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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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"
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Paramount prepping Monument Valley film
Adaptation to be led by director of Oscar-winning Disney animated short Feast
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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
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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
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Monument Valley downloads increased 10x in 2015
Giveaway promotions led to 21 million downloads, sparked sales of premium expansion
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Dan Gray appointed as head of studio for ustwo games
Monument Valley studio commits to gaming growth
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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"
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"Only 5% of Monument Valley installs on Android are paid for"
Developer Ustwo reveals high piracy rates on mobile
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Ustwo fights back against unfair reviews
Supporters rally after $2 expansion causes backlash
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Monument Valley sells a million
Less than a month after hitting £1 million revenue milestone
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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
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Ustwo to pull Papa Quash in response to cloning accusations
J.S. Joust developer feels he didn't sanction similarities
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Whale Trail signs Penguin publishing deal
Cetacean star of Ustwo's mobile game to get book series
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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