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Creative impact, tech support, business rationale: Sharkmob’s CEO tells us about what happens when your studio is being acquired by Tencent

Dragon Quest Builders 2 debuted at No.5, with 67 per cent of the sales going to Switch and 33 per cent to PS4

Users are offering to develop a game for as little as $5

"Games have a social responsibility. We’re responsible for a lot of screen time in people’s lives so to not hold yourself accountable for the impact they have on people’s lives is not longer an option," Lucy Kyriakidou said during her Develop:Brighton talk

Tech firm also announced £1m grant to train "some of the most disadvantaged young people"

"We are aware that this proposal doesn't solve all the issues," the company said

"The issue with ownership and long term viability of Stadia is also a concern"

With Erica, Flavourworks is challenging games dev as creative director Jack Attridge reckons studios have been “developing games in a bubble” – he shared his perspective at Develop:Brighton this week

Dlala Studios grew from five guys in a garage to 20+ staff in an office in Essex after the studio decided to work with an agent