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Making Horizon: Zero Dawn suitable for eight-year-olds
Guerrilla Games on breaking its own rules with Lego Horizon Adventures
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How a surprise launch and fortunate timing helped Gray Zone Warfare top Steam
Madfinger CEO Marek Rabas on how a streamer test and Escape From Tarkov's woes helped drive 900,000 sales
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How can the UK games industry solve its skills shortage?
From school visits to internal career development programs, industry experts discuss the ways in which games companies can attract future talent
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"I just dropped them an email" – How a small studio won over Netflix to make a Queen's Gambit game
Jamie Brayshaw on pitching boldly, identifying pain points for a strong concept, and designing for first-time players
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Gamescom Latam's plan to double in size for year two
CEO Gustavo Steinberg says this is not a regional event, but a global one in the world's most upcoming region
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Shuhei Yoshida and Greg Rice share the secrets behind what makes a great game
PlayStation's indie champions discuss what the best developers have in common and key mistakes to avoid
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Double Fine: "Simple choices can have profound impact" on accessibility
Kevin Johnson reminded Develop Brighton attendees that "if you don't intentionally include, you unintentionally exclude"
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Star Wars Outlaws began life in a café at E3
Creative director Julian Gerighty tells us how they made a modern video game look like 1970s movie
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Trends shaping the mobile gaming industry in 2024
Zimad's chief product officer Kirill Zhukovsky and lead marketing manager Anastasia Shilo explore the biggest opportunities in mobile
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Levelling up healthcare: Understanding games' life-changing medical potential | Playable Futures
Speech Graphics CEO Gregor Hofer on how games technology can deliver profound new impacts in healthcare
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Blumhouse Games is more than a year ahead of schedule
The publisher shares its plans to release nine low budget, low risk, high potential horror games within three years
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Sponsored | How Goddess of Victory: Nikke and Dave The Diver came together for one of gaming's most surprising crossovers
The unique collaboration between Nikke and Dave the Diver
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Hilmar Pétursson: Making CCP tech open source will enable Eve Online to live forever
CEO also shares the secrets behind how the long-running MMO has gathered such an active and loyal community
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Which Not-E3 show was the most effective at showcasing games?
Fancensus' Ryan Janes analyses the media impact of all the games shown during this year's events, from State of Play to Nintendo Direct and everything in between
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Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs?
After Microsoft shut down Tango Gameworks, we look at the reasons why Japan has otherwise been sheltered (but not immune) to many of the layoffs and trends seen further afield
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OV Entertainment's quest to unite Latin American games firms begins with Kokku, 3OGS acquisitions
CEO Thiago de Freitas tells us "the future of games development is coming from South and Latin America"
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The benefits of working remotely | GI Sprint
Bossa Studios' Henrique Olifiers and FuturLab's Toby Adam-Smith discuss remote working, and how to maintain efficiency and teamwork
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Getting your game vision right at the concept stage | GI Sprint
Graham McAllister details the challenges of aligning on a vision, why it matters so much, and how developers can overcome the issue
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Little Kitty, Big City: How a former Half-Life dev’s game for his kids became an overnight success
Double Dagger founder Matt Wood takes us through the development of his smash hit feline adventure
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How Playfusion's Ascendant is rising from the ashes of Lightseekers
Studio discusses its transmedia ambitions and the challenges of launching a new IP into a crowded market
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Are games consoles facing extinction?
Industry veterans Shawn Layden, Van Burnham and Michael Pachter debate whether there's a future for dedicated games devices in a world of streaming and smartphones
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Sponsored | Magic Hazard's Journey: Bringing a story-driven shooter to life with Xsolla Accelerator
Studio founder and CEO Sergei Kuznetsov talks to us about the challenges of making a story-driven top-down shooter
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Our favourite indie games from the 2024 summer games showcases
The GamesIndustry.biz team selects their favourite indie titles from the past week that deserve more attention
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Supercell's Smash Bros: How "the stars aligned" for Squad Busters
Game lead Eino Joas and marketing exec Rob Lowe talk us through why Supercell's sixth title is a major moment for the studio and mobile gaming