Studio.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2023

As co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) of Nigerian-based studio Dimension 11 , he provided leadership. In addition, balancing his fifth year as a Computer Engineering student and a pivotal role at Avalon, an American-based software company was no small feat. A Digital Playground Ten was the age of wonder for Olamide.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

To give you a sense of what it’s like to work on a team, I’ve reached out to the three members of Undine Studios – Ben Haskett, Sarah Reed, and Will Reed. Brandon: So is Undine Studios just the three of you? You help balance out each others’ weaknesses.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Studio owner and Lead Developer Max Hermann originally developed the idea for the game in the time when he was still a computer science student and active in the RimWorld modding scene. RimWorld is balanced around sitting on a single map, with everything easily accessible. Interacting with the wider world is entirely optional.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Studio owner and Lead Developer Max Hermann originally developed the idea for the game in the time when he was still a computer science student and active in the RimWorld modding scene. RimWorld is balanced around sitting on a single map, with everything easily accessible. Interacting with the wider world is entirely optional.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

If I’m happy with this design, I’ll prototype it and test that prototype. And generally I maintained a pretty healthy work life balance for the most part of it. Then I try to make sense of that entire doc and see if I can make a coherent fun core design out of it. From there I take it step by step. Develop, test, develop, test.”

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 20, 2023

Only now, in the past 5 years or so, mid-sized game studios are starting to appear in the country. Besides these well documented ones, the biggest problem I experienced first hand was balancing the game’s difficulty. When I have an idea I consider viable, ideally I go straight to prototyping and develop the game from there.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

It shows the everyday work of medium-scale commercial game dev in unprecedented detail: the creative high of successful collaboration as well as the ugly prototypes, grueling bug fixes, and painful miscommunication. Tech-wise, it's a vertical slice "learn Unreal 4" project, a big shift from a studio that used to roll its own in-house engine.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 11, 2023

But I have landed and stuck at my current studio, which handled it the best because they make room for us to navigate what works best for us and provide real support through the challenges to get us to a positive outcome. Most of us have been in games for a long time and are now working remotely “A lot of places have room to do better.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

APRIL 13, 2022

Introduce yourself (or your studio) in a few sentences. My name is Leszek Nowak and I’m a part of independent studio 2Dynamic Games located in Kraków, Poland. Paweł and I are teaching classes on simulations and game dev that are heavily based on Godot Engine mostly due to Godot being perfect for fast prototyping.

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Filmustage

AUGUST 30, 2022

Studio Binder Many filmmakers are familiar with Studio Binder videos, where they talk about the film industry and the theory of filmmaking. But the most crucial is to understand what Studio Binder's key feature set offers. Studio Binder software offers comprehensive functionality to prepare and develop your script for filming.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The game was developed by Raven, one of the historical CoD mainline studios, and Activision Shanghai, a local team assembled for the project. Ni-Zhan was the local competitor to Crossfire and the first FPS developed by a then unknown internal Studio called TiMi. Nobody believed mobile shooters could be big in the west.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Software used by professional 3D animators: Maya 3D Studio Max After Effects MotionBuilder Mudbox Premier Cinema 4D LightWave Real-time engine (such as Unreal or Unity) 3D animation jobs in the industry 3D animators can work on live-action projects (VFX), fully animated projects, virtual production, and video games (all platforms).

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. And most recently, Travis founded Carbonated Inc, a mobile and PC games studio located in Southern California. Do not fall in love with product, fall in love with building a really successful studio by shipping and learning as quickly as possible.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

The only true bright spot was Art of War , which despite prototype level production quality has scaled up to over 5M in net revenue a month with no stop in sight! Over the years, Supercell’s portfolio has become slightly more balanced, with other games than the Clashes bringing in a more significant portion of the revenue.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

As avid fans of Studio Ghibli’s animated movie Porco Rosso, Rob Hartley and Diccon Yamanaka were inspired to create a game about seaplanes flying around in a beautiful Mediterranean setting. As we were prototyping there was still a feeling the game needed more action. Based in Vancouver, Canada, The Brew Barons is their debut title.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Supercell announced over a year ago that they will be opening a studio in North America. Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio A year ago, Supercell announced their intention to open a studio in North America with the mission of developing games for PC and Console. In Today’s Email ? Subscribe here!

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 22, 2021

Similar to Today’s: Current level setup (clear objectives in X moves or less) Mode: Balance Description: Collect 2 colors of gems roughly at the same pace. Developers must find the harmonious balance between ‘too easy’ and ‘pure frustration’. No similar exists today Mode: Avalanche Description: Gems fall randomly to fill the board.

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