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Game devs should avoid indie publishers, indie publisher says

Hooded Horse CEO warns of "predatory and opportunistic" industry.

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"People can hate me for this if they want": Manor Lords publisher says most indie publishers are "predatory and opportunistic," and "not particularly competent either"

"It is very viable to self publish these days"

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Manor Lords, Might and Magic publisher says "we will f**k it up," but will try and "guard against" AI being part of its games "in every way"

"Players don't, by and large, want gen AI"

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Indie devs should avoid 'most indie publishers' says Manor Lords indie publisher Hooded Horse: 'The vast majority of indie publishers are predatory and opportunistic'

"People can hate me for this if they want."

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'We will f*ck up': The publisher of Against the Storm and Manor Lords is committed to keeping generative AI out, but it's easier said than done

It's everywhere and unavoidable; it's probably going to slip in.

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CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse wants it to be 'a positive influence and a great company for 100 plus years' by fighting AI and treating devs ethically

The indie publisher keeps striking gold, but CEO Tim Bender is still "fundamentally unambitious", prizing stability and ethics over massive growth and profits.

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Manor Lords' dev is experimenting with a new trading system that allows for 'deliberate economic strategies', including establishing monopolies on resources

"You could, for example, attempt to monopolise Iron Slabs by hiring all Merchants on routes that export them."

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'I f**king hate gen AI art,' Hooded Horse chief says: 'If we're publishing the game, no f**king AI assets'

Tim Bender, the CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse, says generative AI is "cancerous" and he doesn't want to deal with it.

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"If we're publishing the game, 'no f***ing AI assets'": CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art and calls it "cancerous"

"We recommend they don't use any gen AI anywhere in the process"

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"There is no platform that matches Steam's excellent discovery system" according to Heroes of Might and Magic publisher, the real problem is "some games should not be made"

Hooded Horse's CEO doesn't think there are too many games on Valve's store

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Manor Lords publisher is "very delay-friendly" because "we don't ever want to push a game out too early"

Hooded Horse wants to "stay private, profitable, and sustainable" in a game industry "where stability is so rare"

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As Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era soars, Hooded Horse boss Tim Bender says passion-publishing trumps chasing money: "Why would anyone want to work with you if not for total lack of choice?"

Interview | "Big viral hits don't really define what an indie publisher is"

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The Big Preview for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era – Exclusive dev access and hands-on with the strategy RPG revival

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Revisiting Heroes 3 after 20 years has made me realize that Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era may have already surpassed it

Now Playing | I only realized how much I loved Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era when I revisited Heroes 3, which has been my favorite strategy game for over 20 years

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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's huge demo feels like Early-Early Access because its strategy champion devs are constantly working off your feedback: "The philosophy here is transparency"

Interview | "We are listening to everything. We're reading everything."

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I'm usually a Dungeon disciple in Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, but after 2 hours with the latest build, I'm feeling oddly fond of insects

Big Preview | My first taster of new factions Hive and Sylvan left me itching for more, and not just because of the bugs

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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a "great pleasure" and a "great responsibility" for its superfan CEO, and he's governed by one guiding principle: "Heroes is for everyone"

The Big Preview | Unfrozen's Denis Fedorov on how his team of strategy game enthusiasts are breathing new life into the iconic franchise

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Don't underestimate Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's arena mode – it taught me how to win a campaign after 5 failed attempts

Now Playing | If at first you don't succeed, try arena mode again

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30 years of strategy games later, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era flies to 1 million wishlists on Steam thanks to a killer demo: "A truly incredible achievement"

The prequel also snagged the "#1 spot in the Turn-based Strategy category"

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I've been playing Heroes of Might and Magic since I was 6, and after putting 10 hours into Olden Era's huge Steam demo, the strategy series has never felt better

Steam Next Fest | Vampires and griffins and dragons – oh my!

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The greatest strategy RPG ever is making a comeback with the publisher behind Manor Lords, and I'm ready to relive my Behemoth-collecting 2000s

Opinion | Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era looks set to bring that 2000s glory to a brand new generation

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Strategy game expert behind Manor Lords partners with Ubisoft for Heroes of Might and Magic prequel with 600,000 Steam wishlists

Olden Era takes the legendary franchise to a new location

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Manor Lords, the best city builder of 2024, hits 3 million sales as players continue to fill its maps with muddy medieval towns

This milestone comes a month after it threw two new maps and bridge-building into the mix.

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PC Gamer's Best City Builder of 2024 has sold over 2.5 million, but here's the big news: Now it has bridges

Plus "don't roll too fast" when a hit does happen.

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With Mimimi closing shop, Hooded Horse will take over publishing for Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

The superb stealth-strategy game will remain available via this long-term publisher.

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