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Read More »History Lesson: The story of Wipeout
Like many great ideas, Wipeout began at the pub. Developer Nick Burcombe was drinking with Jim Bowers, his colleague from Liverpool-based studio Psygnosis, at Oxton’s The Shrewsbury Arms. A dev kit for Sony’s first PlayStation console had recently arrived at the office, and the duo was trying to think about …
Read More »Nick Burcombe says he would ‘love’ to develop another Wipeout – if Sony will let him
'I know I can put a team together for it,' says co-creator of sci-fi racing franchise. 'I’d be looking at a proper undertaking on this and really reinvent the whole thing'
Read More »PayPal removes purchase protection for crowdfunding campaigns
The crowdfunding gamble has just got a little riskier with news that online payment giant PayPal will no longer offer payment protection on money pledged to crowdfunding campaigns. PayPal’s customer protection is typically pretty robust and has for some been seen as a much-needed failsafe should a Kickstarter go belly-up, …
Read More »Growing from nothing: Dlala’s advice for start-ups
Aj Grand-Scrutton, co-founder of the Essex-based dev, reflects on his own journey
Read More »Opinion: Square Enix Collective’s Phil Elliott on pitching to publishers and investors
By now, we all know the importance of the indie development community to the future health of the videogames industry. It’s undeniable and the funding routes offered by crowdfunding, plus a range of distribution platforms means – in theory – that anybody, (almost) anywhere can make a game and sell …
Read More »‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’: ArcticPlay on going ‘free forever’ with Hoodrip
ArcticPlay commercial director Totti Nyberg explains why the studio adopted a completely new approach to free-to-play for the mobile skateboarding title
Read More »Making the hard choices when starting up a studio
Former Sony exec and independent dev Shahid Ahmad offers advice for new developers just setting out
Read More »Battlefield 1 trailer is the most ‘liked’ ever, Infinite Warfare the most disliked
Two of this year’s biggest Q4 FPS releases are experiencing very different fortunes on YouTube. As reported last week, Activision’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has found itself subject to some sort of hate campaign on the video site. Since last week the game’s first trailer it has now gone …
Read More »The Develop Post-Mortem: The Room Three
Fireproof Games’ The Room trilogy has been a critical hat-trick, stacking up accolades for its brainteasing puzzles, detailed visuals and intuitive touch controls. Barry Meade takes Develop through the creation of the series’ latest effort
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