Nova Production is a bold new visual game art outsourcing studio founded by a close-knit team of eight Ukrainian artists—many of whom bring decades of AAA experience. Born in the wake of layoffs at Gunzilla Games, Nova turned an upsetting…
A Circus Lost in the Nightmare Realm I spoke with Kachain Puttiwarawut, CEO of FairPlay Studios in Bangkok, about his latest project: Nightmare Circus. While I haven’t had the chance to play it yet, the trailers, screenshots, and my interview…
This year is Sparx* 30th Anniversary! Since being founded in Paris in 1995, Sparx* has seen a tremendous journey of triumphs and pitfalls. From winning an Emmy and producing a Hollywood Blockbuster, to struggling through an Economic Crisis before being…
In 2013, Flappy Bird was released to the world by Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen and its instant virality set the bar for Vietnamese developers to aspire to. Leo Nguyen, Chief Growth Officer at Apero Technologies, and the man in charge…
Thunder Cloud Studio is a 3D game-art powerhouse based in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nearly 100 artists craft characters, environments, cinematics, and full-pipeline animation for global clients. Their precision has earned them the rare title of Global Elite Partner in Scopely’s trusted…
After five years of development and a record breaking release, the story of Fallout: London has a lot to say about modding and the state of the Games industry at present, but also has us excited for new Studio Team-FOLON’s…
Established by ex-Zynga employees over 10 years ago, Bit Egg Inc. is topping the Steam charts with its first game to venture beyond mobile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfEBIC01K-M Bit Egg Inc. is headquartered in what Mike Judge, Creative Director, described to me as…
If there’s one thing I’m super passionate about, it’s the innovations that horror brings to the table in the gaming industry. Horror tackles strange & unsettling ideas that few other genres are willing to attempt, and naturally when you apply…
It’s your first day at work. You try logging in, but someone’s encased your mouse in a block of jelly. By the time you’ve freed it, the email server goes down. You wander to the break room, where co-workers are…
Five years after Disco Elysium shattered the boundaries of what an RPG could be, the creative team behind it has fractured in the wake of ZA/UM’s public disputes and layoffs. With key figures ousted and the follow-up project canceled, four…
