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One of the biggest voices in indie gaming talks about broader cultural inclusivity
Read More »Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail: ‘My problem with the word diversity is that it’s an English word’
Rami Ismail: ‘Indie is bigger than ever and also it is dead’
Indie is dead, long live indie! At Develop:Brighton, Mike Bithell and Rami Ismail discussed the evolution of indie development and gave advice to aspiring devs
Read More »Ten to watch – Develop:Brighton announces Indie Showcase finalists for 2018 [with trailers]
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A curated lineup of the best indie games in development will appear at Develop:Brighton and we've got YouTube trailers for them all
Read More »Are devs suffering from triple-A fatigue?
There’s a rise in new studios set up by industry veterans and former triple-A developers. We investigate why top talent is jumping ship for a life as indies
Read More »Bury Me My Love, Vandals, Homo Machina: Arte’s odyssey from TV to video games
European ‘cultural digital network’ Arte is making the leap to games publishing, having co-produced indie gem Bury Me My Love. We talk to video games project manager Adrien Larouzée about supporting the multicultural background of Europe with the firm’s latest projects
Read More »Discoverability improvements are coming to Nintendo’s eShop
“Steps are being taken over the course of the year to improve the functionality in terms of discoverability and visibility”
Read More »Developer blog post looks at the correlation between short term and long term game sales on Steam
Regency Solitaire developer Jake Birkett gathers data to try and predict year-one sales figures
Read More »Sony Music becomes a video game publisher with new Unties indie label
The new label which is focused on publishing indie games in Japan will also release games on Nintendo Switch
Read More »PlayStack: Reinventing Publishing
Young publisher PlayStack intends to bring indie developers the money, guidance and marketing nous to make the most of their dream games. Jem Alexander speaks to CEO Harvey Elliott about the company's philosophy and how developers can get involved
Read More »Common Misconceptions: 5 tips for indie developer PR
Indie developers looking for public relations representation have plenty of agencies to choose from. Renaissance PR's Stefano Petrullo has some sound advice for devs looking to interact with the media
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