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Life long gamer turned Dev. I created my first game in three days in June 2014 and I don't plan on slowing down. I decided at one point that I wanted to become a video game designer when I became an adult. The idea for Piko Island Studios came to me at the age of 19, but as the gods of video game design would have it, it was not my time to begin the journey. The idea remained in the back of my mind for quite some time (5 years) until I came to terms with the fact that I would never be able to afford schooling in any of the game design arts, and that if I wanted to live out my dreams of being a game designer I would have to begin the journey on my own.

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Joel_Walter_Newman
Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Vampires completed and fully implemented

It says in Asian vampire stories the vampires would 'hop' because they are suffering from rigor mortis.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Phantasy Star Online

When I was 10 or so PSO was the love of my life. I'm looking forward to seeing this realized.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Azuruk

Looks neat! You might have cursed yourself with a name so similar to Azurik though :P

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Planet Pokémon Legacy

However, looking through your forums I saw you are looking for team members with very specific requirements for each position. Is this a paid project? If no one is getting paid you should probably just ask for a portfolio / previous work at most.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Planet Pokémon Legacy

This looks awesome!

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Forward to the Sky

This game looks sweet! I hope the release goes well.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ REalM Walk of Soul

This looks so great! Awesome work.

The theme song reminds me of Civil War by Guns N Roses... added bonus for me.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Gloria Victis

Nice to see a solid update. I haven't played in a few weeks so I may have to log on and check it out.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Lore Drop and Name Change

This is looking great; love the lore!

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Entitled Gamers (Will Destroy Games)

First game I click on today on IndieDB: "What the **** is this ****!? This isn't what I paid for! Where's my refund!?"

First post I see on Arche Age Forums: "So, how many others are trying to get a refund?"

Disgusting.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ StarForge Release Version 1.0

Wow, for a team of 2/4 this looks great! As a one person team I couldn't even do 1/100th of this.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Atajrubah

Looks incredible. I can't wait to see what this is like on the rift.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ The 'Battalion' Screen

Thank you!

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Pumpkin Online

Looks fun!

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Crafting Expansion, Combat Mechanic Updates and Sailing

This game looks really fun. I think I'm going to get the pre-release soon.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Firewalker DevRamblings 2

Looks really good. Good luck with future developments!

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ What it Takes to Become a Developer

Thanks for reading it, guys.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Roguelands

Do want.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Promo

Very cool

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Songe Virtuel (Dreamland)

This looks really promising.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Aegis Defenders - Miyazaki-inspired platformer on Kickstarter!

This game looks amazing. I know it will get funded and the greenlight!

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Good news, everyone!

Congratulations! This game looks really great. I hope all of your goals are reached.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Does Anyone Even Try for Originality Anymore?

Looks cool. I'm not really into spaceship games though. I'd give it 5/5 for not being a piece of **** simulator :D

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ Nightfall Online v1.1

This looks pretty cool. I'm downloading it now. Hopefully I'll have time to play tonight.

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Joel_Walter_Newman - - 28 comments @ The World Of Fortis Rex

This looks really nice.

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