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Industry News December 31, 2019

One of 2019 biggest indie successes: Untitled Goose Game surpasses 1 million copies sold

It took indie hit Untitled Goose Game three months to sell 1 million copies. The news was proudly conveyed by Cabel Sasser, co-founder at Panic, the game’s publisher.

Industry News December 27, 2019

2019 in video games: Deck13’s Jan Klose on The Surge 2, cloud gaming, and subscriptions

The Surge 2 from Deck13 became one of this year’s top releases on Steam. With 2019 almost over, Jan Klose, co-founder and managing director at Deck13, as well creative director on The Surge 2, reflects on the achievements of the year and what lies ahead.

Industry News December 26, 2019

Nintendo names this year’s bestselling indie games on Switch

Nintendo revealed top indie games by revenue on Switch.

Industry News December 23, 2019

2019 in video games: Spiders’ Jehanne Rousseau on GreedFall, Google Stadia, and AAA auteur games

It’s that time of year again. With Christmas and New Year’s just around the corner, we caught up with Jehanne Rousseau, CEO at French indie studio Spiders, to reflect on what 2019 meant for the company and its latest hit GreedFall.

Featured November 1, 2019

Tiny Money Studio on stop motion games, world of finance, and gaming conferences

Tiny Money from two Israel-based artists, Dor Bar and Shachar Peters, is a stop motion clay animation game in the vein of 1998 classic The Neverhood. The game is still in development. We caught up with Dor Bar to discuss the studio’s debut project.

Industry News September 18, 2019

BioWare veteran starts indie studio in Australia

Neverwinter Nights and Dragon Age writer David Gaider became the co-founder of Summerfall Studios. It is located in Australia and is about to unveil its first project.

Industry News September 10, 2019

Zachtronics’Eliza: How to take control away from players and get away with it

Open worlds. Glossy visuals. Branching narratives that players can take wherever they want. Games have never been in a better shape to create believable experiences. At least, as far as AAA titles go.

Industry News September 9, 2019

Over 40,000 indie games on Steam

Last week, Valve’s storefront updated its search tool to give users more flexibility using tags.

Industry News August 16, 2019

SUPERHOT devs to support “weird but smart” games

Poland-based SUPERHOT developers announced Superhot Presents, a small games fund to help indie developers start or finish their projects. In addition to funding, the studio offers organizational consulting and mentoring.

Industry News August 16, 2019

The rise of non-violent games

While rhetoric goes on that connects real-life violence to violent games, media keep citing research that defies any linear correlation between the two.

Industry News July 31, 2019

Submissions open for Independent Games Festival 2020

Submissions are open for the 22nd annual Independent Games Festival (IGF). The entry deadline is September 30, 2019. The finalists announced in January 2020.

Industry News July 24, 2019

Defiant Development disbands after nine years

Defiant Development founder Morgan Jafitt posted on Facebook today that the studio started in 2010 is closing down. The former staff are now looking for opportunities elsewhere.

Industry News July 19, 2019

Slow gaming experience from former Witcher developers

Wanderlust Travel Stories is the upcoming title from Different Tales, a company founded by two developers who worked on the Witcher games.

Industry News July 17, 2019

Subscriptions: good or bad for developers?

There is no denying that subscriptions will once rule the gaming world.

Featured July 16, 2019

Perks of being indie, or How Platonic Games found their niche

Indie developers are no match for big studios. But it’s ok, according to Valeria Castro, CEO & Founder at Platonic Games, a small dev team based in Madrid. At a recent event hosted by GameAnalytics, Valeria shared her experience entering the crowded hyper-casual scene.

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One of 2019 biggest indie successes: Untitled Goose Game surpasses 1 million copies sold

2019 in video games: Deck13’s Jan Klose on The Surge 2, cloud gaming, and subscriptions

Nintendo names this year’s bestselling indie games on Switch

2019 in video games: Spiders’ Jehanne Rousseau on GreedFall, Google Stadia, and AAA auteur games

Tiny Money Studio on stop motion games, world of finance, and gaming conferences

BioWare veteran starts indie studio in Australia

Zachtronics’Eliza: How to take control away from players and get away with it

Over 40,000 indie games on Steam

SUPERHOT devs to support “weird but smart” games

The rise of non-violent games

Submissions open for Independent Games Festival 2020

Defiant Development disbands after nine years

Slow gaming experience from former Witcher developers

Subscriptions: good or bad for developers?

Perks of being indie, or How Platonic Games found their niche