New Blood Interactive CEO Dave Oshry discusses New Blood’s developer-first philosophy, early access strategy, and how the studio has grown by staying independent and avoiding industry trends: "We fund our studio with sales from our video games and merchandise...call me old-fashioned."

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New Blood Interactive CEO Dave Oshry shares the studio's philosophy in a candid interview: staying self-funded through game and merchandise sales, avoiding VC money, and building a 50-person remote team that stays small by design. He explains how early access works at New Blood — no roadmaps, no hard deadlines, big content updates over incremental ones — and how the studio maintains a cohesive identity across diverse retro-inspired titles like DUSK, ULTRAKILL, and Gloomwood. Oshry also clarifies that most New Blood titles involve teams of up to a dozen people despite having marquee solo developers, and reflects on why staying independent and not chasing trends has been key to their 12-year run.

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