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Talking To John Tearle About Game Dev

August 31, 2026 · 1 h 43 min

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John Tearle co-founded Flix Interactive - originally a team of independent developers and now one of the biggest co-development studios in the UK. Flix have become a powerhouse for assisting studios build large open-worlds and have worked on games like Sea Of Thieves, Mafia: The Old Country and Crackdown 3.

So, in this episode of About Game Dev we explore the process of how John has grown Flix as a studio, the ups and downs of working on multiple projects, the difficulties sustaining a studio of its scale, and why co-development plays such an important role in the industry as whole.

🔗 Checkout Flix's Work - http://www.flixinteractive.com

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