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“This focus on output, not hours, has enabled us to eliminate crunch” – Roll7 on moving the benefits of remote working
We talk to Roll7’s Simon Bennett about why the studio closed the doors of its premises for a life of remote working, and how it has changed their lives
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Read More »Ten years of Roll7: from brain tracking to Laser League – oh, and selling 4m copies of OlliOlli along the way
Here’s the story of a decade of Roll7 in their own words, as told to MCV by director Simon Bennett
Read More »OlliOlli’s ‘press x to land’ and why the team decided to make it more forgiving
Roll7’s John Ribbins talks us through OlliOlli’s most memorable mechanic
Read More »OlliOlli studio Roll7 signs with 505 Games for new ‘much bigger’ project
The next title from OlliOlli and Not a Hero developer Roll7 will be launching with the help of 505 Games, MCV can reveal. Details are scarce about this upcoming project save that it is an online multiplayer experience. The indie studio says that this new game is a departure from …
Read More »Indie skating series OlliOlli grinding into physical retail
Indie skating games OlliOlli and OlliOlli 2 will be available to physical retail this summer. Developer Roll7 has teamed up with publisher Badland Games UK to release the two skating titles physically for PlayStation 4. OlliOlli launched digitally in January 2014, and to date has been downloaded 750,000 times. Its …
Read More »Not a Hero launching on PS4 in February, Vita version cancelled
Roll7’s indie shooter Not a Hero has finally been given a firm release date on PlayStation 4. The developer has announced via the PlayStation Blog that the title will be coming out on February 2nd and will set consumers back 9.99. "It’s been a challenge and we’ve had a number …
Read More »OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood lands on PC next week
Roll7’s skateboarding sequel OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood is heading to PC platforms next week, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. The game is set to launch on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms on August 11thvia Steam, GOG and Humble Store. The PC version will cost $14.99 – matching the PlayStaiton …
Read More »OlliOlli 2 played by over 1m people worldwide
Over one million people around the globe have played Roll7’s sequel to last year’s indie skating hit OlliOlli. OlliOlli 2 launched on March 4th in the UK for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita and went straight into PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection – the series of games available for free …
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