For the past year Thomson's been doing similar work for Sony, helping the company on - board AAA games from developers like EA Mobile, as
well as independent developers with more casual games like Rymdkapsel, though the difference between the two is not as clear as it used to be.
THURSDAY, JULY 21 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m. Get Into the Indie Spirit with PlayStation Network Game Developers: Meet and chat with thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago as they, along with Minority Games» Vander Caballero (Papo & Yo) and OverKill Software's Bo Anderson (Payday), provide insight on their creativity and the inspiration behind upcoming PlayStation Network releases, and discuss what it takes to be
successful as an independent developer.
It's time for Xbox One and Steam gamers to warm up in the on - deck
circle as independent developer Metalhead Software announces it is bringing the award - winning baseball game Super Mega Baseball to the Xbox One all - in - one games and entertainment system -LSB-...]
Unlike many other studios in the Ukraine, Frogwares was able to survive the harsh circumstances of the recent financial crash and maintain their status
as an independent developer without any need for extra income from jobs in outsourcing, something that has been one of the main sources of income for many smaller studios in this country.
Victoria, British Columbia — September 28, 2016 — Make the jump from All Star to MVP next
season as independent developer Metalhead Software today announces Super Mega Baseball 2, sequel to the award - winning Super Mega Baseball.
«The ability to pursue multiple original
titles as independent developers is huge for us, and this partnership presents the potential to expand the worlds we're creating beyond games.»
As independent developers become increasingly more relevant and important to the industry, including for leading companies like Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft, E3 will tend to focus more on a few larger AAA titles as has been the trend the last couple of years.
I questioned the wisdom of writing this, since as of yet, I've not released a highly successful game
as an independent developer since quitting my day job back in April.
Wong's worked at studios as varied as ustwo, who produced Monument Valley as well as the surreal VR adventure Land's End (2015); under American McGee in China as the art director of Alice: Madness Returns (2011); and
as an independent developer on 2013's self - explanatory Hackycat (cat + hacky sack = Hackycat.
The company is now going to
operate as an independent developer under their new guise, but it will continue to produce MMO titles such as Planetside, H1Z1, and Everquest Next.
Founded in 2000, we started out
as an independent developer with extensive multi-platform and multiplayer experience, making FPS action games for big - name franchises.
Speaking through a translator, Kojima excitedly announced that his new studio, Kojima Productions, would take full advantage of their
status as an independent developer to ensure that his track record of women characters being abused, raped, humiliated and forced to wear revealing clothing, or no clothing at all, would be «just the beginning».
Meet and chat with thatgamecompany's Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago as they (along with special guests) provide insight on their creativity and the inspiration behind their work and discuss what it takes to be
successful as an independent developer.
TouchArcade: For readers who aren't closely following the Australian game development scene and might not know who the incredible Layton Hawkes is, can you give us a rundown on what lead you to where you are today, releasing
games as an independent developer?
As independent developers, taking on the heated business of console development on top of development costs is more stress than its worth, say the developers.
Between his careers at Other Ocean, Backbone, Digital Eclipse, Ngmoco, and
as an independent developer, Mike has had his hands in over 100 titles, ranging from Nintendo's now - vintage Game Boy all the way to modern consoles.
As an independent developer, what do you think of the current state of the indie scene in the UK?
The goal of showing Raiders of the Broken Planet here at GameLab was to show to the industry that we,
as an independent developer can have more control of our destiny by embracing the direct relationship with our audience and build something with them, instead of for them.
Lucy currently resides in Hobbit - ridden Wellington, New Zealand and works
both as an independent developer, and a Senior UI Designer at a mobile games studio.
As an independent developer, I «ve had my fair amount of successes and failures — examples of the former are TVPyx (Symbian, Windows Phone, Web) and TubeBusBike (Symbian).
As an independent developer it is increasingly difficult to get noticed in the sea of apps that are available on the various stores.
Jamie Briggs:
As an independent developer, what are your thoughts on Microsoft not allowing indie developers to self - publish games on the Xbox One?
Sure,
as an independent developer, you do consider those options — but at the same time we do have a great relationship with Sony... Weâ $ ™ ve been with Sony for a long, long time now, and thatâ $ ™ s where we intend to stay for the foreseeable future.
As an independent developer you could want instant gratification for all your hard work but don't be jaded when an average triple - A game makes the news front and centre.