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Magic Media • 13th March 2025

Case Study: Cyberpunk 2077 - Phantom Liberty

Phantom Liberty is the critically acclaimed expansion to CD Projekt Red’s expansive sci-fi role-playing experience, Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077’s world expanded with Phantom Liberty, which introduced new locations, missions, and weapons for players to enjoy. Magic Media is delighted we could lend our expert services to the project to ensure it was ready for players to experience.
For Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, our client required us to leverage our game art talents to work on the level...

Igloo Creative House • 13th March 2025

Creating the Best Video Brief

Briefs are an essential part of working on any project. For us to understand what our clients need from us as their video partners, a well-constructed brief can be valuable.

Magic Media • 13th March 2025

Differences in Remaking, Remastering, and Game Porting

Game remakes, game porting, and game remasters are various methods of bringing existing games to new audiences. Despite these processes being similar in their end goals, their approaches to bringing existing games to new audiences couldn’t be more different.
Remastered games, game remakes, and ports are nothing new in the gaming industry, and, if anything, their popularity has skyrocketed in recent years as developers and publishers seek to double down on existing properties and present existing...

Starloop Studios • 14th July 2024

Successful Cross-Platform Development with Mobile Games

It has been long established that mobile gaming is becoming more popular and successful year over year, and now we’re seeing mobile games included in more cross-platform game development projects. This growing trend is driven by various reasons including players’ desire for flexibility, market reach, and technological advancements.
Though mobile games are included in cross-platform development projects more frequently, this doesn’t guarantee success, and there are multiple steps development stu...

Starloop Studios • 17th July 2024

The Role of Post-Launch Support in Game Development

In the modern gaming industry, the game development process rarely ends after launch and continues in another form with post-launch support. New releases across all platforms, including mobile, console, and PC, generally receive varying degrees of post-launch support with game updates comprising bug fixes, new content, and more.
Post-launch support updates fulfill several critical roles for games and those who play them. Without game updates, development studios and publishers run the risk of pl...