In-Depth

We talk to Dan Salvato and Serenity Forge about the challenges of releasing a premium version of a free game, and the introduction of content warnings to Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

Indie champion Agostino Simonetta is moving on from seven years at ID@Xbox to Swedish publisher Thunderful Games. We tap into his immense insight into the publishing market.

"While every partnership is unique, our goal is never to structure external studio partnerships as work-for-hire"

With 60m users Adopt Me! is the gaming titan you might (still) not have heard of. Now the team behind it is taking on a new identity as Uplift Games – a globally-distributed mix of Roblox natives and industry veterans, all set to help define the metaverse

Three industry veterans discuss how successful studios balance creativity with commerce to build profitable games?

No pre-release hype, no trailers, no Steam wishlists and only a handful of review codes sent to outlets – The inside story of Inkle's surprise hit, Overboard!

The evolution of video games technology has continually foreshadowed evolution of mass media and we’re now on the cusp of another leap forward - except this time change will be driven by software and creators, rather than hardware…

For their debut game, Darewise is going beyond early access to embrace open development. MCV/DEVELOP looks at the opportunities and challenges presented by being as transparent as possible with your nascent community.

Microsoft refines its strategy and releases engagement figures to back up its direction to date

Improbable CEO Herman Narula talks to MCV/DEVELOP about its recent 2,000 player event and how it’s grown to a multi-service provider with 950 staff