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[jonaz.dk]

The nominees for Spilprisen 2025!

https://arkaden.dk/spilprisen-2025-her- ... ominerede/
https://spilprisen.dk/en/nominees/

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The Spilprisen nominees also revealed the first DK title (that I know of) for the Playdate handheld, Escape the Arcade. Mostly interactive comic book it seems. Develop by Julie and Anders Bjørnskov



Escape the Arcade on itch.
https://juliebjornskov.itch.io/escape-the-arcade

[jonaz.dk]

GUNTOUCHABLES from DK Game Swing goes into closed alpha testing next week.

Request Access if you have interest

[jonaz.dk]

New DK games spotting from the CPH:TAGS (Tomorrow’s Awesome Games Showcase) event at the upcoming Copenhagen Gaming Week.

Showcase is here: (Also includes a bunch of student games)
https://www.awesomegames.show/showcase2025

'Settle the Score' developed by newcomer 'Hex Two'.


'Splort' developed by Mikkel Jensby

[jonaz.dk]

Worth a read!

Spilprisen-nomineret spil gemmer på en dramatisk udviklingshistorie – interview med skaberen af Airhead
https://arkaden.dk/spilprisen-nomineret ... f-airhead/

[jonaz.dk]

DK release of Trimjob! (Don't say that too fast)
Developed by Tore Lehmann

Looks like simple fun actually!
Besides the dev is also working on the previously mentioned precision platformer, Bobls published by Bedtime Digital Games.



Get Trimjob here
https://pr0te.itch.io/trimjob

[jonaz.dk]

Also it was revealed that Dino Patti's online networking company Coherence is working with bringing online co-op to indie megahit Vampire Suvivors developed by Poncle.

Great to hear!



The post!
https://coherence.io/blog/news/poncle-c ... nline-coop

[Wikzo]

More Lightmatter news! As the game turns five years this month, I wanted to give something back to the community. So I spent my Christmas holiday going through all of our old prototype builds (spanning from 2013 to 2018). I've compiled them into a free Steam app where you can play through them in chronological order and see how the game progressed over time.

I am quite proud of the result and hope our fans enjoy this little peak behind the game design curtains

[jonaz.dk]

Reveal trailer for (DK) BetaDwarfs 'Vaultbreakers', formerly known as Project F4E > Formerly known as Project Haven.

Looking awesome btw!
The projects has roots back in >at least< 2019 where BetaDwarf landed a 44M DKK investment for the project.
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4775&p=20674#p20674
And the game is probably still some way out. But they look committed to the current trajectory after a larger concept change.
Looking forward to giving the upcoming playtest a spin!

Incidentally and completely unrelated I am wearing my BetaDwarf t-shirt today.





UPDATE: Just gave it a quick spin with the team. Initial impressions are actually very positive! We had some fun and it felt nice. There might be some balancing issues especially for new players, and you have to get used to moving rather slow and some starting quirks. But overall it is a MASSIVE! step up from the old initial 'Project F4E' demo I played earlier. I've got I good feeling about this one!

[jonaz.dk]

DK release. Another horror game 'Sinbound' from Aza Game Studio.



Sinbound on itch
https://azagamestudio.itch.io/sinbound

[jonaz.dk]

The next Unreal meetup is open for registration!
This Thursday!

Thursday, 6 February
FUTURE CINEMA: Unreal Engine’s Role in Modern Filmmaking
Dive into the future of cinema with Unreal Engine at this exciting meetup for developers and filmmakers alike



Go herer:
https://www.eventbrite.dk/e/future-cine ... 1092140309

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The recently mentioned DK developed coop VR escape game 'Escape Together: Secrets of the Professor' has been released a few days ago. Developed by TeNiTinyGames.

[jonaz.dk]

Breakout Season from DK Kakaos Collective is out on itch in early access.

[jonaz.dk]

And boom! Deep Rock Galactic hits 10 million sold! Grats to Ghost Ship Games!

All the stats


Full story here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app ... 9596952095

[jonaz.dk]

Yikes! More layoffs a Unity.

Breaking: Unity Suddenly Lays Off Numerous Developers With a 5 AM Email
https://80.lv/articles/breaking-unity-s ... -am-email/

EXCLUSIVE: Unity CEO's Internal Announcement to Staff Amidst the Layoffs
https://80.lv/articles/exclusive-unity- ... e-layoffs/

Adding:

[jonaz.dk]

One of my former co workers @Mads Kramer is working on a very cool new project. 'Mistaken'.



Demo is out on itch.
https://storken.itch.io/mistaken-demo

And there is a Steam page

[jonaz.dk]

Oh wow! Unexpected news from Dino Patti!

He has bought back Jumpship from Tunderful
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/jumpship- ... thunderful

LinkedIN post here:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dinopatt ... er_desktop

Best of luck with the old-new Jumpship!

I sold my studio in 2022. Today, I got it back.

Today marks a new chapter for JUMPSHIP.

After Thunderful's acquisition in 2022 and recent changes, I've now reacquired the studio.

Unfortunately, the company is now empty of employees, so the road ahead will be entirely different.

But with every challenge comes an opportunity - it’s always about moving forward with a bold and bright vision.

The gaming industry needs fresh thinking, especially in how we treat our talent.

So we're working on something different:

1: A completely new direction for JUMPSHIP.

2: A bold reimagining of how talent can create and thrive.

3: A vision where ambition and synergy with great talent unlock new possibilities.

More details coming soon

One thing remains constant: our commitment to emotion-driven storytelling, gameplay and innovation.

PS: Sometimes the best new beginnings come from unexpected but familiar places. Agree?

[jonaz.dk]

DK Sun Tzu Games does another successful crowdfunding campaign for the boardgame Rogue Angels - Legacy of the Burning Suns. First on Kickstarter after a another try and now on Gamefound!



Late pledges are still available on Gamefound
https://gamefound.com/en/projects/suntz ... gue-angels

[jonaz.dk]

The TF2 SDK has arrived!
https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=238809



On Github
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/source-sdk-2013