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It looks like Telltale Games is coming back from the dead News Aug 28th, 2019

It looks like Telltale Games is coming back from the dead

“There is still a huge fanbase of Telltale players and that’s one of the main reasons we decided to make this investment"

Devcom 2019: Why mobile game narrative design is more than text and plot News Aug 18th, 2019

Devcom 2019: Why mobile game narrative design is more than text and plot

King Berlin studio narrative designer Valentina Tamer offers her advice

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

Sam Barlow talks publishing and selling narrative games ahead of his next title Telling Lies Feature May 10th, 2019

Sam Barlow talks publishing and selling narrative games ahead of his next title Telling Lies

"The games market is still one of extremes with the huge $100 million games at one end and the indie games at the other"

Jump Holdings raises $1 million to launch interactive choice-driven game Inventure News Mar 14th, 2019

Jump Holdings raises $1 million to launch interactive choice-driven game Inventure

Backing was led by A3 Education as firm looks to empower students

Former Telltale devs open new interactive narrative games studio AdHoc News Feb 8th, 2019

Former Telltale devs open new interactive narrative games studio AdHoc

First project likely to blend gaming with live action content; partner on project to be announced in near future

as Nanobit on the opportunity for narrative games in China Interview Nov 9th, 2018

Nanobit on the opportunity for narrative games in China

"If it’s bigger than the US, and the US is our biggest market, and we can make a game that fits into that space then it’s what we need to do"

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

2 Is Telltale's closure part of a wider industry trend or a cautionary tale? Mobile Mavens Oct 3rd, 2018

Is Telltale's closure part of a wider industry trend or a cautionary tale?

The mobile mavens offer their opinions

"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"

Skybound teams up with Sky to create narrative focused mobile games News Sep 13th, 2018

Skybound teams up with Sky to create narrative focused mobile games

Skybound Stories will create games based on new and existing IPs

2 Following its $500m takeover Plarium expands into the casual games space with Lost Island: Blast Adventure Interview Jun 7th, 2018

Following its $500m takeover Plarium expands into the casual games space with Lost Island: Blast Adventure

Director of game design Dima Karger discusses the studio's adventure into a new genre

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

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