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Noble Steed Games Blog
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Noble Steed Games Blog
2w ago
It’s about an hour to doors opening, and we’re realising we may need more devices to run games on. Our team scrambles to send Discord DMs to fellow developers and new friends, asking for spare Windows laptops, controllers and headphones. The Woolies delivery person is ringing the doorbell for our delivery of food and drinks that need to be sorted. An attendee who mistook the event time calls about being lost as we’re (a team of 2) pushing around 20+ pieces of furniture.
The above is an excerpt of what it’s been like running small indie games community events, and we’re sure many others would r ..read more
Noble Steed Games Blog
1M ago
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Noble Steed Games Blog
2M ago
We ran our first-ever Games Exchange with Malaysian game developers recently! In collaboration with Outcrowd Malaysia, we traded 5 Australian indie games with those from Malaysia, transforming our office into a space to showcase games from our sister industry and vice versa.
In essence, we shared some Malaysian games at the same time and day as our friends in Malaysia did, but with games made in Sydney (albeit with a 3-hour time difference). It was both a way to expose people to games they have never seen or tried before, as well as an opportunity to get to know the culture of another ..read more
Noble Steed Games Blog
3M ago
Gamification, gamified experiences, serious games. These are all terms that have gained some buzz in the past decade, alongside the increased number of people who play video games. According to IGEA’s 2023 report, 81% of all Australians play video games, up from 63% in 2022, utilising it for entertainment, mental health, social connection, learning and much more.
IGEA’s Australia Plays 2023 report mentions that 81% of all Australians play video games.
In light of this, we thought it would be useful to create a detailed guide about what gamification is, and how it is relevant for small-medium b ..read more
Noble Steed Games Blog
6M ago
Contractors in the games industry are nothing new, but with more and more stories about large-scale layoffs in the games industry (an estimated 9000 workers in 2023 and most recently 25% of Unity’s workforce), there is an increasing and valid scrutiny into the rise of contract work as a means of replacing permanent employees for cheaper. The deliberate misclassification of employees for contractors, or sham contracting, is a serious issue in any industry, but especially rampant in the games industry.
These are all true concerns about contract work and symptoms of much larger issues relat ..read more
Noble Steed Games Blog
7M ago
The Game Awards are for celebrating game developers and their hard work on wonderful games, so we wanted to do the same! In this blog, our team highlights our favourite games of 2023! Happy New Year and enjoy!
Game Of The Year
Reuben: Super Mario RPG! It’s always been one of my favourite games, and the remake is swish as heck!
Ann: Hi-Fi Rush. Gorgeous visuals, a great soundtrack, loveable characters, great experience. I loved seeing how much clear love the team had for this game, really pushing the comic book stylisation with screen tones, hard outlines, bright colours, text bubbles, mo ..read more
Noble Steed Games Blog
8M ago
During a workshop on developing games with porting in mind, Reuben shared common programming pitfalls and approaches that make porting easy down the line. The following is an edited transcription of the workshop’s contents, which we hope will be useful reading to fellow developers! For the full workshop recording, check out the YouTube upload here!
You can also find the sample project Reuben has made to illustrate the following topics here.
We’ve worked with several indie devs who have made a game on Steam that they want to port to Switch, Xbox, PlayStation or more. From this, we wanted to s ..read more
Noble Steed Games Blog
8M ago
The first impression your Steam Page makes is critical for getting those wishlists or purchases. Thus, it makes sense to spend quite a bit of time making your graphical assets great!
We were revamping our old games’ Steam Pages, and found that resources on Steam’s graphical assets were usually confusing or buried under too much text. Though the Steam Guidelines outline everything, the doc might be a slog to get through! (It is still vital that you check through things, though.) So, we decided to make this helpful guide to complement Steam’s documentation, with visual infographics, li ..read more
Noble Steed Games Blog
8M ago
We have sometimes been asked what a game consultant is, and what it is we do. That’s why we’re shedding some light on what game consultants are and what we do! Read on to learn more about the types of consulting work available in the games industry and what working with one is like.
What are game consultants and what do they do?
In essence, game consultants are individuals or teams that provide their expert advice and support for a fee.
Making a game, however, is a big endeavour, with many people with different skills required throughout the game development process. It thus makes sense ..read more
Noble Steed Games Blog
8M ago
The Australian games industry has always bolstered a community of games, game devs, players and more. That’s why events like Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW) are so delightful— everyone comes together for a love of games!
Recently, our team flew into Melbourne to attend and host several events at MIGW. Here are some highlights from our week!
Photo of everyone involved in Survivor Game Jam!
Connection and Learning: GCAP conferences
MIGW kicked off with the Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) 3-day conference, filled to the brim with wonderful speakers of various game development discipli ..read more