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 in through Economic Crisis before being saved by Virtuos’ acquisition, Spark* celebrate their anniversary this year as a leading Game and Animation Studio in Ho Chi Minh […]
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Sparx*, a Virtuos Studio! Read More »
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 of their mobile game studio Superminds mentioned to me that back then “Everyone wanted to
Innovation in Mobile Gaming: Superminds, part of Apero Technologies. Read More »
In the heart of Hanoi, Vietnam, Thunder Cloud Studio houses close to a hundred budding artists in its offices: offering a service to international clients in the form of 3D modelling, art, cinematics, animation, and more. Their work has earned them a Global Elite Partnership with gaming goliath Scopely. Also, it includes a portfolio of
Thunder Cloud Studio: AAA Game-Art Outsourcing in Hanoi, Vietnam. Read More »
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 future! In this article we correspond with Jordan Albon, Co-Founder at now indie-studio Team FOLON,
The Fallout: London Mod Was a Huge Success—So What’s Next for the Team Behind It? Read More »
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. Bit Egg Inc. is headquartered in what Mike Judge, Creative Director, described to me as “the city of hidden gems”: Chiang Mai, Thailand. While showing me the maps app on his
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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 dancing to a boombox, chugging beers from the fridge. Smoke’s billowing from a nearby office,
Dale & Dawson: Stationary Supplies, ‘The Office’ Meets Social Deduction Read More »
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 new studios have emerged from the fallout. Each is now poised as a contender for
Who Will Inherit Disco Elysium’s Legacy? The Five Studios to Watch Read More »
