30 July 2024 - When it comes to counting costs, outsourcing is usually considered less expensive than hiring a full-time employee. 80 Level conducted a study on the state of outsourcing in gamedev to get to the core of it.

15 July 2024 - Outsourcing only non-core production stages seems like a perfect solution – but does it match the reality?

10 July 2024 - Paco Navarro, the co-founder of Exodo Animation Studios, shared how one of the oldest animation companies in Mexico ensures outsourcing quality and discussed the difficulties studios might face when working with clients from other parts of the world. 

26 June 2024 - The CEO of the art outsourcing Game Art Brain, Christian Retzlaff, told us how the team ensures quality through communication, why competition is so challenging for a European studio, and what trends there are in outsourcing.

19 June 2024 - Manoel Neto, the CTO at Kokku, explained why developers should consider porting their games, what they need to think about when working with different platforms, and how Kokku can help make sure everything goes smoothly.

22 May 2024 - Hamza Aatmi, the CEO and Art Director of Grid Paper, a 3D art outsourcing studio, explained what his company can offer to game developers, talked about trends and challenges in the field, and discussed the influence of AI on it.

15 May 2024 - Lav Games Art Director Vuk Banovic talked about their company, touched upon the original IPs they're developing, and explained why co-development is better than outsourcing. 

08 May 2024 - Marco Testini, Founder of the art outsourcing studio, Kabum, has talked to us about how outsourcing can help in gamedev, what problems can be solved thanks to it, and delved into the current outsourcing trends.

01 May 2024 - Emilio Santos, the founder and CTO of Threedee.io, showed how the company's software allows users to easily create and customize procedural 3D buildings, discussed the advantages, challenges, and trends of outsourcing, and explained how to organize effective communication between clients and outsourcing partners.

24 April 2024 - Carlos Estigarribia, Head of Business Development at Kokku, spoke to us about why more studios are turning to external partners, how to organize effective workflows between clients and partners, and touched on the current trends in the industry.