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Game development crunch: Is DevOps the answer?

Butterscotch Shenanigans CEO Seth Coster outlines at virtual GDC 2020 how he transformed his studio with best practices and eliminated crunch.

Published  4 months ago, by 

Sam Desatoff

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Vainglory creators launch new studio Bazooka Tango, raise $2.5 million

Co-founder Bo Daly, who was the founding CEO of Super Evil Megacorp, tells GameDaily "the future of core gaming on mobile isn't going to be dominated by PC gamers who we can convince to jump to mobile."

Published  4 months ago, by 

James Brightman

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Star Trek Timelines acquired by Tilting Point as it doubles down on 'progressive publishing'

Part of Disruptor Beam's team is joining Tilting Point to form a new studio called Wicked Realm Games. We chat with Samir El Agili and Kevin Segalla about the evolving mobile business. [UPDATE: Disruptor Beam sees layoffs]

Published  4 months ago, by 

James Brightman

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Life Beyond's player-driven economy looks for success in the live-service era

GameDaily spoke with Darewise CEO and founder Benjamin Charbit and DMarket CEO Vlad Pachenko about building a brand-new MMO experience.

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Sam Desatoff

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Apple Arcade liberates game developers from the monetization loop

Apple's subscription gaming service frees devs to focus on fun while ignoring in-app purchase schemes. GameDaily speaks with three devs on the platform. (Pictured: Crossy Road Castle)

Published  4 months ago, by 

James Brightman

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Dead by Daylight studio Behaviour Interactive says crunch is now a 'distant memory'

GameDaily chats with new, veteran hire CMO David Reid and Behaviour CEO Remi Racine about the Canadian independent developer's growth over 28 years and what's next.

Published  4 months ago, by 

James Brightman

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GameStop can still be profitable, analysts say

The once mighty retailer is showing 'sheer desperation' according to one report, but it's still possible for the company to turn it around even if immensely challenging.

Published  5 months ago, by 

James Brightman

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Kickstarter unionization might give 'collective courage' to game devs to organize

As one of the first U.S. tech companies to unionize, Kickstarter could be an inspiration for game companies, IGDA's Renee Gittins and Global Game Jam's Kate Edwards tell GameDaily.

Published  5 months ago, by 

James Brightman

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Mobile startup Nifty Games looks to carve out a piece of the sports pie, secures NBA deal

Rather than challenge EA or 2K, co-founders Jon Middleton and Pete Wanat tell GameDaily that the goal is to offer more approachable, quick session sports.

Published  5 months ago, by 

James Brightman

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Double Loop Games raises $2.5M to make mobile games for people who don't identify as gamers

Double Loop is led by former Kongregate CEO Emily Greer (right) and former WB Games exec Shelby Moledina. Greer tells GameDaily that women founders are 'supporting and inspiring' one another.

Published  5 months ago, by 

James Brightman