Pixel Procurement

A blog about brokering winning contracts and building trusted partnerships in external game development.

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January 22, 2026

Why Honest Studios Lose Deals

January 5, 2026

2026 Predictions: Standing at the Edge of a Shift

December 12, 2025

Two Years of CDR

August 11, 2025

Where AI Belongs

Introducing CDR Contract Lifecycle Management

Alignment Beats Price

A contract is only as strong as its consequences.

The Four Faces of Co-Development (And Why Most Teams Are Missing the Best One)

Red Flags When Evaluating Game Dev Service Partners

Charting the Global Landscape of Game Development Services

Co-Development Strategies: ExDev Advantages for Smaller Studios

How CDR Evaluates Talent

The Gaming Services World Has Exploded (Chart)

February 13, 2025

Modern Game Development: How Smart Studios Build External Partnerships

February 11, 2025

Master List of ExDev Evaluation Criteria

January 15, 2025

The Evolution of ExDev: From Cost-Cutting to Strategic Value

January 8, 2025

We RFP'd 30 studios and the prices are all over the place. What gives?

January 3, 2025

2025 Predictions!

December 18, 2024

5 Painful (And Expensive) Partnership Mistakes I See Too Often

December 18, 2024

Why I Founded CDR–Because Games Are Better Through Partnership

November 14, 2024

Why I Had to Build the Game Industry's Biggest Provider Database (1,500 and Growing)