‘Just make a very good game’: Sloclap dismisses the idea that online games need to be free-to-play

Sifu developer Sloclap has pivoted from martial arts games to sports games with Rematch, a 5v5 competitive football (soccer) game coming this summer. It turns out the skills transfer: Rematch is more Rocket League than FIFA, and it’s “something special,” writer Daniella Lucas said after visiting Sloclap for a hands-on preview. It’ll also be $30,…

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‘Let’s just fail quickly this time’: Semiwork took a ‘big risk’ on REPO after its first game took 6 years to make and didn’t sell very well

The co-op horror game REPO is, like Schedule I, a surprise indie hit. Released in February, it’s got an “overwhelmingly positive” rating across more than 91,000 user reviews on Steam and remains near the top of its most-played chart: As I write this, nearly 170,000 people are playing. In a new developer video diving into…

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