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@Xbox
Global/Southeast Asia, TW and HK Expansion |
@sggassociation
Vice-Chair | SEA Game Dev Collective founding member | Cat dad | he/him
#Free
🇵🇸
Myself and members of the SEA Game Dev Collective are happy to announce the launch of the SEA Game Dev Collective Digest.
A newsletter documenting all the game dev going-ons in the Southeast Asia region, curated by the SEA Game Dev Collective. Link in next tweet.
#XBOX
GLOBAL EXPANSION SOUTHEAST ASIA 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
As the year draws to a close, I want to take a moment to update the full 2023 scorecard for our
@Xbox
global expansion efforts in the region:
Some people's reaction to Game Pass' latest coming soon offerings that it is "dull" or that it doesn't interest them because it's primarly indies, disappoints me greatly :(
These indies are jam packed with incredible ideas and gameplay, and offers a diverse set of experiences.
My heart is full. A room of 120 devs, 60% who flew in from across the region to be here just for our
@xbox
developer event. Not only did team Xbox share the latest info on our platform, we heard great questions and candid feedback from the devs that we will takeaway with us.
What are you aiming for? 👀
Season 3’s Premium Battle Pass never expires and comes with over 100 tiers of rewards–including 1,000 Credits!
#HaloEchoesWithin
Southeast Asia's very first
@Xbox
Discovery Day event is underway with a room full of developers who have flown in from across the region to hear from our experts about how we care and want to help bring your games to the world 💚
Just hit the 1 year mark at
@Xbox
and I’m so incredibly happy to be part of this awesome team. I’ve gotten to meet and make friends with so many amazing and inspirational people both in Xbox and in the industry since joining.
Obvious bias aside, Halo Infinite is one of the best ongoingly supported multiplayer shooters today; with every season topping the last. It deserves all the praise (and awards).
Pretty wild to see Halo Infinite pass Destiny 2 on the Most Played list on Xbox Live.
I don’t recall ever seeing that outside of immediately following Infinite’s launch. Infinite staying strong post-season 5 at
#15
while Destiny is now at
#16
.
#Xbox
#HaloInfinite
“The future for Xbox in Japan is bright….we invite players in Japan and around the world to tune-in….on Thursday 21st September.
From everyone at Team Xbox, we hope you have a great Tokyo Game Show.” -
@XboxP3
#XboxTGS
#TGS2023
It's a testament to how important
#diablo2
was to me growing up, in my formative years as a gamer, that I still have the OG discs after all this time. It is still the greatest ARPG, and I can't wait for what's next for the Diablo franchise
#diablo2anniversary
We had the first ever
@Xbox
SEA roundtable featuring representatives from game associations, community leaders and devs across SEA and Taiwan including AGI, GDAP, MDEC, and SGGA. We heard a lot about each countries’ concerns and worked on actionable next steps together.
.
@tamoorh
said it right "There are so few things that can bring you unbridled joy in your lifetime... don't let those past you by just because you don't want to look weird. When you can get a chance to be excited about something... do what you want to do."
happy Elden Ring day
“...[Game Pass] is also about diversity of content. It’s not really about any one acquisition. It’s about the depth and breadth of the portfolio all up; from big triple A [games], to indie titles to hidden gems." 💚
let me get this straight - not only did Elon pay for an entire platform so he cld try to look cool, he took away everyone's checkmarks, and then gave it back only to the people he likes (whether they like him or not) - that's such bullied rich kid energy right there
My heart goes out to the
@coralislandgame
devs for the disruption that they are going through. For the
@Xbox
version of Coral Island, we're already looking into how we can support the devs moving forward.
I am incredibly excited that today we've officially launched
@Xbox
Game Camp Asia, and kicked it off with an amazing opening ceremony. We had newly inducted campers dial in from all over SEA and India to start what is going to be a really fun two months of learning and building.
Excited to announce I officially started with
@Xbox
, as part of the Global Expansion team, leading the SEA region. I am delighted to get to work with devs and studios, to help bring their games to the world through Xbox. If you’re a dev working on something cool, let's chat!
Since I began at
@Xbox
I have been incredibly excited by clear demonstrations of a leadership that leads by example and from the front. Congrats
@BondSarah_Bond
on your new appointment and thank you for being a force for good and a role model to all in the industry.
As of this Sunday, I will be 2 years at
@Xbox
. I’m super proud of all the work we’ve done for the Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong game dev communities to date.
Here’s the Year 2 scorecard /🧵
I am so proud of the
@Xbox
Game Camp Asia sizzle reel below, put together with game concepts from the 16 participating teams from our very first Game Camp Asia program, representing Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and India.
I'm sorry not sorry for all the
@Xbox
love and tweet spam from GDC these next few days, I'm just feeling all kinds of pride that we get to talk about the work and passion we have for helping game devs make their games happen💚
GAME CAMP ASIA IS SUPPORTED BY DEVELOPER COMMUNITIES AND LEADERS FROM ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA
We're excited to announce the launch of
@Xbox
Game Camp Asia - a 2-month program to empower developers from India, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
I just wrote a short piece retrospective on Level Up KL this past weekend - really excited for what I felt was the growing awesomeness that is the SEA game dev scene
Maybe one of the oddest professions in Japan is that of the bokka (歩荷). Porters who carry supplies to remote mountain guesthouses inaccessible to vehicles. A bokka uses customized wooden ladder frames to carry 100-165kg of supplies on day long marches (walk up, run down).
Here is the safe room in action! While it’s simple to put in place, both teachers with one in their classroom said they keep them set up and students use them as sensory or hang out rooms
☀ Discovered and engaged with over 200+ new games and developers in 2023 from across Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and ANZ
🤝 Funded many games and developers from countries including Indonesia, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore
Tribute to
@fahmitsu
for his contributions to Indonesia and the wider games industry ❤️ can feel the impact of his care and love across so many people and communities
Also a bit late to sharing this (been busy sorry) but a few weeks back, the SEA/ANZ PR team and I helped organize for 5 devs from the region to speak w press about their upcoming titles on
@ID_Xbox
Thank you to everyone who came to the talk or provided support. 5+ mths into this role at Xbox and I have had such an incredible time meeting and getting to know the amazing dev community in SEA. The talk is my small way of giving back by sharing all the amazing games I've seen.
I am so proud of the
@Xbox
Game Camp Asia sizzle reel below, put together with game concepts from the 16 participating teams from our very first Game Camp Asia program, representing Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and India.
Hey y'all, these next few months are going to be intensively busy for me as I will be present at upcoming game industry events around Asia. And I've been working on programs with the organizers for all these events SIMULTANEOUSLY:
🇯🇵 TGS
🇲🇾 Level Up KL
🇮🇩 IGDX
🇸🇬 Gamescom Asia
Hello! I’m Jun Shen. Not at GDC tho I’ve been a few times in my nearly 15 yrs in games. I’ve done marketing and BD for games, hardware, platforms and now I help game devs in Southeast Asia bring their games to the world thru Xbox.
Here’s a pic of my son.
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
Fun fact: the 2 reasons I took this job 1) helping Southeast Asian devs and 2) Game Pass
"Microsoft is indeed funding projects that range from different genres and form factors to targeted audiences ...it is a core ethos of both Game Pass and the Xbox video games business..."
Game Pass is a kind of cyclic content fund that taps the full Xbox ecosystem.
Recurring subscription revenues help fund new games and content, which in turn help spark adoption and retention. This leads to more investment in diverse content.
I cannot be more pleased to end a major SEA Games event circuit on a high note with Gamescom Asia, and it's all thanks to
@Xbox
's close collab with the game dev community, and organizing teams incl
@EliphantLtd
and
@sggassociation
Full recap below:
Lobbies aren't online yet but I like that I can customize my joe mcjoe grunt to wear the Singapore flag in
@ww3thegame
- looking fwd to getting stuck in on this tonight
A quick announcement, we’re porting
#GigaBash
to Nintendo Switch™ & Xbox! It’s harder than it sounds tho… please give us a bit of time! 🙇🙇♀️
#PassionRepublicGames
It is only my 11th month at Xbox but we have made incredible progress in connecting with so many SEA devs who are ambitious to bring their incredible games to the world. Many of these devs are also personal friends so it is so fun that we get to hang across the week.
All I've seen and heard over the past weeks is women getting hurt at gaming events, being abused in private and in public, losing gaming jobs, being underpaid for gaming roles, and having their trauma downplayed by the Internet. We need to fight back EMPATHY PLEASEEEE
It's my birthday today - and the only present I ask from you all is to watch this incredible community-made showcase of Southeast Asian games and developers.
South East Asia Games Onward 2023
I would love for more people to have the absolute dumb confidence to just go apply for the [gaming] jobs that you really want. Trust me, they aren't the impossible mountains you think they are. It's merely a matter of brute force, crafted ingenuity and at times, luck.
Cord Jefferson calling out Hollywood during his Oscar speech…hell yes
“Instead of making one $200 million movie, try making twenty $10 million movies or fifty $4 million movies”
Excited to announce I’ll be headed to Boracay for the first ever Game Dev Summit Philippines from tomorrow. Thank you to
@kenzie__du
and the organizing team for having me, and I’m excited to share the latest insights from
@Xbox
on raising SEA games to the global games stage.
I’m processing some sudden and shocking news from yesterday, and all I’ll say is spend time with loved ones and family, and tell them all you love them.
The boy lives! Loki got the greenlight. He's out of the red at last. We are keeping him at the vet for one more night to be safe but it's time for jabs, supplements, regular check ups and close supervision with Nyx. But he livessssss 😭
I was so excited when I saw this at Taipei Game Show earlier this year that I just had to share this with everyone on the team asap :)
Looking forward to this one 💚
The games industry is made up of people who care deeply, love and want to put out joy and delight in the world. I am very saddened by the state of our industry. Cherish one another, and be proud of your accomplishments because no one can take that away from you ❤️
Congratulations to
@ASFTUgame
for the Overwhelmingly Positive rating <3 The game is truly something special, and is on my list for GOTY.
This game captures the pain and bittersweetness of growing up, and of self-healing, in such a powerful way. Also thanks for making me cry :)
I'm just as guilty for being excited by the AAAs but there's a vast universe out there: games like Project Altheia by a team of two from Italy, or Filipino devs making Soup Pot a cooking sim, or an art game Passpartout from Sweden, and so much more, wow, indies are amazing!
honestly Shuffle Up & Play is great because it is multi-format MTG and it has such banger guests. Cedric and Patrick (and Carmen) are absolute legends. the table sass in this is off the charts XDDD
guy literally went from:
"I made COD levels so I'm an expert at video games" to "shitting on video games on the Internet because that's my brand" to "I'm all in on NFTs so if you think it's shit you're an idiot"
Imagine trying to ‘extract’ with an item you discovered worth $100,000 on the chain.
Think about entertainment value as a viewer let alone player.
A new pvp experience is upon us…
“We now have “business hours” coverage for developers 24/7 around the world, and the team’s work is paying off, with more than 100 titles in development for Xbox consoles via the ID
@Xbox
Program from Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.” 💚
With the ID
@Xbox
program, we’re always working to help independent developers reach more players, and help players to find the best new games.
In a new update, find out why we're optimistic about the future of games and developers on Xbox.
As a lifelong Activision and Blizzard fan, was really nice to be invited to the Taiwan office yesterday to speak w some of the team, esp now that we are all one team 💚
This year’s Taipei Game Show was great. We got to catch up with plenty of current and new-to-
@Xbox
partners from Taiwan and around the region that were showing off their latest projects at the event.
So proud of everyone at
@MojikenStudio
and
@togeproductions
for an incredible game and representation of Indonesia and Southeast Asia on the world stage.
Start of your games career vs now:
Almost 14 years in games.
Started copywriting and marketing at Razer late 2010. Here’s me at E3 talking to press about some products.
14 years on, I’m hanging out with amazing devs and friends and helping bring their games to Xbox 💚
Start of your games career vs now:
Coming up on 8 years in games.
Started contract to write some battle dialogue for Battleborn DLC, walking around Gearbox wide-eyed and hoping to maybe glimpse some BL3 concept art before they realized they’d made a mistake. lol. lmao, even.