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229<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/Safe-in-our-World-300x150.jpeg" width="300" height="150" /> 230<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">230355</post-id> </item> 231 <item> 232 <title>[Guest post] AI in Indie Game Development: Risks and Solutions</title> 233 <link>https://mcvuk.com/business-news/guest-post-ai-in-indie-game-development-risks-and-solutions/</link> 234 235 <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Broughton]]></dc:creator> 236 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:16:36 +0000</pubDate> 237 <category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category> 238 <category><![CDATA[Development News]]></category> 239 <category><![CDATA[Games]]></category> 240 <category><![CDATA[In-Depth]]></category> 241 <category><![CDATA[Media & PR]]></category> 242 <category><![CDATA[People]]></category> 243 <category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category> 244 <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mcvuk.com/?p=230385</guid> 245 246 <description><![CDATA[By Olga Taranova, online tech lead at Thrylox On August 18, 2026, the small Korean studio ALIVE released Vapor World: Over the Mind in Early Access, a 2D Soulslike platformer that had accumulated more than 100,000 wishlists before launch. After release, the discussion quickly shifted from the game itself to its use of generative AI. …]]></description> 247 248 249 250 <enclosure url="https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/olga-taranova_l1200.webp" length="54026" type="image/jpg" /> 251<media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/olga-taranova_l1200-180x90.webp" width="180" height="90" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"> 252 <media:copyright>MCV/DEVELOP</media:copyright> 253 <media:title></media:title> 254 <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[]]></media:description> 255</media:content> 256<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/olga-taranova_l1200-300x150.webp" width="300" height="150" /> 257<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">230385</post-id> </item> 258 <item> 259 <title>[Industry news] Bohemia Interactive invests in the creators of hit game Everwind</title> 260 <link>https://mcvuk.com/business-news/industry-news-bohemia-interactive-invests-in-the-creators-of-hit-game-everwind/</link> 261 262 <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Broughton]]></dc:creator> 263 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:51:13 +0000</pubDate> 264 <category><![CDATA[Business News]]></category> 265 <category><![CDATA[Consoles]]></category> 266 <category><![CDATA[Development News]]></category> 267 <category><![CDATA[Games]]></category> 268 <category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category> 269 <category><![CDATA[PC]]></category> 270 <category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category> 271 <category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category> 272 <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mcvuk.com/?p=230382</guid> 273 274 <description><![CDATA[The creators of Arma and DayZ are investing in Polish studio Enjoy Studio. The investment reflects confidence in the teamâs talent and lays the foundation for a closer, long-term partnership aimed at bringing players the best games possible.]]></description> 275 276 277 278 <enclosure url="https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/Bohemia-Interactive_Enjoy-Studio_key-art.png" length="293993" type="image/jpg" /> 279<media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/Bohemia-Interactive_Enjoy-Studio_key-art-180x101.png" width="180" height="101" medium="image" type="image/jpeg"> 280 <media:copyright>MCV/DEVELOP</media:copyright> 281 <media:title></media:title> 282 <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[]]></media:description> 283</media:content> 284<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/Bohemia-Interactive_Enjoy-Studio_key-art-300x169.png" width="300" height="169" /> 285<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">230382</post-id> </item> 286 </channel> 287</rss>
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