Marty Burgess
CEO and Co-Founder
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How AI is Making Games Uniquely Yours (Ft. Marty Burgess, Lightning Forge Games)About Lightning Forge Games
Lightning Forge Games is a Newcastle-based studio building AI-powered games, led by CEO and co-founder Marty Burgess. Its flagship title, Gladiator Mayhem, is a 2v2 battle game where players team up with AI-agent-powered heroes, developed with support from the NSW Government.
- Business model
- B2C games + B2B SaaS (AI game tools)
- Founders
- Marty Burgess, Bret Curan
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