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“With lots of studios now adopting a remote/flexible working environment, we must all be mindful with our creative processes, which is what we’ll be exploring in this keynote.”
Read More »Mike Bithell to host Develop:Brighton 2021 Keynote
“It doesn’t have to be a chore, you can create something truly innovative for the game, outside of the licence itself” – Vernon Vrolijk on Good Shepherd and John Wick Hex
Executing licensed games: John Wick style
Read More »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 »Mike Bithell: ‘Putting all your eggs in one basket can absolutely go wrong’
Bithell reflects on Thomas Was Alone's success, Bithell Shorts and why you probably shouldn't spend your last £1k going to GDC
Read More »Mike Bithell on the UK games industry and keeping a stiff upper lip
The only thing permanent about the British games industry is its inpermanence, says indie developer Mike Bithell.
Read More »Bithell Games launches business handbook for game developers
The book, written by Michael Futter, features interviews with over 25 industry professionals to act as a guide for launching and running a studio
Read More »Released with just a tweet, Subsurface Circular breaks all the marketing rules – we talk to creator Mike Bithell
There are a lot of indie titles around these days, as we all know from often quoted Steam stats. The key problem is getting your title noticed among the mass, and so many months of hard marketing work are put into building a relationship with potential players, doing interviews, releasing …
Read More »Opinion: A short argument for short games
Mike Bithell considers the place of smaller, two-hour experiences in an industry full of 40+ hour epics
Read More »Google dreams big on VR
After toying with virtual reality with its Cardboard project, tech giant Google has finally launched a ‘proper’ virtual reality platform: Daydream. Announced at the company’s annual IO event, Daydream is a phone-based VR platform, much like the Samsung Gear VR. Unlike Gear, which only works with some Samsung phones, the …
Read More »Google demands high-quality for Daydream VR games
Developers working on Google Daydream VR titles have said that the tech giant has put a huge focus on quality. Game makers for the VR platform say that the tech giant is working to ensure that VR experiences with Daydream are made to a high standard. In the past, Google’s …
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