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The accidental, inimitable success of Monument Valley

Danny Gray on the impossibility of manufacturing a hit, how premium mobile games survive through subscription models, and how the last decade irrevocably shaped Ustwo Games

April 8, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Ustwo's ongoing efforts to support staff's mental health

Ustwo Games' Julie Piedrabuena explains that improved studio wellness requires constant work

Dec. 11, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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How to set up an internship program as a games studio

Ustwo Games' HR director Julie Piedrabuena tells us how the studio is nurturing new talent in as inclusive a way as possible with its paid internships

June 29, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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The inspirations behind Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Ustwo's Emily Brown also reflects about her career in games and her addition to the BAFTA Breakthrough program

Nov. 16, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Ustwo's Alba charity initiative reaches 1m trees planted

The studio planted a tree for every copy of the game sold, plus individuals could donate directly via platform Ecologi

Dec. 3, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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Ustwo's Alba wins Game of the Year at Games for Change Awards

The title also received the Most Significant Impact prize, while Lost Words: Beyond the Page won two awards as well

July 13, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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Ustwo earns B Corp status, plans to further reduce environmental impact

Parent of Monument Valley developer joins movement of companies working to "balance purpose and profit"

Jan. 29, 2020 James Batchelor

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Ustwo Games accused of union busting

UPDATE: Independent Workers Union of Great Britain has taken legal action against Monument Valley developer

Oct. 10, 2019 Ivy Taylor

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Ustwo: Apple Arcade "unshackles the finances" from mobile gaming

The developer of Monument Valley and Apple Arcade launch title Assemble With Care on the benefits of subscriptions

Sept. 19, 2019 James Batchelor

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Ustwo: Giving creativity the attention it deserves

Ustwo Games' CCO and CEO discuss how to not lose creative people to business meetings

Aug. 14, 2019 Ivy Taylor

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Ustwo Games appoints Maria Sayans as CEO to help multi-project development

Studio head Dan Gray is now chief creative officer, and tech director Peter Pashley is chief development officer

June 20, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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POC in Play formed to promote racial diversity, equity in UK gaming industry

Founders include multiple industry veterans, with UsTwo Games offering support

Feb. 28, 2019 Rebekah Valentine

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Paramount prepping Monument Valley film

Adaptation to be led by director of Oscar-winning Disney animated short Feast

Aug. 22, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

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Monument Valley 2 sold almost 3.5 million copies in its first year

Mobile puzzler was installed over 30 million times, including free-to-start Android version in China

June 26, 2018 Rebekah Valentine

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Monument Valley has earned over $14 million in two years

But ustwo gave 80 per cent of the game's 26 million downloads away for free

May 23, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Monument Valley downloads increased 10x in 2015

Giveaway promotions led to 21 million downloads, sparked sales of premium expansion

Jan. 8, 2016 Matthew Handrahan

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Dan Gray appointed as head of studio for ustwo games

Monument Valley studio commits to gaming growth

Jan. 5, 2016 Dan Pearson

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Monument Valley dev views piracy as "essentially free marketing"

Pirates are unlikely to be paying customers, "so it's not like we're losing revenue"

Jan. 7, 2015 Matthew Handrahan

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"Only 5% of Monument Valley installs on Android are paid for"

Developer Ustwo reveals high piracy rates on mobile

Jan. 5, 2015 Rachel Weber

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Ustwo fights back against unfair reviews

Supporters rally after $2 expansion causes backlash

Nov. 13, 2014 Rachel Weber

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Monument Valley sells a million

Less than a month after hitting £1 million revenue milestone

July 21, 2014 Rachel Weber

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Ustwo: Monument Valley "left money on the table" with premium pricing

Director of games Neil McFarland on the creative benefits of avoiding free-to-play

June 27, 2014 Matthew Handrahan

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Ustwo to pull Papa Quash in response to cloning accusations

J.S. Joust developer feels he didn't sanction similarities

May 24, 2012 Dan Pearson

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Whale Trail signs Penguin publishing deal

Cetacean star of Ustwo's mobile game to get book series

March 19, 2012 Rachel Weber

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Whale Trail Android release is "litmus test" for premium pricing

UsTwo co-founder Matt Mills claims he was wrong to avoid freemium model

Jan. 19, 2012 Matthew Handrahan

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