Fantastic Pixel Castle

It's been a bit since our studio announcement and we're excited to show you what we've been up to! Want a ?? sneak peak ?? of Ghost in early development? Look no further - we've got a Prototype Milestone 1 update for you! (Yes, our very first Milestone! Huzzah!) Click the link below to find out more! ?? https://lnkd.in/g38eVRng

Happy birthday to Word on the Street! Yesterday's episode on playtesting marks one year of podcast deep dives into the development of our MMO, Ghost. Watch on YouTube here: youtu.be/P2n1CBRvHYo ???? Thank you all so much for joining the journey. Here's to many more years!

We just finished up our third milestone and you know what that means: it's bloggin' time! Read on for a deep dev dive into lots of updates, playtesting shenanigans, a glimpse into our newest biome concept, and everything else that happened on Ghost! Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gM254YeN

We just completed our second milestone of development, which means our MS2 blog is here - and it's a big one! We're excited to bring you all behind the curtain once again for a peek at our very early development on our MMO, code-named Ghost. Come check out all the work we've been doing on everything from gameplay loop development to new concept art! https://lnkd.in/gJduS3Nr

One of our studio values is "Have Fun Along The Way" - we all got into game development because we love playing games, and we believe that making games should be as fun as playing them. That's why we set aside dedicated time as a studio to explore passion projects, creative endeavors, and interesting new experiments. We call this our Innovation Week, and we just rounded up our first of 2024. Come check out all the wild things we worked on - and say hi to the Giant Turtle Friend while you're at it! ?? https://lnkd.in/g4SXECpW #gamedev #gamedevelopment #innovation #creativity

In 2024, Fantastic Pixel Castle will be hiring some artists! First among these, we are looking for a principal-level technical artist that specializes in procedural content generation for our fantasy MMO, code-named Ghost. One of our major features involves having randomly generated maps for some of our zones, but we care much more about beautiful worlds that are fun to explore than we do about limitless variety. Later this year, we will also be looking for experienced animators, environmental artists, VFX and environmental concept art. Our studio is fully remote. We emphasize supporting each other, partnering with players, and having fun while we make games. We are fully funded. Feel free to reach out to me or our art director, David Kubalak

Happy holidays everyone! As we close out 2023, we wanted to thank all of you for your support since the start of our journey. We appreciate you very much. ?? There is a lot of work for us to do on Ghost in 2024, and we look forward to keep the conversations active with you all as well. Read our end of year blog for details: https://lnkd.in/ekwfdU_4 Here's to 2024! ?? #FPC #MMO #Gaming

Earlier this month, I had the awesome opportunity to interview Greg Street, former designer of Age of Empires, World of Warcraft, and League of Legends, about his new studio (Fantastic Pixel Castle) and their debut game, the MMORPG codenamed Ghost. It was a refreshingly frank conversation where Greg answered basically every type of question I could think of despite the very early development stage. As usual, many thanks to Alex Armour for the liaison! https://lnkd.in/dgXM7wWG

?? We're hiring! https://lnkd.in/ebcFJ7hS We are currently looking for a highly skilled and motivated Technical Artist Lead to join our team. Key responsibilities include: ◇ Procedural Art System Creation and Integration We're working on having playable maps that are different every time you play them. This will be a critical role in the creation of our systems and pipeline. ◇ Art Pipeline Development Design and implement efficient art pipelines and workflows that optimize the creation, integration, and iteration of art assets across modeling, animation, lighting, etc. ◇ Tools Development Work individually and with engineers to develop and improve content-creation-friendly tools that enhance the efficiency and quality of the content production pipeline. ◇ Shader and Material Development Collaborate with the graphics team to create visually stunning and optimized shaders and materials that align with the art direction and technical capabilities of the target platforms. ◇ Performance Optimization Identify and address performance bottlenecks related to art assets, collaborating with the team to optimize rendering processes and maintain target frame rates to prepare a project for live content across multiple platforms. #FPC #Gaming #Recruiting

?? We're hiring! https://lnkd.in/ebcFJ7hS We are currently looking for a highly skilled and motivated Technical Artist Lead to join our team. Key responsibilities include: ◇ Procedural Art System Creation and Integration We're working on having playable maps that are different every time you play them. This will be a critical role in the creation of our systems and pipeline. ◇ Art Pipeline Development Design and implement efficient art pipelines and workflows that optimize the creation, integration, and iteration of art assets across modeling, animation, lighting, etc. ◇ Tools Development Work individually and with engineers to develop and improve content-creation-friendly tools that enhance the efficiency and quality of the content production pipeline. ◇ Shader and Material Development Collaborate with the graphics team to create visually stunning and optimized shaders and materials that align with the art direction and technical capabilities of the target platforms. ◇ Performance Optimization Identify and address performance bottlenecks related to art assets, collaborating with the team to optimize rendering processes and maintain target frame rates to prepare a project for live content across multiple platforms. #FPC #Gaming #Recruiting