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The Happy Bastards Insider: How to get the inside scoop on the game’s development
Hey you bastards! Welcome to Kev’s little clubhouse in blah-blah-blah words-on-a-screen form. Those of you joining us for the first time, you’re in for a treat. All of Kev’s minions—we mean, the team here at Clever Plays—is excited to not just tell you more about Happy Bastards and how we’re making it, but also give […]
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The Happy Bastards Insider: How to get the inside scoop on the game’s development
Hey you bastards! Welcome to Kev’s little clubhouse in blah-blah-blah words-on-a-screen form. Those of you joining us for the first time, you’re in for a treat. All of Kev’s minions—we mean, the team here at Clever Plays—is excited to not just tell you more about Happy Bastards and how we’re making it, but also give […]
The Happy Bastards Insider: How to get the inside scoop on the game’s development
Hey you bastards! Welcome to Kev’s little clubhouse in blah-blah-blah words-on-a-screen form. Those of you joining us for the first time, you’re in for a treat. All of Kev’s minions—we mean, the team here at Clever Plays—is excited to not just tell you more about Happy Bastards and how we’re making it, but also give […]
Operation: Tango – A Love Story
Think that your significant other is ready for going to that next stage in your relationship? Want to test the waters before you pop the big question? You know, stuff like, “Want to play one more mission?” Video games can be a great way to bring people together. So here’s our plan for this Valentine’s […]
A Game Dev’s 4 Favourite Games of 2024 (and 3 for 2025)
When you’re designing games, you need to find the time to try as many as possible. Consider it research, but also one of the very necessary (and fun) perks of the job. Honestly, it helps provide some inspiration for the team here at Clever Plays. As an example, I recently went into a number of […]
The Evolution of Clever Plays (and How We Design Games)
We don’t make it easy on ourselves here at Clever Plays. Every game we make is completely different from the last, not just in genre, but in gameplay style. We take that creative challenge to heart because we’re always looking to see what we can do differently than what’s come before. Just look at how […]
How to “Bastardize” a Game
What, exactly, does “Bastardizing” other games mean? It means paying tribute to some of our favourite features in strategy games and then building upon it with our own twisted take (and new features) in Happy Bastards!