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Update: Wavedash co-founders want to connect former staff with new jobs after investment cuts forced layoffs News Oct 8th, 2018

Update: Wavedash co-founders want to connect former staff with new jobs after investment cuts forced layoffs

Icons: Combat Arena developer downsizes after failing to meet its goals.

SCUM caps off first week with 700,000 players and a server wipe News Sep 6th, 2018

SCUM caps off first week with 700,000 players and a server wipe

Developer reminds players that Early Access means more wipes are likely in future

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

Updated: SCUM is Devolver's biggest launch yet, 250k copies sold in 24 hours News Aug 31st, 2018

Updated: SCUM is Devolver's biggest launch yet, 250k copies sold in 24 hours

Obsessively detailed survival sandbox struggles to keep up with server demand following explosive launch

“People aren’t expecting a penis joke that has been this foolishly over-invested in” News Aug 21st, 2018

“People aren’t expecting a penis joke that has been this foolishly over-invested in”

Free Lives opens up on the reception to Genital Jousting after stepping out of Early Access this January

How Early Access and China helped make Descenders a success Interviews & Opinion Aug 3rd, 2018

How Early Access and China helped make Descenders a success

The founder of indie publisher No More Robots shares how the label's debut title has made $600,000 in just five months

How Compulsion developed We Happy Few on Early Access Interviews & Opinion Jul 20th, 2018

How Compulsion developed We Happy Few on Early Access

Narrative designer Alex Epstein tells us about the drug-fueled narrative title's time in Early Access

Early access deck-builder Slay the Spire has sold 1 million copies News Jul 2nd, 2018

Early access deck-builder Slay the Spire has sold 1 million copies

Milestone announced alongside a new bespoke custom game mode

The Playbook - Tips for launching into Early Access Feature Jun 1st, 2018

The Playbook - Tips for launching into Early Access

We've spoken to some of the developers who have used the business model so that they can share their insight.

We Happy Few refused classification in Australia News May 22nd, 2018

We Happy Few refused classification in Australia

Mechanically mandated pill popping likely cause of the game’s effective ban

Opinion: Radical Heights is a masterclass in how not to release a game Interviews & Opinion May 15th, 2018

Opinion: Radical Heights is a masterclass in how not to release a game

How an out-dated approach to Early Access and a business model that worked against it spelled disaster for Boss Key Productions

"The middle ground between success and failure doesn't seem to exist on Steam anymore which is a difficult thing" Interviews & Opinion May 4th, 2018

"The middle ground between success and failure doesn't seem to exist on Steam anymore which is a difficult thing"

PC Building Simulator producer Stuart Morton tells us about the project's early success, why publisher The Irregular Corporation opted for Early Access and how it got hardware firms on board

How Motion Twin stopped Dead Cells being just ANOTHER game with roguelike pixel art Metroidvania elements Indie Interview May 2nd, 2018

How Motion Twin stopped Dead Cells being just ANOTHER game with roguelike pixel art Metroidvania elements

Marketing and comms man Steve Filby takes us behind the scenes on the French-made indie hit

Dead Cells has sold 730k copies since its Early Access launch News May 1st, 2018

Dead Cells has sold 730k copies since its Early Access launch

Metroidvania roguelike title broke even for French studio Motion Twin in its first week

Bossa's Olifiers: I want games to come to Early Access earlier News Apr 17th, 2018

Bossa's Olifiers: I want games to come to Early Access earlier

Developer says that certain polished products have warped what consumers expect from Valve's alpha platform

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