bignic

bignic (Nic Gorissen)[1] is an indie game developer and independent musician.[2] His video games are released under his company DolphinBarn, where he was the only employee as of 2017.[3] His music is released under the alias bignic.

Nic Gorissen
Born
Nic Gorissen[1]
OccupationGame developer, musician
Notable work
  • Zombies
  • Corporate Lifestyle Simulator
  • Domina
StyleBig beat, house, pop[2]
Websitewww.thebignic.com

Games

In 2012, he released the game "Zombies." for Windows and iOS.[1][4] The game was renamed to "Corporate Lifestyle Simulator" in 2014 and re-released with additional content.[5][6]

In 2017, Gorissen released Domina, a gladiator management game. Rock Paper Shotgun praised the game for its soundtrack.[7]

Controversy

In 2014, the supporters of his first game Zombies were promised Steam copies if his game got approved by Steam Greenlight. However, game stores did not reveal personal information about buyers and thus Gorissen refused to give Steam keys to users who asked for them. In the end, Gorissen reversed his position and apologised publicly.[8]

In March 2022, the patch notes of a Domina update contained a message recommending people not to wear masks. This caused a backlash from the gamer community. The game was review bombed on Steam, making its recent reviews rating drop to "overwhelmingly negative".[9][10] This was following earlier patch notes containing messages against Internet pornography[10] and promoting the New Testament.

References
  1. Papadopoulos, John (4 December 2012). "Indie title 'Zombies' looks interesting; created by a single person". DSOGaming.
  2. "Discover Artists Submitting to 10th IMAS: Bignic". Independent Music Awards (Interview). 2010.
  3. Williams, Travis (2017-07-10). "Indie Interview - bignic Talks Domina And More". TechRaptor. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. B, Adam (11 January 2013). "Zombies. – Review". GamingLives.
  5. Smith, Adam (25 May 2014). "Office Offal: Corporate Lifestyle Simulator". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
  6. Cope, Mark (29 April 2014). "Corporate Lifestyle Simulator - As We Play". Expansive DLC.
  7. Crowley, Nate (2021-04-29). "Have You Played… Domina?". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  8. Orselli, Brandon (24 February 2014). "Zombies Dev Promises Steam Keys After Greenlight, Doesn't Trust Steam, Later Refuses to Give Them". Niche Gamer.
  9. Zwiezen, Zack (2022-03-13). "Steam Game Dev's Patch Notes Include Anti-Mask Rant, Users Immediately Revolt". Kotaku. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  10. Litchfield, Ted (2022-03-12). "Indie gladiator game faces Steam review backlash over anti-mask patch notes". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-03-13.


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