Xsolla and Management and Science University (MSU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration between academia and the video games industry. The partnership is set to provide students access to the same professional publishing, monetization, and distribution technologies used by studios worldwide.
Xsolla Partners With MSU To Support Future Game Devs
The collaboration is designed to support knowledge exchange and talent development across game development, digital commerce, and game monetization. Through industry talks, guest lectures, best-practice sharing sessions, and collaborative educational initiatives, Xsolla and MSU will work together to provide students and faculty with exposure to current industry practices and commercial opportunities in the global games market. Through this, students will be able to integrate Xsolla’s publishing, monetization, payment, and distribution capabilities into their projects.
Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla, said: “Today’s game developers need more than technical skills; they need to understand the complete business of bringing games to market. Our partnership with MSU gives students access to the technologies, workflows, and commercial infrastructure used throughout the industry, helping prepare the next generation of developers to successfully launch and grow their games on a global scale.”
Xsolla will also participate in selected MSU convocation activities by presenting industry awards to recognize outstanding graduates. Both organizations said they will continue to “explore additional collaborative opportunities that support talent development, innovation, and growth within Malaysia’s interactive entertainment ecosystem.”
Pokdepinion: A game commerce giant partnering with a local university sounds impressive on paper, but the real test is whether MSU students end up with genuinely marketable skills or just a slide deck about monetisation they could have Googled themselves.
