PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This Kenyan-based studio is on a mission to tell authentic, ultra-African stories. Inspired by Kunta Kinte from the historical book and miniseries ‘Roots’, their studio name and logo also hold a powerful secret, the numbers 17 and 67, symbolising the year Kunta Kinte was captured. One of the stories I wrote was a game.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 5, 2024

We wanted to turn the typical team-shooter on its head and create a game unlike anything else in the shooter genre,” says Fun Dog Studios CEO and Creative Director Miles Williams. Or die trying The team at Fun Dog Studios developed a dynamic combat system that keeps NPC enemies constantly fighting each other. Or die trying.”

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 7, 2024

FlatPonies , a Copenhagen-based game development studio, is finally launching Rebots , a first-person automation game that invites players to explore a universe full of quirky robots and expansive worlds. With over six years of development behind them, Lead Producer Regő Porkoláb has learned some valuable lessons.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 19, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The organisers of the Gamedev.World conference have announced a new fund to support developers in emerging territories around the globe. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 3, 2024

Although she enjoyed her time in Turkey and her engineering studies, she decided to leave both behind to pursue her passion for game development. At that time, the Nigerian-based studio’s game development training program had tripled its participants in just a year, with Google on board as a partner.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Pacific Drive by Ironwood Studios This intangible ‘X-factor’ is often tied to the game’s originality. When considering a game for signing, they look deeply into its scope and development trajectory. Community-building For developers hoping to self-publish, Kepler Interactive offers some support.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 23, 2024

Yes, it's been a particularly rough start to 2024, especially for studios seeking funding. While the checkbooks are back out, there is a sneaky shift that's been occurring over the past few years: The burden of proof that an audience exists for a game is falling more and more on the shoulders of the developer.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Seattle, USA-based studio Polyarc showcased the highly immersive nature of VR earlier with their popular puzzle platformer Moss. He explains: “Interestingly enough, when the studio was founded, there were two prototypes that were built. That ultimately became Moss as you know. We can do really quick revisions on that.

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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

AUGUST 25, 2023

Operating under the name of Xenoplasis Games , solo developer Christos Arvanitis is about to release his debut game Ontosis. It’s his first endeavor working completely alone after a failed attempt at developing a horror game with 2 others back in 2015. “A Why did you become a solo developer? “I years of development.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 24, 2024

Jason Nicot , a French solo game developer operating under the name Choose Red , recently announced his latest game Sanctua. He went into transportation management, but game development never really left his mind. Nicot’s transition to full-time game development wasn’t without challenges. It’s impressive.”

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 10, 2024

AI is increasingly being utilized in game development, not just for automation and cost reduction, but also as an innovative gameplay feature. One notable example is Uncover the Smoking Gun by South Korean studio ReLU Games. ” ReLU Games is an independent studio under Krafton, aiming to create core fun through AI.

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Perforce

APRIL 28, 2023

Studios are using premade, free game assets to help them iterate more quickly before committing to any particular feature or game mechanic. Here, we will discuss how you can use free game assets — such as Unity free assets — for your video game prototype, and how a digital asset management tool can help.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

John Ikpeme is the CEO of Nigeria-based Dash Studios. Ikpeme’s love for game development only intensifies, despite the demands of his full-time role as a Business Intelligence Analyst at a multi-award-winning Nigerian bank. Even at the bank, they know about Dash Studios and welcome it.” I thought he was the coolest.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Inside this special South African studio run by all-female creators, you’ll find Makhoba (Khadija) Kamogelo , also known as Kamo. She prides herself in creating a tribe around the award-winning studio’s title Dungeon Crawler. Initially, getting enough funding to run the studio was a challenge.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 9, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Captain Velvet Meteor was the second game released by the cross-continental indie gaming studio Momo-pi.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 16, 2024

German indie developer Vivid Storm Interactive is a three person team that started when they launched a Kickstarter campaign for Ascent of Ashes in 2021. 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.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

German indie developer Vivid Storm Interactive is a three person team that started when they launched a Kickstarter campaign for Ascent of Ashes in 2021. 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.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 19, 2023

Wikkl Works , a Netherlands-based game studio, is working hard on the climbing game New Heights. The 5 person studio, founded by Guido Boogaard and Finn van der Heide, created a climbing system that mirrors the intricacies of real-life climbing. It’s so bad that we even decided that we have to redo the scanning work for it soon.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 21, 2023

In addition to the series of articles about hypercasual games and the social media trends that inspire them, AppMagic talked to AZUR Games and FreePlay, both developer and publisher in the mobile- and hypercasual games market. Both studios say they regularly analyze game dynamics, including downloads and revenue.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 22, 2023

At GDC yesterday, Young Horses' studio head John Murphy looked back at Bugsnax's six years of development, the challenges to follow up on the success of 2014's Octodad: Dadliest Catch, and the lessons it's taking to its next project. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 29, 2024

Oscar Salandin , known as Peculiar Pixels, received a major validation for his debut game, BOTSU Ridiculous Robots , by being named the Overall Winner at the Develop Indie Showcase Awards 2024. The English solo developer began his journey right after the Pandemic. Why did you become a solo developer? “I

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 31, 2024

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

DECEMBER 19, 2023

One of the biggest breakout hits of 2023 was the haunting fishing adventure Dredge by New Zealand-based indie developer Black Salt Games. 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. Dredge was one of three prototypes they created.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

years of development. Cocoon is the first venture of Geometric Interactive , a Danish indie studio founded by Carlsen and his ex-Playdead colleague, Jakob Schmid. Complex feature The core concept of worlds within worlds was the first feature prototyped for Cocoon, undergoing substantial improvement and iteration.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Midnight Girl , from indie studio Italic , oozes French cool. We made a prototype of the game, but the climbing part didn’t really work. The post Midnight Girl by indie studio Italic is a cool cat – Cat burglar that is appeared first on PreMortem Games.

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

Prototype is ready! But I can now proudly announce that a playable prototype for the video game GenoTerra is finished (and I graduated with the Master in Design *yay*). This work deals with the development and design of an open world game with a high. Watch the new trailer for GenoTerra right here: 96.

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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. Playtopia Festival 2023 Makers Massive provides a space with computers for aspiring game developers to work on their projects, engage in talks, and meet like-minded individuals. 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. While Goodwin Games was officially founded in 2023, Selfloss has been in development since 2019, starting as a solo project led by Khoroshavin himself.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We are delighted to announce that the game development studio Kefir is giving the Godot Engine project a USD 120,000 grant to fund further development of the engine. They're currently using Godot for internal prototypes and are considering using it more in the future.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Development studio Gametopia has translated their love and admiration for the works of the author into an original tale, told through a pixel perfect point-and-click adventure. At first glance a normal indie game studio, but the co-founders live and work continents apart. It’s natural to have doubts during development.

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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. Mixed Reality challenges Developing a mixed-reality game came with its own set of challenges. Iteration is key.

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AWS Games

MARCH 6, 2024

With the annual Game Developer Conference (GDC) just days away, Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Games is ramping up to host exciting technology demonstrations and programming focused on evolving industry trends, including generative artificial intelligence (AI). Explore real-world use cases for a variety of generative AI services and solutions.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 2, 2020

It’s a simple app on the Steam store, it costs $19.99, and it’s been an extraordinary resource for me during the development of War Co. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. It saves you a ton of money and time on prototyping. It takes less time to create a prototype.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 24, 2024

Team of Architects Svetlow mentions that the most challenging part of development was figuring out how the game should work from a game design perspective. “No So, we spent a lot of time prototyping, researching, and testing until we found our formula. We really are an indie studio in the classical sense.

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AWS Games

MAY 14, 2024

It’s hard to overstate the dedication of Omeda Studios developers working on the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game “Predecessor.” Its core team has developed the game since 2018, even though the studio was officially formed in 2020. We also knew we could trust GameLift with such a tight timeline.”

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2023

The developers of Fireplace Games made an early prototype of the game while still in school, but are now well on their way to release it as a full-fledged game. But while everyone was working at larger studios or freelance, the En Garde! “We hired promising fresh out-of-school developers as well as fellow Rubika alumni.

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