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Fellow Traveller: "It's a lot easier to start a publisher than to sustain one"

Founder Chris Wright discusses being an indie publisher at a time everyone wants to be one, how the label's ethos has evolved, and LudoNarraCon 2024

Nov. 16, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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Unity's push for "responsibly sourced" AI tools

Marc Whitten tells us more about the engine provider's ongoing AI efforts as the company dates new products Muse and Sentis

Nov. 16, 2023 James Batchelor

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Why Witch Beam is staying small after Unpacking’s huge success

Sanatana Mishra and Mei-Li C. talk Tempopo, how Witch Beam's unusual structure favours sustainable game making, and the studio's journey to empower other indies

Nov. 15, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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Prideful Sloth on making "games with heart"

John Northwood on developing cosy games before it was cool, the challenges of open development, and making games in Brisbane

Nov. 15, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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Osama Dorias: Progress fighting crunch is at risk

Brass Lion developer says the industry has made progress when it comes to burnout and mental health, but some are reverting to old habits during a difficult year

Nov. 15, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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League of Geeks: "It's a very serious time for a studio of our size"

Co-founder and studio director Trent Kusters talks resilience in the triple-I space, Jumplight Odyssey, and the evolution of the Early Access scene

Nov. 14, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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Code your own adventure, without code

Jordan Weisman talks about applying the Roblox model to narrative-game-making software with Adventure Forge, and the industry's evolution on M&A

Nov. 14, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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PlaySide on growing Dumb Ways To Die: "We just passed Pokémon on TikTok"

Ben Kelly and Ryan McMahon on the studio's future in original IP and helping the next generation of Australian devs

Nov. 13, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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Summerfall Studios on life after Stray Gods

We talk to the three co-founders about not wanting to be "the studio that does musicals" and how to cultivate a caring studio culture

Nov. 13, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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The Australian games industry's journey back to a "complete healthy ecosystem"

Australian devs and trade bodies on how local games firms are tackling the challenges in funding, recruitment and more

Nov. 12, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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The Australian games industry in numbers

We explore the growth of Australia's video games market, its expanding audience and thriving scene of developers

Nov. 12, 2023 James Batchelor

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Are video game consoles set for a bumper Black Friday?

PS5, Xbox Series S and X and Nintendo Switch set to go head-to-head over Black Friday

Nov. 10, 2023 Christopher Dring

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Zelnick on GTA 6: "We stay away from claiming victory until it's occurred"

Take-Two CEO also discusses how the publisher is weathering a turbulent market

Nov. 9, 2023 James Batchelor

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Download the free GamesIndustry.biz UK Salary Survey summary here

The free one-page report is available now

Nov. 9, 2023 Christopher Dring

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GamesIndustry.biz crowns 2023 Best Places To Work Awards Canada winners

Over 15 winners for this year's awards

Nov. 8, 2023 Christopher Dring

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Sexual abuse legislation at work is changing

Fresh Seed's Sarah Brewster explores the stricter requirements for employees to protect their staff, and how companies can prepare before it becomes law

Nov. 6, 2023 Sarah Brewster

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Safe In Our World: Making mental health awareness a part of companies' DNA

The charity's Sky Tunley-Stainton talks about the journey to normalizing mental well-being in the games industry

Nov. 2, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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1m sales and zero marketing: The story (so far) of Wobbly Life

Is this Curve's next Human: Fall Flat?

Nov. 2, 2023 Christopher Dring

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Microsoft has control issues | This Week in Business

The effort to squash unlicensed controllers hurts plenty of paying customers, and might not even achieve its goals

Nov. 1, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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What the hell is going on with video games? | Analysis

We look at the data to analyse the video games industry's current contradictory crisis

Oct. 31, 2023 Christopher Dring

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UK games sector primed for growth despite 2023 challenges | Opinion

Content Fund's Colin MacDonald looks past recent layoffs and sees a sector well-positioned for the future

Oct. 31, 2023 Colin MacDonald

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Video game preservation: Is the industry torching its own legacy?

Experts say efforts to preserve gaming's rich history are failing, which threatens the industry's long-term health

Oct. 30, 2023 Keumars Afifi-Sabet

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Why is Trust and Safety so hard? | This Week in Business

From Andreessen Horowitz's Techno-Optimist Manifesto to Discord's efforts to reform toxic users, we look at the causes of – and ineffective solutions to – a long-running problem

Oct. 27, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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P.T. draws maximum fear from minimal scope | Why I Love

Stray Souls developer Pete Wicher shares how the doomed Silent Hills demo got him into making games

Oct. 26, 2023 Pete Wicher

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Die Gute Fabrik and the necessity to tackle climate inaction

CEO Hannah Nicklin and AfterClimate's Benjamin Abraham on the importance of tracking emissions, how other studios can do the same

Oct. 26, 2023 Sophie McEvoy