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Solo dev Vladyslav Pidiashenko “I hope IHAS will inspire players to better their lives”

PreMortem.Games

I produced a lot of content and had some success, but it wasn’t all that sustainable. Eventually, I burned out and decided to end my content creation career in early 2021. I’ve been playing video games my whole life, starting when I was 5 or 6. At first, I considered getting into esports, but I quickly realized it wasn’t for me.

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Bukola Akingbade of Kucheza Gaming on nurturing dreams and shaping industries

PreMortem.Games

Her Nigerian-based studio aims to use the power of video games to engage and get future generations ready to pursue careers in gaming. So far she has facilitated the awards of esports athletes between the ages of 8 and 18 with rewards such as dedicated gaming laptops and Amazon vouchers.

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She Got Game on cultivating a thriving environment for female game developers

PreMortem.Games

Whereas if 90% of the people in a bar were women, the idea is that the environment is more appealing than the actual content. When it comes to female game developers, it’s not only about the quality of their work but also about the environment they work in. They created videos, and I could see them playing the game.

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Overwatch’s “Hero Mode” Needed to be a Spinoff

Deconstructor of Fun

Live-service PvE games are filled to the brim with progression: level-ups, stats, gear, skill trees, etc. Dozens of copies of the same sniper rifle with slightly different stats is a cheap way to extend content, and players willingly grind for hours to get a rifle with +5% damage. A more subtle challenge comes from character design.

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In-game metaverse marketing still growing, says Karta

Game Daily

Erik Londré: I’ve spent a lot of my life organizing events, and making people have fun, for companies outside games, and more recently, for esports organizations. UEFN [Unreal Editor for Fortnite] gives us an opportunity to create many different types of video game experiences. GameDaily: How did Karta come into being?

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The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

Deconstructor of Fun

This could encourage the players to focus on the story and worldview experience while avoiding the negative effects that attend leveling up too quickly in other games. Others: Multiple replay reasons Lost Ark has innovated on some interesting gameplay systems besides quests and battles that encourage replaying content.

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Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio

Deconstructor of Fun

Kevin J Bray (Game Engineer) , another professional with years of entrepreneurship experience (CEO at now defunct Byte Canvas; Executive Director at Tonk Tonk Games), who previously was a developer and lead engineer at League of Legends (about the same time as Maya). An additional risk is the remote work factor.

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