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Parallel Experiment by Eleven Puzzles: “Put your heart into it and players will notice”

PreMortem.Games

Polish indie studio Eleven Puzzles has been making a name for themselves as the creators of some fine cooperative puzzle games, like Unsolved Case and Unboxing the Cryptic Killer. Co-founded by Adrian Olczyk and Karolina Pytka, the fully remote studio has been crafting unique multiplayer puzzle experiences since its inception in 2020.

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Anima Flux is a co-op Metroidvania with a retro-futuristic visual flair

PreMortem.Games

Anima Flux , the latest game by studio Anima Flux, is exploring new territories in gaming. The game employs hand-drawn animated cutscenes to enhance its narrative, providing players with a detailed, dark world. “The hand-drawn animated cutscenes are crucial to the main storyline.

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How Drama and Fake Ads Convert To Real Profits

Deconstructor of Fun

Dylan Tredrea is a product & publishing consultant with over 12 years of experience in mobile free to play games at studios such as Disney, Rovio, Zeptolab, & CrazyLabs. Introduction I remember as a young product manager, working on major releases at Disney and Rovio how excited I was for the cutscenes.

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Indie game capsule reviews: Immortality, Wayward Strand, Cult of the Lamb, Betrayal at Club Low, Atuel

Radiator Blog

But here's what I'm playing and what I'm talking about: Immortality Wayward Strand Cult of the Lamb Betrayal at Club Low Atuel Immortality by Half Mermaid The third "FMV game" helmed by auteur Sam Barlow and his studio, about collecting short video fragments to assemble complex psychological stories. You talk but they don't listen.

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Understanding the Great Video Game Recession. Or Not.

The Bottom Feeder

Lots of studio closures. There are now so, so many of those cutscene-only video game apps called streaming services. Watching the struggles of Unity is a good way to watch this whole mechanic play out.) They just like to play games. There have been lots of layoffs lately. Maybe things will be all better tomorrow. But I digress.)

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UEFN & HaZ Dulull- A New Dawn for Creators

Game Dev Unchained

Currently, he sees a surge in potential with the Unreal Engine Fortnite (UEFN), especially with the announcement of several former Riot and Blizzard developers forming a new studio to specialize in its development. For a long time, game studios looked to films for inspiration to make their cutscenes and dialogues more cinematic.

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A day in the life of a narrative designer

Game Global

When you imagine doing this job, is it mostly about crafting amazing cutscenes? We must understand (and preferably help create and document) the game as a whole: from core mechanics to level design to cinematics, and everything in between. What is Narrative Design? If so, you probably want to be a game writer.