YoYo Games has announced that its popular 2D games engine, GameMaker Studio 2, will shortly launch support for next-gen consoles, with a date set of March 2021. The feature is currently in closed beta, but once launches will allow users to create titles for the devices. Of course, it’s possible …
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Sony is shutting down development at Japan Studio
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Facebook Gaming: Prepare for 2021 with new gaming audience insights
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Coin Master Surpasses $2 Billion in Lifetime Player Spending
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Tencent takes a minority stake in Terratech developer Payload Studios
“This investment will... provide us with the capital we require to grow, while preserving our autonomy."
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Worldwide digital spending on digital games reached $11.6B in January, an increase of 15 per cent year-over-year.
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“Given this was our first foray into virtual reality, it gives us a chance to apply lessons learned. One of the very vivid illustrations of that is that we will be moving to a very easy single-cord setup.”
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“A huge learning curve was understanding and being OK with not being able to be as effective as I was pre-COVID” – Joining the games industry post-COVID
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Press Alert: Games journalists speak on the past, present and future of games journalism
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“Carlyle really makes sense for us, that independent spirit. We only need to think about ourselves,” – Behind the acquisition of Runescape creator Jagex
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Facebook Gaming: Prepare for 2021 with new gaming audience insights
This research forms the basis for a new report, Games Marketing Insights for 2021, which is available to download for free today.
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“Current data suggests that over two thirds of job seekers consider a diverse workforce to be important when comparing companies and job offers” – Debugging D&I
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“We have plans to continue growing our teams across all of our locations, especially our Manchester studio” – Team17 in the Recruiter Hotseat
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The value of blended in-game advertising in a privacy-first world – Anzu.io’s Ben Fenster
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“We have amazing creative industries, and games are a key part. We should acknowledge that.” – Ukie’s Grace Shin