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Debbie Bestwick ponders what will happen if the indie sector doesn't avoid the mistakes of the past
Read More »Team 17 hires Sam Forrest as PR director
Industry veteran Sam Forrest has joined indie publisher Team 17 as its PR director. Forrest has held a number of PR roles over his 20-year career in the games industry. At RuneScape company Jagex he was VP of communications, and before that he spent nine years at THQ in a …
Read More »MCV Awards 2015: Debbie Bestwick named Person of the Year
Games industry veteran and Team 17 boss Debbie Bestwick was named the MCV Awards 2015 Person of the Year. In a video on the night, members of Team 17 and the industry at large paid tribute to Bestwick for her long and influential career within the games sector. Those featured …
Read More »Why Team17 is no longer ‘a publisher’
Debbie Bestwick explains the next evolution for the UK firm
Read More »Rise of the indie publishers
Develop speaks to the experts about what is driving these new businesses, and if developers should seriously consider their support
Read More »Team17: ‘Crowdfunding still the best route for developers’
UK firm signs Ivent to its growing indie publishing business
Read More »The Escapists dev: ‘I’m not afraid to ask the community for ideas’
Chris Davis discusses the early days of the prison breaking game and how players have helped shape it
Read More »Disrupt yourself: Staying relevant in a fast-changing industry
Team17's Debbie Bestwick on why adding new skills can help keep you at the forefront of new trends
Read More »Team 17’s The Escapists gets physical release
Team 17’s indie prison title The Escapists is going to be available as a boxed product for both PC and Xbox One. The two SKUs will be released on February 13th, the same day as the game launches digitally on Xbox Live. The physical release is being handled by Sold …
Read More »Six tips for managing multi-platform game releases
Debbie Bestwick presents the Worms team’s top advice for going cross-platform
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