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Leeds based development studio Just Add Water Development (JAW) is proud to announce the appointment of Gareth Betts as its new Senior Producer.

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. Keywords Studios has appointed two new industry veterans as Global Client Partners: Pete Smith and Samantha Ebelthite. Both will be reporting to Blandine Prost, Global Business Development Director. Their core focus will be leading our account teams for …

Gaming-native agency Diva has hired former commercial head of Aardman Games and Interactive Entertainment Division, Lorna Probert, to head up its Creative and Production agency business.  Lorna joins Diva with over 25 years of experience in games, interactive and immersive production, joining Diva's executive leadership team as Head of Production to drive new innovation and operational excellence in the agency’s creative and production services, which deliver campaigns for a global roster of AAA games and entertainment clients.

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. After multiple passion projects together, games industry veteran Alex Oxspring and YouTube musician The Stupendium have founded Stupendium Softworks as a self-funded, independent studio based out of the UK. The Stupendium (they/she) is a Nerdcore music artist …

Pacific Standard Sound (PSS), the award-winning sound design and full service post production and sound company whose work spans some of entertainment's most iconic properties, today announced the launch of Pacific Standard Creative (PSC), a new division purpose-built to serve the evolving storytelling and production needs of video game development studios, advertising agencies, trailer houses, and independent productions who demand world-class sound without compromise. Pacific Standard Creative will be helmed by industry veteran Eric Marks, who brings more than a decade of audio and engineering leadership, as well as two years as the Vice President of the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE).

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. P3 digital services, a technology leader in In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI), announces a new partnership that brings an array of appealing games to its groundbreaking Android Automotive-powered infotainment solution SPARQ OS. P3 has partnered with Slovakia-headquartered Inlogic Games, …

Mistplay, a leading play-and-earn rewards and loyalty platform for mobile gamers, today announced the acquisition of MyChips SRL, a subsidiary of MAF, a global rewarded advertising platform. With this acquisition, Mistplay accelerates the expansion of its network, strengthening its positioning as a leader in rewarded advertising. 

The company formerly known as CCP Games today announced that it will become an independent entity operating under the new name Fenris Creations. Fenris Creations is now governed by its own Board of Directors, returning to a model similar to how the company operated before 2018, and one designed to support …

ININ Games today announced an update regarding the release schedule of R-Type Dimensions III. The highly anticipated title will launch digitally as planned on May 19, 2026, ensuring players worldwide can dive into the next evolution of the iconic shoot-’em-up franchise without delay.

TORN has announced that, as of Monday, April 27, their text-based crime RPG has officially surpassed 100,000 daily active players for the first time in the game's history.