House of Games

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! 🎮💥 In this episode, we explore everything from their games 🎮🌟, making great puzzle levels 🧩✨, and putting the player at the center of attention 🕹️🎯. Press play ▶️ and stay tuned! 🎧🤩 Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/1746700/The_Alchemist_Shop_An_Apprentices_Life/ — Buy The Alchemist Shop: An Apprentice’s Life on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1793580/Feelings/ — Wishlist Feelings on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052150/A_Broken_Halo/ — Wishlist A Broken Halo on Steam. https://www.lumoentertainment.com/ — The homepage for Lumo Entertainment. https://www.patreon.com/lumoentertainment — Support Lumo Entertainment on Patreon. https://www.instagram.com/lumo_entertainment — Follow Lumo Entertainment on Instagram. https://discord.gg/tfZ35dgfvH — The Discord server for Lumo Entertainment. https://linktr.ee/lumoentertainment — The Linktree page for Lumo Entertainment. https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 — Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games, Game Engines, and Game Companies https://www.madmimic.com/dac — The homepage for Dandy Ace. http://www.rimegame.com/ — The homepage for Rime. http://the-witness.net/ — The homepage for The Witness. https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/ — The homepage for Hades. https://nierautomata.square-enix-games.com/switch/en-us/ — The homepage for NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition. https://bioshockinfinite.ghoststorygames.com/the-game — The homepage for Bioshock Infinite. https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim — The homepage for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. https://forspoken.square-enix-games.com/en-us/ — The homepage for Forspoken. https://www.kongregate.com/games/icylime/omino — The flash game Omino (might not be playable). https://www.guerrilla-games.com/games — The homepage for the Horizon homepage. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/uncharted/ — The homepage for the Uncharted franchise. https://www.thinkwithportals.com/ — The homepage for the Portal franchise. https://www.half-life.com/en/home — The homepage for the Half-Life franchise. https://unity.com/ — The homepage for the Unity engine. https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US — The homepage for Unreal Engine. https://www.aquiris.com.br/ — The homepage for Aquiris. https://www.madmimic.com/ — The homepage for Mad Mimic Interactive. Read the full episode transcription here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-23-lumo-1132a67d632a

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! 🎮💥 In this episode, we explore everything from their games 🎮🌟, making great puzzle levels 🧩✨, and putting the player at the center of attention 🕹️🎯. Press play ▶️ and stay tuned! 🎧🤩 Listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/wjoPNA3xXMc

🚨 Get ready for an electrifying 🤯 episode where we dive deep into the exciting world of Rune's new game 🎮, a fiery 🔥 rant about the weirdness of gaming culture 🤪, and the mysteries of localizing games 🌎. Don't miss out on this thrilling 😱 episode - tune in now and join the excitement! 🎉 Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games https://www.stardewvalley.net/ - The homepage for Stardew Valley. https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/eldenring - The homepage for Elden Ring. https://www.leagueoflegends.com – The homepage for League of Legends. https://www.natsume.com/index.html - The homepage for Natsume, the publisher of the Harvest Moon games. https://www.king.com/game/candycrush - The official homepage for Candy Crush. http://www.readyatdawn.com/game-list/the-order.html - The homepage for The Order: 1886. https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/morrowind/ - The official homepage for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/the-last-of-us/ - The homepage for The Last of Us franchise. https://lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com/en-us/ - The homepage for the Life is Strange franchise. http://www.farcrygame.com/ - The homepage for the Far Cry franchise. https://na.finalfantasy.com/ - The homepage for The Final Fantasy franchise. Learning Resources https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/arrays-9o - A tutorial on arrays on Unity Learn. https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/classes-5 - A tutorial on classes on Unity Learn. Articles, Videos, and Other Links https://www.youtube.com/KindaFunny - The Kinda Funny Podcast/YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoNXfoNcvd0 – The documentary “Deadly Games” (in Swedish). https://www.svtplay.se/det-svenska-spelundret - The documentary “The Swedish Game Wonder” (only available in Sweden). https://www.metacritic.com/ - The homepage for Metacritic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E3 - The Wikipedia page for E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuhei_Yoshida - The Wikipedia page for Shuhei Yoshida. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Watanabe - The Wikipedia page for Ken Watanabe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Chan - The Wikipedia page for Jackie Chan. https://omgivenavidioter.se/ - The homepage for the book “Surrounded by Idiots” (in Swedish). Read the full episode transcription here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-22-gaming-culture-5310c744e143

🚨 Get ready for an electrifying 🤯 episode where we dive deep into the exciting world of Rune's new game 🎮, a fiery 🔥 rant about the weirdness of gaming culture 🤪, and the mysteries of localizing games 🌎. Don't miss out on this thrilling 😱 episode - tune in now and join the excitement! 🎉 Listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/9dkYfyrp9Jc

Get ready to level up your art skills with this week's thrilling episode as we dive into the fascinating world of 3D art in games, with a special guest who knows all about it: Valeriya Jasim, a talented game art student at FutureGames. Discover what it takes to get into the school and get a sneak peek into the daily life of a game art student, from mastering the software to honing your creative skills, you don’t want to miss a moment of this exciting conversation! Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Art and Games https://www.artstation.com/valejas — Valeriya’s ArtStation profile. https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 — Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/247660/Deadly_Premonition_The_Directors_Cut/ — The Steam store page for Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271100/Deadly_Premonition_2_A_Blessing_in_Disguise/ — The Steam store page for Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise. https://ffvii-remake.square-enix-games.com/en-us — The homepage for Final Fantasy VII Remake. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/the-last-of-us/ — The homepage for The Last of Us. https://www.fortnite.com/ — The homepage for Fortnite. https://www.minecraft.net/en-us — The homepage for Minecraft. https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/ — The homepage for Overwatch. https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4 — The homepage for The Sims 4. https://www.mortalkombat.com/en-us — The homepage for the Mortal Kombat franchise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker — The Wikipedia page for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Resources for Making Games https://futuregames.se/ — The homepage for FutureGames. https://cmeducations.se/ — The homepage for Gamechanger Educations (in Swedish). https://conceptartempire.com/uv-mapping-unwrapping/ — An article describing what UV Unwrapping is. https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview — The homepage for Autodesk Maya. https://www.blender.org/ — The homepage for Blender. https://www.maxon.net/en/zbrush — The homepage for ZBrush. https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-painter.html — The homepage for Substance 3D Painter. https://www.udemy.com/ — The homepage for Udemy.https://www.skillshare.com/en/ — The homepage for Skillshare. A Meme, a Video, and an Article https://i.imgur.com/Iyvk6kU.jpg — A meme about how to become an artist. https://youtu.be/AaqcTsfu3U8 — A video comparing all the movie tie-in Harry Potter games. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece — The Wikipedia page for One Piece. Read the full episode transcription here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-21-3d-art-f2729c0ffbd7

Get ready to level up your art skills with this week's thrilling episode as we dive into the fascinating world of 3D art in games, with a special guest who knows all about it: Valeriya Jasim, a talented game art student at FutureGames. Discover what it takes to get into the school and get a sneak peek into the daily life of a game art student, from mastering the software to honing your creative skills, you don’t want to miss a moment of this exciting conversation! Listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/mZid-t5aCCE

In this episode, we interview Nils Westgårdh and discuss everything from what ⁠Semble⁠ is, to networking and marketing, the challenges of making games, and more! Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://www.semble.gg/- a community and talent marketplace for the game industry. https://www.semble.gg/profile/Nils - Nils Westgårdh’s profile page on Semble. https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Recommended Episodes https://open.spotify.com/episode/00xLP3MCouMsS5Y307lNeR?si=85ef8530ef434ec9 – Episode #15 with Jenny from Game Boost. Games and Studios https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_Global_Offensive/ - The Steam store page for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. https://pubg.com/en-na - The homepage for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us - The homepage for Hearthstone. https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Destiny/Buy - The homepage for Destiny 2. https://magic.wizards.com/en - The homepage for Magic: The Gathering. https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/ - The homepage for World of Warcraft. https://nexters.com/en/hero-wars - The homepage for Hero Wars, the game that frustrates Rune. https://www.callofduty.com/ - The homepage for the Call of Duty franchise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Tides_of_Darkness - The Wikipedia page for Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness. http://www.turborilla.com/ - The homepage for Turborilla. https://www.stunlock.com/ - The homepage for Stunlock Studios. Videos and Articles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwsl8P2JwA8 - A funny commercial for Dead Island 2, featuring a jogger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUG9qYTJMsI - The classic Dollar Shave Club commercial, “Our Blades Are F***ing Great”. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/leeroy-jenkins - The Know Your Meme page for Leeroy Jenkins. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21106134/ - The IMDB page for the ICA commercials. Read the full episode transcription here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-20-semble-26c4ad473384

In this episode, we interview Nils Westgårdh and discuss everything from what ⁠Semble⁠ is, to networking and marketing, the challenges of making games, and more! Listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/l-HoyEX8NW8

How do you design a good level? What is affordance? How does movement affect level design? Join us for a thrilling discussion with Tobias Karlsson, a level design researcher and game developer at Pieces Interactive. Your Hosts and Guests, and Their Games https://www.piecesinteractive.se/ - The homepage for Pieces Interactive. https://aloneinthedark.thqnordic.com/ - The homepage for the new Alone in the Dark game. https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Read the full description and transcription here: https://ottowretling.medium.com/house-of-games-episode-19-level-design-93e22324a260

How do you design a good level? What is affordance? How does movement affect level design? Join us for a thrilling discussion with Tobias Karlsson, a level design researcher and game developer at Pieces Interactive. Listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/NNUFPh35ibY

This week we have an interesting discussion with Gabriella Kalteneckar and Björn Flintberg from RISE GameNode, hosts of the podcast “Spelfokus”. Join us for an interesting discussion about the games industry and its future! Your Hosts and Guests, and Their Games https://www.ri.se/en - The homepage for RISE, the Research Institutes of Sweden. https://www.ri.se/en/what-we-do/test-demo/rise-gamenode - The homepage for RISE’s GameNode, a virtual test and demo environment for the gaming industry. https://rss.com/podcasts/spelfokus/ - The homepage for the Gabriella’s and Björn’s podcast, “Spelfokus” (in Swedish). https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games https://www.valheimgame.com/ - The homepage for Valheim. https://playvrising.com/ - The homepage for V Rising. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_2 - The Wikipedia page for Battlefield 2. Game Clusters https://arcticgame.se/ - The homepage for Arctic Game, a game cluster focused on northern Sweden. https://swedengamearena.com/en/ - The homepage for Sweden Game Arena, a game cluster focused on Västra Götaland and the city of Skövde. https://www.gamehabitat.se/ - The homepage for Game Habitat, a game cluster focused on southern Sweden. Articles and Other Links https://open.spotify.com/episode/1eenGT78QIJs17m9OLzHVQ?si=9744e30ce0eb4bfd – Our episode about The Fine Arc. https://www.gamescom-cologne.com/ - The homepage for Gamescom, a trade show for the games industry. https://dataspelsbranschen.se/news/2023/2/1/new-report-sweden-needs-25000-game-developers-next-ten-years - The industry report “Talent, Education and the Art of Making Games”, by the Swedish Games Industry. https://dataspelsbranschen.se/english - The homepage for the Swedish Games Industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_(programming_language) – The Wikipedia page for the C# programming language.

Welcome to the ultimate guide for how to turn something from an idea into a success story. Together with our guest Paul Alvarado Mendoza, we talk about product management, customer journeys, why God of War Ragnarök completely ruins puzzles, and so much more! Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulits/ — Paul’s LinkedIn page. https://gamefound.com/projects/von-braus-publishing-ab/league-of-dungeoneers-expansion-and-2nd-print — The homepage for the League of Dungeoneers Expansion and 2nd print.https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 — Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games https://pokemongolive.com/?hl=en — The homepage for Pokémon GO. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/god-of-war/ — The homepage for the God of War franchise. https://mario.nintendo.com/ — The homepage for the Super Mario franchise. https://www.zelda.com/ — The homepage for The Legend of Zelda franchise. https://www.half-life.com/en/home — The homepage for the Half-Life franchise. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/uncharted/ — The homepage for the Uncharted franchise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_(video_game_series) — The Wikipedia page for the Horizon franchise. Space Agencies https://www.spacex.com/ — The homepage for SpaceX. https://www.nasa.gov/ — The homepage for NASA. https://global.jaxa.jp/ — The homepage for JAXA. https://www.esa.int/ — The homepage for The European Space Agency.

Welcome to the intellectual battle of the century! This week, we have the honour to debate the importance of story in games, and whether open world games are better than linear ones with a very special guest – Otto’s brother Anton. Who do you agree with? Your Hosts and Their Games https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games and a Studio https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/bloodborne/ - The PlayStation store page for Bloodborne. https://ashorthike.com/ - The homepage for A Short Hike. https://www.neontheninja.com/ - The homepage for Neon the Ninja. https://joinsquad.com/ - The homepage for Squad. https://thatgamecompany.com/journey/ - The homepage for Journey. https://www.hogwartslegacy.com/ - The homepage for Hogwarts Legacy. http://eldenring.com – The homepage for Elden Ring. https://www.thesurge-game.com/ - The homepage for The Surge. https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/far-cry/far-cry-4 - The homepage for Far Cry 4. https://store.romeremastered.totalwar.com/ - The homepage for Rome: Total War Remastered. https://finalfantasyviipc.square-enix-games.com/en - The homepage for Final Fantasy VII. https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/oblivion/ - The homepage for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim - The homepage for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. https://www.counter-strike.net/ - The homepage for Counter-Strike. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/uncharted/ - The homepage for the Uncharted franchise. https://www.residentevil.com/ - The homepage for the Resident Evil franchise. https://www.half-life.com/ - The homepage for the Half-Life franchise. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/god-of-war/ - The homepage for the God of War franchise. http://lastofus.com – The homepage for The Last of Us franchise. https://www.callofduty.com/ - The homepage for the Call of Duty franchise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Colossus - The Wikipedia page for Shadow of the Colossus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_(video_game_series) – The Wikipedia page for the Horizon franchise. https://www.fromsoftware.jp/ww/ - The homepage for FromSoftware. Articles and Other Links https://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-us - The homepage for the HBO series The Last of Us. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_(2000_film) - The Wikipedia page for the movie Gladiator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Live - The Wikipedia page for the movie They Live. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_II - The Wikipedia page for the map Dust II in Counter-Strike. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulslike - The Wikipedia page for the “Soulslike” subgenre.

Welcome to the intellectual battle of the century! This week, we have the honour to debate the importance of story in games, and whether open world games are better than linear ones with a very special guest – Otto’s brother Anton. Who do you agree with? Listen to the full interview here: https://youtu.be/-sfh9Lkw86Y

This week you can listen to a fascinating conversation with Jenny Österlund, the founder of Game Boost. In the episode, we talk about how to elevate your career, current trends in the market, and Jenny’s own story of getting into the industry. Your Hosts and Guest https://www.gameboost.se/ - The homepage for Game Boost. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-%C3%B6sterlund/ - Jenny’s LinkedIn profile. https://discord.gg/vmm9zXwMgG - The Discord server for Game Boost. https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games, Open-Source Projects, and Game Engines https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades - The homepage for the game Hades. https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/stellaris/about - The homepage for the game Stellaris. https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/cities-skylines/about - The homepage for the game Cities: Skylines. https://www.hazelight.se/games/it-takes-two/ - The homepage for the game It Takes Two. https://www.hogwartslegacy.com/en-us - The homepage for the game Hogwarts Legacy. https://www.ea.com/games/unravel - The homepage for the Unravel franchise. https://www.crusaderkings.com/ - The homepage for the Crusader Kings franchise. https://www.callofduty.com/ - The homepage for the Call of Duty franchise. https://embark.dev/ - A page for the game studio Embark’s Open-Source projects using the rust language. https://www.ea.com/frostbite - The homepage for the Frostbite engine, used and developed by the game studio DICE. https://unity.com/ - The homepage for the Unity game engine. https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US - The homepage for the Unreal game engine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RE_Engine - The Wikipedia page for the RE Engine, used and developed by the game company Capcom. Game Studios, Publishers, and Other Companies https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/ - The homepage for Paradox Interactive, a game development studio, and publisher. https://www.coldwood.com/ - The homepage of Coldwood studios, the developer of the Unravel franchise. https://avalanchestudios.com/ - The homepage for the game company Avalanche Studios. https://rawfury.com/ - The homepage for the publisher Raw Fury. https://www.embark-studios.com/ - The homepage for the game studio Embark. https://www.dice.se/ - The homepage for the game studio DICE. https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/ - The homepage of the game company Valve Software. https://www.aurorapunks.com/ - The homepage for Aurora Punks, a collective of indie game studios. https://www.coldpx.com/ - The homepage for Cold Pixel, a marketing agency for video games. https://www.caketowninteractive.com/ - The homepage for Caketown Interactive, a marketing agency for video games. https://www.semble.gg/ - Semble, a social network for networking within the games industry. A Podcast and Some Articles https://rss.com/podcasts/spelfokus/ - The podcast “Spelfokus” (in Swedish), about the Swedish games industry by the Swedish Research Institute (RISE). https://www.awn.com/news/its-done-unity-completes-weta-digital-acquisition - An article about Unity’s acquisition of Weta Digital. https://gamerant.com/sony-spending-1-billion-bungie-employees/ - An article about Sony spending over $1 billion to keep Bungie employees after the acquisition. https://tinyhydra.com/game-classification/ - An article about the classification of game companies, including AAA and III. https://www.guru99.com/cpp-vs-c-sharp.html - An article comparing the C# and C++ programming languages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_(programming_language) – The Wikipedia page for the C# programming language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B – The Wikipedia page for the C++ programming language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment - The Wikipedia page for the Stanford marshmallow experiment.

This week you can listen to a fascinating conversation with Jenny Österlund, the founder of Game Boost. In the episode, we talk about how to elevate your career, current trends in the market, and Jenny’s own story of getting into the industry. Listen to the full interview here: https://youtu.be/Ayx3fWCMiCo

What does a publisher do? How do you pitch a game to a publisher? What do they do for you, and what do you give up in return? Hear all about it on this week’s episode of House of Games! Your Hosts and Their Games https://twitter.com/StrictlyDave - Dave’s Twitter profile. https://www.strictlylimitedgames.com/ - The homepage for Strictly Limited Games. https://twitter.com/thefinearc - The Fine Arc’s Twitter profile. http://thefinearc.com/ - The homepage for Fine Arc. https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games, Publishers, and Other Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LTtr45y7P0 – The GDC talk “30 Things I Hate About Your Game Pitch” by Brian Upton. https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/41920/ - The Famitsu page for Rune’s game Red Colony (in Japanese). https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news/67149/pay-to-win-mechanics-popular-in-china-but-the-west-is-not-on-board/ - An article about the popularity of pay-to-win in the Chinese gaming market. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famitsu - The Wikipedia page for Famitsu, a video game magazine. http://pixeljunk.jp/index.php - The homepage for the PixelJunk franchise. https://www.shinyuden.com/ - The homepage for the publisher Shinyuden. https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ - The homepage for the publisher eastastiasoft. https://www.play-asia.com/ - The homepage for the game retailer playasia. https://tgs.tca.org.tw/index_2c_e.php - The homepage for the Taipei Game Show.

What does a publisher do? How do you pitch a game to a publisher? What do they do for you, and what do you give up in return? Hear all about it on this week’s episode of House of Games! Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/AQFbFkyAXzI

We know him as Kevin, you know him as “Switch Heads”. On this week’s episode of House of Games, we Interview an influencer focused on video games and reviews and let him tell his story. Your Hosts and Their Games https://www.youtube.com/c/switchheads - Switch Heads’ YouTube Channel. https://discord.gg/mBfHJFmZXw - Switch Heads’ Discord community. https://twitter.com/SwitchHeads - Switch Heads’ Twitter profile. switchheads@gmail.com - Switch Heads’ email address. https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games, Software, and Studios https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-v - The homepage for the game Grand Theft Auto V. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/bloodborne/ - The PlayStation Store page for the game Bloodborne. https://www.cyberpunk.net/ - The homepage for the game Cyberpunk 2077. https://www.minecraft.net/ - The homepage for the game Minecraft. https://www.thewitcher.com/ - The homepage for The Witcher video game franchise. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/the-last-of-us/ - The homepage for the “The Last of Us” franchise. https://www.unrealengine.com/ - The homepage for the game engine Unreal Engine. https://www.humblebundle.com/game-developer-software-bundle - “The Humble GaveDev Software Bundle”, a pay-what-you-want model for game development software. https://www.cdprojektred.com/ - The homepage for the game studio CD PROJEKT RED. Social Media, Videos, Articles, and Other Links https://www.rankone.global/ - A social network focused on streamers, and gaming culture. https://www.patreon.com/ - The homepage for Patreon, a crowdfunding social media platform. https://youtu.be/eoRV48qqLPI - A video about the failed launch of Cyberpunk 2077. https://youtu.be/KFziBfvAFnM?t=2621 — “The Early Days of Id Software” by John Romero, and the Q&A that motivated Otto to start developing games. https://www.polygon.com/23512390/henry-cavill-warhammer-40k-amazon-witcher-superman - An article about Henry Cavill being involved in an adaption of the franchise Warhammer 40K. https://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-us - The homepage for The Last of Us series. https://www.netflix.com/se-en/title/80189685 - The homepage for The Witcher series. https://funko.com/ - The homepage for Funko, a company that makes action figures and collectibles based on pop culture. Recommended Episodes of House of Games https://youtu.be/GWIhdfBVQg8 - Episode #7 of House of Games; “How We Got Started”. https://youtu.be/ogTdcJFUO28 - Episode #10 of House of Games; “AI”.

We know him as Kevin, you know him as “Switch Heads”. On this week’s episode of House of Games, we Interview an influencer focused on video games and reviews and let him tell his story. Listen to the full episode on March the 15th!

What are the pros and cons of open source for the games industry? What are copyright trolls, and should you fear them? Should support for mods be implemented in your video game? All this, and even more discussion about freedom in the games industry – only in the House of Games! Your Hosts and Their Games https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Read the full description for this episode, including games and articles mentioned in the episode, here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-12-freedom-f06a941ae8c3

What are the pros and cons of open source for the games industry? What are copyright trolls, and should you fear them? Should support for mods be implemented in your video game? All this, and even more discussion about freedom in the games industry. Listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/AXRJ-TnqZd4

The story about Mulle Meck turns 30 years old this year, and a new game is in development for the first time in a long time. Tune in to this week's episode to hear Simon Bergqvist and Anna Frew from Shaping Games discuss the new game and what to expect! Your Hosts and TheirGames http://eepurl.com/h31Y0L - The signup link for the Mulle Meck Reboot newsletter. https://shapinggames.com/ - The homepage for Shaping Games. contact@shapinggames.com – The email address for sending in Mulle Meck fan art. https://tossvr.com/ - The homepage for the game "TOSS!🍌". https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy. https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune's Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto's blog about the development of "Tulip Craze". https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Read the full description for this episode, including a full transcription as well as games and articles mentioned in the episode, here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-11-mulle-meck-a36da78e390b

Some long for it, others dread it — on this week's episode of House of Games, we talk about AI and its effect on game development and the world. Your Hosts and Their Games https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted. https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 — Rune’s Steam store page. https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”. https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/cEiXLoQEsxb — The episode where we interviewed Daniel Olofsson from The Fine Arc and discussed learning game development from scratch vs. using the latest tools available. Games, Studios, and Game Engines https://store.steampowered.com/app/2095900/This_Girl_Does_Not_Exist/ — The Steam store page for the game “This Girl Does Not Exist”, a game made with the help of AI. https://www.playstation.com/sv-se/games/the-last-of-us-part-i/ — The PlayStation store page for the game “The Last of Us”. https://www.fortnite.com/ — The homepage for the game Fortnite. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/god-of-war/ — The homepage for the game “God of War Ragnarök”. https://eldenring.com/ — The homepage for the game “Elden Ring”. https://www.half-life.com/en/home — The homepage for the Half-Life franchise. https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/ — The home page for Unreal Engine. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/corporate/playstation-studios/ — The homepage for PlayStation 1st party studios. Articles, and Other Links http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/07/25/a-i-musk-vs-zuckerberg-qmb-intv.cnn — A video of the scientist Michio Kaku talking about the pros and cons of AI. https://youtu.be/GaMylwohL14 — A video of animals seeing themselves in the mirror for the first time. https://youtu.be/aYQ_5c6m8Is — A video about an automatic tomato sorter that separates ripe tomatoes from unripe ones. https://youtu.be/c-y0UaHzFfE — A video about a machine designed to make burgers. https://youtu.be/d5afQVByJ8k — Episode 56 of the “Safety Third” podcast, where Michael Stevens (Host of the Vsauce YouTube channel) talks about how the format affects the videos he makes. https://www.youtube.com/user/Vsauce — The Vsauce YouTube channel. https://www.netflix.com/se-en/title/81211003 — The documentary “Ancient Apocalypse” on Netflix. https://chat.openai.com/ — ChatGPT, an intelligent chatbot powered by AI. https://www.zerogpt.com/ — ZeroGPT, a tool for detecting if a text is written by ChatGPT. https://www.reddit.com/r/Unity3D/comments/1009oj7/i_asked_chatgpt_ai_to_write_a_unity_script_that/ — A thread on Reddit about ChatCPT writing a script to generate dungeons. https://fossbytes.com/this-guy-made-computer-program-for-writing-new-episode-of-friends/ — An article about writing new episodes of the TV show “Friends” using AI. https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/28/18637135/hollywood-ai-film-decision-script-analysis-data-machine-learning — An article about an AI tool designed to predict how successful a movie will be before it is released. https://twistedfood.co.uk/articles/news/mcdonalds-replacing-staff-robots-restaurants — An article about McDonald’s replacing serving staff with robots. https://ourworldindata.org/employment-in-agriculture — An article about the number of people globally working with producing food over time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing,_Forever — The Wikipedia page for the procedurally generated sitcom “Nothing, Forever”, a parody of “Seinfeld” created using AI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token — The Wikipedia page about non-fungible tokens (NFT). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency — The Wikipedia page for cryptocurrencies. https://web.archive.org/web/20230130204328/http://movies.disney.com/wall-e — The homepage for the movie WALL·E.

Some long for it, others dread it — on this week's episode of House of Games, we talk about AI and its effect on game development and the world. Listen to the full interview here: https://youtu.be/ogTdcJFUO28