Tune in every Wednesday for a new episode where your hosts, Rune and Otto, debate and discuss various topics related to game development, covering everything from how to get started with game development to the creative process and the current state and future of the industry. We'll also be featuring interviews with industry experts, indie developers, and veterans to give you a fresh behind-the-scenes perspective on the world of game development. Join us today, we have something for anyone i ...
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In this episode, we delve into the world of collectorsโ editions in the games industry and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly, how we would design our own collectorโs editions, and much, much more! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:33 Episode Starts 05:34 Runโฆ
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Tune in as Mireneye and Ulfgang tell us all about Dynasthir, a game over a decade in the making with all its ups and downs while Otto and Rune talk about their impressions from playing it first-hand! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:31 Episode Starts 01:22 Ulfganโฆ
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This week on the Rune Show, we showcase the progress of "Sunset Moon," highlighting how to piece a game together as it reaches its final development phase. Although it's just a demo, demos often represent a small part of the final product. Rune will demonstrate dialogue trees, in-game functions, and bug fixes on the fly. --- Send in a voice messageโฆ
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In this episode, we venture into the jungle of monetization that is the gaming industry. Starting with the traditional games-as-products model reminiscent of the โ90s, we trace the evolution to expansions, downloadable content (DLC), and the controversial realm of microtransactions and loot boxes. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotifyโฆ
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Welcome back to House of Games! In this episode, we try to answer the big questions; What is a game? Why do people make walking simulators? And lastly, What Remains of Elon Musk? Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:29 Introducing the Theme; What Is a Game? 04:51 Whaโฆ
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#65โ-โSunset Moon Update & Midnight Nanoย Reveal
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Welcome back to House of Games! This week we talk about updates to our games, whatโs going on with Sunset Moon, what it takes to finalize a demo and a special reveal, donโt miss it! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:23 Update on Sunset Moon 36:17 Midnight Nano Revโฆ
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This week on House of Games we talk about testing, types of tests, and what (not) to do to find bugs, tune in! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 01:01 How Rune Tests His Games 07:49 Ottoโs Experience as a Tester 17:59 Unit Test 26:48 Smoke Test 33:22 Regression Test โฆ
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#63โ-โTGAโ-โthe Military School of Game Development
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I hope you are ready for a different type of game developer education; Ida Fontaine tells us all about โThe Military School of Game Developmentโ, a.k.a The Game Assembly! Put on your best camouflage and shine those boots as we dive into the newest episode of House of Games! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-gโฆ
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Join us for a high-tech emotional rollercoaster as we are visited all the way from Germany to hear all about StickyStoneStudio's latest project; M.O.O.D.S! If you like sci-fi, robots, action, and explosions, click play and listen as our wonderful Guest Luca Lorenz guides us through this post-apocalyptic masterpiece! Send in a voice message: https:/โฆ
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#61โ-โShooting Yourself in theย Foot
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Load โem up and aim down below as we discuss the concept of โShooting Yourself in the Footโ, or ruining the fun in games. Listen in as we talk about stories where we ruined our own fun and how you can stop players from doing the same in your game! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00โฆ
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#60โ-โAnthon Fynn-Williamsโ-โMastering the Game Analytics Framework
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In this weekโs episode of House of Games, Anthon Fynn-Williams is back to guide us through the Game Analytics Mastery Framework (GAMF), discuss AI and answer questions from a simpleton (Otto)! Stay tuned for great insights! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:43 Gueโฆ
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In this episode, we dive head-first into the world of quests of all variants, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and share our thoughts on how they should be designed and implemented! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:27 Introducing the Theme: Quests 02:30 Runeโs Faโฆ
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#58 - Valiant Game Studios & Link In Bar
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๐ฎ๐๏ธ From consulting to programming, design, narrative, and more, tune in as we are joined by the talented Anna Hรถgberg Jenelius ๐, a jack of all trades in the games industry! ๐น๏ธ๐พ Hear all about how she co-founded Link In Bar, her very own game studio, Valiant Game Studio ๐ฒ๐จ, and how she is now working on not only one but two games ๐๐ฎ soon to be relโฆ
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#57โ-โRemasters, Remakes, Reboots, andย Ports
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Join us as we untangle the spaghetti mess ๐ of terms like Remasters ๐ต, Remakes ๐, Reboots ๐, and Ports ๐ข. What do they mean? How do they differ? Find out all this and more in this weekโs episode of House of Games! ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ก Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/โโโWishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.plaโฆ
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In this episode of the House of Games ๐ ๐ฎ, we delve into the world of video game tutorials ๐, puzzles ๐งฉ, and hints ๐ก, discussing different approaches and how they help or annoy the player. ๐ฎ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ค Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180โฆ
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Welcome to this very first episode of 2024 ๐, recorded just before the new year ๐, we look back at the game development ๐ฎ we have accomplished in 2023 ๐, what lies ahead ๐ฎ, and what weโve learned along the way! ๐ค๏ธ๐ค Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/โโโWishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asโฆ
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#54 - Nathaniel Marshall | SpaceCastle
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In this weekโs episode ๐ง, we talk with Nathaniel Marshall ๐, a.k.a SpaceCastle ๐ฐ, a video game music composer ๐ต, and ask him everything from AI ๐ค to the challenges of composing music ๐ผ to his work on the recent SEGA Genesis game ๐น๏ธ, IRENA: Genesis Metal Fury โก. Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games http://spacecastle.pro/โโโVisit Nathanielโs homepaโฆ
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#52 - 1-Year Anniversary and Switching toย Video
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In this special one-year anniversary episode of House of Games ๐๐ ๐ฎ, we are finally switching to video for the first time ๐นโจ! In the episode, we talk about how this podcast started ๐๏ธ๐, how we did it, and what the future looks like ๐๐ฎ. A big thank you ๐๐ to all of our guests and listeners, and stay tuned for a bright and visual future ๐๐! Your Hostsโฆ
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#53 - The Power of Game Analytics: Foundations and Essentials
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In this special episode ๐, we are proud to introduce our very first video guest ๐ฅ; Anthon Fynn-WilliamsโโโGame Analytics Entrepreneur! ๐ฎ๐ผ Join us as we dive into what game analytics are ๐, how they compare to player testing and Q&A ๐น๏ธ๐, how to set it up ๐ ๏ธ, how to leverage it to your advantage ๐, and what the ethical implications are ๐ง. Your Hosts โฆ
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๐ Welcome to this last episode ๐๏ธ before the grand 1-year anniversary ๐ฅณ next week. This time, we discuss ๐ค everything that goes into naming your games ๐ฎ, companies ๐ข, and even islands! ๐๏ธ ๐ Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogyโฆ
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๐ In this 50th episode ๐ฎ of House of Games, we discuss some of the latest and greatest news from the games industry ๐, including the 25th anniversary ๐ of Half-Life, the release of the Steam Deck OLED model ๐น๏ธ, GTA 6 leaks ๐จ, and the upcoming Legend of Zelda movie ๐ฌ. Click play โถ๏ธ and stay tuned to hear it all! ๐ง๐ Your Hosts and Their Games https:/โฆ
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๐ง๐ฎ In this weekโs episode of House of Games, we tackle the vital, yet challenging topic of accessibility in video games. ๐น๏ธ Discover how subtitles ๐, custom controls ๐ฎ, visual clarity ๐, and game difficulty settings โ๏ธ can affect gaming accessibility and transform the game experience! Which features are costly to implement, and which ones bring theโฆ
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Tune in as we discuss the โstupid solutionsโ ๐คช of video game development ๐ฎ and how to abandon complex spaghetti ๐ for stupid simplicity! Rune and Otto also share the progress ๐ from their games, how best to use ChatGPT ๐ค for your game development, and much, much more! ๐๐ Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 01:09 Introducing the Theme: Stupid Soโฆ
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This week, weโve had the pleasure ๐ to interview Sarah Ibaรฑez ๐๏ธ, a community manager ๐ฅ and project manager ๐ at Bright Gambit about the unique ๐ and exciting game ๐ฎ Super Adventure Hand ๐๏ธ by Jan Rigerl. Discover how they help indie game developers ๐ around the globe ๐ succeed with their games ๐ and delve into the intricacies of game design ๐จ, funโฆ
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๐๏ธ Join us for another episode ๐ as we interview Karrar and Ali ๐ฎ about Netick, a free AAA networking solution for indie developers ๐จโ๐ป๐ฉโ๐ป and their upcoming game Conquest ๐ฐ as they tell us about the exciting multi-year journey ๐ through game development! ๐น๏ธ๐ฌ Your Hosts and Guests, and Their Games https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/networkโฆ
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#45โ-โGame Industry Newsโ-โLayoffย Edition
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Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/โโโWishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjhโโโBuy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/โโโBuy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintโฆ
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#44โ-โUnity Pricing and Devlog Partย 2
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Welcome to part 2 of the Unity pricing drama ๐ฎ๐ธ, where we discuss the aftermath ๐ช๏ธ of the pricing updates and our thoughts ๐ญ about it. What is your take? ๐ค๐ค Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/โโโWishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjhโโโBuy the Red Colony tโฆ
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This week, we meet Tistou Blomberg ๐ง, a man with many hats ๐ฉ๐งข๐! In this episode, we talk about his project G4m3Ch4n93r5 (Game Changers) ๐ฎ๐, and how to do "Democracy Driven Development" ๐ณ๏ธโ
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#42โ-โUnity Pricing and Devlog Partย 1
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Join us ๐๏ธ as we discuss the latest updates ๐ข to the Unity pricing changes as they were revealed ๐ at the time of recording. Plus, an update on our personal game development projects ๐ฎ, Sunset Moon ๐
๐ and Midnight Nano ๐โก! Donโt miss out! โจ๐ง Your Hosts and Their Games https://www.youtube.com/@runiccodes9524โโโView the progress of Sunset Moon on Youโฆ
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๐ฎ Sharpen your strategic wit as we talk with Daniel and Simen from Bromantic Games ๐น๏ธ about their soon-to-be-released game, Folklands! ๐ Reminiscent of games like Age of Empires โ๏ธ, The Settlers ๐ก, and the Caesar franchise ๐๏ธ, Otto and Rune review this brand-new nostalgia trip ๐ and learn more about the ideas and creative spark ๐ก behind it all! ๐๏ธ๐คโฆ
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Join us this week ๐๏ธ as we review a truly one-of-a-kind game ๐ฎ, Orten Was The Case ๐น๏ธ, and interview its creator, Oskar Thuresson ๐โโ๏ธ! Listen in ๐ง as he tells us about the 7-year-long journey from hobby project ๐ ๏ธ to release ๐. Donโt miss out! ๐๐ค Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/1785420/Orten_Was_The_Case/โโโฆ
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Welcome to a special episode ๐ where we leap head-first ๐คธโโ๏ธ off the rails to talk about AI ๐ค, automation ๐ญ, programming languages ๐ป, backward compatibility โฎ๏ธ, culture ๐, and more! ๐๐๏ธ๐ Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colonyโฆ
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๐๏ธ This week, we have the honor to host Kristofer Eng ๐ต, one of the composers for โIt Takes Twoโ ๐ฎ and an all-around veteran and expert ๐ผ when it comes to composing and music in games. Listen ๐ง to exclusive, never-before-heard stories ๐ of working with Josef Fares ๐ค, the challenges ๐งโโ๏ธ of developing music for โIt Takes Twoโ, and how the adaptive aโฆ
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๐ฎ Part man, part games marketer, ๐ด๏ธ business developer, and producer, meet Mattias Sandstrรถm ๐๏ธ, one of the brilliant minds ๐ก at Cold Pixel and Aurora Punks! ๐ In this very exciting episode ๐ค, we discuss how to market your game ๐ and find your target audience ๐ฏ, and we also dive deep into the nitty gritty of pricing your game ๐ฐ. This episode is a mโฆ
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๐๐ฎ You've heard from the students of FutureGames, now get ready to hear not only from a teacher, but a Head of Education, Joel Fรคllbom! ๐๐จโ๐ซ In this episode we talk about the daily life of both a student and a teacher ๐ซ๐, what's required to get in ๐ค๐, what happens after you graduate ๐๐ and much, much more! ๐ฌ๐ฅ Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games hโฆ
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๐ Welcome to a special ๐ and unique ๐ episode, where we talk about game development ๐ฎ, voice acting ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ข๐๏ธ, AI ๐ค, language learning ๐ฃ๏ธ๐, working from home ๐ ๐ผ, artistry ๐จ vs. money ๐ฐ and more! Tune in ๐ง for an exciting episode about the House of Game... of life! ๐ฒ๐ Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunseโฆ
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Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2145210/Dynasthir/โโโWishlist Dynasthir on Steam! https://discord.gg/ZZgQCSQYHxโโโJoin the Twinlake Minstrels Discord community! https://www.patreon.com/MireneyeโโโSupport Mireneye on Patreon! https://twitter.com/MireneyeโโโFollow Mireneye on Twitter! https://twinlakeminstrelsโฆ
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๐๏ธ๐ This week, we get a revisit from Jamie Arron ๐งโ๐ป, the director, and creative mind ๐ฎ๐ behind Kittens in Timespace ๐ฑ๐. In this episode, we give you an exclusive review ๐น๏ธ๐ of his newest project, the yet-to-be-released game โKickback Slug: Cosmic Courierโ ๐ ๐ซ๐, and a discussion about game design ๐ฒ, UX ๐ป, and how to get your project across that verโฆ
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๐ฎ๐๏ธ This week, we ๐ฅheat up๐ฅ the debate on everything from game development ๐น๏ธ, player analytics ๐, work ethics โ๏ธ, and more with Swedenโs latest rising ๐ in the games industry, Dennis Magnusson! Heโs the solo developer ๐ behind the newly released ๐ game โDice Hero: The Unoriginal Storyโ ๐ฒ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ! Tune in and get your mind blown! ๐ฅ๐ Your Hosts and Guesโฆ
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This week, ๐ง we interview ๐๏ธ Ardavan Masihabadi, who is both a brilliant student ๐คฉ ๐ at Futuregames ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐งโ๐ studying the Immersive Experience Creator program ๐ถ๏ธ as well as a music composer ๐ต and sound designer ๐จโ๐ป๐ถ๐. Listen in as we talk about AR ๐ฑ, MR, VR ๐ฅฝ & XR, music for games ๐ถ, and how to get your unique touch โจ๐ซ as a creator! Intro and outro mโฆ
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#30 - Backwards Compatible to the Future
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๐ฎ๐พ๐น๏ธ What does it take to make a console backward compatible? ๐ค๐ก How does a CPU ๐ฅ๏ธ๐ป work? ๐๏ธ๐ฌ Why is the Xbox so big? ๐ฎ๐ข Find out all of this and more ๐๐ as our very own computer architecture expert ๐งโ๐ป๐ Oswald de Bruin explains it all! ๐๏ธ๐ฅ๐ซ Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2178510/My_Face_Your_Music/โโโWishlโฆ
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๏ธ This week, we have a special guest ๐ค from a company that is breaking new ground ๐ in the video games industry ๐ฎ. Tune in as we interview Klaas Tojkander, the CTO at Crypto Rogue Games ๐น๏ธ๐ผ, and talk about their new game Crystals of Naramunz ๐ฒ๐ฎ, how they implement NFTs ๐๏ธ๐ in-game, what the future holds for so-called web3 games ๐ธ๏ธ๐น๏ธ, and much, muchโฆ
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Curious about how to make a captivating trailer for a game? ๐คโJoin us on this weekโs episode of House of Games ๐ ๐ฎ, as Rune shows the first gameplay trailer ๐น๏ธ๐ฝ๏ธ๐ฟfor Sunset Moon ๐๐ to Otto while he dissects every bit of it ๐๐ฌ. Listen in and get an exclusive first glimpse of Sunset Moon! ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง Your Hosts https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Suโฆ
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The guests for this weekโs episode are both game developers ๐จโ๐ป and musicians ๐บ, meet the artists๐จโ๐จ behind Once Upon a Jester ๐, Everybody Wham Wham ๐ค, and soon to be released; Bonnie Bear!๐ป Tune in, and letโs have a crazy evening, or as they say in the Netherlands; Bonte Avond! ๐ฅณ๐๐๐๐ช
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๐๏ธ This week, we interview Yahya Danboos, a brilliant ๐ jack of all trades game developer! ๐จโ๐ป Join us as we talk about his game #LuminousRealms ๐, how he got 3000 wishlists on Steam ๐ฎ, and over a million views on YouTube! ๐บ๐ฅ Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/1949610/Luminous_Realms/โโโWishlist Luminous Realmsโฆ
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๐๐ฅJoin us for an exciting episode where we give you an exclusive review of a fascinating and highly addictive game soon to be released: Catpunk! ๐บ๐ง๐ฎ In this episode, we talk with Jamie Arron and Oswald de Bruin, two of the great minds behind the project. ๐ก๐ง ๐๏ธ Strap in and get ready for an exciting episode filled with kick-ass music ๐ค๐ฅ๐ต๐ง, great gameโฆ
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This week, we talk about the "when", "how" and "why" we got started with game development, and how you can do the same! Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Runeโs Steam page. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/- The Nintendo Switch store paโฆ
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๐ Join us for our captivating discussion with Lisa from Smartson, where we dive deep into ads in-game, ads for games, consumerism, and product testing. ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐บ๐น๏ธ๐ฐ๐๐งช๐ฌ Click Play and join the fun! ๐ซ๐ฎโจ๐ฅ Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://smartson.co.uk/โโโThe homepage for Smartson. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/โโโWishlโฆ
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๐ฅ Get ready for a brand new episode where we dive deep into the world of a Brazilian indie game studio called Lumo Entertainment with Breno Negreiros, the brilliant mind behind it all! ๐ฎ๐ฅ In this episode, we explore everything from their games ๐ฎ๐, making great puzzle levels ๐งฉโจ, and putting the player at the center of attention ๐น๏ธ๐ฏ. Press play โถ๏ธ anโฆ
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๐จ Get ready for an electrifying ๐คฏ episode where we dive deep into the exciting world of Rune's new game ๐ฎ, a fiery ๐ฅ rant about the weirdness of gamingculture ๐คช, and the mysteries of localizing games ๐. Don't miss out on this thrilling ๐ฑ episode - tune in now and join the excitement! ๐ Your Hosts and Their Games https://www.play-asia.com/red-colonyโฆ
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