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Games such as The Swapper, MouseCraft and Titan Attacks won’t be released on Xbox One. That, developer Curve Digital says, is because of the parity clause imposed by Microsoft on indie devs which stipulates that games are released on Xbox One at the same time they arrive on other systems. …

Dan Marshall offers advice on developing multiplayer games following his experience with Gun Monkeys

Director of game solutions Frank Delise tells us a Steam version of Maya LT is just the start

The Facial animation firm has conceived a new offering for indies and mobile teams. Peter Busch tells Develop what it delivers

Edward McNeill explains why VR can be a great platform for indie game developers

New UK studio Freejam explains the pitfalls of making an indie eSports game, and how it's avoiding them

Debbie Bestwick explains why going it alone might be more damaging to your game than you think

Despite Facebook’s entry into the virtual reality market doesn’t mean the sector won’t be led by indie developers. That’s according to Sony Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida, who told Polygon that pitching the idea of new tech to indies is proving more successful than trying to lure the big console publishers. …

PlayStation’s self-publishing initiative has signed on more than 1,000 indie developers, Sony has announced. A new post on the Playstation US blog reveals the number, adding that more than 100 self-published titles are coming to PS4 this year. [PS4’s] amazing lineup is made possible by the development community, who have …

Thomas Was Alone and Volume developer Mike Bithell has said that getting his games released on consoles has made a big difference to his success. It’s really interesting, the credibility consoles still have. I think because PC is ‘the open platform’ and anyone can release a PC game,” he told …