The Team Machiavelli team, whose foundations were laid in 2020 in the Next Game Startup Game Entrepreneurship Competition, organized in cooperation with İZFAŞ and Digi Game Studio, opened up to the world with the games they developed called Castle of Alchemists. The Castle of Alchemists game will take place at PAX East, one of the biggest game fairs in North America, held in Boston, United States between March 23-26, 2023. Team Machiavelli will be at the PAX Rising Showcase, the section dedicated to independent game developers of PAX East, which welcomes thousands of gamers every year.
In line with Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer’s goal of transforming the city into an innovation and entrepreneurship center, the Game Entrepreneurship Center (OYGEM), hosted by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, in cooperation with İZFAŞ and Digi Game Startup Studio, continues to contribute to the game industry. The team of Team Machiavelli, consisting of Halil Onur Yazıcıoğlu and Mehmet Can Güler, whose foundations were laid in the Next Game Startup Game Entrepreneurship Competition and then continued their work for two years at OYGEM, which serves as an incubation center for game developers, has made its name in the Turkish game industry as an independent game developer. continues to announce. Trained at OYGEM Academy, mentored at game jams and hackathons, the team achieved great success by participating in the PAX Rising Showcase, one of the most prestigious events of PAX East, one of the biggest game fairs, with the Castle of Alchemists games, by gaining the right to represent Turkey. .
Providing information about the game, Yazıcıoğlu and Güler said, “Castle of Alchemists is a pixel art-based, action-packed tower defense game enriched with RPG elements. The game draws attention with its unique features and is eagerly awaited by gamers. PAX East is considered one of the largest gaming fairs in North America and brings together thousands of gamers from around the world. PAX Rising Showcase is a dedicated section for indie game developers. Every year, the productions, which are among the 11 plays selected from different parts of the world, have the opportunity to be promoted during the fair. We are among the 11 selected games with our game. Our game will take place in the independent games area of PAX East and will have the opportunity to introduce itself to thousands of visitors.”
Yazıcıoğlu and Güler said, “We are really happy to be selected for the PAX Rising Showcase. As a game development team from Turkey, it is a great source of pride for us to take part in PAX East. Our game will meet with gamers during the PAX East Fair and we will continue to improve the game by taking into account the feedback about the game. For more information, you can visit Castle of Alchemists’ Steam page.”
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
