GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 28, 2024

Navigating the world of influencer partnerships can be daunting for game publishers and developers, but a well-structured deal can create an invaluable, campaign-defining activation that makes the difference between a game arriving to modest fanfare or becoming an unignorable, widespread presence in gaming culture.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 24, 2024

Traditionally set in modern-day Germany, the new game transports players to 13th century Mongolia. Alice Ruppert , a leading authority on equestrian games with her website The Mane Quest and a producer on the game, spent most of 2023 working on its inception and concept, laying the foundation for a game that faithfully portrays horses.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

A role that she holds dear and that inspired her to establish her company Kucheza Gaming. In 2020 she decided to channel her decade-plus entrepreneurial experience into her current venture leaving everything behind to focus on gaming. The Kucheza family Bukola’s childhood was filled with a lot more physical playing than video games.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Developing a game is no child’s play! Game developers can vouch that the game development landscape does not look as pretty and exciting as it seems. Months, sometimes years of planning, impending deadlines, trials, and corrections go into creating a video game loved by the targeted audience.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 7, 2023

Content warning for talk of suicide, overdose, panic attacks, anxiety, depression, and mental health issues. First aid is a fairly well-known concept that involves caring for an injured person until professional help can arrive, but this rarely includes instruction on caring for someone suffering from a mental health crisis.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Looking for a Real Unreal Game Development Company? The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. The potential for building epic games on Unreal by game app developers and creators across industries has increased. Is it well-defined?

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Bitmap Books is known for its catalogue of visually stunningly books on the art, history and culture of video games. Their latest offering, the upcoming book A Tale of Two Halves: The History of Football Video Games , is no exception. Not just about content, but also design, production, and presentation.

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Nvidia

MARCH 1, 2023

Mika Vehkala has worked in the game development industry for nearly three decades and contributed to projects such as Horizon Zero Dawn and The Walking Dead: No. Mika Vehkala has worked in the game development industry for nearly three decades and contributed to projects such as Horizon Zero Dawn and The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Belgian developer Cyborn has introduced a fresh perspective on mixed-reality gaming with the release of Wall Town Wonders , a game that transforms living spaces into bustling miniature towns built right on the wall. Within days, the concept was pitched to Meta and greenlit enthusiastically. But I’m happy we put it in already.”

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Here at PreMortem.Games, we have great admiration for developers who tackle the entire game development cycle on their own. Because, lets be honest, creating games is hard and it takes a special kind of developer to choose the solo path. This game represents me as a developer, he says. I get excited to implement wacky ideas!

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Video game development is a collaborative process that involves various people with specialized skills. The two most critical roles in this process are game artists and designers. Since most of us are unaware of the process of creating a game, we usually confuse game design and game art as being the same.

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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. Reflecting on the game’s core concept, Khoroshavin shares, “The very first idea was that I want to make a game about an old protagonist that can traverse via boat.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 10, 2024

Using Kickstarter for a game shouldn’t be solely about the campaign but about building a company working on multiple games. View Kickstarter as a tool, not the end goal”, says Michael Liebe , Lead Outreach Games Europe at Kickstarter on the IndieGameBusiness podcast. People appreciate creativity.”

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. With that in mind, I want to help you come up with some New Year’s Resolutions of your own, ones specifically related to board game design. Create your first board game. Card games count, too!

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 11, 2024

According to the AppMagic numbers, this quarter, the hypercasual games market shrunk by 12%—down to 2.98B total installs compared to the previous quarter. Top 10 Games By Downloads At long last, moving on to the top 10 Hypercasual games by downloads in this quarter! The biggest advantage of this game is its variety of modes.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2024

“I wanted IHAS to deal with so many philosophical concepts,” Pidiashenko explains. “What inspires me is the belief that I can make a great video game that will influence the player and make them reflect on their life, and hopefully make a change for the better.” What are the biggest advantages of working solo?

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s unapologetically reminiscent of the Star Wars podracer games from the 1990’s but it’s insanely fast and incredibly fun. The game is made by a two-man team called Reclaim Interactive. “I Young got his podracing fix through the Star Wars Episode 1 Racing games (SWE1R). I like the design of the Star Wars racers.

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Game Dev Unchained

JUNE 27, 2023

Virtual Reality’s Second Surge As the first decade of commercial virtual reality (VR) draws to a close, we caught up with seasoned game developer, Alex Silkin , to discuss the twists, turns, and future of the VR and augmented reality (AR) industry.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery. At Geometric we put gameplay first, and we will always build our games around strong gameplay ideas”, says Carlsen. years of development.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

Physics-based 2D platformer Bionic Bay is a collaboration between the Finnish one-man-studio Mureena and Taiwanese indie game company Psychoflow Studio. The game started as a demo shown on Reddit, but picked up momentum when Badland art director Juhana Myllys offered to mix and match his distinct artwork with the gameplay.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Box art is incredibly important in the board game industry. Not only are board game boxes beautiful, they are also iconic. People love looking at board game boxes – just check out Instagram sometime. There are whole accounts dedicated to showing off board game boxes! Need help on your board game?

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Logic Simplified

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Demographics have changed the nature of gaming over the course of time and the industry has evolved above gender, age, and other demographics. Today people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds play and enjoy video games, while their preferences and consumption habits may vary.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It may have been born out of necessity, but after two successful murder mystery games EQ Studios can now be considered somewhat of a specialist in this particular genre. Although the mystery investigation genre is a strong contender, we are open to other game ideas as well.” But over the course of development, the narrative grew.

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Big Games

JANUARY 9, 2025

The gaming world is changing fast, and mobile phones are leading the charge. Not too long ago, we could only dream of playing high-quality 3D games on our phones. Mobile gaming becomes more impressive with every new smartphone release, making traditional gaming methods out of vogue.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has become a buzzword across different sectors, including gaming. This growing use of generative AI is largely attributed to its advanced capabilities, including the ability to create unique content. As a result, they allow for a more personalized and dynamic gaming experience.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 10, 2017

He’s the professorial mind behind Meeple Like Us , a board game review site with an academic focus on accessibility. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. We’re a board game review blog. Many games won’t be accessible to everyone.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2024

Marshall created the game while drastically resetting his professional life. My programmer brain will say that’s too hard and take too long when the designer brain know it’s right for the game. I’d get frustrated on days where it felt like game development wasn’t happening. Just me and my backpack,” he says. “I

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 19, 2024

Jay Powell , founder and CEO of Powell Group and IndieGameBusiness , worked in the games industry for well over a decade in different roles, when he started the Powell Group. Over time, it grew into a more substantial entity, providing business development services to a variety of clients in the games industry.

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CG Spectrum

MARCH 13, 2023

How will AI impact artists such as digital illustrators and concept artists ? We explore what AI art is, the types of AI art available, and hear from Concept Artist and CGS Dept. Digital painting by Foundations of Concept Art and Digital Illustration Course graduate, Elizabeth Hoffmeister. Concept Artist and CG Spectrum Dept.

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Game Analytics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Building video games has never been a simple task. You can have a brilliant idea for a game, but without the right skills, tools and resources, it can be near-impossible to tackle by yourself. So to get his advice and learn his secrets, we sat down to hear his story and journey as a solo-game developer. So I had a game there.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 11, 2024

When the Kickstarter campaign ended, cozy adventure game Mika and the Witch’s Mountain by Spanish indie developer Chibig didn’t just achieve its goal. The team had asked for a modest €40,000 to complete the game’s development, but managed to raise a whopping €1,300,368. It pulverised it!

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OPM Jobs

JUNE 6, 2022

To improve employee contentment, well-being, and productivity, many businesses are discarding the old playbook and experimenting with new concepts. To improve employee contentment, well-being, and productivity, many businesses are discarding the old playbook and experimenting with new concepts.

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Concept Art World

JULY 23, 2024

Concept Art World The Art and Making of Arcane The Art and Making of Arcane takes readers through the visual journey of Riot Games’ and Fortiche’s revolutionary animated series. The post The Art and Making of Arcane first appeared on Concept Art World Link: Amazon All images are copyright to their respective owners.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 7, 2023

After releasing Drift Type C , a ‘real physics driving game crafted with an unyielding dedication to authenticity’, Haman finds time to talk about his work. Writing games was always the impossible dream for me – like being an actor or an astronaut or a dinosaur. That game was not Drift Type C. And the biggest pitfalls? “No

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iXie gaming

JUNE 28, 2024

Testing is crucial in game developmen t because even a small bug can lead to negative reviews, lost sales, and a damaged reputation. We’ve built expert QA teams and developed our own tools to handle game testing challenges effectively. Join us to learn how to navigate game testing complexities and enhance your games.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Independent game development studio, Norsfell , was founded in 2013 to forge new genres that bring people together. Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Norsfell has grown from a small startup developing mobile games into a studio with nearly 40 team members who helped launch the award-winning multi-platform game, “ Tribes of Midgard.”

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The dynamic AWS for Games programming lineup is designed to spark discussion on some of the biggest trends and challenges in the gaming industry. With so many AWS for Games sessions, chalk talks, and workshops to explore, our team has compiled a curated guide to re:Invent for Games customers.

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