What is Outsourcing in Video Games?
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INSIGHTPosted on 27th August

What is Outsourcing in Video Games?

Discover how outsourcing studios help bring some of the biggest games to life and why they’re essential to modern development.

We’ve had a lot of new faces join our social channels recently, so we thought this would be the perfect time to explain what studios like Athena Productions actually do. In the games industry, you might hear them called art houses, outsourcing studios, or even external developers but what does that really mean? And why are they so important?

The truth is, outsourcing studios are one of the secret weapons of modern game development, helping bring some of your favorite titles to life. In our latest video, we break down exactly what they do, why developers rely on them, and what that means for artists.

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