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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 37m

Everyone says you need data! But what does that mean?

You need qualitative, quantitative and market analysis to really understand what going on for your game

#LiveOps #GaaS #GameDev

More Lessons on https://www.youtube.com/@Arcanix_ai

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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 3h

Had a great chat with Mike Coeck, at Belgian developer Cybernetic Walrus about Roadside Research. A game which has had a tremendous reception in terms of wishlist numbers, beta players, with just 9 months to release!

7 Months to Deliver a Game! - #269 - Game Dev Local Podcast

Game Dev Local Podcast · Episode

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Anything Could Happen Show @anythingcouldhappen.show · 1d

Bystander or not; what do you think?
#actualplay #anythingcouldhappen

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Jupiter @jupiterhadley.com · 23h

Two days of the Very Big Indie Pitch at @pgconnects.bsky.social!

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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 1d

Time to head home... Great time at #PGConnects #Helsinki

Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 1d

Important message from Illka @Supercell

Let's hope the EU listens to someone who has built one of the most incredible, beloved games teams in the world

Let’s not kill one of Europe’s few tech success stories | Ilkka Paananen | 57 comments

Why does Europe want to end one of its biggest tech success stories? I've been watching European tech grow for 25 years. In that time, our continent has gone from being a minor player to producing global leaders. But right now, potential regulations threaten to bring that progress to an end for one of Europe's few globally competitive industries: gaming. As I set out in this letter, EU proposals around digital coins are on track to fundamentally break how games work - and ruin the player experience for the millions of people who love games across the continent. Thanks to Video Games Europe, European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) and my fellow gaming leaders for helping raise awareness of this issue. It's really important we speak up and work constructively with decision-makers to ensure new rules support our work to create a safe, fun player experience for everyone. | 57 comments on LinkedIn

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Jupiter @jupiterhadley.com · 1d

A couple of snaps from my walk in Helsinki last night!

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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 1d

It's day2 of #PGConnects #Helsinki and I'm hosting the #AIGamechangers track and we have a room full of people interested in the good, bad and ugly of use or AI in Games

Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic session from Tommy Thompson #AI&Games talking about the realities and consequences of the upshift of GenAi and LLM (and the associated slop)

#PGConnects #Helsinki

Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 1d

I bumped into PGCONNECTS speaker planner Charlie Scowen here in #Helsinki

#Gaas #gameconf #gamedev

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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 2d

Are you playing catchup?

By the time the numbers have come - it's too late!

We need to forecast!

More Lessons on https://www.youtube.com/@Arcanix_ai

#LiveOps #GaaS # Gamedev # GameDesign

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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 3d

I'm at LHR T3 again... Where in the world am I heading?

#PGConnects #Helsinki

Can't wait to catch up with a load of my Finnish friends whilst I'm back in that amazing city

Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 3d

I had an amazing conversation with Alex #Alconost recently. We went deep on game localization, and if you're building games and think localization is something to deal with "later," this one's for you.

➡️ Check out the full episode:

Start With 2 Languages - #267 - Game Dev Local Podcast

In this episode, Oscar is joined in his podquest to 'learn everything about #gamedev you never dared to ask' by Alex Murauski, CEO of Alconost, about the wor...

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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 5d

Just getting my flu jab... My local health practice has this so down... No wait, just done in seconds

Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 6d

Einstein was right!

"Doing the same thing multiple times and expecting a different result is madness..."

We can learn from how Pilsbury and Nasa mad sure they could safely feed the Apollo astronauts

#HACCP #Gamedev #GaaS #LiveOps

More Lessons on https://www.youtube.com/@Arcanix_ai

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Emily Inkpen @emilyinkpen.bsky.social · 7d

Just popping in to say Happy Thursday!!! ♥️

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Anything Could Happen Show @anythingcouldhappen.show · 7d

Would you trust the corporation?
#actualplay #anythingcouldhappen

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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 6d

Been a while since I spent a day working out of #BAFTA

Always great to bump into amazing folks here... And a great place for London meetings

Sad I can't stay for the social tonight but I have to get back to record a couple of horror themed episodes of #AnythingCouldHappenShow

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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 7d

What is the true cost of the features you are shipping?

That's the subject of today's #LightingLesson in #LiveOps

Did you know that you can catch up on all this series on https://www.youtube.com/@Arcanix_ai

Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 8d

How can #PGConnect #Helsinki be just next week!?

I can't wait to catch up with so many amazing folks

I'll be moderating the Wednesday morning track and exploring the good, bad and ethical of AI in games!

DM me here of via #MeetTomatch if you are there and want to catch up

Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 9d

Where are your biggest leaks!

What is the true cost of liveops? delays? having to redo work? duplication? not knowing where the latest document is?

Fix the leaks!!

#GaaS #LiveOps #Gamedev

Did you know that you can catch up on all this series on https://www.youtube.com/@Arcanix_ai

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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 9d

Join the Liquid & Grit Panel today 18:00 BST/10:00 PDT

Talia #Scopely, Ohad #Playtikka and I will talk about the state of play with the "Battlepass"

Are they a delight or have they lost track of what player's value?

Register Here:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Liquid & Grit Monetization Panel. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Battle Pass Monetization Panel Open to Everyone! - Sponsored by Stash

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Oscar Clark (He/Him) @athanateus.bsky.social · 13d

Are you waiting for failure?

Treat your risk register as a health check!

If you aren't rescoring you are not managing - you are gambling!

#LightningLessons #Gaas #Gamedev

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Jupiter @jupiterhadley.com · 15d

Does Jupiter still make videos? Dunno!

Anyway, part 1 of my Js13k Games compilation video series, seeing as I am a judge. :)

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Jupi Plays Indie Games: ALL THE GAMES [JS13k Games 2025] [Part 1]

YouTube video by Jupiter_Hadley

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