Lightmap - Conversations with video game creators

Lightmap - Conversations with video game creators

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  • MINI MATCHES is a greatest hits of multiplayer couch games by a Lara Croft and Hitman developer

    Philip Buchanan from It's Anecdotal was part of the teams that made the awarding winning LARA CROFT GO, HITMAN GO and DEUS EX GO mobile games, and had has just released the charming multiplayer party game MINI MATCHES.

    It's a collection of Philip's favourite genres with excellent visual design and something for everyone.

    Learn more about how making 39 DAYS TO MARS and other games have shaped the development of MINI MATCHES.

    SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Kyle Pauletto, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

    Thanks to Omny Studio for their support of SIFTER.

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    Support the show: https://sifter.store

    30 min
  • Screen Australia announces $6M fund for game development, here is how it all works

    After seven years without any federal government support for the games industry, a new grant program called the $6 million Games Expansion Pack from Screen Australia was announced on Friday last week.

    This program replaces a successful but prematurely cancelled fund called the Australian Interactive Games Fund which was axed when this government came to power in 2014.

    Our guests on this episode are

    • Paul Turbett of Black Lab Games, one the original recipients of the AIGF, speaks of the huge impact this small funding had on his business
    • Ron Curry of IGEA, Australia's peak game development body, shares the campaigning and lobbying it took to bring this fund to life
    • Lee Naimo, Head of Online at Screen Australia, runs through why it happened now and how it all works
    • and John Daskalopoulos, CEO of Not Doppler, who was part of the funding announcement with Minister Paul Fletcher shares how much of a difference this funding could have made, and what opportunities it'll allow now

      • SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Kyle Pauletto, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

      Thanks to Omny Studio for their support of SIFTER.

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        • Support the show: https://sifter.store

        20 min
      • Set forth for multiplayer adventure in CONAN CHOP CHOP a chibi cartoony roguelite

        CONAN CHOP CHOP is a reimagining of the world of Conan The Barbarian that sees the rippling oiled muscles replaced with cartoony top town aesthetic reminiscent of Flash games or kids cartoons. 

        It's the first console title for Mighty Kingdom, a studio that is more well known for their mobile titles, but it was an excellent creative challenge for Kim Forrest, Creative Director and Jeff Wong, Producer to reimagine this world for a new audience.

        Learn more about the inspirations behind this fun multiplayer top down rogue-lite and why announcing it in on April Fools day meant lots of people thought it might be all a joke.

        SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Kyle Pauletto, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

        Thanks to Omny Studio for their support of SIFTER.

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        • Support SIFTER by buying our Australian made T-Shirts

          • Support the show: https://sifter.store

          32 min
        • The beauty and tragedy of post-apocalyptic adventure SUBMERGED: HIDDEN DEPTHS

          Explore a drowned society, a city that has sunk beneath the waves and discover how life has continued after people in non-combat adventure game SUBMERGED: HIDDEN DEPTHS.

          The sequel to 2015's SUBMERGED might not exist if not for Google Stadia, it was an exclusive title for the streaming service, which meant it couldn't be played in the Uppercut Games' home country.

          Ed Orman (FALLOUT TACTICS, BIOSHOCK, CITY OF BRASS) is a cofounder of Uppercut Games and said that the upcoming Playstation PC, and Xbox releases wouldn't even be possible without the Stadia team's help.

          Learn more about why this beauty of exploration in this game offsets the tragedy of a world struck by cataclysm.

          SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Kyle Pauletto, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

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          • Support SIFTER by buying our Australian made video game inspired shirts

            • Support the show: https://sifter.store

            30 min
          • Nintendo Direct recap, HALO composers sue Microsoft, SIMS 4 expansion pulled from sale in Russia

            Welcome to Walkthrough SIFTER's brand new weekly news recap show. Each Sunday we'll highlight some of the biggest stories in video games to keep you up to date.

            Your host on each episode of Walkthrough is Kyle Pauletto, an accomplished journalist with a keen interest in bringing you the best gaming stories each week 

            THIS WEEK:

            • Nintendo outlines 2022 and beyond in it's first Direct - Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Mario Kart 8 DLC, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Earthbound
            • GTA V sells 160 million copies ahead of PS5 Xbox Series X re-release
            • Activision Blizzard games will remain on Playstation after Microsoft acquisition
            • EA won't release Sims 4 My Wedding Stories in Russia due to restrictions on LGBT+ content
            • Halo composers try to requst injuction on release of Halo TV series due to remuneration dispute
            • Inside the Team17 after announced then cancelled Worms NFT project
            • Indie video game marketplace calls NFTs "a scam"

              • SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Kyle Pauletto, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

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              • Support SIFTER by buying our Australian made video game inspired shirts

                • Support the show: https://sifter.store

                10 min
              • KARDBOARD KINGS is a cool new card shop simulator from the maker of DESERT CHILD

                KARDBOARD KINGS is a store management game about a collectible card game, where you do everything but actually play the card game, managing a small town store inspired by working in retail.

                Oscar Brittain (DESERT CHILD, WORLD'S FASTEST PIZZA) and Rob Gross are Henry's House, they share the challenges of writing believable characters, why speeding up the game made it so much better and how delaying the game to add more features worked for them.

                SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Viv Thum, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

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                  • Support the show: https://sifter.store

                  31 min
                • Paper House will count the climate cost of developing their game WOOD & WEATHER

                  How bad for the environment is game development? Terry Burdak from Paper House and Ben Abraham a researcher on the Environmental impact of video games join us to talk about their project to find out.

                  They'll be tracking the exact energy usage while developing their next game WOOD & WEATHER and aim to make the process easy for other studios to do the same.

                  SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Viv Thum, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

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                    • Support the show: https://sifter.store

                    30 min
                  • 2021 Games of the Year Part 2 - THE FORGOTTEN CITY, SABLE & HALO INFINITE

                    It's that time of the year, where we sit down and consider all the amazing games we've played in 2021. This is part two of two episodes featuring the SIFTER team.

                    • Gianni Di Giovanni has been loving the historical touches and puzzle solving narrative of THE FORGOTTEN CITY by Modern Storyteller
                    • Adam Christou has become lost in the beautiful desert world of science fiction adventure SABLE by Shedworks
                    • Daniel Ang has strapped on the armor and jumped head first onto Delta Halo in HALO INFINITE by 343 Industries.

                      • SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Viv Thum, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

                      • Join the SIFTER Discord
                      • Support SIFTER by buying our merch

                        • Support the show: https://sifter.store

                        36 min
                      • NEKOGRAMS is a cute cat arranging puzzle game that hides the maths behind cats

                        ‍Nick Lowe, Lead Developer at Hungry Sky, first had the idea for NEKOGRAMS a cute sokoban style puzzle game where you move cats onto pillows until they are comfy in the late 2000s, but it took many projects and years until it was ready for players to enjoy.

                        Lauren Fletcher lead artist on the game didn't know she'd be making games when she first started illustrating, and has contributed the adorable kitty aesthetic.

                        SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Viv Thum, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

                        • Join the SIFTER Discord
                        • Support SIFTER by buying our merch

                          • Support the show: https://sifter.store

                          31 min
                        • 2021 Games of the Year Part 1 - MUNDAUN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & UNPACKING

                          It's that time of the year, where we sit down and consider all the amazing games we've played in 2021. This is part one of two episodes featuring the SIFTER team.

                          • Nicholas Kennedy shares the genre-subverting MUNDAUN by Hidden Fields, a horror game that brought a lot of joy
                          • Fiona Bartholomaeus teams up with a rag tag crew in Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY by Eidos-Montreal
                          • Mitchel Loh takes time to put everything in it's right place in UNPACKING by Witch Beam Games

                            • SIFTER is produced by Nicholas Kennedy, Viv Thum, Fiona Bartholomaeus, Daniel Ang & Adam Christou. Mitch Loh is Senior Producer and Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer.

                            • Join the SIFTER Discord
                            • Support SIFTER by buying our merch

                              • Support the show: https://sifter.store

                              31 min

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