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Epic Games has 'validated' our approach and 'I want to hug' Tim Sweeney, says Raw Fury founder

GameDaily chatted with Jonas Antonsson about publisher-developer relationships, the state of the indie market, and Raw Fury's admiration for Epic pushing the industry towards 'healthier terms.'

Published March 31, 2020, by

James Brightman

Halo Infinite co-dev SkyBox Labs espouses flat studio structure

The creators of platformer Stela are hard at work on the next Halo with Microsoft, but the studio wouldn't have gotten to this point without a strong company culture. We chat with co-founder Shyang Kong.

Published March 25, 2020, by

James Brightman

Half-Life: Alyx and the Rebirth of Consumer VR

The jury is still out on whether Alyx can significantly move more VR headsets, but industry veteran Ben Hoyt does believe Valve's newest Half-Life will mark the beginning of new consumer interest in the tech.

Published March 24, 2020, by

Ben Hoyt

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Cloud-native games studio Mainframe raises $8.15M for next-gen MMO

Thor Gunnarsson, CEO and co-founder at Mainframe, tells GameDaily that cloud-native represents a fundamental shift for the industry while insisting that crunch has 'no place' in MMO development.

Published March 23, 2020, by

James Brightman

GDC 2020: LiveOps must put community first, then the money will follow

Microsoft's Crystin Cox outlines the challenge that many developers face in the world of games-as-a-service, and how they can better engage their players.

Published March 20, 2020, by

Sam Desatoff

GDC 2020: How developers are making games in an influencer-dominated environment

ICO Partners' David Ortiz Lapaz explains what steps devs are taking to maximize their games' audience.

Published March 19, 2020, by

Sam Desatoff

Jam City veteran Jill Wilson launches Robin Games, raises $7 million for 'lifestyle gaming'

Wilson is building a team composed primarily of women to make games for an underserved audience. For women in games, she tells GameDaily, "Never let someone else's bias affect how you view yourself."

Published March 19, 2020, by

James Brightman

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 March 17, 2020, by

Sam Desatoff

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 March 16, 2020, by

James Brightman

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 March 10, 2020, by

James Brightman

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