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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 12 Jul 2022, 10:08

Nordisk Games acquires Supermassive Games
After taking a 30.7% stake in 2021, Nordisk Games acquires 100% ownership of UK studio Supermassive, making it the third wholly-owned studio in its portfolio.

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 12 Jul 2022, 22:16

And today is release day of Time on Frog Island by DK Half Past Yellow. (Lots of old colleages on the team.. if not 80-90%?) :)
Grats on the release!

A bit too early to tell on the reception. The fetch quest nature of the game does get a few comments on the way.
So just be prepared (Play the Prologue to make your own decision) for that if you take a dive on Frog Island. Personally I got the same feeling playing the Prologue. Super charming world and characters.. but the fetch quest concept of the game was not for me personally.

Grats on the release again and best of luck to the team! :D



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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 13 Jul 2022, 10:32

Headland from (DK) Northplay is heading and landing on Steam the 26th of July
(Dad-joke intended.. it's ok!... I'm a fully licensed dad!)

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 13 Jul 2022, 23:28

Mage and Monsters by solodev Lasse Zacho Malver now has a playable demo in itch.
Lasse previously did Calturin on Steam

Update: Nice little game by the way! :) Got to level 17 on my first play. Give it a spin!
The game is close to Mini Warriors in concept. But it's has rogue runs and using the ever popular card-choice upgrades.



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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 14 Jul 2022, 11:28

The Save & Sound online music festival by Bedtime Digitam Games in Aalborg will be going live in 7 hours or so.
Get ready for 4 days of game music! :)

Day 1


Day 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lELZuGfMxb0

Day 3
https://youtu.be/oumsiBLNtUg

Day 4
https://youtu.be/Ou1vqTTSYi0

Full program and more on
https://www.saveandsound.io/

On Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/SaveandSound

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How Gears Of War Almost Didn't Have Multiplayer | War Stories | Ars Technica

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 14 Jul 2022, 18:18

Ohhhh Unity.... ironSource might not have been the best pick.


Unity is merging with a company who made a malware installer
Unity, the company behind the multiplatform game engine of the same name, announced it has entered into an agreement to merge with IronSource (opens in new tab). "If you don't know ironSource," Unity's statement reads, "they bring a proven record of helping creators focus on what creators do best – bringing great apps and user experiences to life – while enabling business expansion in the app economy."
https://www.pcgamer.com/unity-is-mergin ... installer/

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 15 Jul 2022, 08:40

A look at the 'Gigaya' project Unity WAS developing before the firing round. A lot of the positions let go was related to this project.

Sad it has to go.. it would be very health for Unity to have projects like this where Unity developers get to use their own engine on an actual project while making tools and things better overall hopefully. (And yes also expensive)

Adding: also a very unfortuante signal to send to developers. It's was just too expensive and time consuming to ship a game made in their own engine basically. 😬

Well.. that was no to be! The project looked pretty neat! Props to the team!




Also "EA John" tried to apolozie for his states on people not using analytics to optimize monetization as being 'fucking idiots'.
Context here: https://kotaku.com/unity-john-riccitiel ... 1849179898

Thread comments indicate it did not go down so smoothly.
Hmmm... He keeps stepping in it! And will probaly continue to do so. It hurts Unity everytime.. Perhaps the board should consider other CEO options looking to the future. But realistically that's probably not going to happen.

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 18 Jul 2022, 12:30

Not so much gping on during summer i the DK games industry.

So you guys get a damn motivational video! It's good! All very true!
In short..DO SHIT! 👍
Adding.. and you don't even have to believe in yourself. The important thing is to do stuff!

So get started on that game you were always thinking about doing. One small step of the time. Learn and do stuff to make it happen.


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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 18 Jul 2022, 12:54

Ok one thing is happening. Bolverk Games in teasing their upcoming VR game 'Genotype'
A game about solving puzzles, hacking and about encoutering alien creatues and even designing and printing your own.
About three months ago, some significant papers were signed and an ambitious brand-new VR sci-fi game became a reality. This prompted a lot of people to get busy. Game designers got to work. Programmers wrote code. Musicians began composing. Nerds in the marketing department produced long, boring documents. An author was abducted. Artists expressed themselves to their hearts’ content.
Read more here
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/Genotyp ... re-1242863

Genotype - Hacker Soundscape


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Danish Jesper Kyd talking about his audio work on Warhammer 40,000: Darktide


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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 19 Jul 2022, 23:24

More game IP makes it to passive entertainment. This time it's Tekken!

Never played it really.. maybe short glimpses here and there. But judging with limited insight in the IP it actually looks pretty decent! Anime looks like a great fit.

Tekken: Bloodline | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 20 Jul 2022, 12:09

DK Startup spotting time!
This time it's Silkroad Studios (No affilation with the now closed dark web site as far as I know) ;)
Founded in 2021.

They seem to have gotten some DFI funding for a rather ambitious first project Foxtale.
I like ambition in startups! :) But it does sound like a very big bite to chew by newcomers. DFI funding will obviously be far from enough. But hopefully enough to get them to get to some sort of presentable state to attract further funding.
They also have a side work-for-hire business set up in Silkroad Labs. So hopefully that can pay the bills and not get too distracted by B2B projects from their main game. This is a delicate balance but certainly possible.
Sometimes things starts with big dreams (if not always) and then finds a space where it can thrive.
Let's hope they find their way and Foxtale will get fully realised! All the best to the new studio! :)
Foxtale

A systemic third-person action-adventure game, with heavy inspirations from the immersive sim genre for PC and platform.

An adventure game set in the exotic Eastern-Asian region of Mialis, where ritualistic practice and the occult are the primary drives of technological advancement and innovation. A world filled with ancient temples, feudal castles , mystical forests, and graphic villages. Explore, infiltrate, fight!

Be a spirit fox, descendant of gods, back on your way to heaven. Carve your own path, witness your decisions change your world around you and decide the kind of god you want to be.
There is a single screenshot and a few pieces of concept art on their website
https://silkroadstudios.net/

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 20 Jul 2022, 12:36

Just a quick follow up on the Subway Surfers Tag landing on Apple Arcade.

Unrelated, 15 games are leaving the service. >I don't know the contract<. But I might assume there is an exit clause if things doesn't make sense for the developers!?
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/79212/ ... e-service/

Also a lot of senior people are leaving the Apple Arcade team.
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/job-news/78 ... shrinking/

All in all.. in this current date and age it doesn't point to that Apple Arcade is a super viable option. Sadly so.. I would have been nice to see mobile premium games have somewhere to florish. Datadriven ad spamming F2P (hyper) casual games will continue to dominate the mobile industry completely.

Triband had a lucky fit with What the Golf with the launch of the service.

But now it certainly seems like the party is over and somebody has to clean up.

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 20 Jul 2022, 12:47

Don't miss this chance to meet Bjarne Stroustrup - the inventor of C++ - when he will join our Roku Engineering Symposium in Aarhus the 11th of August to share insights and discuss C++ in constrained environments. The event is open and free for people equally excited about C++. Seating is limited - so go get yours now!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roku-engin ... 1USelKbGYM

(Yes they will probably try to poach C++ shapies.. so beware!) ;)
We can't afford to loose brains to other industries. But if Bjarne can spur a little C++ interest in you guys, it's always welcome!

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DK Devs of SpellRogue, Guidelight Games has updated their Steam page with a Playtest of Version 0.7.9

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 23 Jul 2022, 12:12

Another horror game release from (dk) Aza Game Studio.



Lakelight Elementary Incident 68 on itch
https://azagamestudio.itch.io/lakelight ... ncident-68

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 26 Jul 2022, 10:43

Very cool progress in AR contact lenses.
First gen product could hit the market in less than 5 years.
Won't be long after till we will see it running Doom I'm sure. 😎👍

(Almost) hands on with Mojo Vision AR contact lenses.


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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 26 Jul 2022, 16:10

Heroes and Generals Season 2 by (DK) Reto-Moto is out.



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Headland by (DK) Northplay has landed on Steam


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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 29 Jul 2022, 13:35

Super neat building generator for Blender (Pay what you want)



Buildify on Gumroad
https://paveloliva.gumroad.com/l/buildify




Also there is a Unity focused gamedev bundle on humble:
Ultimate Unity Fantasy RPG Bundle
https://www.humblebundle.com/software/u ... e-software

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 29 Jul 2022, 16:54

A DK (Greenland) super rare release back from 2020 (I totally missed) is Tupilak Invasion developed by Tupilak Gaming (Ulrik Motzfeldt-Skovgaard) in Sisimiut. We don't see a lot of games developed in Greenland.. perhaps even the first I have spotted?1 :)

A big late grats on the release! :D

Tupilak Invasion is lane shooter in the same vein as Plant vs. Zombie. But with Greenlandish tupilaks as enemies and a bit different mechanics like manual reloads.


https://tupilakinvasion.com/

https://tupilakgaming.com/

Tupilak Invasion is avilable for iOS and GooglePlay
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tupilak-i ... 1485764335
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... k.invasion


**Adding: Tupilak Gaming has been around since 2011 and released quite a bunch of games, mostly on Android
Tupilak Invasion and Make 8! is probably the best the small outfit has to offer.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deve ... -Skovgaard

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The Best Games from GMTK Game Jam 2022


01:04 - Rolling for Royalty - https://bas-hoogeboom.itch.io/rolling-for-royalty
02:19 - Diepound - https://lightpotato.itch.io/diepound
03:14 - Roll Of The Dice - https://escapadegames.itch.io/roll-of-the-dice
04:28 - Randomancer - https://riuku.itch.io/randomancer
05:40 - GIMMIKO - https://pep.itch.io/gimmikogmtk
06:42 - Not your Pawn! - https://butteredcoffee.itch.io/not-your-pawn
07:36 - On a Roll - https://gangrue.itch.io/on-a-role
08:26 - Dice of Fate - https://twinfox.itch.io/dice-of-fate
09:23 - Dice is the Way - https://x310.itch.io/dice-is-the-way
10:11 - Berb Hike - https://darn.itch.io/berb-hike
11:09 - Fire and Dice - https://golen.itch.io/fire-and-dice
12:06 - Rolling World - https://coffe789.itch.io/rolly-world
13:04 - DIEmunition - https://jamadoo-games.itch.io/diemunition
13:58 - Maces and Dices - https://nitramiuz.itch.io/maces-and-dices
14:57 - Jimmy Blitz and the Rocket Dice - https://thegoodowl.itch.io/rocketdice
15:55 - Oddwood - https://frogrammer.itch.io/oddwood
16:45 - Curse of the Dice Witch - https://jhunter2551.itch.io/curse-of-the-dice-witch
17:28 - Dice with Kali - https://ragtaggames.itch.io/dice-with-kali
18:17 - Where They Fall - https://manatea.itch.io/where-they-fall
19:25 - Roll: The Die - https://nir-zaid.itch.io/roll-the-die

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 01 Aug 2022, 14:30

New DK games company annoucement! (Well sorta low key public LinkedIN annoucement anyways). I guess the full studio shabang will come at a later stage.

THQ Nordic owned Campfire Cabal is now a reality and they are working on a new RPG project for PC/Consoles.

There isn't much too public information available yet.
But I have been doing some extrapolation (based on very limited information from another public source), it sounds like it could be a neat project! I will refrain from analysis of their project in this thread. But 'I think' have a pretty good notion of what they are working on.

And yes.. it's still a VERY good idea to start looking into Unreal. More unannounced companies/projects are incoming. There seem to be a rather tectonic shift happening in the DK industry as we speak. Though Unity will remain king of smaller mobile, web and indie projects for the forseeable future.

There is also a studio LinkedIn page outlining a few central things.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/campfire-cabal/about/

Overview

Campfire Cabal is a mid-sized game development studio in Copenhagen started by industry veterans to create high-quality narrative-driven roleplaying games under the umbrella of THQ Nordic. Our relationship to THQ Nordic offers us a stability that few new game studios can even dream of, yet at the same time a degree of independence that many established studios would envy.

Industry

Computer Games

Company size
11-50 employees

Founded
2022

Specialties
Roleplaying Games, PC, Console, and Unreal Engine

And also a company domain has been registered by THQ Nordic. But there is currently only a passworded site residing on the domain.
www.campfirecabal.com

Sourced from Caro's LinkedIn post
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/caroline ... ndroid_app

Adding a good luck to the new studio! 😁👍
It seems like a VERY ambitious project! Looking forward to see more about it when time comes. 😊
Though estimating it will take quite some time before we'll see a public reveal of the project.
So stay tuned for a few years. 😉

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Unread post by jonaz.dk » 02 Aug 2022, 11:32

Lots of progress in OTOY's Sculpton software. Still semi early days.
It remains to be seen if they can take some actual marketshare from all the other sculpting applications.



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https://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic ... 33&t=80203

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