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Introducing GoobnBalloonsDX! We’re doing things a bit differently with the dev team on this project – our focus is on consultancy services covering game development and marketing strategies. Our work with GoobnBalloonsDX involves game analysis to identify marketable features, including advice on enhancing the game's overall quality with a focus on narrative journey, gameplay feel and player friction points.
Most of us thought that what happened in 2023 wouldn’t carry over to 2024, but it seems we’re not quite out of the woods just yet. According to Kotaku, over 6000 industry professionals have lost their jobs so far this year, a trend that seemingly is yet to abate. There are however some positives to be learned from these otherwise negative circumstances.
Recently, there were rumblings among gamers in the industry who were rattled by Ubisoft’s executive Philippe Tremblay's statement that they ‘should feel comfortable’ not owning games. Undoubtedly, this sparked wider discussion throughout the industry. is your games library destined to become a subscription?
Having an International team in a company is commonplace in the post-covid era, with terms such as Work From Home (WFH) and Work From Anywhere (WFA) gaining popularity in recent years. Within this new landscape, people are looking at new opportunities to develop their personal goals. But with new opportunities, come new challenges.
Gaming in 2023 is a hugely popular form of fun and relaxation, established from humble beginnings with titles like “Tennis for Two” in 1958, evolving through into arcade titles such as “Tetris” in 1985. In the modern era, games have bridged the gap from pure entertainment into something even more valuable
The state of the games industry is always in constant flux, especially now coming off the back of the covid pandemic. Our industry is one that can survive and indeed thrive with teams of people transitioning to working from home, especially across the indie game landscape. This year’s look at the state of the games industry by GDC reveals some interesting facts, and highlights how community focused teams such as Acorn Games are truly quite unique within video games.
Who makes games? People make games! Acorn is a varied team of incredible individuals all working together to help amplify indie games and bring unique and exciting experiences to new gamers.
We put together a few simple ‘trading cards’ with fun facts from our Acorn marketing team to help you learn a little more about the people behind the posts.
Scheduling social media content is tricky. Each audience is unique and with variations in timezones and audience behaviours, it’s hard to know when to send out your best posts. Nobody wants to work for hours on a beautiful piece of artwork or an incredible video, only for it to be ignored. Of course, social algorithms come into play when determining the ‘affinity’ between your account and its followers (maybe we’ll share some more on this, some time soon!), but getting the timing right can make the world of difference.
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