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Indie devs are invited to attend next month’s Interface event – free of charge. Brought to you by MCV and Develop, Interface is a great opportunity to get your games signed by some of the top publishers in the UK who are attending the event on Thursday November 12th at …
Read More »Reus developer Abbey Games on escaping the basement
Like many development studios, Holland-based Abbey Games was set up by a group of friends who shared a passion for video games. The four founders, Adriaan Jansen, Bas Zalmstra, Maarten Wiedenhof and Manuel Kerssemakers met as prospective game programmers at University of Utrecht and decided to set up a studio …
Read More »Green Man Gaming to introduce new funding option at Interface
Digital retailer and publisher Green Man Gaming is once again showing its support of indie developers by backing next month’s Interface event. The company will be meeting with developers to discuss taking new titles to market, whilst also introducing its new Finishing Finance Facility funding scheme. "We were proud to …
Read More »505 Games seeking new IP at Interface
505 Games is back at Interface next month and looking forward to connecting with the unsung heroes of UK development”. The publisher attended the first Interface in May this year where it signed a new title. Interface was a really productive event for 505 Games,” commented head of global brand, …
Read More »Indie darling Firewatch headed to PC and PS4 next February
Much-anticipated indie adventure title Firewatch has had a release period pencilled. In development for nearly two years, Firewatch is the first effort from studio Campo Santo. Despite this, the team behind is the game comprises veterans from across the games industry – and beyond. Mark of the Ninja lead designer …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to indie games merchandise
It’s not just triple-A brands that inspire fans to show off their passion for gaming; smaller-budget titles are just as rich for merchandise. MCV takes a closer look When it comes to trends in the games industry, indie titles have never been more in fashion. Increasing ubiquitous over the last …
Read More »Twisted Pixel reclaims independence from Microsoft
Splosion Man studio to continue working with platform holder as it focuses on indie development
Read More »Made in Britain: The UK digital games renaissance
To truly call something a trend, at least three things along a similar theme need to occur. This proves that individual events were not simply random. And one trend this summer is that British indies sure know how to make a digital smash hit. Over just a few weeks we …
Read More »Hohokum developer Honeyslug disbands
Nat Marco, Mark Inman and Ricky Haggett to work on solo projects
Read More »How The Escapists broke out
Debbie Bestwick explains the process of taking a $10,000 Kickstarter to a $10m global indie hit
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