To Brand or Not to Brand Your Next Video Game
Adding a famous brand like Harry Potter could be just the thing for Niantic’s next game, coming on the heels of Pokémon Go. But sometimes it results in oversaturation and consumer exhaustion. — January 10, 2018 We discussed these topics at a panel moderated by Dean Takahashi, from Gamebeat, at the recent Montreal International Game Summit. Brands in games are cyclical.
Continue ReadingThe Indie Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2018
Never underestimate the underdogs of the gaming world: these indie titles from small teams could be 2018’s biggest surprises. — December 29, 2017. Never underestimate the underdogs of the gaming world: these indie titles from small teams could be 2018’s biggest surprises. While everyone else is getting excited about blockbuster triple-A games for 2018 like Far Cry 5, Red Dead
Continue ReadingGame Music Town composer Andrew Napier wins 2017 Scorbit’s Video Game Scoring Contest
For the second consecutive year, Scorbit, one of the biggest communities for game composers and sound designers around the world, hosted its Video Game scoring Contest. — December 15, 2017 Contestants had to create a 30-second piece of music in the form of a seamless loop, broken into three different layers so that when three layers are played simultaneously, the
Continue ReadingWhat Does A Total Beginner Need To Know To Create A Video Game?
A lot! However, below you will find the answer given by Andy Schatz, owner of Pocketwatch Games, Tooth and Tail, Indie since 2005. — December 11, 2017. Games are a multidisciplinary field, but aside from programming, all of those disciplines are things with a very low barrier to entry. Most of us have made games before. When you were a kid,
Continue ReadingA Video Game Music Composer’s Resource Guide
We wanted to share with you a guide to understanding music in VR written by Winnifred Phillips, award-winning composer with more than 13 years of experience in the game industry and a long list of video game credits that include titles from five of the most prominent franchises in gaming: Assassin’s Creed, LittleBigPlanet, Total War, God of War, and The Sims. —
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