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Inside Zatun’s Path from Outsourcing to Original IP
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Inside Zatun’s Path from Outsourcing to Original IP

by Chris RedgraveOctober 3, 2025October 17, 2025

Abhinav Chokhavatia returned to India in 2007 with an idea. After working at Ubisoft Montreal, he had gained insight into how outsourcing worked from the client's perspective. He believed he could build something similar back…

Ludo Gamelabs: Building the Fun Factory
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Ludo Gamelabs: Building the Fun Factory

by Chris RedgraveOctober 3, 2025October 14, 2025

Founded: 2025Specialty: Product Development Studio for Video GamesLocation: Manchester, UKWebsite: ludogamelabs.com My Conversation with Matt Knott… Matt Knott is a big believer in mixers. Not the back-to-back meeting format that dominates most industry events. Proper…

Do Games Expos Need a Shake-Up? Well, To The Moon’s Bringing One.
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Do Games Expos Need a Shake-Up? Well, To The Moon’s Bringing One.

by Chris RedgraveSeptember 17, 2025October 30, 2025

To The Moon Expo will open at Birmingham’s NEC on November 12–13, 2025. For the organisers, it is the beginning of a long-term vision. One shaped by unusual origins, and by a strong response to…

Blue Tango Street Studios: Finding Rhythm in Games and Community
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Blue Tango Street Studios: Finding Rhythm in Games and Community

by Chris RedgraveAugust 30, 2025September 17, 2025

Blue Tango Street Studios carries the spirit of a shared community space. Bayan describes her studio culture as a “street” rather than a traditional office, open to people coming and going. Whether in dance halls…

MakersForge: Shaping a Niche in Mobile Games Recruitment
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MakersForge: Shaping a Niche in Mobile Games Recruitment

by Chris RedgraveAugust 27, 2025August 30, 2025

Andre never planned to work in recruitment. Let alone run his own business. In fact, before the pandemic, he was a musician playing bar residencies. He described his sound to me as "Mumford and Sonsy",…

Operations Outsourcing with a Purple Shirt: Fox. Chicken. Grain.
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Operations Outsourcing with a Purple Shirt: Fox. Chicken. Grain.

by Chris RedgraveAugust 16, 2025August 16, 2025

Founded: January 1st 2024Specialty: Operational outsourcing, publishing agent servicesLocation: UK (remote-first, global network) Origins & Identity When Phil Foxton's role was made redundant in September 2023 he gave himself three months to find the next…

Mudcat Games are Crafting a Solarpunk Future in Flowers of Tipmoore
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Mudcat Games are Crafting a Solarpunk Future in Flowers of Tipmoore

by Chris RedgraveAugust 15, 2025August 27, 2025

Mudcat Games is one of this year’s teams on the UK’s Tranzfuser programme, a national initiative that gives graduate developers the time, industry connections, and business knowledge to launch their first studio. For the Mudcat…

GIGF: Glasgow’s Wonderfully Weird Games Festival
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GIGF: Glasgow’s Wonderfully Weird Games Festival

by Chris RedgraveAugust 4, 2025August 25, 2025

On Saturday 9th August, the Glasgow Independent Games Festival will be taking over the Barras Art & Design (BAaD) building, a beloved space nestled in the heart of a container yard in the city. This…

Game Dev Under Fire: Meet RetroStyle Games. The Full Cycle Game Art Company.
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Game Dev Under Fire: Meet RetroStyle Games. The Full Cycle Game Art Company.

by Chris RedgraveJuly 24, 2025July 31, 2025

If you've ever read Jason Schreier’s work—such as Blood, Sweat, and Pixels or Press Reset, or, if you've worked directly in the Games Industry, then you will be more than aware of one thing: Game…

Rare Reversee: Pioneering Vietnam’s CGI Game Cinematics Scene
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Rare Reversee: Pioneering Vietnam’s CGI Game Cinematics Scene

by Chris RedgraveJuly 22, 2025July 31, 2025

Vietnam’s CGI game cinematics industry is still reasonably young, but Rare Reversee has already carved out a reputation as one of its most reliable and creative players. Founded in 2019 by veteran CGI artist Le Doan Dang Khoa, the…

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