PreMortem.Games

JULY 8, 2024

This couldn’t be truer for Kushal Sithlu , CEO of the South African studio Pineapple on Pizza. Today, his award-winning studio, just a year old, has been a part of the prestigious Google Indie Games Accelerator and the Creation Africa Program. Last year, it felt more grounded yet exhilarating as I represented my studio.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 13, 2025

From funding innovative game studios to pushing the boundaries of skill-based monetization, the initiative aims to bring fresh talent and new game genres into Skillzs ecosystem. Develop a Unique Concept: Skillz is looking for new genres and fresh takes on skill-based gaming. But whats the core thesis behind this move? Lets dive in.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 5, 2024

For the past three weeks, GamesIndustry.biz has been exploring how games studios can counter the rising costs of development and make games in a more efficient way through a series of interviews, panels, videos and podcasts. Our first GI Sprint has covered topics such as AI, cloud, remote working, game conception, team management and more.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 13, 2023

The Netherlands may be a small country, but there are many talented studios making amazing games. Like Sony Worldwide Studio Guerrilla Games that recently delivered the critically acclaimed PSVR2 title Horizon: Call of the Mountain. Dutch Indies Like Paladin Studios. Like subscription-based gaming platform Utomik.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

It was a quirky story-first 3D platformer with jokes that were actually funny. Other mascot platformers like Mario, Sonic, or Crash, might've had more complex platforming, but Psychonauts told an actual story with memorable characters and human warmth that's still rarely matched in games today.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

While this includes companies beyond game development — such as platforms, tech solutions, and web3 startups — all the entities in our study operate within the gaming sector. The average check size for Early-stage VC-backed gaming studios has fluctuated notably between 2020 and 2024. Ex-ATVI studios saw a similar rise, reaching $10.7m

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“From there, we kept exploring and experimenting, refining the concept into a story-driven adventure where players have real narrative agency aboard their flying ship, says Casals Meet deadlines Ticking Clock Games was founded in the summer of 2023 by Game Designer Roman Gushcha and Casals, who met while working in Poland.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 17, 2024

My first encounter with Cassie Simpson was during the inaugural Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Africa in 2023. In December 2023, she exhibited some of Chroma Pixel Games’ studio work at Africa Games Week and attended Playtopia Festival. ” She represented the studio on a panel at the Xbox Game Studios Game Camp in 2023.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Visual Studio Code - IDE Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a lightweight, free, open-source code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. It is highly extensible, and is available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, providing a common ground for developers working on multiple platforms.

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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. I told them I had already created some early concept art and design work for my next game and that it would fit perfectly into it.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A lot of brainstorming and analysis goes into developing the concept that sets it apart from the crowd. A sure proof of the concept or idea has to be generated to see how viable and feasible it will be for the gaming studio to develop the game.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Sessions will provide a deep dive into how AWS for Games customers like Roblox, Riot Games, PUBG Studios, Epic Games, Supercell, Zynga, Hard Rock Digital, and more leverage AWS services to scale and evolve their games and businesses.

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Game Dev Unchained

MAY 24, 2023

Dino Patti and Tadej Gregorcic , both co-founders of Coherence , a platform aiming to democratize multiplayer game development. The shift towards established platforms like Unity and Unreal was similarly driven by a recognition of the need to optimize resources and focus on delivering the final product, as Tadej detailed.

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Big Games

JANUARY 9, 2025

Furthermore, this gaming also has exclusive content that is not found on mobile platforms. Cross-Platform Play As more games now support cross-platform play, gamers will be able to engage in multiplayer gameplay with others using consoles. What Makes Console Games Stand Out? Will Mobile 3D Games Surpass Console Games?

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 15, 2023

Maybe they will ask if the game is on a single platform or is expected to be on various consoles, if cross-play is expected, or if the company has infrastructure on-site or prefers to be in the cloud. The post Finding the right people for your studio by running effective tech interviews appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

Although it’s difficult to find a trustworthy game art outsourcing studio with a solid industry background and portfolio, I’ll show you 10 reliable art outsourcing companies in this blog. . Below are 10 reliable outsourcing studios that you’ll find extremely helpful: 1. Bosi Art Studio.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 16, 2025

Studios keep their color management as perfectly matched as synchronized swimmers. The best studios craft their breakdowns like master storytellers, leading viewers on a journey from rough sketches to jaw-dropping final shots. Studios are now pushing around 15 TB files like they're sending text messages. That's no accident!

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Technical Flexibility: Stylized visuals require fewer resources than hyper-realistic graphics, making them ideal for indie developers and smaller studios. Games like No Mans Sky and Minecraft leverage procedural generation to create vast, unpredictable worlds, while AI-assisted tools like Artbreeder and DeepDream are redefining concept art.

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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

MARCH 27, 2025

AWS presented playable ads for Ludeo and powering Xsollas game streaming service, to game streaming smart TVs for JackBox Games and a time-saving proof of concept playtesting workflow for Epic Games. Image 2: GDC 2025 attendees demo Amazon GameLift Streams.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Widely regarded as the biggest trendsetter when it comes to entertaining content, the short-form video content platform, TikTok, has become the new home for viral content. A large part of Fidget Trading’s massive success was due to the popularity of the game concept and familiarity among TikTok users. The secret to its success?

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Cocoon is the first venture of Geometric Interactive , a Danish indie studio founded by Carlsen and his ex-Playdead colleague, Jakob Schmid. “My Co-founder Jakob Schmid and myself created the rhythm based puzzle platformer 140 together back in the day, and we are both interested in integrating music systems with the game design.”

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CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

He decided to start his own indie game development studio, Overwrite Interactive , and create a video game from scratch. Through this unique online network, Alan connected with Advanced Concept Art Course graduate Dogyeong (Do) Lee and Game Design Course graduate Alexios Vasilakis who both joined the Overwrite Interactive team.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 29, 2024

During that time he crossed paths with Cho Si-wook , now the lead game designer at Funnylocks Game Studio. The concept for Unstoppable, where office workers are infected by a mysterious gas, followed after discussions with Lead Game Designer Cho Si-wook. “We Yet, because of such experiments, there are victims.”

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

And… that’s what I did professionally for almost 10 years: released many games on different platforms, working for multiple companies. I usually start with a location or concept from which I build a ‘mind map’. This concept grew organically from a single idea. What’s your creative process? “My If yes – how?

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 10, 2023

Driving force behind the upcoming action-platformer The Devil Within: Satgat is Manze Lee, Creative Director and CEO of Newcore Games. The South Korean studio was founded in 2020 by a team of game veterans. Joseon Post-Apocalyptic The studio decided to take it a step further when it came to the visual style of the game.

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

Game concepts: In this phase, some of the questions asked are - What will be the genre of the game? Concept Art: Concept art shows how the characters, objects, buildings, and areas will look. Concept Art: Concept art shows how the characters, objects, buildings, and areas will look. What is the time frame?

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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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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The conversation shifted from the nuances of game development to the larger, looming concept of the “metaverse.” “But there’s a fine line between using these platforms as beneficial learning tools and as mere distractions.” ” The allure of video games has always been about escapism and achievement.

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Game Dev Unchained

JUNE 27, 2023

. “What started as a thesis project at the University of Southern California became a game development journey encompassing VR hardware and software development, to gaming for VR consumer platforms, and even dabbling in location-based VR experiences before COVID hit,” shared Silkin. and blockchain.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2024

Absolutely Games recently released Classified: France ’44 on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms. There’s always overlap between the different disciplines in our studio. The concept and emphasis has shifted over time as we learned more about what people expected from a game on this subject.

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Filmustage

APRIL 9, 2025

Modern pre-production platforms offer real-time collaboration and automation capabilities that significantly reduce costly production delays. Cloud-based platforms enhance resource allocation by giving teams real-time access to tools and data. Let's explore how this cloud-based platform transforms script-to-screen planning.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 19, 2024

The venture expanded to digital conferences, offering a platform for developers to meet publishers and other industry professionals. They also conduct market research, both for service providers and on a consumer level, to test new game concepts. ” Effective strategies So, what does the Powell Group actually do?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 16, 2025

Some of the leading platforms include: Midjourney: For high-quality visual content. However, I predict that the widespread adoption of AI tools will enable studios of all sizes to significantly lower their production costs. A standout example is Hexa Sort by Lion Studios, where players place tiles to create matches. Poolday.ai

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Filmustage

MARCH 31, 2025

The entertainment industry witnessed a pivotal moment when script analysis tools powered by neural networks emerged, transforming how studios approach AI-generated content and copyright protection. These innovative platforms utilize data-driven methods to examine script structures and narrative elements.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

The studio denies this, even if its various creatures’ similarities with Pokémon are hard to miss. The concept of having monster companions and mounts clearly comes from Ark: Survival Evolved and the technology tree skill system looks almost identical. Not bad for a $7.6 million development budget.

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Game Dev Unchained

JULY 26, 2023

The next significant point of convergence, Dulull argued, was the adoption of Unreal Engine and Unity, game development platforms, in the filmmaking process. The HaZ also shared his experiences working on UEFN projects, noting the challenges and rewards of creating high-quality content within the platform’s unique constraints.

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