SNK is on a roll. The veteran video game developer had many announcements at Evolution Championship Series 2023, including fresh information on Najd (a King of Fighters XV DLC character), its rollback netcode plans for KOF XIII and Samurai Shodown, and a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
Taiwanese publisher Neon Doctrine talks community, collaboration, and conflict
26.07.2023 - 14:43 / gamesindustry.biz
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox
Iain Garner never expected to be working in the video games industry.
Born in rural North England – "a tiny village between two tiny towns" – Garner spent a lot of time in front of his TV, playing Sonic the Hedgehog on a black and white screen (he says he didn't even know Sonic was blue until he was much older. After completing a degree in English literature and history, he took a year out to teach English in China… well, Garner ended up remaining in the far east for a decade.
It wasn't until he took a job at Tech in Asia that he discovered that he could turn his lifelong love of gaming into a fruitful career. Yet it was clear, even then, that a great chasm "divided the East and West", and Chinese games were underrepresented on the global stage.
Now, ten years on, Garner continues to work on addressing that underrepresentation with Neon Doctrine, a global publisher he established nine years ago with fellow co-founder and CCO, Vlad Tsypljak.
Situated in self-ruled Taiwan – a breakaway province China is fighting to pull back under Beijing's control – Neon Doctrine has to work harder than most to maintain effective links with all partners, particularly those in and around mainland China. And whilst neither Garner nor Tsypljak believes the issue impacts the types of platforms they publish on, securing devkits can be difficult at times, and "lacklustre support for games in the south-east Asia and Taiwan regions" persist.
Interestingly, the partners don't think their location detrimentally affects their national and international partnerships, either. The company is designed in such a way that the location issues are mitigated as much as possible, and whilst Garner admits that some are "wary" of the geopolitical circumstances, he adds that "mostly Taiwan is seen as a very stable, thriving country with robust infrastructure." Consequently, the team can't recall its location ever being a sticking point with partners.
"Most of the time, we don't encounter any concerns from our partners regarding these issues – except for my paranoid parents!" Tsypljak laughs. "Being in a unique position with easy access to both the Western and Chinese markets allows us to work with developers in Mainland China quite easily.
"Taiwan is an amazing place to live and work. Its handling of COVID-19 was exemplary, as everyone was nice and considerate and cooperated with the government, resulting in a quick recovery that allowed people to travel freely across the country," he adds. "Additionally, the government provided subsidies for domestic travel and tourism. Taipei is an excellent city to live in, with clean streets, great public transportation,
The website gametalkz.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Top Authors
Popular Topics
techradar.com
11.08.2023 / 17:09
Keith David will step into the role of Destiny 2's Commander Zavala
Bungie has confirmed that Destiny’s Commander Zavala has been recast following the tragic passing of Lance Reddick earlier this year, but stated that the late actor’s existing work in the games will remain untouched.
eurogamer.net
10.08.2023 / 17:17
Destiny developer details future of Lance Reddick's Commander Zavala
Destiny developer Bungie has discussed how it plans to continue the character of Commander Zavala following the death of voice actor Lance Reddick earlier this year.
pcgamer.com
08.08.2023 / 16:30
The producer of Netflix's Witcher can blame Americans and young people for its failings all day, but the fact is a no-budget YouTube fan film does it better
When I read that The Witcher's executive producer, Tomek Baginski, had blamed Americans and young people for the show's «painful» simplifications of the source material, I simply shrugged.
gamingbolt.com
08.08.2023 / 16:29
Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Approved by New Zealand’s Commerce Commission
While Microsoft sent its final submission to the Consumer Markets Authority in the UK regarding its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, another regular has approved the deal. New Zealand’s Commerce Commission announced its approval, noting its focus on “the importance of Activision games (such as Call of Duty, Overwatch and World of Warcraft) to New Zealand gamers.”
gamespot.com
08.08.2023 / 11:03
Microsoft Has Been Cleared To Buy Activision Blizzard By New Zealand Regulator
One more country has approved Microsoft's mega purchase, leaving only one more pending outside of the UK's roadblock.
videogameschronicle.com
08.08.2023 / 09:25
New Zealand regulator approves Microsoft’s proposed Activision Blizzard deal
New Zealand has become the latest company to approve Microsoft‘s impending purchase of Activision Blizzard.
wccftech.com
08.08.2023 / 08:23
Activision Blizzard/Microsoft Deal Officially Cleared in New Zealand, Too
Today, after a long list of eight delays (called time extensions), the New Zealand Commerce Commission has officially cleared Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. That makes the Pacific Ocean island country the 42nd where the deal has been approved, although technically, the Federal Trade Commission may still continue to pursue its in-house judiciary process even after being defeated in federal court following the request for a preliminary injunction.
thesixthaxis.com
08.08.2023 / 04:31
Red Dead Redemption announced for Switch and PS4
Oh, and possibly, dear. If you were hyped up after all those rumours about a Red Dead Redemption remake then you are going to be disappointed as although the game has been announced it is for Switch and PS4 only. This is not a remake, this is not a 60fps 4K version for modern consoles, this is the old game but running on new consoles. Well, a ten year old console in the case of the PS4.
venturebeat.com
07.08.2023 / 21:01
Red Dead Redemption port is coming to Switch and PS4 on Aug 17
We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Summit Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here .
thesixthaxis.com
07.08.2023 / 16:25
Red Dead Redemption announced for Switch and PS4
Oh, and possibly, dear. If you were hyped up after all those rumours about a Red Dead Redemption remake then you are going to be disappointed as although the game has been announced it is for Switch and PS4 only. This is not a remake, this is not a 60fps 4K version for modern consoles, this is the old game but running on new consoles. Well, a ten year old console in the case of the PS4.
gamingbolt.com
07.08.2023 / 16:17
Red Dead Redemption 1 and Undead Nightmare Coming to PS4 and Switch on August 17
We’ve been hearing rumours about a remaster of the original Red Dead Redemption for some time now, and they have indeed turned out to be accurate- sort of. The widely acclaimed Western open world epic, which released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010, is indeed coming to modern consoles, though it doesn’t look like it will be making too many major enhancements or changes.