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Aardvark Swift checked in with Full Fat’s Lead Programmer, Oli Brown, to find out more about their outlook on game development, the ideation process behind a #1 app store title, and the competitive nature of the mobile game space. 
Fiercely independent after over 25 years, Full Fat is a studio that takes no half-measures in their commitment to creating innovative, world-class games that surprise, entertain and delight players. With over 40 mobile games alone with a combined 100 million downloads and then some, Full Fat truly are a studio that consistently churn out sensational titles.
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Aardvark Swift recently sat down with Outerdawn’s People Operations Manager, Caley Staveley, to talk about how she got into the games industry, her role at Outerdawn and Outerdawn's growth over the years.
With ambitions to become a household name across the southern hemisphere and beyond, New Zealand-based Outerdawn are a new PC and mobile development studio who’ve embarked on that journey with their projects Mana Monsters, Goblins of Elderstone, and their flagship title, Grimgard Tactics leading the fleet. 
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Aardvark Swift recently sat down with Outerdawn’s People Operations Manager Caley Staveley, Studio Manager, Gustav Seymore, and 3D Generalist Alex Adjur, to gain insights from all angles into their studio rich with culture and creativity, revamped for a new era. 
With ambitions to become a household name across the southern hemisphere and beyond, New Zealand-based Outerdawn are a new PC and mobile development studio who’ve embarked on that journey with their projects Mana Monsters, Goblins of Elderstone, and their flagship title, Grimgard Tactics leading the fleet. 
 
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This week, Aardvark Swift chats to Head of Games, Neil McPhillips to talk about how he became interested in the industry, his journey through it and his current role and typical day at Blazing Griffin.  
Poised and primed in anticipation of the future of cross-media entertainment, Blazing Griffin are a multimedia company with a handle on videogame, film, and post-production development. Trailblazers in their field with storytelling at their core, Blazing Griffin are growing their already diverse team for the next era of the studio’s saga.
 
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Aardvark Swift sat down with the Scotland-based studio Blazing Griffin to find out more about their projects and accolades, their forward-thinking studio culture, and what it means to be at the cutting-edge of cross-platform media, from their Co-Heads of Games Neil McPhillips and Justin Alae-Carew.   
Poised and primed in anticipation of the future of cross-media entertainment, Blazing Griffin are a multimedia company with a handle on videogame, film, and post-production development. Trailblazers in their field with storytelling at their core, Blazing Griffin are growing their already diverse team for the next era of the studio’s saga.
 
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As we approach grad season, Aardvark Swift invited some of the post-graduates we've helped placed over the last couple of years to join us in conversation and catch up on what they've been up to since.
 
We talked to Shomair Hanuk (Associate Technical Artist at Stellar Entertainment), Ewan Tennant (Junior Environment Artist at Airship Interactive), and Andrew Patton (Programmer at d3t) about some of the most crucial things you can do while at university to put your best foot forward when stepping into the industry, landing your first role and working with a recruitment agency, what to expect when you first start at your new position, and more! 
 
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