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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

What Boss Key has learnt from LawBreakers for battle royale title Radical Heights Interviews & Opinion Apr 16th, 2018

What Boss Key has learnt from LawBreakers for battle royale title Radical Heights

Just days after the studio called time on its team shooter, the firm is back with a free-to-play battle royale title

Bossa Studios' World Adrift is launching into Early Access next month News Apr 10th, 2018

Bossa Studios' World Adrift is launching into Early Access next month

Firm plans to be in the alpha release plan for six months

LawBreakers studio Boss Key's next game is 80s-styled free-to-play battle royale game Radical Heights News Apr 10th, 2018

LawBreakers studio Boss Key's next game is 80s-styled free-to-play battle royale game Radical Heights

Launches into Early Access today, will be there for about a year

Why the last year has been the best and worst of times for H1Z1 News Mar 5th, 2018

Why the last year has been the best and worst of times for H1Z1

In 2017, the battle royale market leader lost its place as PUBG and Fortnite launched and dominated the sector just as H1Z1 was about to release

How has Battalion 1944's launch gone? Bulkhead's Joe Brammer tells us all Profile Mar 2nd, 2018

How has Battalion 1944's launch gone? Bulkhead's Joe Brammer tells us all

It's been just over a month since Battalion 1944 launched into Early Access

"We feel the co-op shooter market is underdeveloped" - Ghost Ship Games talks Deep Rock Galactic Indie Interview Feb 20th, 2018

"We feel the co-op shooter market is underdeveloped" - Ghost Ship Games talks Deep Rock Galactic

Left 4 Dead and PayDay were big, but the Danish developer reckons there's space to expand this sector

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