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Mobile is a "really punishing format" for indies, says inkle's Jon Ingold Interview Apr 20th, 2022

Mobile is a "really punishing format" for indies, says inkle's Jon Ingold

inkle talks about its return to mobile, changes to the App Store and interactive fiction audiences, and the need for cross-platform Steam or Switch releases

The neverending story of Episode’s interactive story success Data & Research Mar 1st, 2021

The neverending story of Episode’s interactive story success

Crunching the data with App Annie

Gameloft acquires interactive series specialist The Other Guys News Sep 16th, 2020

Gameloft acquires interactive series specialist The Other Guys

"The unique style and the highly immersive stories make the interactive series app increasingly popular"

Storytelling platform Unrd raises $2.5 million in funding News Apr 15th, 2020

Storytelling platform Unrd raises $2.5 million in funding

To be used for new formats and audience growth

Devcom 2019: Gamebook’s design and monetisation tips for interactive fiction News Aug 18th, 2019

Devcom 2019: Gamebook’s design and monetisation tips for interactive fiction

Gamebook's Nico Nowarra delves into a few key design decisions it's made and shares some stats from its own soft-launched title

Swag Masha on why it sold to My.Games and how it's carving out a space in the interactive fiction market Interview Aug 14th, 2019

Swag Masha on why it sold to My.Games and how it's carving out a space in the interactive fiction market

"We’ve learned that interactive story games are not a simple sell and if you are thinking about it as easy money - you better pass!"

My.Games acquires Love Sick studio Swag Masha News Jul 16th, 2019

My.Games acquires Love Sick studio Swag Masha

Companies had already worked together to launch the developer's flagship title

Universal is the latest contender in the mobile interactive fiction space with Series Your Story Universe News Oct 18th, 2018

Universal is the latest contender in the mobile interactive fiction space with Series Your Story Universe

Game set to tap film and TV IP such as Vanderpump Rules, Saved By The Bell, The Breakfast Club and Law & Order

"It absolutely puts us on the map": Fusebox's Michael Othen on the success of Love Island: The Game Interview Sep 28th, 2018

"It absolutely puts us on the map": Fusebox's Michael Othen on the success of Love Island: The Game

“These conversations were a little bit harder to have when we were somewhat unproven and making these kinds of games"

Netflix not getting into games despite commissioning Minecraft interactive TV show and Stranger Things games News Jun 14th, 2018

Netflix not getting into games despite commissioning Minecraft interactive TV show and Stranger Things games

How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?

125 million downloads later narrative game Episode is ready to fend off new competition Interview May 24th, 2018

125 million downloads later narrative game Episode is ready to fend off new competition

Episode studio head Michael Dawson discusses the game's success and the new competitors entering the genre

as Former Scopely and EA execs head up new narrative-focused studio Ordinal Games News Apr 16th, 2018

Former Scopely and EA execs head up new narrative-focused studio Ordinal Games

Start-up wants players to create stories and take a share in revenues

Why did Ubisoft acquire a developer of narrative-focused vampire romance games? The Charticle Mar 14th, 2018

Why did Ubisoft acquire a developer of narrative-focused vampire romance games?

Charting 1492 Studio's Is It Love? series

2 FoxNext opens new narrative-focused games studio in San Francisco News Mar 8th, 2018

FoxNext opens new narrative-focused games studio in San Francisco

New branch to harness Fox and Disney IP for episodic title

1 How does What's Your Story monetise? The IAP Inspector Mar 2nd, 2018

How does What's Your Story monetise?

IAPs from the players' perspective

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