{"id":332034,"date":"2021-08-29T21:29:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T18:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-look-at-australias-most-influential-game-developers\/"},"modified":"2021-08-29T21:29:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T18:29:43","slug":"a-look-at-australias-most-influential-game-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-look-at-australias-most-influential-game-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"#A look at Australia\u2019s most influential game developers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4d13fe7fdb4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4d13fe7fdb4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-look-at-australias-most-influential-game-developers\/#Hipster_Whale\" >Hipster Whale<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-look-at-australias-most-influential-game-developers\/#Reel_Time_Gaming\" >Reel Time Gaming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-look-at-australias-most-influential-game-developers\/#Krome_Studios\" >Krome Studios<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-look-at-australias-most-influential-game-developers\/#SMG_Studio\" >SMG Studio<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#A look at Australia\u2019s most influential <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> developers<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\nPlaying games is serious business these days. The gaming industry is worth more than $150 billion worldwide. That\u2019s even more impressive when you bear in mind that the movie industry celebrated hitting $100 billion in 2019 (obviously it was considerably lower last year, given the broader circumstances).<\/p>\n<p>Gaming features some huge corporations, like EA Sport and Rockstar Games, the companies behind FIFA and Grand Theft Auto respectively. But once you get past them, it\u2019s not all big American brands dominating the industry. In fact, there are highly influential and successful development studios all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Australia is a case in point. It might not have a famous history of big tech businesses, but it is turning into a centre of excellence in the new world of gaming. Let\u2019s take a look at some of the companies that are leading the way.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hipster_Whale\"><\/span>Hipster Whale<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gaming might bring connotations of consoles and PCs, but in the world of the 2020s, it\u2019s all about mobile. That\u2019s something that the people at Hipster Whale cottoned on to way back in 2014, when the true potential of smartphones was just starting to be understood. The company has carved a niche out of reinventing arcade classics for the mobile age. Their best-known title is Crossy Road, which scored an incredible 50 million <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>s in its first three months. Those of us of a certain age will recognise the similarity with Frogger from the 1980s. The company has also brought out modern takes on Pac Man and other timeless classics.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reel_Time_Gaming\"><\/span>Reel Time Gaming<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.australiancasinosites.com\/\">Casino gaming by mobile<\/a> is one of the fastest-growing sub-genres and is particularly popular in Australia, where the love of a wager is the stuff of legends. There\u2019s constant change and innovation, from VR to live tables to skill-based bonus games. There\u2019s also an insatiable appetite for new games, and Reel Time Gaming is right at the forefront. Fishin\u2019 Frenzy is probably their most famous title, although others, such as Eye of Horus and Fruitinator are also common sights on casino platforms across the world.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Krome_Studios\"><\/span>Krome Studios<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This Brisbane-based developer has been around since the late 1990s. It is best known for rebooting the much-loved <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/about:blank\">Spyro the Dragon series<\/a>. This is another developer that has been quick to react to evolving <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>. Originally, the focus was squarely on console games, but as early as 2010, Krome started to create games for mobile platforms, starting with simple offerings for the Windows Phone and rapidly moving across to iOS and Android as the smartphone era gathered pace.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SMG_Studio\"><\/span>SMG Studio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sydney-based SMG was one of ten companies that received seed funding from Screen Australia\u2019s Game Enterprise initiative in 2013. Eight years later, it can boast having produced some of the most popular and addictive mobile games. Thumb Drift, released in 2016, spent time at the top of the download charts, while Death Squared and last year\u2019s Moving Out have also been widely praised by the global gaming press.<\/p>\n<p>The post A look at Australia\u2019s most influential game developers appeared first on Spiel Times.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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