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Kaiju Clash with Passion Republic Game's Gigabash

Mel Law Sheng Li, Game Director, Passion Republic Games | Gerald Yong Jia Wei, Narrative Designer, Passion Republic Games

14-Aug-23 21:00

Kaiju Clash with Passion Republic Game's Gigabash

We visited Passion Republic’s office a year on from the release of their first ever in-house IP, Gigabash, to discuss what led to the creation of this arena brawler, transitioning from creating assets and animation for AAA studios to making their own game, and the challenges that come with it as they celebrated the game’s first year anniversary with the release of the Switch and Xbox versions of the game.

Produced by: Haniff Baharudin, Dani Hazanif

Presented by: Haniff Baharudin


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Categories:  gaming

Tags:  malaysian game studiomalaysian video gamePassion RepublicArena BrawlerggwpGigabashvideo games





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