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Read More »Unity 2019.3 Tech Stream is now available for creators ‘who demand to be on the cutting edge as technologies’
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Nintendo’s mobile games top $1bn lifetime revenue, 61% of which was generated by Fire Emblem Heroes
"The financial success of Fire Emblem Heroes suggests that Nintendo has hit upon a winning formula w…
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500 new jobs expected to come to Leamington Spa over the next two years
"It’s rare to hear of such a flurry of new job opportunities in one place" …
9 hours ago
Aardvark Swift Studio Spotlight: Codemasters
Codemasters is among Leamington Spa’s biggest and brightest lights, but that’s just one of the many …
1 day ago
“The passion for game music is like none other. The industry is still relatively new and rapidly evolving” – Sarah Schachner on the recognition of game soundtracks
Every month, we discuss the unique process of making music for video games. This month, web dive int…
3 weeks ago
Here’s the shortlist for the new MCV/DEVELOP awards – Vote online now!
Head to www.mcvdevelopawards.com/vote/ to make your selections. …
UK mobile developer Lockwood Publishing expands into Portugal
"We’d love to hear from you"
Read More »Plague Inc. ‘is not a scientific model’, says UK dev in wake of Coronavirus outbreak
"Whenever there is an outbreak of disease we see an increase in players"
Read More »The Science Museum’s Power Up gaming event returns in April
"Visitors can travel in time from the earliest consoles to the latest in VR"
Read More »Atari reveals plans to build eight ‘video game-themed’ Atari Hotels in the US
"We’ll build a space that will be much more than just a place to stay"
Read More »Jurgen Post is Miniclip’s new CEO
"I am delighted to take the helm from Rob"
Read More »Pitch your game directly to investors, publishers and advisors at Interactive Futures this week
Interactive Futures is inviting indie developers (and students) to participate in the Interactive Futures Indie Investor Pitch.
Read More »GDC’s 2020 State of the Game Industry: PC remains the dominant platform but focus is switching to next-gen consoles
Report took the views of over 4,000 game developers across the world
Read More »Disney is reportedly closing down Fogbank Entertainment
The studio was not acquired by Scopley in FoxNet sale
Read More »YouTube confirms streaming exclusivity deal with Activision
"The company turned to Google Cloud because of its highly reliable global footprint, advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities"
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“We weren’t happy, and we want to be passionate about what we do.” – Arise: A Simple Story developer Piccolo Studio on moving from advertising to game development
“[We] basically Googled ‘who are the best professionals in video games in Spain?”
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Building a British Ubisoft – CEO Dominic Wheatley on the Catalis Group’s ambitious plans for growth
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Leamington Spa: At the heart of the UK games industry
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“All of our games… will play up and down that family of devices” – Xbox’s Matt Booty ends the next-gen exclusive as we know it
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Virtuos Games on Liberating Assassin’s Creed from the PS Vita
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Creative Assembly’s Patrick Bonsu: “Seeing art I had created be front and centre was incredible. I might still be riding the high of that day.”
Every month, we pick the brain of an up-and-coming talent. This month’s Rising Star is Patrick Bonsu, associate VFX artist at Creative Assembly
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Iterating for Better: “At GIG we are here to talk to. You can speak to us anonymously, we will help you and we will support you.”
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Levelling Up: Fourth Floor Creative’s Bex Ashford
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Flying the rainbow flag over gaming – Robin Gray on celebrating the LGBTQ community in gaming
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Season passes, big IP, Asian influence: Sensor Tower’s Craig Chapple on the mobile trends for 2020
