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“We found a great balance in realism and fun in SCUM” - How Gamepires and Devolver's survival title shifted 250k copies in 24 hours SCUM Sep 5th, 2018

“We found a great balance in realism and fun in SCUM” - How Gamepires and Devolver's survival title shifted 250k copies in 24 hours

Gamepires’ Josip Barisic reflects on the survival hit’s sudden success

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"Going into Quarantine Circular I was unsure whether Subsurface was a fluke or a repeatable event" SUCCESS STORY Jun 29th, 2018

"Going into Quarantine Circular I was unsure whether Subsurface was a fluke or a repeatable event"

Mike Bithell on Quarantine Circular’s successful launch, and surviving through small experimental game development

"We're looking forward to adding to Cultist Simulator for a good while yet" SUCCESS STORY Jun 15th, 2018

"We're looking forward to adding to Cultist Simulator for a good while yet"

With 40,000 sales under their belt in just two weeks, developer Weather Factory has expanded its plans for post-launch DLC

"Why would I want to relocate to the UK?" INDIE INTERVIEW May 31st, 2018

"Why would I want to relocate to the UK?"

Syrian refugee and game developer Abdullah Karam was denied a visa to the UK to collect an award he was nominated for

"We had a good game and following with the first Vermintide - but you never know when you do a sequel" SUCCESS STORY Apr 27th, 2018

"We had a good game and following with the first Vermintide - but you never know when you do a sequel"

In which Fatshark CEO Martin Wahlund - man pictured with massive sword - tells us about the early success of Vermintide 2 and what the studio's plans for the future are

What is driving Discord's growth and why does the company keep booting Nazis? SUCCESS STORY Mar 28th, 2018

What is driving Discord's growth and why does the company keep booting Nazis?

We sat down with the firm's chief Jason Citron to discuss Discord's growth and evolution

'Human: Fall Flat shows that releasing a game is just a lottery - anyone can play but you can't plan on winning' SUCCESS STORY Feb 28th, 2018

'Human: Fall Flat shows that releasing a game is just a lottery - anyone can play but you can't plan on winning'

Developer Tomas Sakalauska on how the physics-based title broke 1.7m sales

"Our marketing was making the game shit out gifs that everyone would put on Twitter": Zach Barth takes us behind the scenes on Opus Magnum POSTMORTEM Feb 1st, 2018

"Our marketing was making the game shit out gifs that everyone would put on Twitter": Zach Barth takes us behind the scenes on Opus Magnum

Why the Seattle-based developer decided to focus on moving images to promote its latest puzzle game

Studio MDHR takes us behind the scenes on the two million-selling Cuphead SUCCESS STORY Jan 19th, 2018

Studio MDHR takes us behind the scenes on the two million-selling Cuphead

"If you have a little bit of business sense and you pour your hearts into a project, then a fraction of success should follow"

One month on, how has Grey Alien's Shadowhand done for itself? SUCCESS STORY Jan 11th, 2018

One month on, how has Grey Alien's Shadowhand done for itself?

After launching on December 7th, Shadowhand made more gross revenue in its first month than the studio's previous title Regency Solitaire made in its lifetime.

Raw Fury: "2018 is going to be the Year of Fury" LIFE AFTER INVESTMENT Dec 21st, 2017

Raw Fury: "2018 is going to be the Year of Fury"

Before the Christmas break, we caught up with CEO Jonas Antonsson to find out a bit about the thinking behind the publisher's recent funding round and to pick his brains about the indie publishing market

How Tinder-meets-Game of Thrones title Reigns sold 1.8m copies THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE QUEEN Dec 5th, 2017

How Tinder-meets-Game of Thrones title Reigns sold 1.8m copies

And what we can expect from follow-up Her Majesty

'When I took over, I did not expect this much growth in the game' - Naoki Yoshida looks back on four years of Final Fantasy XIV SUCCESS STORY Nov 30th, 2017

'When I took over, I did not expect this much growth in the game' - Naoki Yoshida looks back on four years of Final Fantasy XIV

In 2013, Yoshida saved Final Fantasy XIV - four years on the game is more popular than ever

How Digital Extremes grew Warframe's player base to 30m users FROM ONE EXTREME TO ANOTHER Nov 14th, 2017

How Digital Extremes grew Warframe's player base to 30m users

The Plains of Eidolon has helped the free-to-play title reach an even larger community

“This is the start of something very special”: Curve on Bomber Crew’s launch SUCCESS STORY Oct 31st, 2017

“This is the start of something very special”: Curve on Bomber Crew’s launch

It's the publishers most successful launch yet - but how did it happen?

Just over a month after launch, Divinity: Original Sin 2 is closing in on 1m units DIVINE POWER Oct 18th, 2017

Just over a month after launch, Divinity: Original Sin 2 is closing in on 1m units

'It's going better than I expected, and I'm an optimist'

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