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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…

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…

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…

Pinfall Games: Small Studio, Big Heart
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Pinfall Games: Small Studio, Big Heart

by MichaelJuly 21, 2025July 31, 2025

In a market that is seeing a real comeback story for indie development, it’s always a pleasure to highlight indie studios with big dreams. We recently spoke with Max, co-founder of Pinfall Games, about his…

Nightmare Circus: Thai Action Adventure by FairPlay Studios
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Nightmare Circus: Thai Action Adventure by FairPlay Studios

by Chris RedgraveJune 30, 2025July 12, 2025

A Circus Lost in the Nightmare Realm I spoke with Kachain Puttiwarawut, CEO of FairPlay Studios in Bangkok, about his latest project: Nightmare Circus. While I haven’t had the chance to play it yet, the…

Vietnamese RTS Game: Space Tales, by Saigon Dragon Studios
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Vietnamese RTS Game: Space Tales, by Saigon Dragon Studios

by Chris RedgraveMay 16, 2025July 12, 2025

Saigon Dragon Studios is an art outsourcing studio now developing their own IP, run by Matthieu Courdavalt and Victor Vautrin, based in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). I sat down for coffee with Creative Director…

Innovation in Mobile Gaming: Superminds, part of Apero Technologies.
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Innovation in Mobile Gaming: Superminds, part of Apero Technologies.

by Chris RedgraveApril 3, 2025July 18, 2025

In 2013, Flappy Bird was released to the world by Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen and its instant virality set the bar for Vietnamese developers to aspire to. Leo Nguyen, Chief Growth Officer at Apero Technologies,…

Meet Bit Egg Inc. The Studio Behind Thailand’s Most Wish-Listed Upcoming Steam Game
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Meet Bit Egg Inc. The Studio Behind Thailand’s Most Wish-Listed Upcoming Steam Game

by Chris RedgraveFebruary 24, 2025July 22, 2025

Established by ex-Zynga employees over 10 years ago, Bit Egg Inc. is topping the Steam charts with its first game to venture beyond mobile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfEBIC01K-M Bit Egg Inc. is headquartered in what Mike Judge, Creative…

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