World Class Media Cluster
Game on, Singapore
The Games Solution Centre (GSC) at
Mediapolis Phase 0.
Storytelling is a crucial element in games. MDA engaged partners such as Big Fish Games, institutes of higher learning, and the Independent Game Developers Association (IGDA) Singapore Chapter to build critical skills for game developers. Singapore is also host to world renowned game developers such as LucasArts and Ubisoft.
Singapore games achieved several firsts in the year of review and were enjoyed by gamers worldwide.
In October 2011, Ratloop Asia launched the first Singapore-made 3D stereoscopic game Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken on the PlayStation network. Ratloop would be working to launch the game on PlayStation VITA portable game console by end-2012.
At the British Educational Training and Technology (BETT) show in January 2012, Ingenio became one of the first local serious game company to penetrate the British market by inking deals with three award-winning schools in the United Kingdom.
In the highly competitive app market, Witching Hour’s turn-based strategy game, Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion, was the top paid iPhone strategy and role playing game in Singapore shortly after it was released on the AppStore in November 2011.
Video Gallery-
Armor Valley by Protégé Production
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Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken by Ratloop Asia
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Buzz2 Chaos by SBA Mobile Solutions
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Eden Story by PENDULAB
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Huff and Puff by Touch Dimensions
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Deep Sea Catch by NexGen
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Noah's Ark by SBA Mobile Solutions
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Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion by Witching Hour
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Steel Odyssey by Activate
Play local, support local
More than 50 games received support from MDA in the year of review. In October 2011, MDA launched the Games Solution Centre (GSC) at Mediapolis Phase 0, a one-stop resource centre to incubate budding local game developers.
Targeting to reach out to over 500 game developers in the next three years, the GSC has benefited 40 game companies since its inception and there are now 15 tenants at the centre. Also home to Southeast Asia’s first PlayStation Incubation Studio, the GSC provides game developers in Singapore ready access to development tools such as Sony game consoles.
The Singapore Game Box portal, a game portal offered by the GSC, went “live” in June 2012 to raise awareness and appreciation of Singapore-made games. A Chinese version of the Singapore Game Box was set up at the 2011 China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference, ChinaJoy, to further promote Singapore-made games to overseas markets.