No game player wants to defeat an endless wave of enemies only to find they never stood a chance against an overpowered final boss. Similarly, no player wants to effortlessly cruise through every level in a puzzle game in the first attempt, abandoning the thrill of challenge and realizing their choices don’t amount to much. …
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Case Study: Die Gute Fabrik’s Saltsea Chronicles Saltsea Chronicles is a new story-driven adventure game from the award-winning indie studio Die Gute Fabrik (Mutazione, Sportsfriends), released in October 2023. Company Die Gute Fabrik, an independent game studio funded by Take-Two Interactive’s Private Division, is known for its innovative game concepts. They draw inspiration from folk …
As a homage to modl.ai’s mission of seeking to remove the shackles of gamedevelopment, our team attended and participated in the March 2023 GameDevelopers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, CA. Through meeting andconnecting with current and future game developers and publishers, the modl.aiteam was able to spark conversations around the continued transformation of AIengines, specifically …
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Developments in AI are rapidly changing many industries, including games. Today, global game developers like Ubisoft and EA, or game engine companies such as Unity, have their own AI research divisions. Advances in AI mean that aspects of the games we play are becoming more realistic, whilst on the development side AI-based tools are automating …
In December 2020, Flamebait Games released Forge and Fight. A game where you gather parts and forge them into over-the-top weapons and engage in frenzied fighting, either in an online arena or the open-ended sandbox mode. I sat down with the CEO of Flamebait Games, Mattias Lindblad, and CEO of modl.ai, Christoffer Holmgård, and asked …
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Flamebait games: Forge and Fight case study Forge and Fight is a PvP game specifically designed around a fast and chaotic team-based multiplayer dynamic, developed by Flamebait Games and launched in 2020. Platforms PCSteam Game Forge and Fight! Company Flamebait Games was founded in 2016 by a team of students at the University of Skövde. …
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