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What makes a good conversation? Find out at LudoNarraCon!

Choosing dialogue choices and having conversations is often part of the core mechanic of any narrative-driven game. How do we craft “good” conversations and what does that mean?

Join Kahlief Adams, host and founder of the Spawn On Me podcast, as he sits down with Adam Hines, our co-founder and lead writer. Using our catalog of games, they’ll discuss how writers, narrative designers, and storytellers can build interactive conversations that feel natural and engaging while pushing the boundaries of interpersonal relationships in games.

Watch the panel at 4PM PST today Friday, May 6th on Steam.

[h2]About LudoNarraCon[/h2]

LudoNarraCon 2022 is the fourth edition of an annual digital festival held exclusively on Steam to celebrate narrative video games and the developers that make them. Conceived and organised by indie label Fellow Traveller, the event is available for free to everyone to attend and free for developers to exhibit at.

👀 Behind the scenes content and live Q&As from over 40 exhibiting developers, all making story-rich games
🎮 Over 30 narrative game demos to download and play, all featured in our demo section
💸 Get great discounts on more than 140 story-rich games in the LudoNarraCon sale
🎤 Watch over 16 hours of original panels and fireside chats about narrative games and game development
🖼️ Get yourself a wallpaper pack to celebrate the event, featuring tons of cool art from your favourite narrative games

Netflix has acquired Oxenfree developer Night School Studio

Netflix has acquired Night School Studio, the indie developer behind the cult hit Oxenfree and its upcoming sequel, as the streaming giant makes its first meaningful steps into the games industry.

As per a post on the Night School Studio blog, the developer is pleased with the acquisition, and believes it'll help it further its goal of explorating interactive narrative projects.

"Night School wants to stretch our narrative and design aspirations across distinctive, original games with heart," reads the blog. "Netflix gives film, TV, and now game makers an unprecedented canvas to create and deliver excellent entertainment to millions of people. Our explorations in narrative gameplay and Netflix’s track record of supporting diverse storytellers was such a natural pairing. It felt like both teams came to this conclusion instinctively."

Night School Studio are "joining the Netflix team." The developers of Oxenfree and Afterparty are the first games studio to be bought by Netflix, with founder and creative director Sean Krankel writing in a blog post that they'll continue working on the in-development Oxenfree 2.

In one of Netflix's first big moves as it expands into game devleopment, the streaming company announced on Tuesday that it's acquired indie developer Night School Studio. Night School's first game Oxenfree was highly praised when it came out in 2016, and we also quite liked Afterparty, an adventure game about drinking your way out of hell. The studio is currently developing a sequel to Oxenfree, which will continue under Netflix's ownership...
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Oxenfree 2's villains are sending spooky signals to the original game

The makers of Oxenfree have started teasing the upcoming sequel via audio transmissions in the original game. Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals is set to arrive sometime next year, and it'll feature villains who're causing mysterious radio signals that mess with electronics. But it seems they're already up to no good, because an update to the original Oxenfree has introduced these spooky transmissions, which you can hear in several different areas in the supernatural thriller.