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Talented young games studio Angry Mango is releasing its award-winning platformer, Mush, on Windows Phone today. Here are the five key things they've learned about game development...
"Embrace university... and then your parents
Excerpted from an excellent Guardian UK article:
Posted by
Keith Stuart
Wednesday 4 July 2012 09.51
'The Angry Mango team were all studying at the University of Wales, Newport, when they started work on Mush. Not only did this provide an environment of creativity and dedication, it also released them from the financial imperatives of the 'real world'.
"Staying afloat has been tough," says Hoffman. "Using our time at University for the first half of development was really essential, and when that came to an end, the noose tightened. We tried to continue full-time for a while, but in the end we had to get 'normal' jobs to support working on Mush in our spare time. I was generally working nine to five for my day job, then six to twelve in the evenings for Angry Mango.
"My biggest piece of advice for newcomers is to maximise time at university, where you're comparatively free from financial restraints. It's only with reflection that I see how valuable that really was. Alternatively, setting aside time to focus on a project between stints of work will allow for a healthier balance. Getting funding is a great way to do this, and some of my close friends have been really successful in this area"....'
By Simon Staffans
Freshly back from cross-media fest The Pixel Lab, MediaCity Finland's Staffans decided to set the transmedia record straight
Point 1 of 5:
1. Transmedia is the newest of the new!
Actually, no. It might be a new term for a lot of people, yes. But stories moving over different media have been around for ages, from storytellers combining with cave painters and onwards. People have argued that the Bible was the first great transmedia campaign. It is, admittedly, a pretty long-lasting project. Just goes to show what you can accomplish if you properly budget for community management and get the word-of-mouth going!....

Excerpt from Indiegogo site:
"Since we launched Indiegogo in 2008, we’ve been focused on democratizing fundraising, and creating a platform that allows anybody to raise money for anything, from anywhere.
We’ve come a long way since then.
Indiegogo now distributes millions of dollars to campaigners in nearly 200 countries, has partnered with the White House, and provides everyone the opportunity to fund their creative, entrepreneurial, or cause campaigns – from Funkmaster George Clinton archiving his music collection to the Haley family crowdfunding the world’s first baby.
Today, we’re excited to announce a new round of funding with two of the most respected venture firms in the world – Insight Venture Partners and Khosla Ventures - sharing our vision of changing the way the world gets funded...."
read more here:
http://www.indiegogo.com/blog/2012/06/indiegogo-raises-15mm-to-become-funding...
JULY 5, 2012 12:03 PM | BY PETER KNEGT
"At this point last year, the top five specialty releases - "Midnight in Paris," "The Conspirator," "Jane Eyre," "Win Win," and "Cedar Rapids" - had taken in $68.1 million. That was up from $45.2 million in 2010, and just $26.5 million in 2009.
This year, the top five -- "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," "Moonrise Kingdom," "Salmon Fishing In The Yemen," "Bernie" and "Friends With Kids" -- have taken in $83.2 million. That's in large part thanks to "Marigold" and "Moonrise," which are turning into two of the biggest indie summer breakouts of the past decade...."
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Modders Want Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter To Bring His Vengeance to Skyrim
Dave Oshry
Unless you've been living under a mammoth you're no doubt aware that there's a new expansion out for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It's called Dawnguard and it centers around our inexplicable love of vampires. It's already a hit on the Xbox 360 but before it makes it's way to PC , our 16th President wants in on the action.
If you're into supernatural takes on American history you may be a fan of the novel turned recently released major motion picture known as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
Well, PC gamers have been all too quick to capitalize upon the resurgence in honest Abe's popularity and have made this idea one of the most requested mods in the Nexus forums, Steam community and r/skyrim. Luckily, modders got right to work in bringing forth the bearded one to kick some vampire ass.
Behold!..."