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Can co-development save the game industry?This article discusses co-development as a potential solution to the game industry's economic challenges, highlighting how external studios can assist both large and small developers. CEOs from Blackbird Interactive, Sweet Baby Inc, and Wolfjaw Studios share insights on the practice's role in preserving professional employment.
Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition announcedRelic Entertainment and Blackbird Interactive have announced Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition, a modernized version of the 2006 real-time strategy game. This comprehensive package includes the base game and its Opposing Fronts and Tales of Valor expansions, featuring enhanced visuals, quality-of-life improvements, and a 64-bit platform upgrade. The Definitive Edition is set to release on Windows PC via Steam in Fall.- Escape the Backrooms available now on Xbox Series X|S and PS5The co-op horror game Escape the Backrooms is now available on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, featuring cross-platform play with PC. Priced at $12.99, the game offers over 30 levels of exploration and survival against terrifying entities. It is also available on various Xbox Game Pass tiers.
Escape the Backrooms console ports now availablePublisher Secret Mode and developers Fancy Games and Blackbird Interactive have released console versions of Escape the Backrooms for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. The horror game, previously available on PC, features over 30 unique levels, co-op multiplayer for up to 4 players, and proximity voice chat.
Escape The Backrooms – One Of PC’s Biggest Horror Hits Joins Game PassEscape The Backrooms, a popular PC horror game, has launched on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, and is available on day one for Game Pass subscribers. The game features over 30 levels inspired by the Backrooms internet phenomenon and supports up to four-player online co-op with cross-platform play.- Hardspace: Shipbreaker's Developer Is Working On A New Sci-Fi Action Game In Unreal Engine 5Blackbird Interactive, the developer behind Hardspace: Shipbreaker, is currently working on a new, unannounced sci-fi action game. This upcoming title is being developed using Unreal Engine 5.
Secret Mode busted out of the Tencent-owned Sumo Group last year. Now what?Secret Mode, an indie publisher owned by Sumo Group (which is in turn owned by Tencent), has successfully gained independence with the help of investment firm Emona Capital. This move came after Sumo Group announced a shift to exclusively focus on development services. Secret Mode's CEO Ed Blincoe and chief publishing officer James Schall detail the rapid acquisition process and the publisher's subsequent growth, including new hires and ambitious projects like Star Wars: Galactic Racer.
Grab this official Minecraft game for free, now on PC and Xbox Series S and XMinecraft Legends is available for free on PC and Xbox Series X|S through Amazon Prime Gaming until June 4. This real-time action-strategy spinoff from Mojang Studios, developed with Blackbird Interactive, focuses on commanding armies and base-building rather than traditional mining and crafting. The game offers co-op and PvP modes and proved popular at launch, exceeding three million players in its first ten days.