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FuturLab

2 months

We're over the moon to have been named Indie Studio of the Year at last night's @MCV_DEVELOP Awards for the second year running 🎉🏆 It was an amazing night of celebration surrounded by the best in the business 💙

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

10 years

Wassup @pewdiepie , we 2X'd you =) http://t.co/ovuTDFRH8b

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@FuturLab

4 years

Share this.

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3 years

@Satori_Infinite @NyanNyanners @ironmouse Their VOD from yesterday was hilarious! 😅

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5 years

1. Want to stay in business as a small indie? Here’s our “15 years and counting” Top Tips thread. #gamedev

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8 years

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@FuturLab

6 years

1. TRUTH BOMB: if you want to see the bells and whistles sequel to #Velocity2X that we have been working on in secret for years, you need to go out and buy #Velocity2X on Switch.

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@FuturLab

3 years

@PowerWashSim @gawrgura Perms sent: We FuturLab, the IP owners and developers of @PowerWashSim grant express permission to Hololive and Cover Corp affiliated streamers to: 1. Stream gameplay of PowerWash Simulator to YouTube. 2. Monetize live streams and VODs featuring PowerWash Simulator gameplay.

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@FuturLab

3 years

@ironmouse @NyanNyanners We would like to neither confirm nor deny your guillotine theories. Lore theory.⚔️

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@FuturLab

10 years

BEYOND. http://t.co/sbuEq8RarJ

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@FuturLab

8 years

It's official, our next game will be coming to PlayStation®VR: - very exciting! #VR

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@FuturLab

4 years

Let's be more like Tommy and pet some dogs, shall we? In @PeakyBlinders Mastermind you can pet the dog! 🐶 @CanYouPetTheDog @CurveDigital

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@FuturLab

3 years

🚨 Here's our BIG NEWS! 🚨 We are beyond excited to have partnered with @Thunderfulgames on our exciting new IP, a high-intensity sci-fi adventure that is the spiritual successor to Velocity. Read all about it here:

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@FuturLab

5 years

So long and thanks for all the games RIP #PSVita

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@FuturLab

3 years

@BlessRNG @ironmouse @NyanNyanners We couldn't make a level that dirty, unfortunately. 😅

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@FuturLab

6 years

Very happy to announce that our new #PSVR game #MiniMechMayhem will be revealed at #KFGShowcase Greg Miller hosts December 8th, 10am PT. @KindaFunnyVids @GameOverGreggy

Mini-Mech Mayhem - KindaFunny Games Showcase Teaser

Very happy to announce that our new #PSVR game #MiniMechMayhem will be revealed at #KFGShowcase!https://www.twitch.tv/kindafunnygamesGreg Miller hosts Decemb...

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

6 years

#Velocity2X is out today on Switch! Buy it because: - There’s no other game like it - It’s the ultimate version, making use of Nintendo’s beautifully designed hardware - It’ll help us make Velocity Supernova, the sequel that will blow your mind Thanks in advance! :-) xxx

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

4 years

For anyone who wanted to know what Velocity Supernova was, here is the prototype that never made it to green light:

Velocity Supernova - (the game that got away) - Quarp Jet Prototype...

This is the game that got away. This prototype proved every mechanic from the original could be translated to 3D, and it feels fantastic to play. Kai also ju...

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

7 years

Such a nice day outside #PSVR #tease

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

10 years

Why is #PS4 selling so well? @yosp @shahidkamal http://t.co/7bW4g1xEHJ

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

1 year

A huge thank you to all who took part and played on the Research Edition 🙏 We hope this study will make valuable data available to researchers and, in the coming months, provide insight into how video games affect player wellbeing. Read more 👉

FuturLab | Award-Winning Game Studio | Inventive fun since 2003

We’re an independent video game studio based in Brighton, UK best known for our critically acclaimed Velocity series and the smash hit PowerWash Simulator.

www.futurlab.co.uk

Oxford Internet Institute

@oiioxford

1 year

Researchers at the University of Oxford and Tilburg University have collaborated with game developer FuturLab to create a unique open online data resource to study the effects of playing video games on the well-being of players. Find out more:

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

4 years

Good times!

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@FuturLab

10 years

INDIE GAMES. http://t.co/s8oN3iQKIl

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@FuturLab

4 years

If everyone who liked the Velocity games retweeted this, perhaps a publisher would take another peep! #FanPoweredFlight

Velocity Supernova - (the game that got away) - Quarp Jet Prototype...

This is the game that got away. This prototype proved every mechanic from the original could be translated to 3D, and it feels fantastic to play. Kai also ju...

www.youtube.com

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

4 years

1. A few years ago we discovered that Sony Corporation had launched an early access hardware programme to road test innovative products which they’d called The Future Lab Program.

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@FuturLab

4 years

Peaky Blinders: Mastermind has gone Gold! :-D

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@FuturLab

6 years

This is @yosp and Michael Denny getting to grips with #MiniMechMayhem at our studio during the Develop conference :-D

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@FuturLab

7 years

Tiny Trax has gone Gold :-)

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@FuturLab

5 years

FuturLab’s next game, by order of the Peaky Blinders.

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

10 years

Hello @yosp we 2X'd you =) http://t.co/gT0GZgPFWj

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

5 years

Super excited to announce a partnership with our besties @Roll_7 , bringing our two beloved IPs together in one universe! All the twitchy fun you love from both worlds, brought together in fluid style by Kai riding a Hoverboard! #olliolli #velocity #velocollie Coming 2020.

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@FuturLab

6 years

9. #Velocity2X is currently being prepped for launch on Switch. Watch @CurveDigital for announcements of the release date.

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@FuturLab

5 years

FuturLab’s next game, by order of the Peaky Blinders :D :D

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@pcgamer

5 years

BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders is being adapted into a game

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

9 years

Can we get a show of hands via retweet how many of you would *actually* buy a physical copy of Velocity 2X on Vita/PS4? @LimitedRunGames :)

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

5 years

13. Everything leads to something. This is a giant poster on our studio wall. It includes all the games we've worked on, and all the games we had shit-canned. The point being that it communicates to our team that life goes on after a canned game, and canned games can be reborn.

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

6 years

I’m going to find a way to make Velocity Supernova. The cat is out of the bag now, and it’s too good to let slip.

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@FuturLab

4 years

🚀☄️☄️ Wow, time flies! Velocity 2X celebrates its 6th anniversary today! 🎉 Share your best moment of this amazing game below! #velocity #velocity2x #gamedev #shootemup #anniversary

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

6 years

10. Finally, talking straight like this is very risky because - well, loads of reasons - but it’s clear from your replies that #Velocity2X fans appreciate the honesty and wish us the best of luck. Thank you for your encouragement and support <3

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

3 years

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Today at 2PM BST. Prepare for the Futur! 🤖

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@FuturLab

6 years

#PSVitaMemories we made SO MANY GAMES SO QUICKLY on #PSVita

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@FuturLab

10 years

#Velocity2X on #PS4 dash... Looking pretty =) http://t.co/rr0a7UyiLM

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@FuturLab

6 years

5. We could have published #Velocity2X on Switch ourselves, but we chose to give it to Curve as a carrot because we want them to publish Velocity Supernova (title confirmed). We like Curve :-)

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

7 years

Interface: Tiny Trax™ announced for PlayStation®VR!

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

4 years

We've brought forward the release of this PLAYABLE DEMO so that everyone can take a moment to relax and breathe. Our latest game #PowerWashSimulator is now live on @itchio : #chill #ReleaseThePressure #Quarantine #IndieDev #GameDev #MadeWithUnity #GameDemo

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

2 years

It has been one incredible year since PowerWash Simulator went live in @Steam Early Access! 🎉 We are honestly humbled by the overwhelmingly positive response and amount of feedback we've received. It's exciting to get so many community requests into Update 0.9! 💙

PowerWash Simulator

@PowerWashSim

2 years

It’s party time!🎉 Our birthday update is now live!💦 0.9 brings: 🗺️ 3 Community Jobs 🔫 Aim Mode ✨ Revamped Levels 👩‍🏫 Tutorial Prompts 💰 Earning Beyond Career 🐞 Bug Fixes ✅ More Full changes:

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@FuturLab

6 years

Right now thousands of Unity developers are looking at their game and looking at the #DreamsPS4 games and thinking... huh.

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@FuturLab

7 years

Heads up: If you're on the fence about #PSVR , @PolyArcGames ' Moss will convince you. Absolutely masterful use of the medium.

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

9 years

A GIF you can really get behind.

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@FuturLab

9 years

Big <3 to all people involved in these awesome Velocity crossovers :) @SonyXDevEurope @mediamolecule @DRIVECLUB http://t.co/IWUYE2PMi8

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@FuturLab

9 years

#Velocity2X is a landmark achievement for us - as a studio and as a group of individuals: http://t.co/p5VDmXEorS http://t.co/0sOP3QKAdB

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

1 year

We are honoured to have won 🏆 Indie Studio of the Year 🏆 at the @MCV_DEVELOP awards last night! People and patience are a the heart of FuturLab's success: happy teams make great games! Here it is!

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

10 months

We'd like to share the news that our founder, James Marsden, has decided to retire to focus on his passion for music, with Kirsty Rigden becoming our sole CEO. We wish James all the best for this exciting next step 💙 Read James' full statement:

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

10 years

1st Vita game with a Gold Award! ‘Officially’ the best game on #PSVita ? Time we became part of the family @yosp ? :p http://t.co/N0Lekrrfa7

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@FuturLab

5 years

Attention #PSVR players! You can now pre-order our new game #MiniMechMayhem ! @PlayStationEU @PlayStation

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

2 years

Amazing, PowerWash Simulator has been nominated for Best Indie Game and Most Surprising Game! Thank you all for your nominations! 🎉 Voting in the announcement below! 💙

Kahlief "Dancin' in the Moonlight" Adams

@KahliefAdams

2 years

We had an amazing turnout for our nomination voting phase. NOW you can vote for #THESPAWNIES winners! Head over to and get your votes in before midnight on Nov 14th! Spread the word and get your votes in!

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@FuturLab

6 years

8. So, this is probably your last chance to see a fully deserving sequel happen. I wouldn’t be doing this if not. Show @CurveDigital how much you want it.

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

9 years

Since it's #AprilFools today, you won't know whether this is real or not. Oh well... http://t.co/hZvMNuIl21

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@FuturLab

9 years

It's no secret that we love @DRIVECLUB , this is such a great honour :D http://t.co/hiQoHQwaPR

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@FuturLab

5 years

Few shots of our new premises with art and decor :-)

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

9 months

We are delighted that @PowerWashSim has been named Best Casual Game 🏆🎉 The exciting news was announced at last night's #TIGAawards ceremony, and some fabulous FuturLab employees went along for a night of glitz and glam 🥂 Find out more 👉 👈

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

10 years

FuturLab is in partnership with the mighty Sierra: http://t.co/itJzFLzFKR :D http://t.co/ENji6yUOgW

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

4 years

🚨Hey! Everyone!🚨 We are growing our Marketing team at FuturLab and currently looking for a Community Manager. We're a lovely bunch, so get your applications in here 🔗

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

7 years

FuturLab will announce its shiny new VR game THIS MONTH.

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

8 years

Interface: Velocity 2X Physical Releases!

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

4 years

ATTN: FuturLab is hiring for its first dedicated Community Manager! If you'd like to become the face of FuturLab, representing our games to our growing fan base, apply here:

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@FuturLab

9 years

#Fallout4 character edit tools are insanely good.

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@FuturLab

6 years

FuturLab’s 15th Birthday Cake! It’s 3D and everything! :D

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

5 years

FuturLab moved into its new studio today! :-) #looThemesFTW

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@FuturLab

5 years

3. Your goal should be to sign the next game before you finish the current one. Never rely on game sales. Ever. If sales revenue shows up, bonus. Welcome to the 1%. Put it in the bank for a shitty day, because it’s out there circling you like a comet.

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

11 years

Want to grab a free game from us today? Retweet like crazy 'cos we're only giving away codes for every 10 new followers :)

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

7 years

Our new #PSVR game will be announced on 30th May at 3pm (7am PST). Here's a clue: Three of these people have something in common. #tease

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

6 years

So many requests for #Velocity2X on switch, we couldn’t ignore any longer. Enter @CurveDigital :-)

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@FuturLab

6 years

On this exciting day and dawn of a new chapter, we take a respectful bow to #PSVita , a platform in more ways than one for many of us. Love ya x

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@FuturLab

6 years

Remember this? It's been a while in talks but it came in to land today. Absolute unit of a project that puts FuturLab in a different ball game. Very exciting :-)

FuturLab

@FuturLab

6 years

Some serious business is about to go down. Wish us luck!

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

5 years

Note that being Good is very different to being Nice. You can be nice to someone's face and still harbour ill-intent fuelled by envy or insecurity. Being good means genuinely wanting the best for others. Get your emotional intelligence buffed by doing good to others.

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

9 years

Happy 10th Birthday @mediamolecule ! - Thanks for all the inspiring fun!

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@FuturLab

7 years

Truth

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@FuturLab

4 years

Let's take a moment to appreciate the most on-point game logo. Elegantly balanced, and effortlessly reminiscent of high technology amongst primitive mark makers. Just perfect.

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

6 years

It's FuturLab's birthday tomorrow :-)

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

9 years

So, our unannounced game. So much potential here it's absurd. Another franchise in the making I believe #HYPERHYPE

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

6 years

Some serious business is about to go down. Wish us luck!

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

5 years

Only one more week in our current studio, then we move to a very exciting new space that's been completely refurbished for our purposes. Can't wait!

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

9 months

This November marks the 20th anniversary of FuturLab 💙 Our latest blog looks at 20 highlights for 20 years as we reflect on our journey, and how we grew to a team of over 100 employees 🤩🙌 ➡️ ⬅️

FuturLab | Award-Winning Game Studio | Inventive fun since 2003

We’re an independent video game studio based in Brighton, UK best known for our critically acclaimed Velocity series and the smash hit PowerWash Simulator.

www.futurlab.co.uk

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

10 years

In case you missed it last night, Velocity 2X was crowned Vita GOTY by GameSpot: http://t.co/rIj4eoDrYw Hooray! :D http://t.co/FD5UzHtt3m

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@FuturLab

10 years

:') http://t.co/DffCazr4ma

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@FuturLab

6 years

We've spent the last month trying to figure out the best time to reveal #MiniMechMayhem . At the moment it looks like we'll be doing it within the month. Will confirm that soon!

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@FuturLab

7 years

So great to see people enjoying #TinyTrax at #PlayStationE3

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@FuturLab

5 years

7. Cultivate a split personality of extreme optimism & worst case pessimism. You’ll miss great opportunities without the former, and you’ll get burned without the latter. You need to grow a thick skin whilst keeping your heart vulnerable. But also bullet proof :-)

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@FuturLab

10 years

This is what I see... http://t.co/jSmlqllyw5

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@FuturLab

9 years

Certified Badassery now possible in @LittleBigPlanet thanks to @siobhanreddy @pete0151 et al @SonyXDevEurope <3 http://t.co/m1YRD6AeFc

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@FuturLab

6 years

#DreamsPS4 should be the game everyone talks about for the rest of the year (at least).

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@FuturLab

4 years

Thrilled to see our studio profile on @edgeonline 🔥 It's a pleasure to share our history with you all! (Issue #349 ) #gamedev #indiegame #IndieGameDev

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6 years

7. Pretty much any publisher you can think of has seen it. Sequel to a 90 Metacritic? Wow. Does it look great? Yep. Does it play great? Yep. Does it do new things? Hell yes. Ok, we’re interested. How many players of the previous game? Over a million. Great! How did it sell? Oh...

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4 years

PS4 has had a blistering second half. GoW, Spidey, Stranding, TLOU2 & Ghost. Clearly a winning strategy putting serious investment into big games. PS5 is going to be bonkers.

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@FuturLab

6 years

2. #Velocity2X on PS4 and Vita was released for free on PS Plus. Great for downloads (well into the millions) and so there’s a big playerbase, but publishers for a sequel want to see actual unit sales.

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

10 months

We've received a message from the future! 💦 The Back to the Future Special Pack for @PowerWashSim will launch precisely three weeks from now on November 16th 2023! ⏳👏 We're so proud of our dev team for all their hard work bringing this special pack to life 🩵

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FuturLab

@FuturLab

4 years

We’re deep into designing a new kind of combat game from the ground up. Prototyping began in 2019 to prove out basic ideas. A second prototype explored visual flair and style, and we’re now on a third prototype which is mechanically sophisticated and nearly ready to pitch. Hype.

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4 years

This is the longest period our team has worked on a project in secret, so it's an enormous relief to show this to the world.

Peaky Blinders: Mastermind - Reveal Trailer - Developer Intro

Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is a puzzle-adventure game, based on the multi-award-winning TV show. Become the Mastermind as you control key characters and pull...

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@FuturLab

2 years

The cats of FuturLab! 🐱 #InternationalCatDay

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6 years

TODAY TODAY TODAY TODAY

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