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Debbie Bestwick explains why the term ‘indie’ could hinder your chances of success

Developer Lilith announces new partnership with indie publisher

Debbie Bestwick explains the process of taking a $10,000 Kickstarter to a $10m global indie hit

Team17 boss says: "There's simply far too few women at the top level of our industry"

Rapidly-rising UK games publisher Team17 says it is on course to double its revenue in 2015. The firm has just helped indie hit The Escapists pass $10m and almost 1m in unit sales. It also recently signed Yooka-Laylee, the new platformer from former Rare developers, and is creating two new …

Indie. It’s a word that instantly conjures visions of 2D platformers, retro graphics and quirky gameplay, of bedroom designers and nervous-looking developers showing their life’s work in the corner of games industry events. Today, the term also brings to mind some of the most innovative, influential and talked-about titles ever …

Develop Award winner will bring record-breaking Kickstarter hit to retail

Team17 will publish Yooka-Laylee and says it wants to take the Kickstarter phenomenon to retail. The 3D platformer generated 2m via crowd-funding in June. It is the spiritual successor to Rare’s Banjo Kazooie and is being created by Playtonic, a studio set-up by former Rare veterans. Team17 will release Yooka-Laylee …

Indie games label honoured for success with The Escapists

Develop speaks to the studio’s head of programming David Smethurst to find out what it takes