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No modern triple-A game is created without the help of external developers. But the sector isn’t sitting still.
Read More »Welcome to the X Games: The rise of external development
Epic opens up in-game purchases on Epic Games Store for developers and publishers
"Developers who use their choice of purchase and payment services in-game do not have to share any revenue on those transactions."
Read More »Her Story and Telling Lies director Sam Barlow is hiring for a new project
The as-yet unnamed title is returning to Barlow’s horror roots
Read More »Pennies from Heaven: Thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen on monetisation in Sky: Children of the Light
Having created titles such as Flow, Flower and Journey, thatgamecompany is a bona fide indie superstar. But for Sky: Children of the Light it switched from premium console titles to mobile and free-to-play.
Read More »Keywords Studio’s Andrew Day – “I love the industry and I don’t see it slowing down anytime soon.”
Keywords Studios CEO Andrew Day talks about an increasingly decentralised development model and what that might mean for the industry.
Read More »“It’s important to recognise your lack of knowledge” – Creative Assembly’s Stefan Aluttis on what makes a great development manager
The team at Creative Assembly debunks some common dev role myths. This month, Stefan Aluttis, development manager at Creative Assembly explains the mentality and skillset required to deliver a project successfully What makes a great development manager? Most in our industry will respond with “someone who gets the game shipped …
Read More »Marmalade Game Studio’s Cristina Mereuta on why talent trumps genre experience
"When you piece together a team of exceptional talent, and create the right environment for them to shine, that’s how great games are made."
Read More »The new MCV/DEVELOP Awards – bringing the whole industry together – where you get to vote for the winners!
New categories, no time-consuming entries and an industry-wide voting system
Read More »Read the November/December issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring Keywords Studios’ Andrew Day, the rise of XDev, Cyberpunk 2077 and much more
Also Thatgamecompany, Good Shepherd, GameMaker, Virtuos and Oxenfree
Read More »Is Half-Life: Alyx too little too late for VR?
We've been rather busy in your absence, Mister Freeman.
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