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Olivier Madiba’s Kiro’o Games is building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem

PreMortem.Games

Founder and CEO Olivier Madiba is pursuing his dream of creating the biggest African game studio by building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem which encapsulates games, comics, animation and even restaurants. It led him to realise that Kiro’o Games was not just about entertainment anymore. This is his story.

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Digital Illustration Course: Student review, career journey, & advice

CG Spectrum

With a love of sci-fi and fantasy, he decided to pursue a career in the film and game industry where he could explore these realms. To paint fantasy illustrations for Wizards of the Coast has been a lifelong goal, and here is an opportunity to learn from someone who has! What good would that be in a fight? Beowulf by Oliver.

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The three most important qualities in an RPG

Keith Burgun

So what we end up with, over time, is a “tradition”, or traditions within a blanket term like “RPG” There are so-called “ARPGs” like Diablo, JRPGs like Final Fantasy, CRPGs like Ultima, tactical RPGs like Fire Emblem, and so on. Over the years, I have loved games in all of these categories.

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The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

Deconstructor of Fun

Only MMO like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 are still generally recognized by western gamers. Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. When we talk about MMO, many may relegate this game category to “old-school” or “niche.” The rough cutscene).

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Unveiling Far Cry 6 Info: Everything You Need to Know

Game Errors

The spin-offs that came out in the 10s were crazy – players traveled from a retro fantasy world to the Stone Age and from there to the post-apocalypse. There won’t be flashy entertainment centers with casino pokies online, only harsh suburbs of ghetto 8. All these things were reflected in the sixth part.

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2020 Predictions #1: Prepare to Crown the New King of Puzzle Games

Deconstructor of Fun

King lost third of downloads but woke up towards the end of the year to fight back for downloads. While the zoo theme was on the money just a few years ago, with the rise of the animal rights movement, building a prison for animals is arguably not something the majority of their target audience fantasies.

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How Cookie Run Bakes its Monster Revenue

Deconstructor of Fun

The Cookie Run universe has incorporated major archetypes from pop culture - D&D, fantasy literature, wild west, age of discovery, etc. Cookie Run: Kingdom is one of the few new games to hit the bestseller list (the other is Puzzles and Survival from 37 Interactive Entertainment).

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