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How indie publishers stand out - and why they need your game to help them

Speaking at Reboot Develop, Devolver Digital, Paradox Interactive and Raw Fury reflect on their role in a game's success and offer advice on pitching to them

April 20, 2018 James Batchelor

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Vavra: "There is no propaganda" in Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Warhorse co-founder says controversy over historical RPG would be "laughable if it wasn't serious"

April 19, 2018 James Batchelor

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Reboot Develop expands with Canada conference in 2019

Spring conference will remain in Dubrovnik alongside new student event, Canadian debut to be held in autumn next year

April 19, 2018 James Batchelor

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How Dlala survived the loss of a $3m Disney deal

CEO Aj Grand-Scrutton shares the cautionary tale of a studio whose life-changing game was scrapped without warning

April 18, 2018 James Batchelor

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Hellblade on Xbox One hits 50,000 sales

Studio hopes for 100,000 sales, will give money to Mental Health America

April 18, 2018 James Batchelor

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V&A Museum: Video games are approaching a cultural tipping point

Curator Marie Foulston discusses how the industry can help a wider range of people understand our full impact and potential, and get them to look beyond the blockbusters

April 17, 2018 James Batchelor

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Ex-EA, Walking Dead developers form new mobile studio Ordinal Games

Company split between Los Angeles and Shanghai, will focus on interactive fiction

April 17, 2018 James Batchelor

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Former Tomb Raider boss joins Xbox leadership team

Darrell Gallagher now at Microsoft, teases big things for E3

April 17, 2018 James Batchelor

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Patrick Soderlund: EA "can't afford" another loot box controversy with Anthem

Newly promoted chief design officer promises publisher has learned from mistakes with Star Wars debacle

April 16, 2018 James Batchelor

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Cliff Bleszinski accuses Epic Games of stealing staff

Boss Key co-founder believes there is plenty of room in Battle Royale genre as Radical Heights gains momentum

April 16, 2018 James Batchelor

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FTC warns about illegal warranties, likely including Nintendo and Sony

Federal Trade Commission states that companies are not allowed to force users to use specific service providers

April 13, 2018 James Batchelor

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Nintendo seeking startups to improve Switch hardware

Platform holder teams up with Scrum Ventures to source new add-ons and technology for hybrid console

April 13, 2018 James Batchelor

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Eight Rezzed sessions you won't want to miss

Advice on career changes, promoting your game and community management all offered at London games showcase this weekend

April 12, 2018 James Batchelor

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SteamSpy creator warns PC market is once again open to abuse

“Imagine signing a basketball player without knowing his past performance,” posits Sergey Galyonkin

April 12, 2018 James Batchelor

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Rovio investor relations boss leaves after seven months

Rauno Heinonen only joined in September ahead of IPO, second major exec to depart this year

April 11, 2018 James Batchelor

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Making narrative choices meaningful

Former Failbetter writer Cash DeCuir discusses what draws players into an interactive story - and how to avoid throwing them out of it

April 11, 2018 James Batchelor

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Oregon passes its own net neutrality laws, but not for home users

"The internet has democratised knowledge and is an invaluable tool. It's so important that it remains open and accessible"

April 11, 2018 James Batchelor

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Netmarble moving US office to Los Angeles

South Korean mobile firm wants better location as it ramps up Western expansion

April 11, 2018 James Batchelor

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SteamSpy shutting down after Steam privacy update

Switch to default hidden game libraries cuts off primary source of tracker's data

April 11, 2018 James Batchelor

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GTA V is the most profitable entertainment product of all time

90 million sales and $6 billion in revenue means nothing comes close to Rockstar's biggest hit

April 9, 2018 James Batchelor

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Far Cry 5 secures second week at No.1 in UK charts

No new entries and a handful of price promotions mean quiet week for retail

April 9, 2018 James Batchelor

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ESA joins battle for net neutrality

E3 organiser and games lobbying group files to participate in lawsuit against Federal Communications Commission

April 6, 2018 James Batchelor

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Indie comics platform Tapas Media embarks on major games push

Digital publisher keen to share its IP and fictional universes with developers across all platforms.

April 5, 2018 James Batchelor

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Apple's clones crackdown leads to App Store shrinking

Number of new iOS releases drops for the first time since marketplace launched in 2008

April 5, 2018 James Batchelor

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Ubisoft's plans to tackle toxicity in Rainbow Six: Siege

Permanent bans, mute text chat, chat filtering and team kill detection all in the works

April 5, 2018 James Batchelor

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