Michael Futter

Michael Futter is the author of The GameDev Business Handbook, a guide for creating and sustaining an independent video game studio, and The GameDev Budgeting Handbook. He is also the former news editor of Game Informer and has written about business and legal issues and video game industry trends for eight years.

Valve’s (almost) ‘anything goes’ content policy devalues Steam and harms developers

By Michael Futter March 18, 2019

THQ Nordic delivered a masterclass in blowing up your brand

By Michael Futter March 2, 2019

Did Anthem’s early access week do more harm than good?

By Michael Futter February 23, 2019

What the hell happened at Activision Blizzard?

By Michael Futter February 16, 2019

What does Apex Legends’ success mean for Anthem?

By Michael Futter February 10, 2019

Flying disk sports return with Windjammers 2 for Switch and PC

By Michael Futter September 3, 2018

Streets of Rage 4 is giving beat-em-ups a new lease on life

By Michael Futter September 3, 2018

Beyond Blue is an intriguing undersea voyage into marine biology

Educational game comes from the publisher behind Never Alone

By Michael Futter September 3, 2018

Hands-on with Biomutant’s adorable — and deadly — critters

By Michael Futter September 2, 2018

Metro Exodus hands-on: Out of the tunnels and into the daylight

By Michael Futter September 2, 2018