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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

Human: Fall Flat hits 1.7m sales on PC News Feb 15th, 2018

Human: Fall Flat hits 1.7m sales on PC

Has sold two million across all platforms

Layoffs at Failbetter as Sunless Skies underperforms on Early Access Job News Feb 8th, 2018

Layoffs at Failbetter as Sunless Skies underperforms on Early Access

Four members of staff laid off as the studio adapts to its new financial situation

After four years in Early Access, survival title Rust is launching this month Feature Feb 7th, 2018

After four years in Early Access, survival title Rust is launching this month

Facepunch Studios' Newman tell us about the studio's time in Steam's alpha programme

Unknown Worlds' Subnautica takes No.2 spot on Steam News Jan 29th, 2018

Unknown Worlds' Subnautica takes No.2 spot on Steam

Up on the shore they work all day / Out in the sun they slave away / While we devotin' / Full time to floatin' / Under the sea

There's a Minecraft-esque spin off for Ark: Survival Evolved on the way News Jan 26th, 2018

There's a Minecraft-esque spin off for Ark: Survival Evolved on the way

Snail Games handling development duties, game to launch in Early Access in March

Life after Early Access – Genital Jousting's journey to release Indie Interview Jan 24th, 2018

Life after Early Access – Genital Jousting's journey to release

"Early Access gives us an opportunity to gauge player interest"

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