It’s sad but true. SnapDragon Games is insolvent. Making Games was the first to pick it up.

Well, there goes my job. At least there is one good thing to it: My thesis won’t be “top secret” anymore. I guess I will post something about it soon.

Of course, SnapDragon Games had a booth at the gamescom 2009. Here are some impressions of the up-coming The Kore Gang.

Wii insider TV: gamescom 2009 Tag 3, starts at 4:24:

And a report by Wii Insider

Gamescom 09 Gameplay: The Kore Gang (1/3) (10do):

Gamescom 09 Gameplay: The Kore Gang (2/3) (10do):

Gamescom 09 Gameplay: The Kore Gang (3/3) (10do):

Update: There is a preview at eurogamer.de.

Last Thursday, I was on TV again. After rocking MTV with my back in January, I was this time to be seen on ARD’s Nachtmagazin. The report was on the fact that the games industry is still doing well despite the current economic crisis. SnapDragon Games’ office and the recently released WiiWare title KaratePhants: Gloves of Glory are shown.

The important part of Nachtmagazin can be viewed here.

Now I’m thinking about changing careers. Maybe I should just become a TV star.

My internship at SnapDragon Games draws to an end this month. These past six months actually were my first real working experience. There was a lot to learn and a lot to do.

Since I was little, I’ve been dreaming of making a career in game development. For me it was like saying “I’m going to be an astronaut”. So I didn’t say it that often. Nevertheless, I’ve been working on my own hobby projects for years in order to teach myself the art of developing games and to build a portfolio.
My dream really seems to begin taking shape now. It seems you can get paid for doing what you like and I’m on the best way to actually do that. For six months I’ve been working daily (well, weekdays mainly) on games and it’s still fun. For me, that’s all that counts. That is why making games rocks!

There are already measures being taken so that I can continue working at SnapDragon and also write my diploma thesis in cooperation with them. I’m looking forward to it.

Last week, MTV visited our office. They did some filming for a report on The Kore Gang. The result aired yesterday and has already appeared online, too:

Last Thursday, I was at my first IGDA meeting. More specifically it was a meeting of the IGDA Chapter Hamburg.

IGDA Hamburg

There was free beer and an interesting presentation by Splitscreen Studios who are working on their upcoming browser-based MMOG Pirate Galaxy. The game itself looks preety good, though their definition of “browser-based” seems to be different from mine. In this case it just means “started from the browser”, as far as I could find out. A few megabytes must be downloaded initially.

IGN has more information on the game itself.

Yes, it’s gotten a little quieter here. As it turns out, working everyday roughly from 10 till 18:30 is more exhausting and takes more time than attending one or two lectures a day (on average) at university. An advantage though is that it’s a easier to “switch off” when getting home. When learning for university exams I normally find it difficult to do other things than just learning.

So, my first week of my internship is over. Naturally, it was very exciting and I actually enjoyed it. I spent most of the week getting used to everything and fimiliarizing myself with the working environment.

It’s probably going to get a little more serious next week. I’m looking forward to it.

Tomorrow is a big day: My internship at SnapDragon Games starts and I will stay there for six months.
I’m already pretty excited…

Yesterday, I’ve signed my first employment contract. OK, it wasn’t for a real job, but for an intership at a game development studio.

The internship is at SnapDragon Games which is a studio that mainly works on games for Nintendo’s current consoles: DS and Wii. I’ll start on September 1st and will be there for six months.

I’m very excited and looking forward to it. I think that it’s going to be a lot of fun and that I’ll learn a lot. For preparation I’m going to look into homebrew DS development in the next three months.

Maybe my dream of working in the industry will eventually become true?