External Development News

GDC Festival of Gaming spotlights co-development as a trust-and-process problem, with Beth Elderkin speaking to XDS Spark co-founder Sam Carlisle on GDC Side Quest. The discussion is aimed at studios …

Vampire Crawlers started as a Vampire Survivors card-game spin-off, but Nosebleed Interactive had to prove it understood Poncle’s IP before the project could move forward. The team says the key …

Blackbird Interactive says external development is now a core part of how it funds original games, with work-for-hire, co-dev, and in-house projects all running in parallel. The studio argues the …

External studios are increasingly treating original IP as a way to sharpen skills, retain morale, and prove capability, but the split with client work is delicate. Teams like Redcatpig, Lab42, …

External development lives or dies on trust, and a new round of exdev studio reflections puts that ahead of raw talent. Across art, engineering, porting, and support work, the recurring …

External development is shifting from simple headcount relief to a deeper, more strategic role in game production. Studio leaders expect more co-development, feature ownership, and specialist outsourcing as budgets tighten, …

External development is moving from a side channel to a core production strategy as studios face layoffs, ballooning budgets, and tighter margins. GamesIndustry.biz is kicking off a week-long focus on …

Skybound says Invisible VS is the proof point for a broader games push, with CEO David Alpert and co-chairman Jon Goldman framing the company as more than a licensing shop. …

Gamescom Latam drew 154,000 visitors this year, up 17.5%, but the more interesting number for devs is the B2B side: 13,000+ business meetings and an estimated $180 million in new …

Brazil’s games sector looks increasingly viable for outside investment, but local leaders say it still needs tax breaks and broader government support to really scale. Gamescom Latam is already pulling …