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Want to learn about the realities of being an indie game publisher? Look no further than Legacy's experience with Pearls of Atlantis. As it turns out, persistence is key. Check out our surprising journey in the link below. #gamedev #indiegames #publishing

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Navigating the complexities of porting to Apple Vision Pro? Unity's guide offers 6 essential tips to streamline the process, from leveraging Unity's AR Foundation to optimizing your app's performance on Vision Pro. Check out the full guide for expert insights and practical advice to ensure your app shines on Apple's latest platform - https://lnkd.in/dCcxYKem. #AR #VR #AppleVisionPro #Unity #realtime3D

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DeamPlus Games Earned $12M+ IAP Revenue Amids “Hoa Hoa Hoa” Season 🍂 Game of Vampires: Twilight Sun, an empire-building RPG, is the ultimate vampire fantasy brought to life. 🌘 Gothic castles, luxurious dark interiors, a spooky atmosphere — and a ton of pop-culture references! From Twilight and The Vampire Diaries to Blade and The Addams Family — this game is packed with nostalgic nods that resonate with players through its ASO, ad creatives, and character design. 🧛‍♂️🏰 The right timing and a touch of luck drive this success even further: with the game’s global launch, the unexpected revival of the Twilight franchise came into play! Millennials are fueling it with nostalgia, while Gen Z is having fun with those cringy moments the old movies have. ✨🧛‍♀️ For a deep dive into this phenomenon and the insights game developers can draw from it, check out Diana Levintova's fantastic article for AppMagic. Halloween couldn’t be a better time to dive into the industry insights, spooky vibes, and, of course, “hoa hoa hoa” 🎃👻 Link in the comments! 👇

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Looking for Your Next Game-Changing Leader? I’m Open for Full-Time and Contract Opportunities! With over 20 years of experience in the gaming industry, I’m actively seeking new full-time and contract roles where I can make an impact in Game Design, Product Management, and Leadership. From designing combat systems and live-service strategies to leading cross-functional teams, I’ve had the privilege of shaping innovative projects across console, PC, mobile, and live-service games. I’m ready to take on roles such as: Senior Producer - Executive Producer Game Director Creative Director Director of Live Services Senior & Lead Product Manager Director of Product Management Head of Monetization Monetization Strategy Lead Lead Designer Principal System Designer Head & VP of Game Design I’ve shipped 30+ games and led teams to success by driving product vision, managing roadmaps, and creating engaging systems that deliver lasting player experiences. Whether it’s designing a AAA combat system, optimizing F2P monetization, or building sustainable live-service strategies, I’m passionate about creating games that resonate with players. Some career highlights include: CEO/Design Director at FrostFire Games: Led international teams, developed business models, and crafted the vision for both premium and F2P titles. Director of Live Service at Final Strike Games: Developed and executed live-service strategies for co-op and competitive titles, creating social systems and player progression loops that drive long-term engagement. Design Director / Lead Designer at Respawn Entertainment on Apex Legends Mobile: Launched Apex Legends Mobile world Wide, ensuring its high quality across multiple regions and earning multiple Game of the Year awards. Product Leadership at Wargaming: Delivered successful monetization, progression, and live-service systems for PC and console games, with a player-first approach. I’m looking to bring my skills and experience to new challenges and opportunities, and I’d love to connect with studios, companies, or teams looking for a leader who can elevate their project. Ready to collaborate? Let’s talk! Feel free to message me directly or reach out if you’re interested in working together to take your game or product to the next level. Let’s make something amazing happen! 💬 #OpenForWork #GameDesign #ProductManagement #Monetization #LiveOps #GameIndustry #F2P #Leadership #Hiring

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Creating games is very difficult. And building games is challenging. The process of build requires to compile the code and all the data required in the game in a specific sequence involving many dependencies. As such monitoring the outcome is essential, but not sufficent. What if we were able to predict the outcome of a build ? What if we were able to decrease the required computing resources while increasing our iteration capability ? #Ubisoft #Ubisoftlaforge #innovation

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How fair is reward-based playtesting? 🎮💡 Explore the ethics behind rewarding players for feedback, balancing fairness, motivation, and privacy. Let’s build better games together—ethically and responsibly! 👉 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/d7iSGGPr #GamingEthics #FairPlay #PlaytestingRewards #GameDevelopment #GameCloud

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Good advice

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🎮 Level Up with Laughter: The Role of Humor in Gaming Humor isn't just for laughs—it’s a key player in enhancing engagement and building unforgettable gaming experiences. From storytelling to stress relief, discover how humor connects players, fosters social dynamics, and keeps gaming communities thriving. Read more about how humor elevates gameplay! 👉 Check out the blog here https://lnkd.in/dtGVsEd2 #GamingWithHumor #PlayerEngagement #GameDevelopment #LolzSoft #GameCloud

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Congratulations to my friends and former co-workers at Bethesda Game Studios on their leadership in driving much-needed and long-overdue change in the video game industry. For reference, industry leadership has had decades to address the issues that have led this industry to the place we now find ourselves - many studios shut down, 40,000+ people laid off, a job market that is the worst in industry history - all while we're still seeing annual revenues across the industry continue to climb after a single year (2022) that showed a drop of 2.16% (from $369 billion to 361 billion) before recovering. (link to source in comments) The last major shift in how our industry treats its employees was in 2007, when EA settled the class action lawsuits that resulted from the "EA Spouse" blog post. 17 years is a long time to watch the same thing (layoffs, crunch time, etc.) continue without any effort to provide the people who make games with a reasonable level of respect, job security, and dignity. Industry leaders: now is the time to lead. Get proactive and start giving the developers that make these games the same priority as you give to profits. In the end, we're all just people, and we're all in this together. You don't have to wait for Unions to sweep the industry and force change through contract negotiations. If BGS is willing to bring a union in to help drive change, the other major studios won't be far behind.

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Hello! Moonbow Entertainment has created a new jam game for Ludum Dare 55! This time, manage a pet shop for a few rounds of card game strategy and luck! Tristan worked on the art, intro, and sound effects. I did the code and music. Lots of design under pressure happened as we both worked out how the card game would play out and cut this down from an overblown first idea into the simple card game it is now. We both had a blast over the 3 days we had to make it and took time to rest along the way. We used a tool called DragonRuby Game Kit to iterate and design fast. 100% recommended for indie developers, it's fast and exports nearly everywhere that is a practical market in one easy command. (No more unity change export settings or making long build processes, just one console command and poof, already uploaded to itch.io and everything.) Go check it out, it should work on phones, desktop, anything really. We hope it gives you a smile! https://lnkd.in/gqUfzxN2

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You know what's better than one #NickyHilton game? TWO #NickyHilton games!! 🎮 In today's SECOND "Our Love Language is Bite-Sized, Branded Video Games" post 💖 👗 We created a fan game for Nicky and Kathy Hiltons' Printfresh holiday PJ's collection!! 👚 Join the festive fun with these adorable Christmas pajamas from the exclusive Printfresh x The Hiltons collection. ⚡ The game was created on Breshna.io's template "Bounce Pounce" with no-code and in 45 minutes! Breshna.io (by GRID) Playable game link in comments ⬇ 🎮 CPG brands are using Breshna to create snackable video games for enhanced user engagement, attributable conversion and lead generation. 🎮 Breshna games can be fully customized with brand IP and embedded into social media posts, websites, apps & QR codes on physical products as simple URLs. Hope you're game: Leo Voloshin Amy Voloshin - we're hiring Kristin Weber Eliza Reinhardt Molly McNamara Alayna Giovannitti Perry Zavetz Mo Karimi

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Wahoo! Our studio's in a recent issue of GameInformer, with a feature chronicling our history and what the future looks like. It was so much fun working with our team and the writer, 💬 Khee Hoon Chan, to tell the story and spill some secrets (spoiler: about Adam Esquenazi Douglas' momma's recipe!)

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Roblox just released a ton of great new features, specifically major updates to their safety systems, including default user protections, parental controls, and policies. Here are some of the key changes straight from Roblox: "- Increased built-in protections for younger users including additional communication restrictions and default access restrictions to certain categories of content. For example, a new built-in setting restricts users younger than 13 from directly messaging other users in experiences or messaging others through Roblox (platform) chat. - Expanded suite of Parental Controls including remote management to monitor activity even when parents and caregivers aren’t physically together with their kids. New controls also allow parents to create/adjust important settings from their own devices – for example, set a daily screen-time limit (new), spending controls, view friends’ list (new), set content access restrictions, and more. - Updated Content Labels: We have renamed “Experience Guidelines” to “Content Labels,” which now include default restrictions for younger users’ access to more mature content (Moderate/Restricted) based on the following maturity levels: Minimal, Mild, Moderate and Restricted." You can read the entire newsletter here - https://lnkd.in/e7BWc2zw

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Listen, I'm no prude or pearl clutcher but this is such an important topic. 1) You have team members that don't drink for a number of reasons and making booze your only form of team bonding or celebration leaves them out or forces them into uncomfortable positions. The opposite of the assumed goal. 2) Gaming as an industry in particular has rampant sexual harassment and abuse. Involvement of alcohol does not help. This isn't fear mongering - I know of, have seen, or experienced several incidents. 3) You don't have to go totally dry 100% of the time to be safe and inclusive, but you do need to factor in safety measures. It wouldn't hurt to stop making booze the primary activity as well. If you need a selfish reason, the liability alone isn't worth it.

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“Do Early Careers at AAA exist?” First, let me break it down for you - Early Careers refers to the initial stage of a person's professional life, usually within the first years after completing or during their education. On another note, Early Careers is a broader term for the first several professional years, but internship can be a sub-part of Early Careers. Sometimes, internships aren't exclusively for students or recent grads. Yes, even during these hard times, there's a ray of hope for those with ZERO EXPERIENCE to find a job in the gaming industry. Here is the amazing list Eva Piatrushina has collected: Epic Games https://lnkd.in/dNW5YPWW Electronic Arts (EA) https://lnkd.in/dv5-WKuQ Blizzard Entertainment https://lnkd.in/dduaFC8v Ubisoft https://lnkd.in/dRyXXbqm Microsoft https://lnkd.in/dfGWs3xZ

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The Next Frankel? 🏇 Today, Zilliqa proudly unveils “The HRSE Horse”, a nod to Web3 innovation. This initiative goes beyond mere marketing, demonstrating how Web3 can unlock unique utilities that, when harnessed effectively, can create meaningful brand impact. Here’s what makes The HRSE truly innovative: • Real-World Asset Integration: Connecting tangible assets, like racehorses, with blockchain technology to showcase their potential in the digital realm. • Fractional Ownership Models: Enabling communities to own a stake in real-world franchises, fostering collective participation. • Community Building: Driving shared experiences and seamless value transfers through collaborative ownership. • Unforgettable Experiences: Bridging the thrill of real-world events with digital ownership, delivering unique, hybrid engagements. • Meme Culture Catalyst: Leveraging meme culture to amplify awareness, foster engagement, and create buzz for the Zilliqa and Winners Circle community. • Revenue Potential: Opening up opportunities to earn if The HRSE performs well on the track—a racehorse with tangible and digital stakes! At the heart of this initiative lies the $HRSE token, seamlessly integrated into The Winners Circle franchise which is built on Zilliqa. This token blends digital ownership with real-world and virtual experiences, redefining how communities interact, connect, and grow in Web3. Want to see The HRSE in action? Catch it racing at Kempton today! Feeling lucky? Have a flutter (Not financial advice!) https://lnkd.in/e7Jyubss

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Some insight into the Annapurna implosion. https://lnkd.in/gd-Sszj2