What went wrong with Introversion's Scanner Sombre?

Introversion saw real success with Early Access title Prison Architect, a title that's shifted well over 2m units. So why did its next title shift only 7,500 units in three months?

Warren Spector: “I always say I'm the luckiest guy in the games business"

The development legend on making games, education and working with Disney

• warren spector

Why Tencent invested in UK indie studio Milky Tea

"The news hasn't fully sunk in yet, I must admit"

• Investment
• tencent
• milky tea

How Enter the Gungeon reached 1m sales

In April 2016, Dodge Roll Games released roguelike shooter Enter the Gungeon. Now more than a year later, the title has smashed the million sales mark

• sales
• roguelike
• enter the gungeon

SpatialOS is helping Spilt Milk compete with the MMO big boys

“There are some standout games in the MMO market but it's pretty stagnant creatively in terms of genuinely offering different ways of interacting with MMOs"

• spilt milk
• improbable
• MMO
• SpatialOS

Denuvo: “We never said we were uncrackable"

Three years ago, Denuvo was driving pirates out of the business; now games using their tech are being pirated in days. Is it game over for the anti-tampering giant?

• piracy
• anti-piracy
• denuvo

Why Lawbreakers dropped free-to-play and embraced MOBAs

After a two year break, Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski returned to games development to make new arena shooter Lawbreakers

• lawbreakers
• team shooters

“Perhaps sex really can sell” – Christine Love on the success of Ladykiller in a Bind

Developer Christine Love thought it would take years to recoup Ladykiller in a Bind's budget; it took just nine months

• visual novel
• success story

From mods to millions: How Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds took over the world

After years of making battle royale mods, Brendan Greene finally got to develop his own vision for this burgeoning genre

Data, enthusiasm and a personal touch: Mike Rose's vision for indie publisher No More Robots

How the media and indie publishing vet intends to crack the indie scene

• Publishing
• indie publishing

CCP's Big Bang: The Making of Eve Online

Over 14 years ago, a group of Icelandic developers inspired by '80s role-playing games and enabled by technological advancements decided to make

• interview
• interviews
• industry icon
• ccp games
• eve online

How Nosebleed hopes to please hardcore and casual gamers with Vostok Inc

"It comes from a bit of a frustration"

'PC games are a big part of Gamescom,' say show organisers

Ahead of Gamescom 2017, we speak to the event’s project manager Tim Endres to see what we can expect from this year’s show

• gamescom
• Koelnmesse
• events

Dan Marshall wants to invest in your game

Off the back of the success of his last title The Swindle, indie dev Dan Marshall has some cash to spare

• Investment
• Funding
• indie development