Looking to make a big career switch? We reach out to workers from across the industry who have taken some sudden left turns in their careers for their advice
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World of Warships comes to HMS Belfast, with a demo station within the landmark. We take the opportunity to catch up with Wargaming CEO Victor Kislyi onboard his latest venture
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We talk to Dan Salvato and Serenity Forge about the challenges of releasing a premium version of a free game, and the introduction of content warnings to Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
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Indie champion Agostino Simonetta is moving on from seven years at ID@Xbox to Swedish publisher Thunderful Games. We tap into his immense insight into the publishing market.
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"While every partnership is unique, our goal is never to structure external studio partnerships as work-for-hire"
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With 60m users Adopt Me! is the gaming titan you might (still) not have heard of. Now the team behind it is taking on a new identity as Uplift Games – a globally-distributed mix of Roblox natives and industry veterans, all set to help define the metaverse
Read More »The cost of creativity: balancing innovation with commercial success
Three industry veterans discuss how successful studios balance creativity with commerce to build profitable games?
Read More »No previews, no wishlists, no hype – How Inkle made a splash with their surprise release, Overboard!
No pre-release hype, no trailers, no Steam wishlists and only a handful of review codes sent to outlets – The inside story of Inkle's surprise hit, Overboard!
Read More »Comment: Evolution of games – Are you ready for what’s coming next?
The evolution of video games technology has continually foreshadowed evolution of mass media and we’re now on the cusp of another leap forward - except this time change will be driven by software and creators, rather than hardware…
Read More »‘I strongly believe that the majority of the games industry is made of great people, but working like they were in the garage’ – Darewise talks open development and Life Beyond
For their debut game, Darewise is going beyond early access to embrace open development. MCV/DEVELOP looks at the opportunities and challenges presented by being as transparent as possible with your nascent community.
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