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The Escapists, Yooka-Laylee, Beyond Eyes… 2015 has been one of the most exciting years in Team17’s history. Not bad for a business that’s now 25-years-old. MCV speaks to CEO Debbie Bestwick on the company’s quarter of a century in the games industry. For those that weren’t around 25 years ago, …
Read More »The curse of ‘indie’
Debbie Bestwick explains why the term ‘indie’ could hinder your chances of success
Read More »How The Escapists broke out
Debbie Bestwick explains the process of taking a $10,000 Kickstarter to a $10m global indie hit
Read More »Debbie Bestwick wins Women in Games’ Hall of Fame award
Team17 boss says: "There's simply far too few women at the top level of our industry"
Read More »What the hell does ‘indie’ even mean anymore?
Indie. It’s a word that instantly conjures visions of 2D platformers, retro graphics and quirky gameplay, of bedroom designers and nervous-looking developers showing their life’s work in the corner of games industry events. Today, the term also brings to mind some of the most innovative, influential and talked-about titles ever …
Read More »Team17 will publish Yooka-Laylee and eyes retail release
Team17 will publish Yooka-Laylee and says it wants to take the Kickstarter phenomenon to retail. The 3D platformer generated 2m via crowd-funding in June. It is the spiritual successor to Rare’s Banjo Kazooie and is being created by Playtonic, a studio set-up by former Rare veterans. Team17 will release Yooka-Laylee …
Read More »Gold rush or fools’ gold? Dead Spanish philosophers and the future of indie games
Debbie Bestwick ponders what will happen if the indie sector doesn't avoid the mistakes of the past
Read More »How a 25-year-old studio is reshaping the games industry
For more than two decades, Team 17 has helped to define the UK development sector. Now, it plans to redefine what it means to be a games publisher. Following her recognition as Person of the Year at 2015’s MCV Awards, MD Debbie Bestwick tells MCV more Team 17 remains one …
Read More »MCV Awards 2015: Debbie Bestwick named Person of the Year
Games industry veteran and Team 17 boss Debbie Bestwick was named the MCV Awards 2015 Person of the Year. In a video on the night, members of Team 17 and the industry at large paid tribute to Bestwick for her long and influential career within the games sector. Those featured …
Read More »Why Team17 is no longer ‘a publisher’
Debbie Bestwick explains the next evolution for the UK firm
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