External Development

Crystal Dynamics on the working relationship with Polish studio Flying Wild Hog, and why tank controls aren't coming back in the remake

The Fuse Games CEO on reinventing racing games, young talent beating veterans, and an overdue move away from the "bullshit" idea of a "single creative visionary"

Nosebleed Interactive's Andreas Firnigl on crafting a spin-off of Poncle's smash hit: pub prototypes, shared rules, last-minute changes and more

Wolfjaw has run the backend architecture for some of the biggest franchises in gaming – but thinks the future lies outside AAA

The Hardspace: Shipbreaker studio discusses balancing work-for-hire with making original games – and why Canada has got the sauce

Is it important to balance creative internal projects with external contracts? Or are they a distraction?

Sumo Digital, Code Wizards, Airship, and many more share their accumulated wisdom from years in the exdev trenches

The Taiwan-based studio discusses working with Square Enix, Konami, and Capcom – and the importance of face time for building relationships

Senior figures from across the games industry weigh in on what changes we might see in the realm of external development

A week of features, interviews, and analysis on the present and future of external development