Why developers create huge expansions over standalone games, and other questions | Podcast

For our latest podcast, we did something a little different: a live Q&A show recorded as part of the official Devcom 2024 Twitch stream. Chris Dring and James Batchelor joined Altered Gene's Des Gayle, who answered questions sent in by Gaming Industry.biz Readers before the show. Topics covered in this episode included: Why do developers … Read more

Tencent expands Venture Lab initiative to better support early-stage developers worldwide

Tencent, the world’s largest gaming company, is expanding its efforts to support early-stage developers through its Venture Lab initiative. The business unit helps new studios launch their first game by providing investment, publishing and marketing support, consulting, access to technology, business planning and budgeting, and much more. The team is led by Juno Shin, who … Read more

The biggest challenges for indie developers, with Jason Della Rocca | Podcast

As part of our daily Devcom and Gamescom 2024 podcast series, Gaming Industry.biz Editor-in-Chief James Batchelor sits down with Execution Labs co-founder and former IGDA Montreal CEO Jason Della Rocca. Drawing on Della Rocca’s years of experience working with indie developers, we break down the biggest challenges these studios face in today’s market, from the … Read more