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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!
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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!
Happy Bastards and The Art of Looking Ugly
The art of Happy Bastards is ugly – seriously ugly – and that’s the point. It’s meant to reflect the world that Kev lives in, the world that you’ll be exploiting in your quest for fame! This world needs to feel flawed, epic,…and quirky. I’m Yohan Herve, the Art Director for Happy Bastards (and, technically, […]
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Introducing Happy Bastards!
It’s great seeing people lol watching the trailer for our new game, Happy Bastards – especially because that’s the reaction we were hoping for when recently talking to press about the game! I’m Mattieu Bégin, Creative Director and Game Designer of Happy Bastards, and if you couldn’t be at the press event, then this post […]
Position has been filled – Looking for a Graphic Designer for a logo design
This position has been filled. You’re a graphic designer with experience in logo design and branding work? Let’s collaborate. Note that we will only consider traditional graphic designers, i.e. we are not looking for a person predominantly using AI prompts to generate images. What is it: Contract work, remote. Pre-requisites: A link to your portfolio […]
Position has been filled – Join Clever Plays as a Senior Generalist Games Programmer
This position has been filled Now Hiring a Senior Generalist Games Programmer You’re an experienced games programmer who’d like to have a large and central impact on a stimulating game project? Then come live the indie experience with us. We are the makers of the award-winning Operation: Tango, and we are looking for someone to guide […]
Meet the Clever Crew: Mattieu!
Hi there! My name is Mattieu Bégin, or just Matt. I am the co-founder and game director at Clever Plays. I live in Montreal, Canada, where Clever Plays is based. Here are some fun facts about me: I have been married for more than 20 years, I have two wonderful children, a dog and two […]