Tag Archives: In-depth

The games industry is bigger and healthier than ever yet making your title or product stand out from the crowd remains a critical art. Thankfully there are now more ways, and more creative ways, than ever to reach possible players.

Looking to make a big career switch? We reach out to workers from across the industry who have taken some sudden left turns in their careers for their advice

We talk to Dan Salvato and Serenity Forge about the challenges of releasing a premium version of a free game, and the introduction of content warnings to Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Indie champion Agostino Simonetta is moving on from seven years at ID@Xbox to Swedish publisher Thunderful Games. We tap into his immense insight into the publishing market.

With 60m users Adopt Me! is the gaming titan you might (still) not have heard of. Now the team behind it is taking on a new identity as Uplift Games – a globally-distributed mix of Roblox natives and industry veterans, all set to help define the metaverse

No pre-release hype, no trailers, no Steam wishlists and only a handful of review codes sent to outlets – The inside story of Inkle's surprise hit, Overboard!

For their debut game, Darewise is going beyond early access to embrace open development. MCV/DEVELOP looks at the opportunities and challenges presented by being as transparent as possible with your nascent community.

Improbable CEO Herman Narula talks to MCV/DEVELOP about its recent 2,000 player event and how it’s grown to a multi-service provider with 950 staff

“We were blown away by the quality of engineering science and game design talent that we found in Belgrade, and in Serbia more broadly"

"We're trying to get ourselves and other developers into the position where all the metrics of success, all the ingredients for success are fully in your own control and no one else can derail or deviate your plans.”