The Team Machiavelli team, whose foundations were laid in the Next Game Startup Game Entrepreneurship Competition organized in cooperation with İZFAŞ and Digi Game Studio, with the games they developed called Castle of Alchemists, held in Boston, the United States of America, between 23-26 March 2023, the largest event in North America. will appear at PAX East, one of the game fairs.
The team of Team Machiavelli, consisting of Halil Onur Yazıcıoğlu and Mehmet Can Güler, whose foundations were laid in the Next Game Startup Game Entrepreneurship Competition and then continued their work for two years at OYGEM, which serves as an incubation center for game developers, has made its name in the Turkish game industry as an independent game developer. continues to announce. Trained at OYGEM Academy, mentored at game jams and hackathons, the team achieved great success by participating in the PAX Rising Showcase, one of the most prestigious events of PAX East, one of the biggest game fairs, with the Castle of Alchemists games, by gaining the right to represent Turkey. .
Providing information about the game, Yazıcıoğlu and Güler said, “Castle of Alchemists is a pixel art-based, action-packed tower defense game enriched with RPG elements. The game draws attention with its unique features and is eagerly awaited by gamers. PAX East is considered one of the largest gaming fairs in North America and brings together thousands of gamers from around the world. PAX Rising Showcase is a dedicated section for indie game developers. Every year, the productions, which are among the 11 plays selected from different regions of the world, have the opportunity to be promoted during the fair. We are among the 11 selected games with our game. Our game will take place in the independent games area of PAX East and will have the opportunity to introduce itself to thousands of visitors.”