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Sponsored | Magic Hazard's Journey: Bringing a story-driven shooter to life with Xsolla Accelerator

Studio founder and CEO Sergei Kuznetsov talks to us about the challenges of making a story-driven top-down shooter

June 18, 2024 Sponsored Article

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Inside the making of Astro Bot

We find out how PlayStation's Mario-beater was built

June 17, 2024 Christopher Dring

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Our favourite indie games from the 2024 summer games showcases

The GamesIndustry.biz team selects their favourite indie titles from the past week that deserve more attention

June 14, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Supercell's Smash Bros: How "the stars aligned" for Squad Busters

Game lead Eino Joas and marketing exec Rob Lowe talk us through why Supercell's sixth title is a major moment for the studio and mobile gaming

June 13, 2024 James Batchelor

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SAG-AFTRA: We want to exhaust every option "without having to pull the trigger on a strike"

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Sarah Elmaleh tell us why AI protection for performers is holding up negotiations, and why the union is "not leaving any members behind"

June 13, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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The "wonderfully simple" winning recipe of Wholesome Direct

We chat to organisers Matthew Taylor and Jenny Windom about this year's show, providing escape and solace, and its publishing label Wholesome Games Presents

June 10, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Remedy's "no holds barred" approach to Alan Wake 2 expansions

Developer talks about Night Springs expansion and the importance of collaboration during development

June 7, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Mark Cerny: When making consoles, we're not trying to build low-cost PCs

From arcades to architect, the development legend discusses his 42-year career, PS5 surprises and the job of building games consoles

June 7, 2024 Christopher Dring

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What will Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in Game Pass mean for Xbox and PlayStation?

Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls predicts a boost to Game Pass Ultimate, and some disruption for Sony

June 6, 2024 Piers Harding-Rolls

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TimeSplitters 2 | Why I Love

Digital Cybercherries' Joe Henson reflects on the variety of experiences crammed into Free Radical's beloved shooter

June 6, 2024 Joe Henson

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The present and future of online toxicity management

Unity's Micaela Hays shares advice on how to tackle online toxicity, protect moderators, and what community management can learn from teaching

June 6, 2024 Andrea Maderna

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The life and death of E3

The story of the world's most chaotic trade show, told by the people who were there

June 5, 2024 Christopher Dring

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Dressed for success: Inside the future of fashion and games | Playable Futures

Digital outfits in games are shaping the ways we think about what we wear, but what does this mean for fashion brands?

June 5, 2024 Will Freeman

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Laced Records: Games companies are "leaving money on the table" with their soundtracks

CEO Danny Kelleher on educating developers on music business models and its recent partnership with Remedy

June 4, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Ex-Riot devs Believer seeks "a better way to develop video games" with open-source tool Friendshipper

CTO Landon McDowell tells us why the new studio is sharing some of the technology behind its debut game

June 4, 2024 James Batchelor

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Sponsored | What do Apple and Google’s direct-to-consumer changes really mean for game developers?

FastSpring also shares advice on how studios can best adopt direct-to-consumer payment solutions

June 4, 2024 Sponsored Article

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Why games consoles are holding back interactive storytelling

Interior Night CEO Caroline Marchal discusses how narrative games might thrive if they move away from traditional games platforms

June 3, 2024 James Batchelor

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Why successfully crowdfunded drag-themed fighting game Drag Her failed to launch

Fighting Chance Games director Ian Ramsay on how further funding failed to materialise despite positive reception

May 30, 2024 Alan Wen

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How the developers of Afterlove EP continued the game after its creator's death

"We all agreed that our hearts could not let Mohammed Fahmi's vision go to waste"

May 23, 2024 Alan Wen

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Sega veterans form publisher-agency hybrid Alibi Games

Co-founders discuss their plans to create a sustainable company and how they want to champion indie developers

May 23, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Arrowhead Games: "We want to be the next From Software or Blizzard"

The Helldivers 2 developer on handling the shock success of its game and its thirst for more

May 22, 2024 Christopher Dring

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Getting developers started with GameMaker

Gurpreet Singh Matharoo talks us through how the company is making it easier for newcomers to get to grips with the 2D-centric game engine

May 21, 2024 Antony Terence

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Did video game investment hit rock bottom, and is it ready to go back up?

A panel at Reboot Develop 2024 tackled the situation in terms of financing, with great focus on the indie scene

May 20, 2024 Andrea Maderna

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Disgraceful degradation | This Week in Business

A Stop Killing Games petition draws a response from UK Parliament and grocery store coolers with TV screens give us a metaphor for the games industry

May 17, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

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Take-Two confirms no Grand Theft Auto 6 in current fiscal year

Rockstar's latest now set to arrive fall of 2025 as impairment charges see publisher post $3.74bn net loss

May 16, 2024 Brendan Sinclair