News FuturLab drops VR support for PowerWash Sim | News-in-brief CEO says decision was made to provide "job security for my team" Jan. 13, 2025 Vikki Blake
News Putting people first – practical tips for mental health and wellbeing support | HR Summit Video Hayley Blundy of Futurlab offers a series of practical advice on supporting employees during the global mental health crisis Dec. 31, 2024 Christopher Dring
News Oxford University study with PowerWash Simulator finds 72% feel happier while playing games Study calls for further research with a wider range of games to understand the effort of games on players' moods Sept. 25, 2024 Sophie McEvoy
News PowerWash Simulator maker FuturLab joins Miniclip Group CEO Kirsty Rigden will continue overseeing the development team while it retains creative control April 10, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Kirsty Rigden takes over FuturLab as sole CEO Former co-CEO and founder James Marsden retires after 20 years at the studio Nov. 7, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Square Enix's trust in Powerwash Simulator studio paved the way for crossover DLC FuturLab says without Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy content packs, the developer wouldn't have gained access to SpongeBob, Warhammer and more Oct. 17, 2023 James Batchelor
News PowerWash Simulator hits 7m players | News-in-brief FuturLab's cleaning simulation title reaches the user count nearly a year after its release May 11, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News The future of talent pipelines into games | Playable Futures Podcast Latest episode considers the future talent pipeline for the games industry and how we join the dots between industry and education Feb. 24, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
Stub PowerWash Simulator has reached 3m players Futurlab's hit clean 'em up is currently only available via PC and Xbox, including Game Pass Sept. 7, 2022 Press Release
Feature The hidden pressure behind PowerWash Simulator FuturLab founder and CEO James Marsden discusses the game's origins, stepping out of Sony's shadow, and the trials of finding a publisher Aug. 30, 2022 Danielle Partis
Academy Why indie developers should consider hiring a COO PowerWash Simulator studio Futurlab has hired a chief operating officer in Chris Mehers. We find out why March 31, 2022 Christopher Dring
Feature Why Velocity Supernova needs a publisher - but is struggling to find one FuturLab's James Marsden delves deeper into the difficulties getting a Velocity 2X sequel signed, despite an audience of millions Aug. 29, 2018 James Batchelor
News FuturLab: No publisher will sign Velocity 2X sequel, despite millions of downloads UK studio shares turbulent journey behind Velocity Supernova, the secretly-developed sequel it might never release Aug. 20, 2018 James Batchelor
Feature Lessons in VR from FuturLab's Tiny Trax A racing game featuring toy cars turned out to be the UK indie studio's "most exhausting project", says founder and owner James Marsden July 5, 2017 Matthew Handrahan
Feature VR's level playing field is an open door for aspiring developers "VR is an opportunity for studios to rethink things," says FuturLab's James Marsden, "but it's also an opportunity for their staff" April 5, 2017 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
News FuturLab scores 1m PlayStation Store downloads in Europe Velocity 2X studio hits milestone Oct. 9, 2014 Rachel Weber 2 comments
News Abertay students working on FuturLab prototypes "Having an opportunity to effectively triple our workforce to create prototypes for a year without risk is fantastic" Feb. 26, 2014 Rachel Weber 3 comments
Feature Futurlab: Sony is a "New breed of business development" The Velocity team on the journey from Coconut Dodge to Shuhei Yoshida Aug. 28, 2013 Dan Pearson 4 comments
News New head of technology for Velocity developer FuturLab Brighton studio grabs former Black Rock, Relentless programmer Hussain Sheikh Jan. 3, 2013 Matt Martin 5 comments
News Sony to fund FuturLab PlayStation Vita projects Brighton studio bankrolled by Sony, keeps own IP Dec. 11, 2012 Matt Martin 6 comments
News FuturLab announces focus on new IP development Advergame specialist moving into creating new multiplatform IP Oct. 12, 2011 Dan Pearson